As of Late...

I have slowly been getting the creative groove in my studio.

Would you like to see a bit of what I have revamped this week?

~Roses are Red~

~Autumns Embrace~

~On the Rocks~

~Love Birds~
(not to play favorites but shhhhh, she's my favorite!)

These pics are terrible & don't do these baubles justice
... it's been raining non stop & my light bulb for the lightbox is broke.

I have snuck in a bit of a shop update this week if you noticed ;)
Click the titles & you'll zip over to the shop!

These last 2 will be available soon'ish
(I'm wary of letting them go just yet as
we are just getting to know each other)

~Garden of Eden~

~ Muse~

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Have you birds been having a productive week? I've been in overdrive trying to gear up for the next few weeks markets & wholesale orders. My friend Jacyln & I having a little pre-holiday trunk show @ her place Sat. & then next weekend I'm sneak'n in on the Durham Art Walk (I'm not offically part of it but I'll be Heather Garrett Studio hehehe) with a little double duty that Saturday since I overbooked myself & have a trunk show @ Blo that night! {eek!} Hoping to head over to the coast for Thanksgiving (can you believe it's only 2weeks away!?!) & then I have the Boylan Heights Art Walk.

I must be nuts.

Maybe I should put up the Christmas tree now!?!
When do you birds put up your trees?
Do you wait until Dec.
or put it up for Thanksgiving
so you can bask in its beauty for both Holidays?

Do tell?????

XoXo,
Johanna

Up & Running!

Hello my lovelies! Reporting in to let you know that the studio & Up & Running! Hip Hip Hooray! It's not perfect yet & I still need to hang a few things on the wall but 'tis workable :)

Would you care for a tour??

My shelves of treasures!
Much more workable space than before!

~Cozy nook with a birds nest &
a smattering of found pieces of nature~

& a little relaxation station :)

So much more room than before! I feel so blessed that I found this place & have such a peaceful place to remake treasures!

After unpacking & getting (most of) the house in order, I was even able to make a few goodies for this weekends Troika Festival as well as some pretties for my latest Retail account.

You can now find Good Girls Studio jewelry
@ Heather Garrett Interior Design studio
in downtown Durham.

It is a wonderland of beauty in there
{I want to move in!}
& makes you want to snuggle up on one of the couches
(or beds)
with a good book & a cuddle bunny!

Look at the walls...amazing!

This building is the oldest on the block & the architecture is gorgeous!

Check out her website & you can see the awesome press she's had on Design Sponge & Apartment Therapy! Also, I'll be hanging out there for the Durham Art Walk coming up on Nov 21 & 22 so stop by & say "Hi" if you're in the neighborhood!

Hope you birdlings have a wonderful weekend! & thank you again for all the well wishes! You are the bees knees :)

XoXo,
Hanna

& We Have A Winner...

Sorry to keep the suspense for so long !! Internet is back up (obviously!) & ALL the boxes are unpacked (pics of the new studio coming soon!) !! Whoohoo!! Sooo....Drum Roll please.....The Winner is KreatedByKelly ! Kelly please shoot me an email with your adr. & the earrings will be gifted out to you promptly! However did I pick a winner you ask??

It was very mathematical deduction ....
Moi: "Tyler pick a number between 1 & 17."
Tyler: " I'm 8."
Moi: "So the number 8 then?"
Tyler: "Duh!"
I'd like to say he gets his sarcasm from his dad,
but since it's just me here
.... DUH!
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments! You all literally brought me to tears! I am stunned by all the supportive emails & convos I've received :)
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

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Did you birds have a Happy Halloween? We went to a party Friday night at the last minute since all the packing got done. Tyler had already gotten a GIJoe costume but I had nothing to wear! Whatever was I to do??? Luckily most of my clothes are more costumes than outfits (thanks for pointing that out mom!haha) so I threw on a vintage ensemble: black velvet & ostrich feather cape (circa 1970's courtesy of my aunt) & my feather & mink hat (circa early 1900's courtesy of my neighborhood antique mall) add some long necklaces from my shop & voila
...a {sort of} Flapper'ish outfit....

Tyler is petting my hat not giving you all the finger, I promise :)

Good thing we dressed up & went because when Saturday night came around we were both pooped! He asked me if " instead of going trick or treating could we just buy some candy & carve our pumpkin?" Poor kiddo! I told him he was making a very grownup descision & then we went to buy chocolate :)

So of course I had to try out my new oven & roast some pumpkin seeds! I dried them off a bit ( I have no patience for these things so they were still damp when I roasted them) tossed them with salt, garlic powder, my delicious Spanish paprika & EVOO. Roasted them @ 300 for about an hour. They're like healthy tiny potato chips...except not :) I've eaten almost an entire pumpkins worth already! I'm sure to have a stomach soon!

