If you’re in the Los Angeles area and interested in some great deals on handmade jewelry, stop on by my home studio on Saturday, December 6th – anytime from 2 pm through 5 pm. I’d love to see you! And if you’re interested, I’ll even be making custom items on the spot for you or your loved ones!
Handmade Jewelry Holiday Sample Sale – 12/8 November 26, 2007
Just in time for the holidays, I’m clearing out a selection of sterling silver and it’s a great time to pick up some holiday gifts! Prices start at only $15!
WHEN:
Saturday, December 8th 10 am – 4 pm
$3 with RSVP / $5 at the DOOR
WHERE:
Fashion Co-Op Santa Monica
Santa Monica Civic Center
1855 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90401
To RSVP or to view more information about the sale click here.
Can’t make it? Click here to check out my website for more great jewelry. Please note that website items are not on sale and will not be at my December 8th sale.
Jewelry buying advice : 4 steps to the perfect jewelry gift! October 16, 2007
Most of my customers love to buy my handmade jewelry for themselves, but I also get asked about buying jewelry for friends. While I LOVE giving gifts and pride myself on planning gifts the whole year long for my loved ones, I do understand how hard it is to pick something out for someone. It’s especially hard for men to pick something out for their sweetie, family or friends – because they have never had the experience of purchasing jewelry for themselves. As a woman, it’s easier to put yourself into your friend’s shoes and get an idea of what they love, and I’m sure you’ve been shopping with your girlfriend and have an idea of their likes and dislikes.
Here are some tips and tricks to ensure that you get the perfect gift! With these simple 4 steps, you can narrow down your jewelry choices to a few items.
Step 1. Think about their personal style. Are they trendy? Bohemian? Classic? Gauging their personal style will give you a starting point to start thinking of what kind of jewelry piece to get them.
Step 2. Determine what color metal they prefer and what size of jewelry piece they’d like. Think about the color of metal they choose (gold, silver or white gold), and the size of the jewelry you usually see them wearing. If your friend usually wears small stud earrings, they probably wouldn’t like large, swingy earrings. As well, if they wear delicate necklaces with small pendants, then you should probably start there.
Step 3. Decide what colors they wear most frequently and love. What colors does your friend usually wear? This is a great place to start narrowing down what kind of jewelry you want to look at. My friend Andrea loves blue and green and usually wears black or grey – that starting point gives me a good idea of stones to look at.
Step 4. Decide what article of jewelry they’d like : earrings, a necklace or a bracelet. Think of what you’ve seen your friend wear and which items they change out most often. My friend Yesi loves to switch out her earrings to match her outfits. Knowing that, I usually focus on giving her earrings in a size similar to what she already has, but in a different style or with a different color stone.
There is one thing to keep in mind. Does your friend have a signature piece of jewelry that they always wear? Maybe a diamond pendant given to them by someone special? In that case, they probably never take that item of jewelry off, so it might be fun to get them something to accent it in a similar style. For example, my friend Hilary always wears a small silver garnet necklace and wears small delicate earrings. As a gift, I would give her small silver earrings with accents in a red color similar to the garnet necklace.
I hope that my advice has taken away some of the anxiety of shopping for jewelry. Everyone loves to receive jewelry, especially when it’s obvious that you’ve taken the time to pick out that’s perfect for them! I hope that you decide to purchase a piece of handmade jewelry for that extra personal touch! If you don’t find anything that’s perfect, think about having something custom made. Please click here to check out my site here for some options.
The Perfect Baby Shower gift! August 18, 2007
Today, I’m going to talk about something a little different and off-topic. No handmade jewelry for today. 🙂
I have a baby shower coming up for a friend, and I always agonize over the gift. I LOVE gift-giving, picking out that favorite gift that is a perfect match for the recipient. I guess that’s part of the reason I started making handmade jewelry, I wanted to create a perfect, personalized gift for my friends and family! If I saw something at a store, it was either the wrong color, outrageously overpriced or somehow just not right.
Little Angel Cakes Jungle-theme Diaper Cake – how cute is this!?
I have, however, found THE perfect baby shower gift. You’ve seen these endlessly, on Sex in the City, in magazines and at high end stores. But what sets LaDiDaBaby Little Angel Cakes apart from the regular diaper cakes is the attention to detail and the level of personalization available! Traci, who creates the Little Angel Cakes, first asked a series of questions to determine the colors and design of the diaper cake, much like the questions I usually ask when creating custom jewelry for someone. For example, is it a boy or girl, what colors will the nursery and/or baby shower feature, is there a particular design motif you’d like to follow, etc. Based on my answers, Traci was able to source the perfect little accessories for my cake!
My friend Aleyda is due in October with a little baby boy, and she and her husband LOVE the ocean! They live in San Diego and try to hit the beach whenever they can. They are also focusing on the colors yellow, green and baby blue for the nursery, and the shower. Traci found the cutest little painted wood shapes featuring beach-related items like flipflops, a sun, a beach umbrella, a sandpail and a beach pail – fortunately all within the chosen color scheme! To set off the color scheme, Traci picked out yellow and green gingham ribbon.
It all looks fabulous, it’s useful AND it’s original! I know that Aleyda and Jack will appreciate the time I took to find a gift with some meaning to them. Best of all, since Traci only uses rubber bands to construct the cakes, all of the diapers are immediately useable! Check out LaDiDaBaby at www.ladidababy.com.
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