Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Being Your Own Boss
... means that when the printer jams, it's up to YOU to fix it! This *would* have been me had my printer not just magically started cooperating again... Thank goodness I am all set to go and my invoices can flow freely without any jamming!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Delicious Consumption
My newest purchase, The Vegan Table by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau... I've been gobbling up all of her podcasts via iTunes, Vegetarian Food for Thought, for 2-3 months now. I'm constantly full of inspiration because of this kind woman and I'm so ecstatic to get cooking with her meat, dairy and egg-free recipes in my mitts. I'm gonna be the hostest with the mostest and you're invited to dinner... I'll make you realize just how cool vegetables can be!
One of the many perty recipes in her book can get you this, without any animal products:
Purchasing this book today was a twofer... if you ever make it to Manchester, Vermont, I highly recommend you visit one of the most outstanding independent bookstores in the country, Northshire Bookstore (although I'm of course partial to Powell's, my hometown's proud baby!). Ahhhh, you could spend every waking minute here and still be excited about reading. This is the type of place that you will buy books in excess and not think twice about where you will put these books or how many people you'll have to ask to carry them for you once you move apartments.
These purchases were my reward for finishing up *most* of my outstanding paperwork while here in Vermont this weekend, and making some great new contacts here in this gorgeous state. Who can love you better than YOU? Reward yourself for some of your own good deeds and don't you think twice about it!
Read, cook, pat yourself on the back.
In joy!
One of the many perty recipes in her book can get you this, without any animal products:
Purchasing this book today was a twofer... if you ever make it to Manchester, Vermont, I highly recommend you visit one of the most outstanding independent bookstores in the country, Northshire Bookstore (although I'm of course partial to Powell's, my hometown's proud baby!). Ahhhh, you could spend every waking minute here and still be excited about reading. This is the type of place that you will buy books in excess and not think twice about where you will put these books or how many people you'll have to ask to carry them for you once you move apartments.
These purchases were my reward for finishing up *most* of my outstanding paperwork while here in Vermont this weekend, and making some great new contacts here in this gorgeous state. Who can love you better than YOU? Reward yourself for some of your own good deeds and don't you think twice about it!
Read, cook, pat yourself on the back.
In joy!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Oh, hello sunshine!
How are you, friend?
Must tell you before I forget - now that the crazy rain has subsided, go out and buy yourself this umbrella, IMMEDIATELY. You have time before the next monsoon!
I'm headed to Vermont today for a long weekend of music, organization, tidying up loose biz ends, and *maybe* some relaxation!! I've been go go go for the last two months or so, organizing a few big projects and also taking care of the household goodness while my man was recording albums with two of the bands he is in. I'm so excited to be in the wide open VT to enjoy this much-needed sunshine that we've been deprived of as of late.
A long-time outstanding project for me has been my website... no, not that one that forwards you to my Etsy page (which is great, but not where I want to be in the long run). The REAL one! I've met a fabulous web designer through a friend that will take my bare bones site (still not public) to the gorgeousness that I know it can be. We have set a deadline for May 1, though May 15 is our absolute last date that we'll have it all complete. That's just the design, then there is the data entry and picture uploading... that may take additional time since I'll be the only one doing it and although it's easy, isn't the most time-efficient CMS. You have to write tons of different little bits and thingamabobs, etc. just to post one item. However, at least a beautiful new site will be up and I will be one step closer to having my complete package in order! I'm VERY pumped about this and cannot wait to see the end result.
My pieces continue to sell well in the shops that I consistently sell to and I'm always sending new packages of pieces. I encourage you to get into these shops to check out my jewels! If I were you, I would turn off your computer immediately, no better yet - just leave the room right now and don't even think about turning the stove off and run out to one or more of the following delights: Topaz, Nomad, Koko, or Mint Julep... go, why haven't you left yet? Quit reading!
My booth set up has changed, thanks in large part to a very talented friend, Shaun Newell, that knows how to measure, use a level, work a saw, drill holes, you know... all the important stuff in life! He's fantastic if you ever need a good handyman. It's going to be beautiful and is set up right behind me, blocking our second computer and my clothing closet... I just bought new necks in beige so that my jewels can really stand out much more than on black necks (which I hated!!). The actual mini-walls and shelves that he built are all reused items - none new... they've all come from homes that have been been either renovated or deconstructed. These are all parts that have once been in someone else's home. I love that!
