Take the Pledge!

I've been a fan of this idea for years! Don't spend your money at the malls this holiday season. Support the Indies!




http://www.buyhandmade.org (Make your pledge today!)

The Sale is Officially On!

Everything's been marked down... get it while the discount's hot. You've got until the 26th (in the evening) to get your sale on.

PDX to NYC Trunk Show

I recently joined the Portland Etsy street team and some of the members (though not me) are headed to New York to join the Etsy Labs trunk show at the Brooklyn Indie Market. If you're in the city, stop by and check them out!
In celebration of their trip, I will be offering 20% off all my reguarly priced items... starting tonight October 21st and lasting until the end of their trip on October 26th. All items will show the reduced price for this limited time only, so grab 'em while you can! Many other Portland Etsy artists are offering similar sales... for a list of other participants please visit http://www.pdxetsy.com

Why Shipwrecks?

Perhaps you are curious why I decided to name all of my necklaces after shipwrecks?

Here, my darlings, is why:

*I grew up by the ocean and spent all my summers gazing out at the sea.

*I loved collecting sea glass and combing the beaches for whatever the sea might leave for me.

*When I first began my jewelry line I needed a way to categorize and name my pieces but assigning them arbirtary women's names didn't appeal to me.

*Around the same time I happened to be watching lots of public broadcasting shows about deep sea dives and whales and shipwrecks... I was mesmerized by the lost treasure that was being escavated from the wrecks! I started imagining a jewelry line that could look as magical as if it had just been recovered from the bottom of the ocean.

*The name Paper Treasure also made me think about including some kind of extra special paper-related packaging or keepsake... hence the tags that come with each necklace bearing a little information about the shipwreck it was named for.

Another Etsy Shop Update!

And lots more too! (p.s. I'll be adding a couple of new earrings tomorrow evening as well)

Hens and Chicks!

I kept seeing these adorable plants in pictures of other people's homes and have been admiring them for some time. I finally got around to planting my very own and am quite pleased with them so far... I've never had plants before so wish me luck!