First of all:
CALLING ALL BRIDES!!!
If you are getting married in the next decade or so, you’ll want to check out my sister’s Etsy shop. Little Miss Kathleen Jane is from the American side of my family and resides in the LA area. She whips up beautiful, bodacious, dreamy bridal accessories. In fact, RW had her stitch this frothy little shawl together for me for my birthday this year:
I’m already a bride but I plan on wearing mine to the tea parties I’ll be hosting in my gorgeous gardens this summer. Kathy has a degree in fashion design and has worked IN and FOR high-end bridal boutiques in Santa Barbara and LA as well as a ritzy furniture company named Giati (Oprah buys her deck furniture from these guys). She currently works for designer
in Los Angeles but is attempting to go full time with her Etsy shop.
SIDENOTE: If you’re searching for new swimwear, stop off at your local Nordstrom to touch swanky bikinis that Kathy has a hand in crafting!
She is an amazing seamstress and is the girl to go to for alterations, veils, and anything else you can imagine you might need for the big day (or your tea parties).
The veils, shawls and wedding paraphernalia she carries in her Etsy shop are all designed by her and stitched by her as well. She’s the real deal, a credible and talented designer! Go see her shop pronto!
Now down to business:
I squeaked out a few new pieces of jewelry last night while I worked late in the studio.
Today in the shop you’ll find:
[lemon chalcedony & sterling]
[Pucker Up Ring: prehnite & sterling]
[a sliver of original poetry in sterling with a custom chain]
In other news,
I woke up this morning and spent hours battling the dust bunnies.
I’m not sure if I’ve informed you of RW’s newest adventures in renovation work. He just finished building custom moldings for the room that flows out of the living room. The custom work matches the original moldings in the living room fairly well. Since the original stuff is a century old and is no longer manufactured, RW had to piece together the new moldings to match the old moldings and each doorway is now framed with 17 individual pieces of wood he hand sawed, glued, nailed and mounted. It looks amazing and NOT like a birdcage made of Popsicle sticks like you might be imagining right now…I can’t wait to show you some snapshots of the new deal.
In the meantime, I’m doing my best to clean up the dust bunny rodeo which seems to get worse and worse every day as the fine gray stuff settles onto the furniture and floor. Yesterday, as I worked on my computer, I could actually taste it in my mouth. Ew. This morning I finally snapped and spent a pair of hours scrubbing things clean. It looks much better but I know I’ll simply have to do it again tomorrow and the day after that.
Yeesh.
CINDERELLY CINDERELLY
Anyway, I’m off to the Etsy shop now to list a few things and then into the studio for one last serious session of inventory boosting before the BIGlittle show on Friday.
You’re my favorite little potatoes.
Love,
The Granddaughter of a Saskatchewan Wheat Farmer
Plume…I want that lemon ring…but I have a feeling it is bigger than a size 7…
Pucker up is a size 6.
The chalcedony ring is a 7.75!
I knew it!
you’re a darling. i love the rings! yellow makes me dream of springtime.
Oooooh, LOVE those rings. Something about the milky pale color of those stones plus the silver. Delightful!
Maybe some day I'll be a fast enough clicker to buy one of your pieces again. sigh.
Wishing you the best of luck tomorrow! I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes!
After the show, please enjoy a relaxing weekend sans dust bunnies!
<3
well hello Mrs. Plume I stumbled across your ever so lovely blog from Emeliaro, and just wanted to drop you a note to say hello. I love seeing all your gorgeous photos. Your jewels are just spectacular. I swear one of these days I am going to be fast enough to snatch up one of your rings!! 😉 Have a merrily day…
Happy Trails
I’ll second that! I’m so glad you’re work goes quickly though 🙂
You are fantastically talented!
My pinkies are so, so slow. I’ve seen neither hide nor hair of any of those awesome rings on your blog. Perhaps on Saturday?