A New Sundry Necklace

...perhaps my favorite yet. This one is made from a mix of vintage gold metal and pearl chains. They are grouped together and secured to soft ties of reclaimed polka dotted fabric.
(CLICK HERE to see the Sundry Necklace)
P.S. Just a heads up for those of you who have some favorites in The Shop: things will be changing around here soon. So if you like what you see, now is the time to go get it! More info forthcoming...

Summer Cottage Charm Necklace

Whew! It's been a while!
We went on a super relaxing fun awesome sunny trip to the beach with some friends for a whole week...kid free! It was great. I'm a little too tan for my taste, but just couldn't keep out of that sun for too long. The weather was perfect and we stayed at our family's sweet little beach cottage, also known as the Honeymoon Cottage. Three generations have gone there for honeymoons and family vacations...so many memories!
So while trying to settle back into to normal life, my first new listing after being home is a little tribute to our trip and to The Cottage.




(CLICK HERE for the Summer Cottage Charm Necklace)

A Horse, A Key, & Some Crazy Jumble Earrings, OH MY!

The latest additions to the shop:


























• Derby Horse Necklace
• Simple Secret Necklace
• Earth Day Earrings

Come check them out!!! ♡

Lady Jane Unicorn Neckalce

Meet Lady Jane, the newest addition to the shop. She is a sparkly, magic, enchanting, lucky unicorn. She likes ice cream and long walks on the beach. She is awesome.

My New Model...

As some of you may have noticed, I usually photograph images for the shop wearing a simple white sundress. My dad said it looks like an old nightshirt...haha! I however, like the consistency and the simplicity that allows you to focus on just the product. Well, since I'm getting bigger by the minute, I needed to come up with a plan for my "model" photos. That sweet little dress won't even go over my head in a few more weeks! I thought about just finding new clothes that fit as I got bigger, but let's be honest, how I look is not top on the list of my thoughts these days. It's hard enough to find comfy clothes just to go to the grocery store! If I have to do this every time I want to list a new product, the shop will dwindle down to nothingness.
Soooooo, that led me to these charming fabric hangers. I was so excited about this project. Blame those yo-yo hormones for my enthusiasm if you want, but these have solved my dilemma! Not to mention they were a breeze to make. I've included the DIY instructions because they would make such sweet bridal, birthday or Mother's Day gifts!
*The sweet pink hanger (above) is wearing my new Blue Sky Necklace, just listed today!
What you will need:
• a pack of plastic hangers without hooks - my photo has hooks, so ignore that
• a stack of fun fabrics
• masking tape (not pictured)


















What you will do:• Cut your fabric into long 1"-1.5" strips. Leave the edges raw and a little frayed. Don't worry about being perfectly straight with these - it won't matter.
• Start anywhere on the hanger and tape the piece down to get yourself started.
• Continue wrapping tightly until you run out of fabric. Tape it down and start up again, always disguising the tape from the previous strip.
• When you get back around to where you started, tie your fabric off in a knot or bow and trim to desired length. You can add a little lace or ribbon to this spot for a little shabby knot/bow if you wish.























♥ THE END ♥
Stay tuned for another fabric wrapped project in the near future. I may have gotten a little carried away. :)

Love Notes For Life

My husband is a night owl. I myself love love love the early morning hours. This works out swimmingly for our computer work. He tucks me in for the night at a grandmotherly hour of 9:30 or 10:00...and then starts his papers, studying, reading, etc. He also started a lovely habit of leaving me a little post-it note under the keyboard. It's the first thing I see in the morning when I stumble in here with my coffee to start the day. I stick them to my planner, and when the pile gets too big, I bundle them up and stash them in an *old cigar box.
Last week, we ran out of post-its. So he wrote on my Facebook wall something like, "In lieu of the post-it note shortage, I'm writing your note here..."
My sweet Aunt Becky saw it and came to the rescue. Because her basement is full of anything you can imagine, and also because Aunt Becky has always done anything to make her kids/nieces/nephews happy, she shipped me a lifetime supply of post-its! I'm not sure how committed John Jay was to this little love note ritual of ours, but our new stockpile pretty much locks him in for the next decade or so! :)
*also given to me by Aunt Becky!

Teddy Bear Necklace

Just look at this sweet little guy! I am so tempted to keep him for myself. Isn't he adorable?!
Fuzzy, cuddly, chubby...just waiting to be named and loved.











Teddy Bear Necklace