last day to enter giveaway!!!

hi........

today is the last day to enter the my giveaway contest for a CUSTOM piece of jewelry! all you have to do is comment on this post here. you can write me anything you want, even just hi! tomorrow afternoon amanda and i will have a creative surprise on how we randomly pick the winner and he/she will then be contacted to start discussing their personal interests, obsessions and beliefs! i can't wait to start making it and to see who wins!

( me at my booth & my bestie amanda who always helps me out  every year! at art star)   

i feel like all this week i've been humming with electricity from meeting such lovely people last weekend at the 6th art star craft bazzar and for all the amazing (!!!) comments to my giveaway post!!! (which i'll respond to after the contest!)  i've already begun to list all the jewelry that didn't go home with anyone and all the new work i've already started assembling on my etsy shop, so keep checking if there was something you had your eye on.......it might pop up there any second!, like these jawbone earrings i coupled with tiny carnival coins and 2 different, vintage brass chains.

good luck and as always, thank you! 

xoxo

p.s check out some of the write ups i've had about art star:

indie fixx

one fine philly

dove my mind.

design philadelphia.

wow i've been filled with so many wonderful feelings since the art star craft bazaar! i met such amazing people! thank you to all of the lovely boys and ladies who bought jewelry from me this past weekend, who asked thoughtful questions about my work, and who gave such lovely and personal feedback. i make this jewelry for people like you, who have a story that becomes connected to the piece of jewelry of mine that then lives on with you. the above picture is of the cutest lady who couldn't decided which ring to buy so she tried all of them on! 

the shop is bare but i promise to have it filled with all new treasures and stories this week. 

thank you all again and again!

p.s my first giveaway for a custom piece of jewelry ends this saturday! if you haven't already done so, please leave a comment to this post. all you need to say is hi if you like!

summer obsessing

lately i've been obsessing over owning the following oddities:

sword in the stone necklace worn by altered art artist marah johnson who taught at my mom's scrapbooking store in NY. my mom sent me this photo because she knew i'd be in love! i'm uncertain of its maker but i would give an unnecessary organ to own it.........
this handmade journal by local philly beauty the black spot books. she only uses vintage leather she finds on her many journeys. not only is she a member of the etsy cabinet of curiosities with me, she'll also be at art star craft bazaar this year too!  

true blood season one! i have daydreams of watching this at the gallery on my mini dvd player while assembling jewelry and painting. i can't wait for the new season! i torn through the last book in one day when i was laid up in bed.
i've been lusting for this book ever since i last posted about fumie sasabuchi's work. 
i posted about this digital mini rolleiflex last summer but i'm still craving it. i have visions of taking secret portraits. its also been popping up in my dreams and around the necks of the new doom and gloom ladies i've been drawing and painting.