Great Grandmother's Spatula! It's already 2011!

Whoa! Happy New Year All! I haven't blogged in ages, yikes! I'm a hot mess ya'll :) STill recovering from the most insane November/December of my life thus far! I know, I know, I've never been quite so M.I.A. as I have been as of late, but this Horse Feathers video is absolute magic and I needed to share with you all :)



Thanks to everyone for giving me the most successful holiday season I've seen with my little business yet! It's so exciting (and sometimes scary and overwhelming) to see this little Etsy thang grow like it has.

In a short time I will have some big news to share, well actually, a couple pieces of big news to share :) So please check back, as inconsistent as my blogging has become, it is my goal to get back on the vblog wagon...and I know...I've said that before...hang in there :)

Photo: A quick snapshot I took on the icy dock of my parents lovely summer home in Lake George, NY. They just moved to a new spot on the lake which is just a stones throw from the house I was brought home to as a newborn :) Anyway, took this picture with my Canon 5D Mark II and I'm really loving it!

BLACK FRIDAY thru CYBER MONDAY : 15% OFF!!!!

Yup! That's right! A discount sale! I NEVER DO THESE!!! So jump on it while you can!

This offer runs from Black Friday thru Cyber Monday, and will end at midnight EST on Monday!

Use the Coupon Code: BUDDYELF when checking out to receive 15% off EVERYTHING in my Etsy Shop! Don't wait! Some items will be in limited quantity!

New Designs...Just In Time!!

For the holidays of course :) I love these little quirky token necklaces. Petite. Feminine. Whimsical. Everything you could want in an everyday necklace :) What's not to love?

Go check em out, and all the other new stuff I'v added to the Etsy Shop! I think I've added roughly 20+ new designs to the store. Yay for productivity!

Happy day all :)

Wooo! New Designs!!!

I know I've been a little bit M.I.A. but I've been busy creating new designs and prepping for my huge Holiday Trunk Show! Ahhh, to make matters worse, guess who has been fighting a nasty flu all the while??? That's right, me!

Anyway, there's tons of new goodies in the shop, including new holiday designs, with more to be added soon! Go check it out and keep on checkin' over the next couple days! :)

Best. Video. Ever. Again.

If you don't know about Harvard Sailing Team, well, I'm very sorry for you. If you appreciate great original comedy, and the stark contrast between the behaviors of men vs. women, you will probably lose all bodily control while watching this:)

I'm telling you. WATCH THIS, You will not regret it.

Happy Halloweenie!

Woohoo! It's Halloween! Or Halloweenie, if your a weenie dog like my Mel :)

I gotta come clean tho, Halloween has never really been my thing. So I'm spending my day working on new collection concepts, answering emails and drinking coffee generously spiked with Amaretto! Yum!

What I do find exciting about Halloween however is that the day after, Nov. 1st, marks the first day of my official Christmas season! Yeah I know, that might be a little early to begin the festivities, but not for me!!! Be prepared for many a Christmas themed post in the coming weeks :)

Happy Halloween all, be safe! And don't panic if you run into any pirates like this one :)

I. LOVE. THIS.

I'm not real big on taking to my blog to make political statements or talk about human rights issues but, I love this. This advertisement/psa campaign Stonewall, a LBGT Charity, has running right now is pretty much perfection on every level.

So yeah. That's my opinion on that. No worries, I'm done being political for a while.

Back to our regular scheduled pointless blogging about music you guys don't really care about :)

If this doesn't make you smile...

I don't know what will! I'm not sure I have ever loved a shell quite so much!

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

...well, almost! The holiday season is fast approaching and business has really kicked into gear. Etsy loves to kick my ass from September thru January :) In other news, my photography side gig has really been growing as well! I recently shot promo photos for a local band, as well as keeping myself uber busy with photographing live shows! Woohoo! Photography and music, my heart overfloweth! Have I ever mentioned how much fun it is to have such talented friends? I will give you a peak at some of my favorite shots from the band shoots in the coming days...

Anyway, my apologies for my poor blog etiquette during this time of insanity but I will do my best to get back on track and keep you all entertained by my antics. For now, I must get back to the massive spread of half finished jewelry and stack of bubble envelopes.

Can you play 'The Piano'?

I can't. Except for one song. And believe me, everyone in my family was done listening to that one song about 15 years ago. Anyway, one day I will learn to really play piano...maybe when I'm 75, but still, I'm determined to learn at some point.

And when I do, the first song I want to learn is this piece from the movie "The Piano"... I think I've been obsessed with it since 5th grade. What a weird 5th grader I was, listening to "The Piano" soundtrack and all. I blame it on my parents. We lived in the woods, and we never had friends over after school because we lived too far away. So I listened to music. I often listened to this soundtrack as I did homework, and now 15 years later I still listen to it as I work in my studio. Woohoo! Go me!

Can any of you play this??? If you can, you get a big ol' Waynes World style "schwing" comin' your way!

They're BACCCKKKK: Mrs./Ms. Necklaces

Took a while, but after many months and more emails/and convos, the fabled Mrs./Ms. double sided pendants are back in the shop in Bridal section! Get em while theyre hot! I don't know how long these babies will last!

Broken Bells. IN. MY. HEAD.

This song has been stuck in my head for days. I can't stop listening to it, even when I want to. It's kind of haunting. And I REALLY REALLY love the lyrics. Enjoy!


Lyrics | Broken Bells lyrics - The High Road lyrics

A Talented Happy Customer & Minor Birds...

...make me SO happy! Check out this photo of my friend, the lovely Chelsea Wilde of New Resolution Photo, easily one of my most favorite photographers, wearing her A.N. Original "Camera Love" necklace in a self portrait with her new toy, a Mamiya RB67. JEALOUS! I want a fun old camera! Her images are SO beautiful and has a style all her own. I absolutely LOVE her work! She also has a fabulous Etsy Shop with tons of unique etherial wears.

Chelsea is also in a band called, Minor Birds, in which she takes care of keys and vocals, and is epically talented at both. Seriously. Her music is much like her photo's; Fresh and Magnetic. She might be the most talented person I've come across in a long time. It's SO refreshing! Is it really any wonder that we get along so well?

I've sold a lot of these "Camera Love" Necklaces to photographers over the past year, which is really exciting for me! However, I was most excited to see a photographer who I really respect and look up to, proudly wearing one of my pieces.

High Five, Chelsea! You are epic.

Smart stuff right here...

"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are."

Damn you, Urban Outfitters!

I know this is probably made horribly, and not worth the money at all, alas I'm still lusting after it. You'd look so nice amongst my collection of vintage style art and sea of red and green in my apartment. I really have no reason to buy this beyond it looking pretty and the personal satisfaction I'd get from walking by it everyday. Neither of those are reasons that are really valid enough to coax me to take the leap.

What is this? Am I growing up? Not purchasing on impulse? This is weird...

Damn you Urban Outfitters! I curse the day you ever started making furniture and advertising in key place that haunt my daily life!