Painstakingly Made

We spent some of Saturday afternoon at the Painstakingly Made Pop-Up. Held at Geronimo Balloon's studio in Downtown LA, the group of creatives was beautifully curated and so inspiring. I enjoyed seeing brands I am familiar with and discovering new to me brands. It was a superb event.

 

Table scape of beautiful things.

Scrumptious whoopie pies!

So glad to have discovered Darling magazine.  Their celebration of the art of being a woman is just so inspiring and beautiful.

Packaged frills on the Geronimo Balloon table. So happy we got to meet Jihan and purchase a heart shaped balloon!!

Paper & Type's table of stationery goodness.

And our favorite, salted caramel corn by Z Confections.

I hope there is another one of these.

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.

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!!

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

Unique NYC in November

So, so happy to announce that honey my heart is heading east this Fall! We will be participating in the inaugural Unique NYC on the weekend of November 17-18. The show will be held at Center 548 in Chelsea's Arts District and will feature some of the East Coast's coolest designers (along with a handful of LA people), amazing drinks and food, DIYs, photobooths, and goodness. My heart is bursting with excitement!!

Happy Friday, friends.

2nd Annual Unique LA Summer Show

Hello all and happy Tuesday! We had a great weekend at the 2nd Annual Unique LA Summer show and feel so energized, inspired, excited. Our weekend in Santa Monica was full of creativity. From the designers to the artisanal food, each part of Unique LA was nothing short of stellar. The Unique crew really know how to gather the best and cultivate a community. It is always an honor and joy to be part of it.

Here are a few snaps from the show.

Help Ink is one of my favorite print/stationery brands. Their art is positive and portions of each piece go towards charity.

Tiny Whales.

Z Confections has the best chocolate sauce. It is spoon licking goodness.

Love Nail Tree's booth is always a favorite.

A new favorite stationery of mine is Shimmer Kai. Their cool colors and relaxed vibe are oh so Southern California.

One of my standard favorite stationery/paper goods brands is Sass & Peril.

Their DIY screen printed postcard station was interactive genius! I had a lot of fun learning the craft and screen printing my very own postcard.

PUTIKMADE earthen ware. Clean, modern, good.

Jewel-toned clutches by R. Pellicer.

Fun illustrations by Fluent Flyers.

And my boothmate: le bon garcon. Justin crafts the most amazing caramels that smoothly melt in your mouth. They are like little drops of heaven and I highly suggest them!!

The view from my booth. The Barker Hangar has massive height and when the doors are open, natural light rushes in. I loved the energy of the building and the crowd.

Right at the border of the open doors was the Toyota interactive space. There was a killer DIY table, fun in-car photo booth, free massage station, and on the spot screen printed t-shirts. Mom and I happy with some new tees. The CA dream catcher and LA heart designs are so perfect for the show.

And now: the honey my heart table. The color scheme was neutral and bright.

My bro is the top salesman.

 

 Hubs and I round out the honey my heart crew.

We met plenty of awesome shoppers through out the weekend, and fell in love with Mark Kanemura! He's an amazing dancer (been on SYTYCD and is one of Lady Gaga's dancers) and the sweetest guy. We loved chatting with him and meeting his friends.

We also loved the #ToyotaGiving campaign. Each tweet brought a $2 donation to a local charity. Our board said, "I will... buy local and love it (honey)!"

And this is my Made in America haul: print and LA postcards by Fluent Flyers, heart print and CA postcard by sass & peril, onesie by Tiny Whales, LA top by kira kids, graphic tanks by Continuous, coral bangle by Voz, letterpress postcards by Just Vandy, Love Thy Neighbor card by Help Ink, 3 cards by Shimmer Kai, b/w tank by Suburban Riot.

Happy Tuesday, love the hmh crew!