FringeLore will be setting up at the East Nashville Arts Fest on May 22 and 23! This the first of what will hopefully be a fantastic annual event! Come and view all of the fantastic artisan wears and enjoy Spring!
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
I'm finally posting some of my favorites from a photo shoot done with friend and fashion designer, Heather Kennedy, of Cajun Moon Designs. Heather found these amazing grafiti walls and, well, take a look for yourself!
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
An Almost Forgotten Story...the Secret Message in Lincoln's Pocket Watch...
If you know me or have read my profile, then you know that I love old things. I find security in feeling like I am surrounded by objects with previous lives, previous stories...the knowledge that life is bigger than I am and anything I'm facing has been faced before. It's just a great feeling.
In my jewelry and art I like to try to bring forgotten objects and their stories back...give them another opportunity to be something beautiful and collect new tales. I like to think that the recipients of my jewelry reflect on who might have previously owned them...an ornate pocket watch held as a prized possession by someone almost two centuries ago...what was their life like?
I like the romantic notion that objects absorb and become the sum of their past.
In the idea of this notion, the story below was forwarded to me. It is quite a great example of the idea of 'almost forgotten stories retold' in a very literal and tangible way. It is the story of a man experiencing a moment that he knew would be life altering for him and his country. In that moment he inscribed his thoughts on the internal plates of an antique pocket watch he was repairing; a pocket watch that just happened to belong to Abraham Lincoln. A century and a half later, the story of the existence of this inscription was almost nothing more than myth until a driven ancestor and willing museum curators were able to come together and bring to light this story...almost forgotten.
Please enjoy the story of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch:
http://tinyurl.com/dceu58
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In my jewelry and art I like to try to bring forgotten objects and their stories back...give them another opportunity to be something beautiful and collect new tales. I like to think that the recipients of my jewelry reflect on who might have previously owned them...an ornate pocket watch held as a prized possession by someone almost two centuries ago...what was their life like?
I like the romantic notion that objects absorb and become the sum of their past.
In the idea of this notion, the story below was forwarded to me. It is quite a great example of the idea of 'almost forgotten stories retold' in a very literal and tangible way. It is the story of a man experiencing a moment that he knew would be life altering for him and his country. In that moment he inscribed his thoughts on the internal plates of an antique pocket watch he was repairing; a pocket watch that just happened to belong to Abraham Lincoln. A century and a half later, the story of the existence of this inscription was almost nothing more than myth until a driven ancestor and willing museum curators were able to come together and bring to light this story...almost forgotten.
Please enjoy the story of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch:
http://tinyurl.com/dceu58
www.fringelore.com
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Receiving a "Thank You"....in the mail!!
I will be the first to admit that I am the WORST when it comes to keeping in touch with friends and loved ones. I have a complete inability to pick up the phone - it terrifies me! - and somehow making the voyage to the mailbox to deposit a real, paper letter just never happens.
That is why when I opened the mail box yesterday morning and found a thank you card from a customer, I almost fell over. Who does that now days!? It was truly fantastic and so touching.
It is a fantastic thing to be able to create (and necessary), it is even more fantastic to be able to create and have something you enjoy be a means of income...I'll tell you though, it is the most fantastic to create and know the recipient really did love the piece as much as you did!! Sigh... (in my happy place)
That is why when I opened the mail box yesterday morning and found a thank you card from a customer, I almost fell over. Who does that now days!? It was truly fantastic and so touching.
It is a fantastic thing to be able to create (and necessary), it is even more fantastic to be able to create and have something you enjoy be a means of income...I'll tell you though, it is the most fantastic to create and know the recipient really did love the piece as much as you did!! Sigh... (in my happy place)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Earring of the Month Club!!
I'm pretty excited about this new offering. It hit me one day when I was considering how much I loved receiving packages in the mail. There is nothing more fun than to anticipate receiving a package, going to the mailbox each day and finally finding it there...opening it...and (woot!) pretty things!
I decided that it would be a really fun offering to create an Earring of the Month Club! Each month I will send out a newly designed pair of earrings, fully gift wrapped, to the lucky recipient and they will get to anticipate the pretty little package arriving!
Join the Earring of the Month Club here!
This is such a win-win for everyone too because I get create custom earrings personally for someone each month, they get the fun of receiving packages each month and they also receive a really great value since the earrings usually retail for $32-$40 each! The overall value of the earrings that will be received is around $216! Each package will be completely and beautifully gift wrapped and all earrings will be on sterling silver or oxidized sterling silver earwires.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Want the 'inside scoop' on good advertising returns?
I've recently posted regarding Project Wonderful (PW) and created a 'quick start' tutorial. Well, I just found something else new and exciting in the land of PW!!
Did you know that you can save search criteria and have PW send you an email if new results meet your criteria?
You might be wondering why that's so darn special...well... imagine this...
You've searched for advertising spots on PW that receive between X and Y views a day. Now, what if suddenly you were made aware that a site that usually has low views had suddenly been posted on BoingBoing or the like, and that site going bananas with views! What if you could bid on a spot on that site...the bid price might even be undervalued because they don't usually receive that many hits. Suddenly, you've won a golden ad spot for possibly a cheaper price than what would normally be going for a spot receiving that many views!
For more info, read the "Opportunities Come to You" section here.
FringeLore
Did you know that you can save search criteria and have PW send you an email if new results meet your criteria?
You might be wondering why that's so darn special...well... imagine this...
You've searched for advertising spots on PW that receive between X and Y views a day. Now, what if suddenly you were made aware that a site that usually has low views had suddenly been posted on BoingBoing or the like, and that site going bananas with views! What if you could bid on a spot on that site...the bid price might even be undervalued because they don't usually receive that many hits. Suddenly, you've won a golden ad spot for possibly a cheaper price than what would normally be going for a spot receiving that many views!
For more info, read the "Opportunities Come to You" section here.
FringeLore
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