there is no feeling like the one i get when i’m sitting down with a cup of coffee and my daily blog reads to discover that lo and behold!- i’ve been featured in one of my favorite blogs!  thank you modish!

 ok. . . back to curing my cold. . . i swear.

yippie! a few fellow jewelry ladies and i written up in the baltimore city paper’s 2007 holiday gift guide:

pictured here:  megan’s brooch

the charm city craft mafia has been voted “best craft collective” by the baltimore city paper!

congratulations mafia!

read the article here

i love you.  i’m speechless.  click. click. click below.

liana over at mixed plate e-mailed me today to let me know that a certain deer necklace was featured today on her blog!

i’m sure glad she did, because now i know about this fun shopping blog. needless to say, i’m now a feed subscriber. thanks liana!

ok.  so TWO minutes after the last post- here i am.

this is the last one today.  really.

i had to come back to tell you about the MOST lovely write-up of my work from an etsy friend, copperheart.   see it here.  and copperheart’s GORGEOUS enamel work here.

what a lovely and wonderful surprise!
i woke up this morning to find that i am featured in one of my very FAVORITE blogs, creature comforts! YIPPIE!!!
(don’t you love a blog post about a blog post? hee hee!)

do you ever feel just giddy? grinny? i do right now.
it’s just one of those days where i’m realizing that i am so happy to be doing what i do- making jewelry and blogging. i’ve met so many wonderful and supportive people in this big wide internet world. for example, today i had a stumper of an etsy question. juliet suggested that i try posting in the forum. in ONE minute of me posting my question, i received an answer! -along with a congratulations on my first sale! THEN i see this blog post from this girl beads - my very first etsy customer. (hi! i hope you break out that jeweler’s saw!)
i’m so very happy to be a part of this warm crafting community. you all are FANTASTIC. love. love.

thank you indie fixx for the bunny love shout out!! i’m a proud subscriber of the indie fixx rss feed myself. are you?

to me! well. . .soon anyway. it feels like it already due to this very unexpected surprise:

our write-up in outblush!

thanks to this sweet little guy. thanks also to outblush for the shout out.

now for some birthday celebrations! for all the baltimoreans out there, see you tomorrow night in costume at sonar!

woohoo! i found out today that i will be participating in the Handmade Arcade this year. you won’t see the contents of the boutique at my booth, but rather, i will be selling jewelry made by me in my very own studio! (More info coming soon!)

Also, Congratulations to my friend Juliet of The Broken Plate Pendant Company for her acceptance into the Handmade Arcade. This is Juliet’s first show, so be sure to stop by her booth to show her some xoxo. Congrats, Juliet!!

In other good news, did you see our recent write-up on mighty goods? you can check out all of the Miss Alison accessories right here.

is fall really here already? it feels like it. . . it looks like it too. it’s eight p.m. and pitch black outside! sigh. i’m not sure i’m ready for this. although it does make me happy to think of the knitting nights to come! oh yes- and pumpkin pie too. yumm.

i decided a few weeks ago to participate in maryland’s “race for the cure” to benefit the susan g. komen breast cancer foundation. i will be running in the 5k race. now, for those of you that know me, you know that this is no “walk in the park” (pun intended!) for me. however, i’ve been training for about one month now and i feel so proud to particpate in this event. i hope you will come out and run, cheer us runners on, OR sponsor me here. (pretty please!!) I’ll keep you up to date on training details. Race date: October 21!

i would love to hear your suggestions for songs that would be encouraging or fun to listen to during the run. what do you think?

off to the gym!

xoxo,

annie

p.s. check out our mention in modish!

uh-oh. it looks like we’ve lost some posts here due to a computer malfunction. oh well!

i’ve been a slacker on the blogging lately (the desk job has taken its toll), but, i swear, from this day forward that i will make an effort to post at least once a week. cross my heart.

i wanted to give a shout out to all the fabulous fans out there. we’ve been featured in some great shopping blogs including:

juniper designs

and

lucky seeks love

as the temperature reaches 102 this week in baltimore, i will be trying my hardest to photograph some much overdue new items; i have two words for you: underpants & kimonos.

favorite new activity: listening to KEXP streaming radio on the sly at the aforementioned desk job

favorite new book: a gift from the lovely melissa noonan: Crap Hound #5: hands, hearts, eyes

the ladies of mogo informed me of this today: (oh) joy!

this makes me incredibly happy!

in other news:

for the folks who made it out to the art star craft bazaar, you were able to catch a lucky glimpse of one of our new and favorite designers, ship to shore. for those who couldn’t be there: you’re in luck! stay tuned for a ship to shore unveiling coming soon. drumroll please. . . .