Stacking Rings

Because sometimes it's great to stack and layer things :)

I wanted to add some simple rings to my collection and thought a set of stacking rings would be great. Smooth bands are nice but once I found great dotted and rope textured sterling silver wire, I knew they would be perfect for the stacking rings. The texture adds a dimension to the simple single band, and the repetition of texture created through stacking produces a heftier looking ring.


Very thin rope textured rings. This one is so delicate. I like wearing a single rope band. I will be using this same material in the "My Heart" rings.


Dotted bands.


Wear one band or multiples with other ring styles.


2 dotted band rings sandwich 1 full heart ring and one gold ring.

Do you like stacking rings? Are you more of a statement/cocktail ring fan?

Street Art in the Arts District

We have been to Wurstkuche (blogged here) 3 times in the last month! It's such a great eatery and located in the awesome LA Arts District. After one meal a few weeks ago, we walked the streets to admire some of the street art. All photos taken around 4th and Traction Street.


LA on the sidewalk.


Counting sheep.




MNKR on one of the walls full of graf.


So much to see.


An obey piece.







Have you seen any good street art lately?

A Merry Christmas!!

Wishing you and yours a wonderfully Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!

Lovely Package Exchange

image by oh hello friend

I recently participated in the Lovely Package Exchange organized by oh hello friend. It was a simple swap of small gifts wrapped up in lovely materials to spread holiday cheer. My partner in this swap was Lauren of laurendy home. Her blog was one I was happy to discover and I loved getting the opportunity to share this exchange with her. Below are the packages we mailed each other.


A little "hi" inside of the box for Lauren.


Surprises wrapped in colorful tissue paper. The pieces are tied up with gold and silver rope and a sequin band while a glittery gift tag sits atop it all.


Lauren sent me this awesome mix of neutral and bright! I am in love with the fluorescent color of the bow.


Happy packages.

Thank you Danni for organizing this swap and Lauren for being a generous partner!!

Have you gotten all of your gift wrapping done? I am happy to say that I have 3 more parcels to wrap up and I'll be ready for Christmas.

DIY Glittered Clothespins

Inspired by Creature Comfort's glittered clothespins and needing a fun way to display holiday cards, I quickly prepared some of my own. I heart that it's such an easy project, that the clothespins can be used in other displays, and that a little glitter makes everything better!



Started off with some gold glitter, mini clothespins from We Love Citrus, and glue.


Ended with some golden goodies!






Some Christmas cards!

I look forward to using these little clothespins in future displays :)

Glittery Gift Tags

In the midst of Christmas preparations and wanting to create a little extra love to wrapped gifts, I put together some glittery gift tags. With soft blue or lavender base, the tags pop with gold or silver glitter flowers. They've got a bit of whimsy and a bit of sparkle, the perfect accessory for any brown paper package.


Purple and gold is love.


Little gold flags! You can write names or celebratory words like "cheer" and "joy" on them.











A few packages with the tags. Love how they dress up plain packaging.


:)

Christmas Cards 2011

The Christmas season is one of my favorites. The cheer, the joy, the giving, the tradition, and the love always makes my heart full. One tradition I use to spread cheer, joy, and love is sending out handmade Christmas cards. It's something personal and a way to share a piece of my heart with friends and family.

Each card is topped with holiday words like "miracle" "hope" and "grace" and accented with doilies and holiday themed decal. Here are a few of the ones I'm sending out this year.




Wonder.






One of my favorites. Open heart and joy.




What is a holiday with out laughter?


My dad with the holiday cards. He's pointing a celebrate :)

Do you send out Christmas cards?

Hope you are all having a great week!

Unique LA Holiday Show Recap

We finished our 2011 show season at the Unique LA Holiday show and I would not have wanted it any other way. This year has been full of growth, change, and fun for honey my heart. We've tried every kind of show (fashion oriented, outdoor music, food truck related, arts and craftsy) and I have to say that Unique LA is always the best, most styled, highly curated, and amazing show. It is always an honor to be a part of it. Especially this one. There was something special about this show.

Each and every Unique participant created Made in America goods. Visiting each booth or table was like visiting a different boutique. The goods were such great quality that you could tell their hearts were into producing each piece. And the participants were all so kind! I loved getting to know new ones, catching up with our friends, and buying from some of our favorites ;) I also loved the energy! With music pumping and shoppers shopping, the energy was so high and positive. It was great to see shoppers that we recognized from shows past and meet new ones interested in my jewelry. I'm always so humbled by their interest and happy to see their love of handmade goods. It's really the shoppers who are our greatest supporters.

I am so happy with positivity and camaraderie felt from shoppers, friends, fellow participants, and everyone this weekend. We are all in this together.

Thank you to Sonja, Aisha, and team Unique for everything ♥

Here are a few (a lot of) photos from the whirlwind of a show.



View of Downtown LA from behind our table. It was a beautiful weekend.


Toe Jamm Shoes!


Body butters and gift packs from hello mellow. I stood here and smelled the sweet scents for a while.


Crews from NBC LA and World News were at the show filming the buy local, made in America awesomeness of Unique. I captured one of them getting vid of Further.


Organic printed tea towels by Miss Fruitfly.


Discovered The Bocket Store. Sarah Bocket takes reclaimed wood objects, hand paints every single dot on each item, and gives it a new life. It's such amazing work.

I need one of these pieces.


Sweet ceramics by Unurth.


We Love Citrus was a treasure trove of packaging goodness! Spools of metallic thread and twine, mason jars, stickers, straws, bags... It was a one stop shop for your gift decorating needs.


Cheeky cards by Sweet Perversion. My favorites were, "Save the Drama for your Mama" and "For Like Evah".


Paper & Type! Victoria was such a sweet table neighbor. There was so much stationery sweetness in one place. The cards, calendars, illustrations, and custom work had my paper loving heart beating! I purchased a perpetual planner for next year, and can't wait to purchase more.


For the reader, book cuffs by Magic Indsutrie.


Unicorn tree topper by Unicorn Crafts. You must check out all of her cutesy jewelry.


A favorite find was jewelry by Kyyote. It's a mix of bright colors, tiny beads, and reclaimed sterling silver. It's striking.


Each earring is on my wish list!


Another fave was We Are All Smith. The menswear and bags had me ready to buy for the men in my life. So clean, so casual.


We spent a lot of time at this booth. MNKR is my favorite tee company.I was suppose to buy presents there, but ended up buying more for me ;)


Another favorite tee company is Love Nail Tree. I need their "Home is whenever I'm with you" top. As well as this one:

Because haven't we all lived on ramen?


And a tee that sums up buying local by Continuous.


Here is the honey my heart table spot. We were lucky enough to have a window at our backs, giving the ribbon wall we created varying light as the day turned to night. My colors were blue and gold/beige heavy, with some purple highlights here and there.



Parents posing with the holiday cards :)


And a few favorite rings!


There were celebrities among the crowd. My brother spotted Steve Yuen from The Walking Dead and snagged a photo. We also spotted Hannah Simone from The New Girl, and met Jennifer Hall who plays Missy on Up All Night.


Finally, a bit of the loot we gathered from the show. Some of it is for me, most of it is for family and friends. Thanks to Unique LA all of the Christmas gifts I will be giving are made in America :)