Three More Days.

Until the launch of Frank & Myrrh! Still working day and night...revisiting old favorites, and scrapping some completely that didn't make the cut. Knowing me, I will be working up until the final hour!

It doesn't stop with the launch; no no...I am still working on a metal collection that will make it's debut in September, and a mens line that will also find it's way in Spring 2010.

Stay tuned.....

The Best Damn Entertainer PERIOD.

This Friday, I intend on pre-ordering The Michael Jackson Opus ($165 via Ticketmaster). This leather bound book, will be the first book officially released by Michael Jackson's estate, and is said to include exclusive photos, tributes, illustrations, and poems.

The books will begin to ship December 7th, and everyone who pre-ordered should have their copies of the Opus in their hot little hands by Christmas Day. What a lovely Christmas present to myself. I can't wait.

According to USA TODAY:

Kraken Opus reached out to Jackson last year through the singer's attorney Peter Lopez. "We wanted to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Michael Jackson the entertainer," Fowler says. The plan was to include Jackson's concerts at London's O2 Arena, which were set to start in July.

While Jackson was in rehearsals, he invited Kraken executives to his house in Los Angeles. When Fowler mentioned they were working on a Disney Opus, Jackson reacted "like a boy in a sweet shop. He asked if he could contribute and get a copy."

Lopez says Jackson was impressed by the Opuses' "sense of grandeur" and "expressed a definite desire to get on board." But Lopez and Kraken were still in negotiations when Jackson died June 25, which required the company to seek approval from his estate — and amend its strategy.

For the full article, visit USA TODAY.

No Better Time Than the Present.

And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

- Anais Nin

Sweet Dreams or a Beautiful Nightmare.

Ok so things are getting a bit hectic around here. One week till launch, and my table is filled with unfinished work, and concepts! It is chaotic, I like to think of it as organized chaos. Even though I am launching August 15th, there is more work yet to be done. I will be introducing a line of metal pieces, and rustic over-the-top rings, with black diamonds (amongst other stones), and once those pieces are ready to go, it is back to the drawing board to work on pieces for my Spring 2010 collection.

Check out that pretty little fabric in the pics! I picked up tons of pretty voile' fabric which I will fashion into rosettes and folded roses for some of my vintage-inspired statement necklaces.

Hope.

"True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome."

- Walter Anderson

Never Stop Moving.

Forgive me if these pics aren't the best, I took them with one eye open at 1AM - Here are a few pieces that were made in the studio last night. Only 9 more days until the launch of Frank & Myrrh!!!

Understated.

I got bored with beads & baubles last night, and started playing around with vintage sequins. I think some of these pieces have a very organic feel to them, the roughness of the sequins along with the daintiness of the chain lends a bit of a flirty feel to the finished product.

Still playing around with these concepts...