A Little Bummed & Something New

I just got word yesterday that the art show I have been preparing for for the past several months has been canceled. Big BUMMER. I am a little dissapointed today, however I am going to do my best to look at this as a golden opportunity to update my Etsy shop and look for other venues to share my creations.

The last few products I have been making are these little lovely hair clips. All adorned with vintage hand-sewn lace and vintage buttons. The buttons are attached to a little piece of leather, which provides these clips with that litte hint of masculinity.

I truly love how they turned out and am looking forward to sharing them with the Etsy community.

Hope you are well today!

{Sneak Peak} 10 Days And Counting

As I am writing this post I have exactly 10 days and counting until my art show debut...oh my. Most of the jewelry is prepped and done (whew!), and now I am onto hashing out how to display everything. I am the only artist on display (which is amazing and nerve-wracking too!), which  means I have to dominate the space that is given to me. I am going with the vintage/rustic/weathered/wabi-sabi look, since most of my pieces have some portion that is either leather, reclaimed metals, natural stones/fibers or hammered silver. It's kind of natural meets vintage.

Above is how I am planning to display my earrings. I have a set of vintage frames that I have glued recycled burlap to (that burlap used to be a bag of rice) and I am sticking the earrings into the fabric. So far...LOVE it.

I will be filling my vintage brass lion planter with rice (not sure why all this reference to rice) which I will then stick all of the bracelets and rings into. I like that rice gives a natural substance that is both solid and malleable at the same time.

I found this little lion beauty on one of my thrifting sprees. So love that the lion is holding a metal hoop, since a lot of my pieces incorporate this shape.

My necklaces will be hung and draped and dangled off of branched. Hopefully giving some much needed height to my display. 

Lastly I just wanted to share the mirror that I will be bringing along to ensure my customers can see what they are trying on. A mirror is a much needed display piece that I almost forgot. It too shall give me some much needed volume to the display.

So, that's where I am on all of this. Mostly just sweating and hemming and hawing over all of the details. So very many details! 

More sneak peaks to come!

Work in Progress: My Mess

 I am a little embarrassed to share with you such a disaster but, yes this is how my work table looks currently. I have been wrestling with twine, beads, wire, leather, and fabric attempting to get those things to play nicely together. So far, I am not winning, but I am determined!

So, what is spurring this frenzy of creativity? Well, I have been invited to display my jewelry (my first time-EVER!) at an interior design show...oh my goodness....gulp. So, I have been kicking my  ass.  ahem,  bottom in gear. There is so much to prepare. From creating monumental amounts of product (Do you remember this POST? That piece will be making its debut) to designing a cohesive display. I find myself immersed in details, details, details.

I will share from time to time how things are going with this project. Feel free to ask me any questions, since I am submersed in this whole process I am learning a TON! And will probably have to share some of my findings.

Like one artist  reminded me (thanks Miss Lyda!),  having business cards is a must. I have avoided making business cards until recently. Up till now I didn't really have a reason.  I was mainly selling jewelry   either via Etsy or by word of mouth. Now, however, those little tokens of "hey, remember me!" seem much more necessary.

So.....I made me some business cards. I used Moo.com. They were awesome. I will share what those little ditties look like once they arrive. Until then, I am off to create some more!

Are you experiencing any bouts of creativity lately?