Google Places & Method Hair presents ...East Side Cycle Soiree

I will be at this Austin Fashion Week event this Wednesday 8/24 with my jewelry for sale and information on my other business, Nostalgia Film. I really am a huge fan of Method Hair, and this event sounds like it will be a lot of fun--free drinks, food, and a brass band!

Join us for Austin Fashion Week in celebration of artists, music, and style - benefitting the Austin Cyclists Association. Complimentary libations by Treaty Oak Distilling Co. Free food from Freebirds World Burrito. Music by DJ Lord Pyro and Best Best Best Friends Band! The event will feature Green Goat Designs - Method Hair - Niz Graphics - John Castro from Kastro Kills - Kucoon - and Sandra Antoun With Kitsch Trading Co.. Be there!

Puppy Love | The August Break

I'm using today's August Break photo post to share our sweet rescue pups' faces with you, and to tell the Central Texans and Austinites among you how to find your own new furry friend this hot August weekend!

• This Friday, Austin Humane Society is trying to beat the heat by adopting out the first 107 animals for FREE! Dogs, cats, kittens -- all FREE as part of their 107 Degrees of Love Event from 12pm - 7pm! Don't miss out!
• Free adoptions at Austin Pets Alive! on Saturday!
• Free adoptions at Humane Society of Williamson County on Saturday, too!

Etsy Treasuries

Here are a etsy few treasuries from the last few months that my jewelry and my Custom Boutonnieres (and my husband!) appeared in. The last one, I made for featuring Etsy Austin Craft Riot artists, but didn't get a chance to share at the time. Enjoy!


Rich, Red and a little Rustic




Wedding on the brain



Austin Mix Tape

Etsy in Austin!

Details as promised! I will be manning the booth 4-6pm Sunday, and will probably be there a good chunk of the weekend for events. Hit me up before then if you want an Etsy bandanna or a Etsy Austin sticker!

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Etsy is headed to SXSW and we'd love to see you there! Join us at Venue 222 in the heart of downtown Austin for two full days and nights of DIY + Handmade + Music goodness. Stop by and get your hands dirty with upcycling tees into bags, painting shot glasses, screenprinting, handmade music, buttons, DJs, bands and more!

Stay after-hours as we transform our craft labs into a rocking lounge with live music from Neighbors, The Black Angels, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, DJ Rana June (the iPad DJ)! Plus, a DIY fashion show of Etsy and BurdaStyle members from across the USA.

Excited? So are we. Tweet us #EtsyAustin

Here's the line-up:

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SATURDAY, MARCH 12
• Noon-4pm: Crafting, screenprinting, mingling, and more.
• 4-6pm: Code as Craft: Moving Fast at Scale, a mini-conference with the Etsy engineering team (http://etsy.me/foInRq)
• 6-8PM: Online/Offline: A Meetup for Social Media + Community Managers, hosted by Etsy, Meetup.com, Google, and #CMMeetup (RSVP here: http://etsy.me/SXSWmeetup).
• 8PM-close: Live performances by Neighbors (http://neighborsmusic.com/) and the Black Angels (http://theblackangels.com/).


SUNDAY, MARCH 13
• Noon-1pm: Stop by for our Etsy-approved hangover kits and come chat with the Etsy team.
• 1-4pm: Handmade Music Craft Session & live performance.
• 5pm: People Powered Communities Panel with Nora Abousteit (co-Founder BurdaStyle), Mr. Bob Nanna (Threadless), Micki Krimmel (Neighborgoods.net), Charles Adler (Kickstarter) and Vanessa Bertozzi (Director of Community and Education, Etsy).
• 7pm: Live performance by Quintron and Ms. Pussycat (http://www.quintronandmisspussycat.com/).
• 9pm: BurdaStyle DIY Fashion Show (http://www.burdastyle.com/blog/meet-the-designers-burdastyle-diy-fashion-show).
• 10pm-close: Live performance by DJ Rana June (http://www.destroythesilence.com/).

