Now Available at Mink Boutique! & LPP!

I'm so pleased to announce that you can now find Paper Treasure jewelry at Mink Boutique (3418 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland)!

And... you can now also find Paper Treasure jewels online at the amazing Little Paper Planes site! LPP is dedicated to affordable art and accessories and is curated by the amazing artist, Kelly Lynn Jones. The site was just featured in this months issue of NYLON magazine... Congrats, Kelly! (http://www.littlepaperplanes.com)

Xtabay Trunk Show!

I'll be at the wonderful vintage clothing boutique, Xtabay this Friday for a trunk show with all new jewelry for you! It is the first opportunity to scoop up the jewelry that was on the runway and on display at the Mercury Fashion Show, so if you had your heart set on something you saw there, now's your chance! We'll be starting at 7:30 and providing snacks.

Xtabay. 2515 SE Clinton Street. 503- 230-2899.

And, if you're curious... you can read the interview I did with Xtabay on their blog:
http://www.xtabayvintage.blogspot.com (Thank you, Angie!)

(photo of Xtabay interior borrowed from their blog)

The Fashion Show.

The Mercury Fashion Show was amazing! Thanks to everyone who came out for it! I'll be posting lots more pictures from the show so stay tuned... There will also be video footage soon. Thank you to my gorgeous models Lynnsey Munroe and Josette Trombetta, to the fabulous Maclean Smyth of Maclean Loves You (http://www.macleanlovesyou.etsy.com) for creating the dresses and to the extremely talented Tiffani Patchett for her magical hair and makeup skills. It was so much fun!

(The two middle photos where taken by Christopher Allen. The other two are my own.)

Mercury Fashion Show!!

I got in!! I'll be participating in the Mercury Fashion show on Sunday, April 20th. There will be a runway show and an installation space. I'm so excited! I'll keep you posted as I plan more and when I find out more details.

To view the complete write up and to see information on the other participating designers visit the Mercury's Microsite:

http://www.portlandmercury.com/extras/fashion08

(Photograph by Tim Gunther. Paper Treasure jewelry modeled by Lynnsey Munroe. Dress, hair and make up by Maclean Smyth of "Maclean Loves You.")

Thrifted.

I was scrounging around the treasure trove of the glorious BINS when I happened upon these beauties.... I knew they had to be mine! The painting with the deer figurine, perfect! The vintage shelf? Amazing! The shelf needed a bit of love... the beautifully patterened paper was coming off in many places and needed to be re-glued and the whole thing needed to be reinforced with new nails. It has a folding door that closes with leather snaps and fits perfectly in my little studio next to my jewelry table. It's currently serving as a display piece for the zines I've collected and the artist books I made in college.

Pattern.

Found these fabric images in a vintage interior design book. I LOVE them.

Spring is in the Air...

We keep getting these little breaks in the weather that make me think winter might just be over. I've finally been able to safely leave my umbrella at home and wear my favorite little flats again. Since I don't have a car, I mostly walk to get around. It's such a nice way to see my neighborhood... I notice something new everytime. I snapped these on my way home from work not that long ago.