sweet talk

creating an e-mail campaign

I haven't been posting much on my blog lately, as I have been busy photographing, creating web graphics and now formating an e-blast (using emma which I love) to announce the launch of our new collection of earrings called pop rocks. I will send out the e-blast as soon as the products are added on my website. I don't do that part because I don't know how to code, so mallsoft does that for me :-) and I am SO happy about that. If you'd like to be notified about pop rocks or other sweet tooth designs news, join our e-mail list at sweettoothdesigns.com.

colorful stacking drawers

functional and fun too... these would be great for some of my jewelry parts. (via apartment therapy).

if only this had a chain

I'd love to get one of these... wish it had a lightweight chain so I could wear it over my shoulder.

animals that paint

I saw this elephant painting on YouTube yesterday. It seems hard to believe it's real, but everyone says it is... hum. what do you think? you can see more animals painting via If It's Hip, It's Here.

put the hours in.

"doing anything worthwhile takes forever. 90% of what separates successful people and failed people is time, effort, and stamina." this may seem obvious, but until you actually experience starting your own business this is hard to really understand.

this is just a short quote from a long post on how to be creative by hugh macleod.  he has some great advice from experience for people who are creative, in art, in business, or whatever.

  

before and after inspiration

ok, I wish I had the knack for looking at an old piece of furniture and visualizing a new life for it... I am so inspired by this post on design*sponge showing before and after chairs.

photographing my hoops

I haven't had very much time to blog lately, I've been busy designing some new collections, and am finally ready to photograph one of the new collections.

after 2 months of the EZ cube sitting in a box in my studio, I finally had a chance to take it out of the box and try it. I decided test the set up by photographing my hand hammered hoops. feeling ambitious, I also decided to figure out how to photograph the jewelry on a white (NOT gray) background, which is much much harder than it seems. with a little help from the people at table top studio I think I've got it, and am pretty happy with the hoop photo below!!

of course there are a few more things I'd like to buy,that I think will help technically like a tripod with a boom arm, it's still out of stock :-(

 

pantone inspired products

laura from the blog if it's hip it's here posted an amazing range of pantone inspired products, and a few that are going on my wish list (though I don't think they are all for sale), like the flight stool, russian nesting dolls and the fabulous pantone bag that comes in 12 tones.

 

muji jewelry box

I'm posting this because I like the design, and want one. interesting the name "MUJI" is derived from the japanese phrase "mujirushi ryohin," meaning "no brand goods." but isn't "MUJI" becoming a brand?

FLOR tile designs by Alexander Girard

flor has announced the launch of their new alexander girard collection of carpet tiles. the design is based on girard’s “sun” designs from la fonda del sol restaurant. I'm a huge fan of FLOR carpet tiles, in fact I have them in almost every room.  you can find out more about the launch at flor.com