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I know it's dorky, but I just added a page for Paper Treasure on Facebook. Don't be shy, come join me there!

Big Shop Update!

Lots of new stuff in the shop! I'm working on uploading my entire collection... keep checking back, it'll take a couple more days to get everything up.

Here's what's new: http://www.papertreasure.etsy.com

Show Photos.

So I just completed the last in a series of four shows and man am I tired! It was a blast! Crafty Wonderland's Holiday show was especially amazing... A big thank you to everyone who showed up! I met so many great people and received such positive feedback. I feel so lucky to live in a city as supportive as Portland! I was so busy that I forgot to take pictures of my displays at my Holiday Party, the Flutter Trunk Show or Crafty Wonderland (I was especially proud of that one too!)... but here's a glimpse of my set of for the trunk show at the lovely Ginger Salon. (Want to learn more about Ginger Salon and the fancy styling of my roomie, Marci? Visit: http://www.gingersalon.com )

Holiday Shows, The Grand Finale!

New Show Added to the lineup: (Tomorrow!) Friday, December 11th. I'm having a Trunk Show at Ginger Salon (1319 NE Freemont) from 6-9. Come check out this amazing salon, meet the fabulous stylist Marci (who's also my roomate!), have some drinks, do some shopping (there are events going on up and down Freemont) and enter to win a free piece of Paper Treasure jewelry.

And don't forget, this Sunday is the Crafty Wonderland Sale from 11-7 at the Convention Center! I'll be there with 200 of the city's best designers and crafters. Come get your Holiday shopping done in one swoop and keep it local!

Holiday Shows

If you're in Portland, get ready to add a few more events to your already busy Holiday schedule:


**Thursday, December 3rd.

Holiday Party & Jewelry Trunk Show at my place. My roommate Marci (of Ginger Salon) and I are hosting a little get together complete with yummy holiday beverages, snacks and sweets. Come party and check out the newest Paper Treasure collections. Everyone is welcome (If you'd like to come please email me at: admin@papertreasure.net for my address/ directions). From 7-11pm (or later... who knows!)


**Friday, December 4th.

Paper Treasure Trunk Show at Flutter. Let's keep the festive drinks and treats coming! Come browse the lovelies at flutter and have a peek at my entire collection. From 5-8pm. 3948 N. Mississippi Ave. (Visit http://www.flutterclutter.com for info on additional trunk shows and parties throughout December).


**Sunday, December 13th.

Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale. I'll be there along with 100+ other talented Portland designers. Come see us and get all your shopping done in one swoop! 11am-7pm at the Oregon Convention Center 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Exhibit Hall D. (For a complete list of vendors visit http://www.craftywonderland.com)

**You can also find brand new batches of Paper Treasure jewelry locally at Noun and Xtabay.

*******Happy Holidays!**********Hope to See You Soon!************

Inspired By...

Bottom image: Lena Sheynius (via flickr)

I've Been a Busy Bee.

New work, sneak peek.

Inspired By...

1). Ellen Rogers via Flickr. 2). George Barbier.

"Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy."- Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer.

I Got Glasses!

I feel like a new lady! After years of working on jewelry so close to my face it turns out I'm nearsighted! I had to find out the hard way... the DMV told me I couldn't see very well when I went in to renew my license. Instead of getting bummed out I was actually really excited because it meant that I could go to Hollywood Vintage and pick out a pair of fancy vintage frames. It's amazing how well I can see now!

Halloween!

I've been working on my Halloween costume all day and am so excited about how it turned out! I found the most spectacular black Gunne Sax dress at Goodwill and it fit like a glove. I altered it today and have transformed it into a the perfect little number for a 1920's circus performer. I am working on a headpiece and already have the perfect shoes. I will admit, I've been ridiculously obsessed with all things old-time circus lately... it began with me watching Carnivale and moved onto me reading Water For Elephants and ordering Step Right This Way (The circus photography of Richard Kelty). I'll be spending Halloween evening at Slabtown watching The Silent Numbers performance... and I'll definitely post pictures when I have them!
(*Circus photograph by Richard Kelty).

Holiday Shows

Hard to believe it's that time of year again... but I'm starting to plan for upcoming Holiday Shows! I'll keep you posted with dates as I fine tune things but until then just know that I may be at this year's Crafty Wonderland (I'll find out if I was accepted in a couple of days) and I'll definitely be doing a trunk show at Flutter in early December as well as having an open house sale at my place (also early December). I'm looking forward to it all, now I just have to get busy so I can have enough jewelry to go around!

