Merry Christmas

Wishing all of you a warm and wonderful Christmas season.

We at honey my heart HQ are prepping a lot behind the scenes and planning our 2013. Hope that you are all enjoying the holidays.

Reflect Love

In light of recent events, I was feeling a bit off. As I walked through the craft fair on Sunday, one of my vendor friends waived me down to chat. She is always so kind and thoughtful. And she gifted me a little pocked mirror with a heart on the back. This little act of kindness was so touching and welcome. It was the perfect pick me up. My day was better. All from a little piece of love. So I put this pocket mirror in purse, to remind me to reflect love and kindness throughout the holidays and always.

Wishing you all a lovely day.

This Weekend: Renegade SF

We are closing our 2012 show season in San Francisco for Renegade Craft Fair. It will be our second time in SF this year and our first Renegade, and we are so excited! The show is this Saturday and Sunday, Dec 15-16 at the Concourse Exhibition Center in SF. Please click here for more info, and do your last min holiday shopping among so many amazing designers.

All hmh classic pieces will be on hand, and a sneak peek of what's to come for 2013!!

Our booth mate is the sweet Z Confections!!

Happy Weekend.

Festive Scenes Around the City

It is always a treat to see festive scenes and holiday decor when running errands around the city. Here are a few of my favorite scenes.

Lights at The Grove.

Santa! It also "snowed" at The Grove.

Tree decked in lanterns and neon lights in Chinatown.

 

Sister and one of the trees at our favorite restaurant.

Red bow and flowers decorate building window in the Old Bank District in DTLA.

What are you favorite holiday scenes?

Unique LA 5th Annual Holiday Show Recap

Finally recovered from a truly amazing Unique LA Holiday Show and ready to recap the weekend. Between being bombarded with amazing customers, seeing friends and family, meeting new vendor friends, personalizing jewelry for lovely ladies, making great connections... I was able to take some time to myself and shop. Because buying local and Made in USA is always good, especially during the holidays :) Below are a few of the many, MANY awe inspiring designers who were part of the best show yet.

Awesome bags by Graf & Lantz. Their colors are always so classic and the bag shapes are so perfect.

Paper Chase Press. Such sleek and simple stationery.

Our friends at Z Confections now make Salted Caramel Corn! There is a spicy flavor with a kick, but my favorite is cinnamon. I need to buy these as stocking stuffers.
 

Jasper Loves Wren make the cutest onesies! Each felt design is cut and sewn onto soft cotton onesies. These are perfectly fun for so many babies! They were also my table neighbor and such a cool mom!

My other table neighbor was anemone letterpress. I have always admired their bright and colorful letterpress cards. The fact that they offer both Christmas and Hanukkah cards is the best. After purchasing a few cards on Sunday, all are sent out to friends and family! Carrie and her husband were such nice people, and my husband loved talking SF sports with them :)

 

I'm always impressed by the LOVE NAIL TREE booth. Tyler and Michelle are always so wonderful and truly inspirations in the independent design community. Their neon sign is beyond.

I love a good card and this "You're Awesome" card by Quiet Tiger is awesome.

Beautifully hand drawn studs by A Million City Lights.

Bunnies by Neutra. They are wooden and painted. So cool.

Imperial's branding is so on point. The gentlemen selling these products were perfectly groomed. Though Imperial is geared towards men, I wanted to buy from them because of their style.

We Are All Smith and WHYRHYMER are always a draw. Love that there is now a kids line here!

In love with Love Birds clutches. The bright colors and  intricate patterns are so eye catching.

The Motley is another mens' brand that I love and buy/use myself. So simple and easy.

And I love the mantra of Make Shop Live: Living a life of rePURPOSE.

We chose to go neutral in this holiday's table display. Cream and gold were the main colors, and we let the bright beads and gemstones do the talking.

Love that the Feelin' Golden necklaces were loved by so many.

Our view for the weekend did not disappoint. And to add a little flair, we put up our name spelled out in balloons, added some streamers, and made a little seating area complete with disco ball and wrapped gifts.

 

We also added my sister to the official honey my heart crew.

And we shopped!

Unique LA is the best. The community they foster, the design they develop, and the people who participate are all so inspiring and wonderful. This show was record breaking for hmh, encouraged us to keep creating/developing/pushing forward, and sprouted a little/big opportunity. I have nothing but love for Sonja, Aisha, Marat, and the whole crew. They continually bring it. 

Hope you're all enjoying your week friends!

Unique LA 5th Annual Holiday Show This Weekend

 

I am so honored to be part of the Unique LA 5th Annual Holiday Show. It's this weekend and preparation is in full effect at honey my heart HQ. The display and design are planned and packed (think golds and creams in circles and chevron) and jewelry is still being assembled. Here are a few sneak peeks of what we've got in store for this weekend.

If you are in the LA area, hope that you can attend. Unique LA is located at the California Market Center and runs Dec 1 & 2 from 11am - 6pm. Admission is $10 and includes free drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic), free snacks, DIY table, amazing photo booth, rockin' DJ, shopping from 350 local, Made in the USA designers, and pure fun. More info can be found here.

Hope all you LA peeps can make it!!

9/11 Memorial

A stop we had to make while in NYC was to the 9/11 Memorial. It was a solemn visit, full of people paying respect, and something we really wanted to see. The footprints of the towers had me in awe, the amount of people who were there was powerful. And seeing all the names listed was surreal. I am so glad that the memory of that day has not been forgotten and that there is a place to remember.

South Tower.

North Tower.

Never Forget.

I Love NY

New York is such an amazing city. My 5 days there a few weeks back were such a whirlwind of activity, sites, and subway rides, and I can not wait to return. Numerous blog posts/recaps will not do this awesome trip justice, so here are a few highlights from my trip!

I traveled with my mom. It was such a great time to bond and just have a girls' trip.

One of the Macy's windows ready for Christmas.

We took the subway daily. It's just so efficient and seamless. I liked being able to hop on and get to where I needed to be in a few minutes. Also really liked the mosaic tiles that spelled out the names of the subway stops. So cool.

Saturday morning on the High Line Park. Such a cool escape while in the city.

We were in NYC for Unique NYC. Here was my table :)

Times Square was so bright. We mingled with so many tourists and had such a fun time looking at all of the ads and lights.

Rockefeller Center is massive. The Christmas tree was in the middle of being assembled. Hope to visit for a future holiday when it's lit up.

I love how festive the city was.

We stayed in a wonderful place in the West Village through Air Bnb. It was so cool to be in a neighborhood away from the tourists hustle and feel like one of the locals. There were so many small restaurants, shops, and bakeries to explore. The 5 floors we had to walk up were a bit intense, though ;)

I will definitely miss walking down streets that look like this daily.

Hoping to be able to visit NYC again next year :)