XoXo,
Johanna

Save The Date

Troika Music Festival Nov.7th!

New to the Troika Music Festival this year, Rock, Paper, Scissors is a live music show featuring a unique market of art and handmade wares from local artists and crafters, merchandise from Troika bands, and select offerings from some of Durham's favorite businesses.

The event will take place Saturday, November 7th, 2009 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Trotter Building (410 W. Geer Street, Durham, NC, just one block north of the Scrap Exchange).

Music schedule for Rock, Paper, Scissors:
12:30 Three Days in Vegas
1:30 Tin Star
2:30 Mt. Moriah

Rock, Paper, Scissors is a free event.

I better get my studio moved & up & running fast if I'm going to have new goodies by next weekend! Come on out & here some rock'n bands & support your local artist & businesses!

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I am drifting away in a sea of boxes as I type this ;) I'm hoping to have all the boxes moved before Sat. so when my strong arms get here there will be only furniture left to deal with. Now if only this rain would stop.... (Yikes!) What have you birds been up to this week?

Psst...
Don't forget to leave a comment on this post to get entered to win a pair of my Stirred not Shaken earrings!

Smooches,
Johanna

The Cat's Out of the Bag!

My secret is out & the article is in!

Do you have any idea how hard it has been to keep this a secret from you birds!?! Hop on over to the Etsy blog & read the smarticle Quit Your Day Job featuring yours truly :)

A big "Thank you" to Etsy for running this :) Excited isn't even the word (stoked, blessed, amazed perhaps?) Happy dancing all day :) In honor of the feature I'm going to try this giveaway thing one more time!!! I'm giving away a pair of my Stirred not Shaken earrings !

So leave me a comment telling me what you are grateful for & I (hehehe or Tyler) will pick a winner at random on Friday!

Smooches,
Johanna

PS: My wholesale business went National as of Sunday!
OMG!!!
I am speechless & breathless & so thankful for the Lord's awesome blessing!

Backstage

Backstage:A photo montage
Behind the scenes of the
Rock & Shop Fashion Show...


First stop: Aveda Institute in Chapel Hill

Their team did a great job on my girls!


Taaaadaaaaaaaaaaaaa

~Hottie No1, 2, 3 & 4 (5 was late) ~

I love how the whole look turned out! I wasn't too sure how I would like them each wearing different dresses but I think it turned out great & really showcased my jewelry. Each model wore their own LBD & shoes.

Girls will be girls :)

Ameerah came to my rescue after one the of my models came down with the flu that morning!She was a life saver!

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The girls strutted their stuff to this song :)
Very tongue in cheek :)
'twas soo much fun!

My mom ran my table for me while I was busy backstage...Thank You Mom! She always comes to my rescue & she was such a trooper!

Aren't we cute :)

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My little footsies were killing me afterward!

{it was a great leg wear day!
I need to remember this combo!}

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The grand finale...let's end with Jazz hands!


XoXo,
Johanna

PS: Save the date: Oct 26th! Surprise galore!

Flock

I spent most of yesterday covered
in feathers & glue
....The Studio looks like
a flock of birds flew in & molted ;)

But now there are hair clips & headbands aplenty!

My mommy showed up yesterday with a treasure chest full of goodies! Apparently the vintage gods took pity on me & my low supply of goodies because she brought me the mother load! It took me over an hour just to go through it & another hour to sort it & put it {read: horde it} away to be able to use it! Thank you mom!

My desk after the crazy work load this week!
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I did manage to take a quick pic of the bird tea cup & saucer I mentioned the other day!

This is the back
...does it mean anything to any of you birds?

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Here's a sneak peek at what one of the models
will be wearing for the Fashion Show tomorrow!

It's called "A Hot Mess" !
(that's 2 necklaces in the picture)

& my latest obsession....

Slinky earrings!
They are made from antique ball chain off a lampshade! Crazy nuts! My friend used to wear the woven lampshade as a necklace when he did drag ;) Hilarious! Oh well, what's old is new again!

& these little beauts used to be Christmas tree icicles!

Handblown glass that glitters in the light!

So cute on!

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Well my birdlings,
if I seem a bit scatter brained as of late
it's because I'm living like this...

The boxes are haunting me
& I'm no where near finished packing!
{yikes}

Have a lovely weekend & I hope to see you at the Rock & Shop tomorrow!

XoXo,
Jo