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All our Austin events are free and open to the public. 21+ where required. Stop by anytime to chat with our Etsy team since we'd love to meet you. Our Etsy Austin street team (http://etsyaustin.blogspot.com/) will also be helping us hit as much ground as we can cover. To follow along, tweet us using the hashtag #EtsyAustin. Plus, share your tips, recommendations and photos below! We can't wait to see you in Austin!

New Designs and a SXSW Event!

Please join Etsy in Austin! and check out designs from the Etsy Austin street team (including mine!) at the Wall of Wow! I will post some more details soon!

Collage Necklace

Red Swarovski Dangle Earrings in Brass

Pink Jade Sugar Skull Earrings

Colorful Magenta Estate Dangle Earrings in Brass

Smoky Swarkovski Dangle Earrings in Brass

SoCoDivka Designs and Black & Blue Letterpress >> 78704 Market TONIGHT

Cindy of Black & Blue Letterpress and I will be at the 78704 Market tonight at 1600 S Congress Ave. in Austin for First Thursday from approximately 5:30pm - 10pm or so. (Cindy will be there earlier, from about 3:30pm on...)

I have lots of new designs including sweet vintage brass lockets and more, very reasonably priced: from $8 earrings to $15 - 37 necklaces. 

Cindy has a lot of fresh letterpress - cute note cards, lovely letter sets, and notepads perfect for gift giving (I bought several for stocking stuffers at E.A.S.T.).

More about Black & Blue Letterpress:

Black & Blue is a letterpress print shop that specializes in fine ephemera and custom stationary based in Austin, TX. Both Cindy St. John and Scott Pierce have backgrounds in poetry, and Scott has been a designer and letterpress printer for almost ten years with Effing Press. They like words, ink, metal, paper, art, kittens and breakfast tacos.

Come do your holiday shopping with us!

WeAre78704.com - 78704 Market

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Favorite Things: Lip Glosserie

Lip Glosserie is based in Austin, Texas, and is is 100% natural and vegan.

If the Special Chocolate Orange lip balm I got for free in my gift bag at the opening of Discovering the Language of Photography at the Ransom Center last Friday is any indication, her lip glosses are delicious!! Many thanks to the Wondercraft, too, for the tickets to the opening!

These would make great gifts or stocking suffers as the holidays near, and they are very affordable! I can't wait to try more delectable flavors! Yum!

{Blissful Buttercream Lip Balm - Handmade}

{Spicy Gingersnap Lip Balm - Handmade}

 

{Decadent White Chocolate Lip Balm - Handmade}

 

Local Austin Beauty and Fashion Events!

I know not all of my readers live in Austin, but for those who do, here are a few events coming up in the next few weeks:

 Lovelypallooza - 1 Year Anniversary Kick off! September 17 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Has it really been a year since they opened their doors?? Please help kick off the weekend with free Lonestar and Live music from Whiskey Shivers. This is a kid friendly event so bring 'em if you got 'em!


Workshop - "The meaning of stones - what's right for you" September 18 · 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Winifred Adams of Designs by Winifred will teach us about optimizing body system health; energetics; and how to determine the signs of your symptoms and how to alleviate them both with gems and herbs.


Mimosas, Massages & Make-overs! September 19 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Wrap up the weekend with a little relaxation! What better way to spend a Sunday than with mimosas, $5 chair massage by Roy Eakins from Russ and Company Salon and make up tips from Austin Fashion Awards winner Lecia Eakins of Beauty on the Go.
 
Mana Culture will host a South 1st St. Fashion Show & Benefit for for Cause to Celebrate on Friday, Oct 1st 8-11pm. mEnjoy this fashionable event as you groove to the beats of Local Dj Manny, while performers dance to tribal rhythms and models strut down the runway in Austins hottest trends and styles! Tickets are $10 at the door, with all proceeds going directly to charity! Complimentary cocktails to guest over 21! The show will include S. 1st businesses: Mana Culture, Pangaea, Amelia's Retro-vogue, Lovely Boutique, Schatzelein, and Shine Salon. There will be a jungle theme, so get ready to release the inner animal in you!

