Viva Vienna! Recap

Wow! What an incredibly hot Memorial Day weekend it was! I'm back from Vienna and I can honestly say that I've never drank so much water in a 6 hour period before. However, it didn't seem like anyone was going to let some 99 degree temperatures get in their way, and Viva Vienna was a lively and wonderful show! I have to mention how pleasant and pretty Vienna was, we were constantly being amazed at the cleanliness, modernity, and progressiveness all around us.

We had a great two days of meeting amazing people, strolling through the town, and staying at the Wolf Trap Motel (which by the way, was also lodging a whole lot of Bikers who were doing a Memorial Day ride the next day :) vrooom!)  Viva Vienna was really a perfect show despite the heat! 

So Thank you Vienna for hosting a most spectacular show! I look forward to coming back next year to see you all!

xoxoxo -Amy

(p.s. Whenever I shoot photos of my booth at a show, I somehow always catch Kirk in at least one by accident, so I posted the latest one because it came out so unexpectedly wonderful!)

Baby Chicks Arrived!

Look what came a few days ago!

I will post more photos later, but we're having so much fun with these little guys!!! 

xoxoxo -Amy

New Combinations: Idea to Reality

Morimiya the Huntress Necklace, a piece from my new Imperial Collection is making it's debut in the shop today! This is also part of my new combinations brought to life which I'm having a lot of fun with :)

Also, one more week until Viva Vienna! As part of the show, we'll be staying in VA for one night at this little motel called the Wolf Trap. I'm sort of really excited simply for the name of the place!

Update in Photos

Brand new bracelet design, both functional and pretty.

Each tile is formed to fit the curve of the wrist so it lays quite nicely.

Hooray! Rings like this one will soon be available in the shop!

Playing around with crystals and ribbon

Deliciously healthy teriyaki sweet potato stir fry last night

 I've had my coffee, went for my run and the house is clean: it's feeling like a wonderful Saturday!

xoxoxo - Amy

New Combinations

I've been playing around a lot with new ways of combining my separate pendants into larger necklaces. I really like the way the different shapes and forms look together as a collective piece. I even have been considering merging some of my collections together as shown in the 2nd photo. 

It's still a work in progress but I smile when I look at these so I know it's just a matter of time before I debut the redesigned final of these mock ups! 

Also  I realized I haven't been good about telling everyone where I'll be next! So here are my next 2 upcoming shows:

May 29-30

Viva Vienna!

Vienna, Virginia

June 4

Art in the Park

Westminster, MD

Hope to see you there!

xoxoxo -Amy

homegrown food!

I'm up late filling bead orders, but I wanted to quickly share the photos from our first crop of lettuce! Remember those photos from about a month ago or so? Well here is what they look like now and here is what I ate tonight! Love organic salads! Hooray for backyard farming!

xoxoxox -Amy

ps. I'm still listing beads at clearance prices up in my old shop if you are interested feel free to take a look!

CLEARANCE! GEMSTONE BEAD SALE!

So I've temporarily reopened  my old Bead shop to try and move all of these gorgeous gemstones out of my studio! That means out of this world deals for all of you who enjoy working with quality faceted stones! I've drastically discounted my old inventory to try and make more room in my studio so I can focus better on my new line of jewelry. 

What are you waiting for! Go check it out before everything is sold :)

xoxox Amy

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi Mom! Today I want to thank you for so many things! For being there when I am down, for stepping back so I can grow, for understanding when no one does, for supporting me in all I do, and most importantly for loving me for who I am! For all of this plus making the BEST PIE IN THE WORLD, Thank you!! 

Happy Mother's Day

xoxoxo - Amy

New New New!

Good afternoon! Just wanted to drop in and share these photos with you all of my new packaging I just designed! I think the new look is simple and effective and it really lets the patterns on my jewelry shine! Speaking of patterns, I have really been on an Etsy overhaul these past two days! Almost all of my large flower slider pendants are now available for purchase in the shop!  Also, tomorrow I'll be featured in a showcase for Pendants under the jewelry-pendants category on Etsy so be sure to check it out tomorrow!

It's such a gorgeous day out today, get outside and do something!

xoxox- Amy

Limited Ediiton!

A new item is up in the shop! It's a new variation on my Garden square pendant. A faceted strawberry agate drop adorns the base of these sweet little plot. I'd been wanting to incorporate some  stones into my designs and this is the first of a few that will  be doing just that. This little one is available in my shop right now and I only have 5 in stock so it is  a limited edition! Hope you all enjoy this bright sunny day!

xoxox -Amy 

(P.S. remember free shipping using the code MOTHERSDAY11 until 5.8.11!)

Towson Town Recap

Wow, What a crazy week this turned out to be! Between dodging the rain and tornado-like-winds on Thursday, breaking a second part of my tent,  using duct tape in creative architectural ways, unusually cold weather on Saturday, and more unexpected downpours on Sunday, I had a rather wonderful show!

I'm being a bit dramatic, but all of you who do outdoor shows know what I'm talking about: Murphy's Law. It's the only constant thing in this crazy outdoor show world we work in! Right? But with all the insanity comes the wonderful rewards of meeting so many new people.

Since I grew up in Towson, whenever I work the Towson Town Festival it's always more of a reunion than a show in some respect. I always look forward to  seeing old friends from school and from my childhood and I wanted to say thank you to everyone who stopped by to see me at this years show!

Shows aside, I'm spending today updating the website and taking promotional photos and then I should weed my poor garden that has been neglected during this crazy week!

xoxox - Amy