Wow.  The days are just flying by!  It's October! Already!  Deep breath.  I know that the holiday season is around the corner and I also know that I need to get a lot of inventory done in advance so that I can somehow juggle packaging and listing orders, making custom items, working on the never ending list of projects for school, and maybe spend some time with my poor neglected family in between all of that.  Oh, and do laundry.  I need a vacation and the next one won't be until the end of November.  On a happier + less stressful note, I've listed some new stuff in the shop (see the photos above!) and I'll be listing even more in the shop this week and next week so check back often.  And get those holiday orders in early.  Pretty please.

Hope it's warm (and stress free) where you are.

 

Wow September has been kicking my butt.  It's been one project after another lately. I wanted to drop in though and let you guys know that I'll be selling my wares at Strange Folk 2012!  It is a great show with so many talented folks so if you live close (or even kinda sorta close) you should come out and say hello!  

Hope the weather is as lovely where you are as it is here.

Oh how I love fall..

Here's a sneak peek at my new wood pendants coming soon to the shop!  The pendants are made from yew wood sustainably collected from a forest in Scotland.  I hope to have the new necklaces listed this week so check back soon!

I just created some new packaging for my shop: kraft bags + feather stamp + alphabet stamp.  The feather stamp was custom made for me by this super sweet shop.  I wanted the packaging to have a simple, handmade vibe which is why I went with stamping.  Yeah, stamping a million bags (ok, maybe not that many) is time consuming but I also think it makes it feel more special.  And I for one love packaging that feels special.  

Still updating the shop with new fall jewelry including this gold hexagon necklace. 

In other news, I will be vending again at this years Strange Folk Festival at the end of September.  If anyone lives in STL, Illinois, or anywhere in the Midwest you should take a trip to Community Park in O'Fallon,IL and come see the hundreds of vendors selling cool stuff.

In the process of updating the shop with new stuff for fall 2012...

Currently working on my studio space which was, up until a few weeks ago, the place where things that didn't have a place went.  It's not done yet so this is just a sneak peek of the progress.  Trust me when I say that the rest of the room doesn't look quite so organized.  But it's a start at least.  So, here's what's in this (small part of my desk) space:

*framed map of St. Louis from an old atlas
*a set of little drawers for supplies I use all the time
*metal flower pot re-purposed for pens & pencils
*cardboard bin (with the cutest little bike print) courtesy of the $1 bin at Target
*Pantone postcards hung with washi tape
*wood bird postcard from Spitfire Girl (a valentine from the husband)
*squid print by Sadly Harmless
*hooks for necklaces I'm currently working on

I think that about covers it.  Hopefully soon I'll have more photos of my space all neat and ready for public viewing.  

xo

L