Keeps with my love of weathered objects and is right in line with my sometimes unhealthy love for recycling and reusing :) If you'd like to reuse building materials, check out the Building Materials Resource Center in Roxbury, MA.
I have a few other good projects up my sleeve that I'll reveal at some point in the near future, but wanted to send a shout out to the blogosphere because it's been so dang long since I've posted. I need to quit apologizing for this and just let it be what it's going to be, because I have simply accepted the fact that I will write when I feel like it and not force anything! Hooray! I'm staying true to myself and that is that :)
Have an excellent day and go buy that umbrella on your way to check out my new schtuff at the shops! Eat your veggies!
xo
Must tell you before I forget - now that the crazy rain has subsided, go out and buy yourself this umbrella, IMMEDIATELY. You have time before the next monsoon!
I'm headed to Vermont today for a long weekend of music, organization, tidying up loose biz ends, and *maybe* some relaxation!! I've been go go go for the last two months or so, organizing a few big projects and also taking care of the household goodness while my man was recording albums with two of the bands he is in. I'm so excited to be in the wide open VT to enjoy this much-needed sunshine that we've been deprived of as of late.
A long-time outstanding project for me has been my website... no, not that one that forwards you to my Etsy page (which is great, but not where I want to be in the long run). The REAL one! I've met a fabulous web designer through a friend that will take my bare bones site (still not public) to the gorgeousness that I know it can be. We have set a deadline for May 1, though May 15 is our absolute last date that we'll have it all complete. That's just the design, then there is the data entry and picture uploading... that may take additional time since I'll be the only one doing it and although it's easy, isn't the most time-efficient CMS. You have to write tons of different little bits and thingamabobs, etc. just to post one item. However, at least a beautiful new site will be up and I will be one step closer to having my complete package in order! I'm VERY pumped about this and cannot wait to see the end result.
My pieces continue to sell well in the shops that I consistently sell to and I'm always sending new packages of pieces. I encourage you to get into these shops to check out my jewels! If I were you, I would turn off your computer immediately, no better yet - just leave the room right now and don't even think about turning the stove off and run out to one or more of the following delights: Topaz, Nomad, Koko, or Mint Julep... go, why haven't you left yet? Quit reading!
My booth set up has changed, thanks in large part to a very talented friend, Shaun Newell, that knows how to measure, use a level, work a saw, drill holes, you know... all the important stuff in life! He's fantastic if you ever need a good handyman. It's going to be beautiful and is set up right behind me, blocking our second computer and my clothing closet... I just bought new necks in beige so that my jewels can really stand out much more than on black necks (which I hated!!). The actual mini-walls and shelves that he built are all reused items - none new... they've all come from homes that have been been either renovated or deconstructed. These are all parts that have once been in someone else's home. I love that!
Keeps with my love of weathered objects and is right in line with my sometimes unhealthy love for recycling and reusing :) If you'd like to reuse building materials, check out the Building Materials Resource Center in Roxbury, MA.
I have a few other good projects up my sleeve that I'll reveal at some point in the near future, but wanted to send a shout out to the blogosphere because it's been so dang long since I've posted. I need to quit apologizing for this and just let it be what it's going to be, because I have simply accepted the fact that I will write when I feel like it and not force anything! Hooray! I'm staying true to myself and that is that :)
Have an excellent day and go buy that umbrella on your way to check out my new schtuff at the shops! Eat your veggies!
xo
Friday, January 1, 2010
Beginning...
I love starting over... and here's a chance for all of us in this beautiful new year. The calendar is on our side, and so is our determination for to fulfill that list of resolutions.
SDD 2010 Resolutions:
- Finish designing/decorating my office/studio
- Yoga-fy yoga-fy yoga-fy
- Bring SDD across the country
- Stick to some sort of budget this year :-)
- Continue to build positive relationships based on generosity, honesty and a thoughtfulness
- Finish my website asap....
Also, this is a year to relax and appreciate each step of the way... it's worked out so well thus far, and there's no telling what amazing opportunities are just around the corner.
Here we come, 2K10. Sending my love into the future and looking forward to keeping my eyes open and focused on what is to come.
xo
Sara
SDD 2010 Resolutions:
- Finish designing/decorating my office/studio
- Yoga-fy yoga-fy yoga-fy
- Bring SDD across the country
- Stick to some sort of budget this year :-)
- Continue to build positive relationships based on generosity, honesty and a thoughtfulness
- Finish my website asap....
