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 :)

Thankful

I give thanks for such a wonderful 2012 so far. I had the privilege to travel to my homeland and to NYC, the opportunity to do what I love and love what I do, the blessing of meeting/bonding with all of my younger cousins in Manila, the ability to relocate to LA, the chance to foster new relationships and build on those I already have, and the abundance of love. There have been a fair share of ups and downs, but the blessings have made it all worth while.

Thank you all for being on this journey with me. Happy Thanksgiving.

Heart NY

Since I will be in NY for a show, I wanted to create a little something special for NY shoppers. Something personalized and exclusively available for the show, something that would give back to the NY community, something full of love.

These little brass hearts are stamped with "n" and "y" and come as a pair of rings and earrings. Special and personal, half of proceeds of these pieces will be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief.

Hoping the NY crowd loves these!

Be on the look our for more personalized pieces for LA & SF.

Angels Flight

A free Sunday afternoon brought us Downtown for a little adventure. We'd visited Angels Knoll last year and always wanted to take a little ride on Angels Flight. We took my cousins and had a fun 1 minute ride to the top!

 

The incline and design of the car is so cool.

50 cents brought us to the top.

The incline was pretty steep, but the seats quite comfy.

After arriving at the top, we enjoyed some time on Angels Knoll and were thankful for this essential LA experience.

Levitated Mass

Levitated Mass is one of LACMA's exhibits that I long wanted to experience. The thought of walking under a 340 ton granite megalith, experience it in an environment unlike any other, and get a close up look was something that piqued my curiosity. And 456-foot-long concrete slot beneath the rock and the surrounding area that allowed us to walk under the rock was just amazing.

It's hard to explain how massive this rock is, so I'll let the photos do the talking.

Organic and straight lines.

Photo illusion fun!

Blue sky, palm trees, concrete wall. I like these lines.

Hubs having a little fun.

The masterful thought and work that went into Levitated Mass is quite impressive. I highly suggest you see it.

Holiday! Celebrate!

It is about 85 degrees here in LA, but my mind is dreaming of the holidays. Our show schedule is set and honey my heart will be making trips to New York and San Francisco, as well as rockin' it out in LA. If you are in any of these cities, hope you can make it :)

Unique NYC
Nov 17 + 18 at Center 548

Unique LA 5th Annual Holiday Show
Dec 1 + 2 at the California Market Center

Renegade Craft Fair SF
Dec 15 + 16 at the Concourse Exhibition Center