New Collections.

Brand new! Most of these have been created using the parts that I scavenged on my East Coast trip. Some of these pieces are already for sale at Flutter and some have been added to my shop. What are you waiting for?

http://www.papertreasure.net

Flutter Fall Soiree!

Don't miss this! Those Flutter ladies know how to have a good time, plus I'll be there! A new stock of Paper Treasure jewelry will be there as well...

Sneak Peek: Jamie Meinecke's Senior Collection

I met the very talented Jamie Meinecke a little while back and loaned her some Paper Treasure jewelry to use in the photo shoot for her Senior Collection from the Portland Art Institute. Check us out. More images coming soon.

Keep up with Jaimie's work here: http://www.ninjaseamstress.blogspot.com

Paper Treasure & Noun on Urban Weeds!

I have a huge crush on the site Urban Weeds, http://www.urbanweeds.blogspot.com which features beautiful photographs of Portland's most stylish folks. A little while back Liz from Xtabay was featured on there and now Stephanie from Noun! Noun is an incredible shop and it's always such a pleasure to work with them... Look how adorable Stephanie is (and check out her Paper Treasure charm bracelet!)

Image from http://www.urbanweeds.blogspot.com
Check out Noun! http://www.shopnoun.com

Vacation Notes

I had such a great trip back home! I was in Rhode Island visiting friends and family for a week and a half. I got to spend lots of time at the beach and watched some great movies with my mom (Coco was my favorite!), fell asleep listening to the waves at night, went to the amazing Brimfield fleamarket and found lots of treasures to turn into a whole new collection of jewelry (stay tuned... I'm so excited to show you!), took the ferry to Block Island, ate tons of delicious seafood, went to an outrageous wedding and took the train to New York to visit my cousin and my oldest friends. It was so relaxing... just what I needed!

Case Design At Flutter

Check out the exciting new jewelry cases that I designed at Flutter!
http://www.flutterclutter.com

Birds of A Feather!

I'm so excited to announce that I've just launched a brand new site for the Portland fashion community. Bryan and I have been working on this project for a long while now and it's finally ready! It is intended as a networking space as well as a directory, event tracker and message board. It was created for the broad range of folks who are associated with the fashion scene here in Portland... from apparel and accessory designers to photographers, models, stylists and beyond. Come check us out (and please sign up to join us if you fit the bill!):

http://www.birdsofafeatherpdx.com

Flutter Display

Check out Flutter! I was invited to set up my very own display case there, filled to the brim, exclusively with Paper Treasure jewelry! Here's a glimpse of how I set it up... If you're in town stop by and check it out, new pieces were just added to the collection. (http://www.flutterclutter.com)

Xtabay Sale on Saturday!

*Portrait of Liz from Xtabay by Holly Andres

This Saturday head over to Xtabay! Help celebrate the boutique's 8th Birthday! 40% off vintage plus a special gift if you show up wearing your favorite piece of Xtabay clothing. Starts at 11am. And while you're there,check out all the new Paper Treasure jewelry that's in stock.

Workspace!

This is where I make all my jewelry... it's in my house, attached to my bedroom. This table was originally made for my display at the Portland Mercury Fashion Show. It's filled with all my supplies, a little collection of artwork that I love and found treasures.

Even More Things In The Shop...

*Some of these have also been added to the shop. The rest will be available really soon at the Xtabay in Portland, OR. The Xtabay recently had a super glamorous make-over and now has a large bridal section...So I made some extra shiny, extra fancy pieces for them to go along with those extra fancy dresses.

*http://www.papertreasure.net
*http://www.xtabayvintage.blogspot.com

HUGE SUMMER SALE!

*Many new items added to the shop!

*Most of the slightly older pieces in my shop have been marked down to make way for the next collection.

Check out the sweet, sweet deals! : http://www.papertreasure.net

More Summer Jewelry!

A big shop update is in the works, stay tuned!

Paper Treasure in A Music Video!

***(photogrpah by Alicia J. Rose)***


Check out the new music video from local Portland band, the Builders and the Butchers. I was already a fan of their music and now I love them even more! Their amazing video was inspired by one of my favorite artists, Henry Darger and was styled using props from one of Portland's coolest shops, Flutter (http://www.flutterclutter.com where my jewelry is now being sold). And... My butterfly locket necklace is used throughout the video!

check it out here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliciajrose/

July... New Work!

*With lots more on the way (including many new lockets!)... Soon to be added to my shop...