Also, this is a year to relax and appreciate each step of the way... it's worked out so well thus far, and there's no telling what amazing opportunities are just around the corner.
Here we come, 2K10. Sending my love into the future and looking forward to keeping my eyes open and focused on what is to come.
xo
Sara
Monday, November 16, 2009
An Autumn Affair
The Topaz trunk show was SO fun. Pure joy, amazing food, great jewelry. Amy Casher had some beautiful pieces (as always) and Angela of The Paper Apartment displayed some really awe-inspiring pieces that she designed. Ohhh the talent!
For now, I'm updating my Etsy shop like mad (the general rule with Etsy is that you're supposed to space out your listings so that you don't go to the bottom of the search results) but I've gotten get my wheels turning faster as it really IS getting into holiday shopping season!
In the moments where I forget what I'm doing and slow down on work, I'm browsing on Etsy - trying to find YOU a good holiday gift that's made by a fellow Etsian! There are so many choices - I almost feel like everyone will get jewelry if I can't make up my mind!
Did I really need to end each of the above paragraphs with an exclamation point? Guess so!
For now, I'm updating my Etsy shop like mad (the general rule with Etsy is that you're supposed to space out your listings so that you don't go to the bottom of the search results) but I've gotten get my wheels turning faster as it really IS getting into holiday shopping season!
In the moments where I forget what I'm doing and slow down on work, I'm browsing on Etsy - trying to find YOU a good holiday gift that's made by a fellow Etsian! There are so many choices - I almost feel like everyone will get jewelry if I can't make up my mind!
Did I really need to end each of the above paragraphs with an exclamation point? Guess so!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
All settled in! ..and so the holiday season begins!
Thank goodness I am in and settled because it is just about holiday time! I've been feeling this way since about September, but now it's really in full swing and I am loving every minute of it.
This Friday is my first trunk show at Topaz! I can't wait. Showing beside me will be the lovely and talented Amy Casher and The Paper Apartment. I'm making so many new pieces for the event, which will be 11/13 from 6-9pm. This event was co-organized with the always wonderful Mint Julep, who is also open for late night shopping for all the ladies - or the gents that are shopping for their beautiful babes. Small Plates, OM, and Finale will be providing the treats for the night - I might be more excited for the food than the jewels! These are some amazing restaurants, and I just can't wait to nibble.
Last week I participated in a one-year happy birthday part for Abeille, owned by a friend of mine, Lisa Trachtman. She's a great person and has done a wonderful job with her new store. It has a very romantic feel to it, so it was so relaxing to set up and show there. I showed my work alongside jewelry designers Hanne Bernstein and Michelle Charles Rothman - these gals are all such a riot so I love having anything to do with them! Also on board doing a book signing for her newest publication was one of my favorite people, Jenn Mason. She's a superhuman, I swear. You just need to be in her presence to feel uplifted - if you ever get a chance to see her work, please make it happen!
In addition to all of these great shows (which have been nonstop and I couldn't even list them all if I wanted), I've been keeping busy with orders for some of my favorite stores in Boston - not just because they carry my work, but because they are just so beautiful and inspiring to be inside. Nomad has my newest collection of work - the owner Deb, who is SO amazing, just love her - provided me with some really cool charms and pendants to work into my newest designs... I dropped them off last week and presented the pieces to Deb and one of her coolest staff members, Liz, in their beautiful and amazing basement - which doesn't even look like a basement but an amazing version of the store upstairs. This basement had racks and racks of glasses, brushkins, pottery, tins, cushions, TEXTILES... oh my goodness it was so beautiful. There is a room adjacent to this storage area that is full of props for their display - all of which I pretty much asked Deb if I could buy... If you ever get a chance to meet Deb, please do - the word I would first use to describe her is "awesome." She just is. She is shining and radiant every time I see her and is just a ball of joy.
Today was a different day - I got tons of sleep last night but still was so sleepy when I woke up. I did a few hours of down and then I went with the lovely Jenn Mason to Brookline Access TV, located in the Unified Arts building at Brookline High School. What an amazing studio! Over 10K square feet.. currently, it's under construction now and it stank of paint and adhesives, but when they are done it will be gorgeous and just an incredible place to hang art, take an interactive class on their state of the art equipment, or use their conference rooms... for Brookline residents, it's all free! I can't even believe it. Definitely check it out if you can. Their grand opening will be around January 10, 2010. The small group of Brookline artists who joined us were all shocked that this resource was availble to us - we'll definitely be using this space for our Brookline Open Studios meetings, which I hadn't mentioned on this blog before, but this year I am the Assistant Director of! It's great, and it means I get to work with Jenn weekly. Can't say no to art, events, and Jenn!
