Dreaming of Designs

Wow I am working my ass off down here in the bay. Shira and I are up till the wee hours of the morning in her studio everyday in such creative bliss that I am amazed how we keep going. She is the best girl ever to do this with. We have such love and respect for each other on sooo many levels that when we create together we grow as artists. We push each other with our ideas and our eye for perfection and detail that I am blown away at what we are creating. W, Elle, Vogue here we come. It is natural, organic and together we succeed and bring out the best in each others work in a way that is breathless and so much fun. This is engulfing every aspect of my life. It is all I do right now. I fall asleep thinking about it, I dream about it, I wake up and create or sell or do marketing or design. I call Dan with another idea for our collection Talisman talisman.blogspot.com . We are creating some really awesome pieces perfect for the theme of Threshold. I am dedicated.

I hit a dark spot this November with the fall out between my previous assistant Marion that left me really shaken, sad and afraid of the potential of having yet another person making feather accessories in this community. But instead of harboring anger or depression (I now only wish her well on her creative path) I dove deep into my creative well and have been dreaming (literally) of fresh and sexy new designs. Once again I am being offered a canvas to create some new gear on with the Juxtapose Release party and fashion show (headlined by STS9) Vendi Vidi Vici. That is what I get to work on this week, and filling the list of custom orders and replenishing our quickly depleting stock for the sales next weekend and get some stock sent to Portland for a sale too (ladies at home contact me with what you want). We are trying to keep up and that is a really good sign that we are on target.

I just came back to Oakland from a successful sale with the Goddess Alchemy girls all weekend (I heart them sooo much check em out at www.GoddessAlchemyProject.com) and Shira rocked it at the Mission Bazaar in SF. The feedback and support we are receiving from people, our friends and dearly respected designers is so encouraging. It is giving me so much hope that our big dreams are coming into fruition. Thank you friends for your purchases, your connections, your feedback and your referrals. Keep it coming. For my friends who haven't yet seen I am sooo excited to show you and decorate you.

We have a lot of pictures of our new earrings. E-mail us KIYUMIJEWELRY (at) GMAIL (dot) COM and we will send you pictures if you are interested in a custom order.

If you would like to host a trunk show at your home before Christmas let us know. Portland folks please contact me or Jaya. We are doing one this coming Sunday in SF and Mimosa is playing some sweet tunes for us if you want to come shop. We will provide you an intimate and fun environment to socialize, shop and get a little tipsy on bubbly. Invite only as this is not a party (wink) it is a trunk sale.

Check for updates kiyumijewelry.blogspot.com & talismangear.blogspot.com

THANK YOU for your support!!! We are abundant, let us keep that idea alive and thriving! Let me know too how I can help support you and your art. Much Love!