Lovely DIY & Giveaway Coming Soon!

I am loving the chalkboard pendant DIY posted over at Oh Hello Friend yesterday! I am going to be trying to make some of these soon!

Oh Hello Friend DIY

Also, SoCoDivka Designs will be doing a necklace giveaway when we hit 300 "likes," and we are close! So,  join me there, please!

SoCoDivka Designs

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Have a lovely weekend!
xo
Shanna

Catching up!

Nostalgia Film; photo by Heather Curiel

Wow, it's been almost a month since I've written. It's been a busy month since SXSW! My husband and I launched Nostalgia Film, which is vintage-style Super 8 film & HD cinematography. While we mainly are focusing on weddings, we can do family films, engagements, music videos, commercials, or anything else you can imagine, so please tell your friends, especially the engaged ones!

Hollywood!

I am blogging for Nostalgia Film, too, so you can read more on the blog, or keep up with us on Facebook or Twitter.


We spent a week in L.A. in late March in a Super 8 filmmaking workshop,  which was awesome and enlightening (despite being sick all the while)!  


So the trip and taxes, new business paperwork, and a trip to Granbury last weekend to see family, hang out by the lake, and wish my uncle a happy 70th birthday have all been what I have been up to lately.  

Granbury, Texas

As far as SoCoDivka Designs goes, I have been focusing on custom orders--working on one now for an August bride--and thinking up new ideas. What would you like to see more of in the shop?


Also, if you haven't "liked" my Facebook page for SoCoDivka Designs, please do! I will do a giveaway when we reach 300 fans! I haven't decided what it will be yet... but I have some ideas!




So... what about you? What's new in your world?

Etsy in Austin Awesomeness!

The event the Etsy Austin Street Team helped with last weekend during SXSW Interactive has been featured on CNN and Fast Company!

Photo by Anna Gonzalez, CNN.com

Living the handmade dream on and offline, CNN.com

Etsy's Handmade Hack-a-Thon Is the Perfect Antidote to SXSW Tech-Talk Overload, FastCompany.com 

Lovely Art, Fashion & Live Music!

Have you had enough SXSW event invites yet? Surely; I don't even know how to keep them all straight. But I do love the lovely gals at Lovely Austin, so these are stops worth making. And, um, Paula's Texas Orange and Lemon liqueur, ya'll!

Spring is in the air which in Austin means MUSIC! Join Lovely for three days of bands, art, and fashion (and naturally booze! sponsored by Paula's Texas Orange and Blingg Apparel). Check out our calendar of events below.

Thursday, March 17th Click to RSVP 4-8 Blingg Apparel T-shirt Launch featuring the artwork of Matthew Bonifacio Rodriguez 6-8 Allen Daniell Band Friday, March 18th Click here to RSVP 4-6 Popup Saturday, March 19th Click here to RSVP 2-4 Secret Trains 5-7 Whiskey Shivers

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

Valentine's Trunk Show!

Thanks to all who came out to the Lovely Austin Trunk Show on February 12th. It was a lot of fun! Stay tuned for the next event! I have a lot of pieces there right now, so check it out of you want something new to add to your wardrobe!

Right now, I am busy working on custom work and new designs. I got a lot of fun, vintage jewelry at estate sales last weekend; I can't wait to give new life to some of the pieces!

New banner!

That's me! I forgot to take photos 'til the very end, so I look like I am about to run out the door!

My dear friend Lesley

You can see some Black & Blue Letterpress simple, sweet "I Love You" cards