ye olde curiosity shoppe

I tested out my display, got everything priced, and packed it all up for Sunday. two days ahead of time. now i'm playing with some last minute things like making bags out of magazine pages and finishing up some necklaces.

p.s. click on images for larger views.

working on

my display for this weekend.

da flea!

okay, hope you're not getting sick of this graphic! maybe I'll post a permanent link to the right. anyhoo....seems to be coming up so quickly...I'll be at the flea next Sunday, May 18. flying solo. woo hoo. I just ordered my very own pop-up tent to protect my skin and goods from the elements.

weekend in brooklyn

I know where b and I will be this weekend, as BKLYN DESIGNS invades DUMBO. more than just a trade show, its list of speakers includes my personal hero Colin Beavan, aka no impact man; Jonathan Butler, founder of the brownstoner, (and co-founder of the brooklyn flea. yay jonathan!); the founders/editors of inhabitat, apartment therapy and curbed, as well as big wigs from metropolis, american craft, and the designer editor of new york magazine. admission is free for those in the trade, and $12 (online)/$15 (at the show) for the general public. NOT BAD, says I. any time DUMBO opens its doors is a good time to visit this generally sealed-off neighborhood.

second thing to look forward to this weekend: the only reason I know about this event is that Jennifer June of hermitage is coming from portland to attend. while in town, she's visiting my studio to view my collection. yikes, better get this place cleaned up. if only my nose would stop running...

some news

first off, I've been posting loads of new items to my etsy shop such as the vintage earrings pictured above.

secondly, rare device, which has been selling my bracelets and key chains in park slope, will close its doors may 18. rd owner rena tom has decided to call it quits on the brooklyn location of her bi-coastal venture, as she is more of a cali girl by nature! best of luck to rena and the future of rdsf. and although none of my pieces remain in the store, rdny will be holding a closing sale through may 18.

and finally, I will let you know as soon as I have the next date lined up to sell at the brooklyn flea. both groups I planned to sell with pooped out on participating, so I'm on my own. b and I have been discussing having our own booth, so there you go! diy!

c'est trop chouette

this is how it works in the blogosphere: erin from design for mankind made a comment on this blog. I checked out her blog, and became drawn to a feature called the dailies, in which various blogger/designers are asked to take us through a typical day in their lives. one such blogger was laure from at home at home. through laure's blog I found out about her etsy shop, where she sells t-shirts hand made by her mom in the late 70's/80's. I ordered the red dot muscle tee, and it arrived at my home in brooklyn from venice, california today. and I love it. (I might have to order another.)

mama

new one-of-a-kind bracelets can be found here and I'm offering free dometic shipping from now until may 7. yep.

in related news, b and I were just discussing the next incarnation of the site. what we're envisioning: the ability to browse by category, collection, or availability (one of a kind, limited edition, or ongoing.) uh huh.