Now that the sun is on the other side of its apex, I'm way behind on my work! It's back to the studio, and then off to the gym - I've been a good girl with my calorie burning, and I hope to keep this up! I'll be the buffest jewelry maker you've ever seen!
Enjoy this beautiful November day - why it is 60 degrees I do not know, but enjoy it! This moment is all we've got! Also, as the end of the year draws near, what have you done this year that you are proud of? If you can't think of anything yet, there's still time! Make this your best year yet.
xo
Hope to see you at the trunk show on Friday!!
Sara
This Friday is my first trunk show at Topaz! I can't wait. Showing beside me will be the lovely and talented Amy Casher and The Paper Apartment. I'm making so many new pieces for the event, which will be 11/13 from 6-9pm. This event was co-organized with the always wonderful Mint Julep, who is also open for late night shopping for all the ladies - or the gents that are shopping for their beautiful babes. Small Plates, OM, and Finale will be providing the treats for the night - I might be more excited for the food than the jewels! These are some amazing restaurants, and I just can't wait to nibble.
Last week I participated in a one-year happy birthday part for Abeille, owned by a friend of mine, Lisa Trachtman. She's a great person and has done a wonderful job with her new store. It has a very romantic feel to it, so it was so relaxing to set up and show there. I showed my work alongside jewelry designers Hanne Bernstein and Michelle Charles Rothman - these gals are all such a riot so I love having anything to do with them! Also on board doing a book signing for her newest publication was one of my favorite people, Jenn Mason. She's a superhuman, I swear. You just need to be in her presence to feel uplifted - if you ever get a chance to see her work, please make it happen!
In addition to all of these great shows (which have been nonstop and I couldn't even list them all if I wanted), I've been keeping busy with orders for some of my favorite stores in Boston - not just because they carry my work, but because they are just so beautiful and inspiring to be inside. Nomad has my newest collection of work - the owner Deb, who is SO amazing, just love her - provided me with some really cool charms and pendants to work into my newest designs... I dropped them off last week and presented the pieces to Deb and one of her coolest staff members, Liz, in their beautiful and amazing basement - which doesn't even look like a basement but an amazing version of the store upstairs. This basement had racks and racks of glasses, brushkins, pottery, tins, cushions, TEXTILES... oh my goodness it was so beautiful. There is a room adjacent to this storage area that is full of props for their display - all of which I pretty much asked Deb if I could buy... If you ever get a chance to meet Deb, please do - the word I would first use to describe her is "awesome." She just is. She is shining and radiant every time I see her and is just a ball of joy.
Today was a different day - I got tons of sleep last night but still was so sleepy when I woke up. I did a few hours of down and then I went with the lovely Jenn Mason to Brookline Access TV, located in the Unified Arts building at Brookline High School. What an amazing studio! Over 10K square feet.. currently, it's under construction now and it stank of paint and adhesives, but when they are done it will be gorgeous and just an incredible place to hang art, take an interactive class on their state of the art equipment, or use their conference rooms... for Brookline residents, it's all free! I can't even believe it. Definitely check it out if you can. Their grand opening will be around January 10, 2010. The small group of Brookline artists who joined us were all shocked that this resource was availble to us - we'll definitely be using this space for our Brookline Open Studios meetings, which I hadn't mentioned on this blog before, but this year I am the Assistant Director of! It's great, and it means I get to work with Jenn weekly. Can't say no to art, events, and Jenn!
Now that the sun is on the other side of its apex, I'm way behind on my work! It's back to the studio, and then off to the gym - I've been a good girl with my calorie burning, and I hope to keep this up! I'll be the buffest jewelry maker you've ever seen!
Enjoy this beautiful November day - why it is 60 degrees I do not know, but enjoy it! This moment is all we've got! Also, as the end of the year draws near, what have you done this year that you are proud of? If you can't think of anything yet, there's still time! Make this your best year yet.
xo
Hope to see you at the trunk show on Friday!!
Sara
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