News, a Party, and Favorite Things

Sorry I have been AWOL! Big work deadlines and wedding planning make a girl no fun! I hope to have a bunch of new jewelry of my own by November, in time for EAST, a show at a friend's house, and the holidays. We'll see how that goes. I am also looking into classes to further my jewelry-making education (whether that's a MFA or just classes). In the meantime, my whole line is on display at Lovely Austin and they are having a PARTY on the 31st! I sure will be ready to celebrate that day as my work deadlines will have just passed!

Now for some new Favorite Things...

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I am a big fan of this metalsmith from NOLA's two shops: Adorn & Conquer! & Ya betta' supa don't!
She uses metal to make jewelry about the issues and things she's passionate about, and I think that's awesome!

Adorn & Conquer is art for the body, jewelry for activists, and adornment with a message:

{SAVE THE GULF sea turtle necklace}

Every sale will donation $5-$10 (depending on piece) to the National Audubon Society, to help with the gulf spill oiled animal cleaning.

I had to buy this one, below, yesterday; can't wait for it to arrive! 

 

I have been so distraught about the situation in the gulf with Kemp's Ridley sea turtles... 

I love a purchase that will help these amazing creatures...

As a long-time SCUBA diver, I have a long-time love of sea turtles, and encountering them in the wild--on two occasions--has been among my luckiest and favorite moments in life. My sweet fiance even has a tattooed sea turtle on his shoulder! (The first time I saw that on our fourth date at Barton Springs, I knew he was a man after my heart. ;))

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Here are some other awesome finds from her shops:

{SAVE THE GULF heart necklace}

 {We Need Urban Farming}

Ya betta' supa don't! has more of her work, lots of it centering on NOLA themes:

I want this one, too! 

{crab love necklace}

 

 

{Nola Shotgun Necklace}

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That's all for today. 

Talk soon!

xoxo

Shanna, SoCoDivka Designs

Hey Austin Crafters! Check out Crafting Comfort

Crafting Comfort is a network of volunteers in the Central Texas area. Volunteers contribute thousands of hours each year making handcrafted items designed to provide comfort.

 

Volunteers come from all walks of life, young and old, sewing enthusiasts, knitters, crocheters, scrap bookers and many other varied interests. Their common goal is to provide comfort to those in need. Our volunteers understand how a warm quilt or a handcrafted toy can provide security in stressful situations. Handcrafts made with love and concern for the recipient provide their own healing power.

Here are current projects at the Charity Craft Center:

• Medical Play Dolls - need 70 a month
• Receiving blankets - need 50 per month
• Kids surgical caps - need 20 per month
• Breast Cancer Heart Pillows - need 20 per month
• Breast Cancer Eye Sachets - need 30 per month
• Breast Cancer Camisoles - need 20 per month

 This sounds like an awesome way to use your craftiness for a good cause!

Tonight at Lovely Austin!

I'm having my first ever trunk show!

Please stop by if you can! Do it for the cookies and Cape Cods! Yum!

Thursday, April 15th
4 - 7 p.m.

Lovely Austin
1106 S. 1st
Austin, TX 78704
www.lovelyaustin.com
www.socodivkadesigns.com

Lovely Austin's Event Link
SoCoDivka Designs Event Link

SoCoDivka Designs Trunk Show at Lovely Austin

You're invited to a Jewelry Trunk Show with designer Shanna Howard from SoCoDivka Designs.

Cape Cods, cookies, and shopping!

Thursday, April 15th
4 - 7 p.m.

1106 S. 1st
Austin, TX 78704

www.lovelyaustin.com
www.socodivkadesigns.com

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About Lovely, Austin:

At Lovely Austin we believe that our shop should be a reflection of the lovely people who live in this unique city. There are many things that are important to us; living elegantly and simply, doing our part to be green, and providing a space where women can come together to buy, sell and trade wonderful goods.

Our collections are a reflection of these beliefs and we offer a variety of gently used fashions, eclectic jewelry and contemporary lines designed by talented local designers. It is our mission to redefine the expectations of consignment. Come visit us at Lovely Austin!

Photos from Lovely Austin...

Here are my necklaces dangling in the window of Lovely Austin. If you happen to be in South Austin, go check them out!

Come tie one on! The WonderCraft: Grand Opening at The Art Pad, Austin, Texas, Thursday Feb. 25th!

