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cross-stitch jewelry
Not only have I fallen in love with cross-stitch work for the wall (more cross-stitch love posts to come!), I'm also smitten with wearable cross-stitch.
On my Christmas wish list, earrings by The Pin Pals, a duo based in Montreal:
On my Christmas wish list, earrings by The Pin Pals, a duo based in Montreal:
The Pin Pals also make really excellent buttons:
(my initials!)
And chicadecanela makes amazing cross-stitch earrings, rings, and necklaces:
Cross-Stitch Earrings: Paris
Cross-Stitch Ring: Rose
Cross-Stitch Necklaces
For more eye candy, check out each designers' Flickr pool: The Pin Pals, Heist Jewelry, and chicadecanela.
2010 calendar swap: what i received
In exchange for the calendar that I sent to my swap partner, (for the calendar swap put together by Design Crush and i am a greedy girl), I received a lovely letterpress calendar by Delphine Press.
Here are some of my favorite months:
October
December
June and April
Come January, this calendar will be gracing the wall above my desk at work.
lunch tote giveaway winner!
Thank you so, so much to everyone who entered the giveaway! I was blown away by the number of responses and I loved reading each and every comment.
Without further adieu, the winner of the lunch tote and napkin is:
Congratulations, Laura! I'll be in touch to get your address and I'll mail your package this week.
And in case anyone is interested in purchasing their own lunch tote, feel free to drop me...
salty oat buttons!
I've been wanting inexpensive, washable, and easy-to-attach tags for my sewing projects, so I decided to look into having engraved buttons made. A search on Etsy quickly led me to Alex Riley. Robert is the man behind the brand, and he did an amazing job engraving the Salty Oat logo onto a mixture of buttons--for an incredibly reasonable price. I'm totally in love with the end results and can't...
austin monthly: jaime jo fisher
Back when I was browsing Etsy for engagement rings, the work of Jaime Jo Fisher was definitely at the top of the list (I eventually wound up with a beautiful ring set by Kate Szabone). Jaime Jo is an amazing--and totally adorable--jeweler here in Austin who creates rings, necklaces, and earrings from a variety of unexpected and found materials--like shower curtains, pool toys, vintage glass beads, yarn, and sequins.
I had the pleasure of writing about Jaime Jo's work for a "Designer to Watch" spotlight in this month's issue of Austin Monthly. If you're in town, be sure to pick up a copy.
And if you haven't already, be sure to check out Jaime Jo's Etsy shop for even more drool-worthy oxidized sterling silver goodness.
