Good Eggs

We've been mad busy over here lately, kids! I don't even know the day of the week. Between getting the parents--and their 450 moving boxes--settled into their new house and working up a sweat building up stock for Crafty Wonderland, we managed to carve out some time to enjoy the rare PDX sunshine (via the Japanese Gardens, oh my!), have a preliminary meeting with the architects who will likely be designing our 350 sq ft dwelling, and even found time for a conference call tonight with a lovely woman from CCI Exchange who will be assisting us in our upcoming role of local coordinators for the international student exchange program! The future is packed full of brilliant potential, and I think we may just pull it all off! Is it time to wish everyone a happy weekend yet? Oh, it's only Tuesday?
Yes, Frank Black, where IS my mind?
I leave you with an awesome picture I took at the Portland Nursery a few days ago. It's a octopus-like air fern that has grown attached to this lovely antique birdcage. Cool, no?

Favorite Find of the Day

Best discovery today is a tumblr account called "Dads: The Original Hipsters."

Genius.

"Your dad went to dance parties before you did."

'every bit' pendant for Japan: v.2 is here!

It's easy to get caught up in the trending of global issues, and we've had awesome success raising money for the recovery of Japan through sales of our 'every bit' pendant, but after the media turns it eye to other issues, it's important to remember that Japan is still in dire need of help!! We've just released a second version of our 'every bit' pendant, this one with a beautiful pop of color. 100% of proceeds go to GlobalGiving for the Japan relief funds. Check it out!

'every bit' helps!

Bright Light Tuesday

OMG. The sun is shining in Portland. And its been happening all day. How fantastic! Things are moving and shaking around the studio, with the arrival of the terHorst elders (aka the rightful owners of ISWAS+WILLBE studio and dwelling), bringing in tow an additional doggie and two curious cats. The house is brimming with life. And fur, pleh!
With many promising opportunities on the horizon and long days via sunsets around 8:00pm, things are looking positive over here. The future is looking frenzied and full of balls-to-the-wall moments. And we wouldn't have it any other way!
Check out this awesome beetle diorama I discovered from Bug Under Glass! How perfectly odd and adorable all at once!

Weevil Kenevil

Party Friday

Well, it was kinda like a party. Today was the overdue culmination of a readying of sources, so to speak. We finally got the new photo staging studio set-up (it sounds fancy but it's not; just some smoke and mirrors), and got to play with the new camera. It was fun and inspiring and I don't know why we've been dragging our feet to get this business off the ground. Today was fabulous. Check out a sampling of our new creative directing.

trio of faceted jasper necklace

science fiction pendant in brass

trio of turquoise necklace

Adventure Thursday

Today we awoke with the full-hearted intention of getting an earnest day of work in the studio. In reality, our day came to include inventing a new kind of breakfast, walking through a rainy afternoon, snagging a vintage table I have been eyeing since I moved here in January, and collecting a sampling of the beautiful flora that Portland is brimming with (because, Spring is here, I guess.) As far as that workday...well, there's always tomorrow!

Pancake Frenchtoast

A coveted find from Red Fox Vintage

I △ MY JOB

'every bit' pendant

A dear customer of mine from sent me this photo of her adopted Japanese daughter wearing one of our 'every bit' pendants! Isn't she freakin' adorable?? We are still trying to raise another $250 for the Japanese relief funds, so if you haven't checked out our 'every bit' pendant yet, click on our adorable model above and you will end up right where you need to be! 100% of proceeds go to GlobalGiving. If you have already purchased one, thank you x1000 for supporting the handmade revolution and humanitarian needs; rock on!