The WonderCraft: Grand Opening at The Art Pad – Come tie one on! 

The first 25 guests will receive gift bags chock full of handmade items, samples and other goodies!

SoCoDivka Designs will have vintage, Lucite earrings in the gift bags!

Vendors include: annemarie, Austin Art Metals, Baby Bolt, Craft Chi, DeLisa Designs, Frou Frou Skincare, Gypsy Harte, Merritt Gade, Nepenthe’s Bathtime, Pigsey Art, pommes frites, SoCoDivka Designs, Squid Ink Kollective & Sweet Wolf

Learn screen-printing and embroidery on neckties! - $3

Sponsors include: Apothecary Cafe & Wine Bar, Blue Note Bakery, The Cupcake Bar, Paper Place, Weasel Bee Studios, & EtsyAustin

Come tie one on with The WonderCraft as it celebrates its landing at The Art Pad, a walk-in mosaic studio offering art supplies, gifts, parties & classes (www.theartpadstudio.com), and now home to Lapis Lane, a Bead Boutique (www.lapislanebeads.com).

The WonderCraft has joined The Art Pad and Lapis Lane Beads to become the latest crafting destination
in Austin. The theme of the party is neckties, bring one or wear one, they’ll be crafting with them all night. The party will also feature locally handmade goods, food, and other Austin favorites. The ever-popular button maker will also be a fun activity. Photo booth by Lucinda Lewis.

Facebook Invite

Save the Date!

I was accepted to this show, and will be selling my wares there and have giveaways in the gift bags! Austinites, hope to see you there!

The WonderCraft: Grand Opening at The Art Pad – Come tie one on! 

Austin, TX- February 25, 2010 6-9pm  

Come tie one on with The WonderCraft as it celebrates its landing at The Art Pad, a walk-in mosaic studio offering art supplies, gifts, parties & classes, and now home to Lapis Lane, a Bead Boutique. The WonderCraft has joined The Art Pad and Lapis Lane Beads to become the latest crafting destination in Austin. The theme of the party is neckties, bring one or wear one, they’ll be crafting with them all night. The party will also feature locally handmade goods, food, and other Austin favorites. The ever-popular button maker will also be a fun activity. Photo booth by Lucinda Lewis. 

The WonderCraft is a collaboration of four of Austin’s prominent crafters, together offering a myriad of talents. The result is part mobile crafting studio, part boutique, and part classroom. Operating out of a vintage Airstream trailer, they sell handmade goods, teach crafting classes, as well as host parties and events. Their new location at The Art Pad gives them the possibility of open hours on the weekends when they’re not traveling to another crafty event. Help them celebrate and come craft, party, and shop at this new collective Thursday, February 25 6-9pm. 

The WonderCraft is located at The Art Pad at 4520 Burnet Road, Austin, TX, 78756 
$3 to participate in the neck tie craft, otherwise it's a free event. The first 25 guests will receive gift bags chock full of handmade items, samples and other goodies. 

Big News!

I've been off the grid--literally--in the Mexican jungle near Tulum for just shy of a week! Hence my lack of posting and Twittering and all that.

But I am back, and I am engaged! Whee! I may eventually start an offshoot blog for great funky, vintage, and DIY wedding finds if we don't just elope... because boy that sure sounds easier (despite all the awesome necklaces and fascinators I could make for a wedding). 

I am still frantically gearing up for E.A.S.T. this weekend, too (Nov. 21-22), and hope I get to see you there!

xo

SoCoDivka Designs @ E.A.S.T. - East Austin Studio Tour - Nov. 21-22

I'm lucky enough to team up with some lovely and talented friends to do my first ever show during the East Austin Studio Tour during the second weekend, November 21-22. If you're in the Austin area, come check out the tour and stop by and say hi!

Oh My Goodness: Daniel Johnston Embroidery

Those of us who live in Austin are so familiar with Daniel Johnston's ubiquitous strange frog graffiti showing up on everything as an icon of our fair city. Yet, this beloved drawing had never been turned into an embroidery pattern until now. Love it!

Sublime Stitching Artist Series # 7