fall boots

I think it's totally appropriate to post about fall boots on this first day of fall, don't you think? Let's all kindly ignore the fact that it's supposed to be 94 degrees in sunny Charlottesville today, okay?

In super fun not-about-fall-boots news, my Epson printer (one I've had a love-hate relationship with for almost three years) made its last squeak this morning. Just after I loaded two brand new ink cartridges into the bugger with a full pack at the ready in my office supply storage bin. Fail. Any good printer recommendations that will work with all of these printer cartridges?? Or, you know, any good printer recommendations in general will work, too. There's always craigslist for printer cartridges. Or tax write-offs as Cute Husband pointed out this morning. Pretty thankful this didn't happen a week ago today when I had all of those shipments going out!

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etcetera by sibella court

I got this book on a recent shopping trip and, really and truly, it is pretty much everything I'd like to be in life. Is that bad?! Seriously, go check it out the next time you're in an Anthropologie and you tell me if you had to peel yourself up from the floor, too.

weekend no. 091810

It was a weekend made for a wedding, friends. Could the weather have been any better? I'm not so sure. The drive to Rehoboth Beach from Virginia was so fun - some great antique shops in those little towns in between here and there - and the wedding was fantastic. So nice to see some of our old friends and dance the night away in some live band locations I haven't been in since my JMU glory days (Bottle & Cork in Dewey, anyone?). Yay for weekends.

what to wear no. 091710

Y'all, this never happens. I'm actually wearing what I post about in a what to wear friday! Unbelievable! I mean, minus the shoes. Not sure I could walk in points that sharp. I saw this dress on a recent trip to Anthropologie and almost died. I think maybe it was made just for me? I mean...maybe? I quickly texted the mister in the dressing room to get the spending okay and got maybe the sweetest words I've ever heard in the reply ("get whatever you want, sweetheart"). I'm...I'm sorry...are there better words that than when a gal is standing in a dressing room? Aside from "have you been working out? you look great in these unforgiving dressing room lights..." So, yeah, anyway, happiness happened as it always does in that grand store. I will be wearing this number to a wedding in Dewey Beach this weekend - hanging out with some old friends from our Northern Virginia days. Sunday will find me crossing my fingers for another Redskins victory with my Cute Husband (hail). All in all, a great weekend ahead with friends and family.

dress | shoes | | laurel denise forever necklace

studio tour no. 091610

Well, friends, I'm happy to report that the 9/15 battle was won. Taken over, smashed down, conquered. It's been a busy week of, really, everything in the studio this week. Emails and production and packaging and printing and assembling and calling and invoicing. Seriously, everything. And I have this lovely new list of shops below to show for it. If you live in any of these areas, please check out the stores and see the goods! And, you know, I mean, if the mood strikes you, go on ahead and buy a little laurel denise love in that shop. That would be swell.

new shops (...in no particular order other than when I shipped them):
Melinda Lane: Westfield, NJ
Finch & Sparrow: Seattle, WA
Box Turtle: Little Rock, AR
Earthly Delights: Kalamazoo, MI
Zinnia's: Waseca, MN
Anderson Bookshop: Naperville, IL
Artisans Marketplace: Plainville, CT
Vintage Charm: LaGrange, IL
The Villager: Flossmoor, IL
Gehman Jewelers: Ephrata, PA
Hazel: Chicago, IL
Posh Baby Boutique: Portland, OR
Agete: Tokyo, Japan
Class Act: South Salem, OR
Westchester Jewish Center, Gift Shop: Mamaroneck, NY
Picture This Gallery: Eagle River, AK
Washington Athletic Club: Seattle, WA
Stella's on 21st: Portland, OR
Studio R: Montclair, NJ
Beauty Rehab: Wellington, FL
Curate: Millburn, NJ
August Heart: Ocean City, NJ
On a Whim: Blacksburg, VA
Heaven & Earth Salon-Spa: Pottsville, PA
Accessories by Blass: Marblehead, MA
Watson Kennedy (fine living): Seattle, WA

re-orders:
Erika Reade: Atlanta, GA
Artware: Abington, PA
Enjoy: Chicago, IL
Sparrow House: Plymouth, MA
Monelle: Burlington, VT
Poppy Arts: Columbia, MO
New Twist: Eugene, OR
Firefly: Thomasville, GA

verre newyork

I think maybe some people will think I'm a crazy person for saying this (since I make glass jewelry), but Verre New York, a jewelry line with the motto "let them wear glass", seriously knows how to rock and create glass jewelry. Being stingy with compliments just because I use the same medium from time to time in my creations just isn't how I roll. Pretty much, I'm going to go ahead and say that I've never ever seen glass done better. I had the pleasure of walking by this booth to and from my location at the NY Gift show a few weeks ago and I couldn't help pausing each way just to stare at the beauty. Isn't it geeeeeeooooorgeous??

ld discount at bussbuss.com

The sweet and fab Kelly Lee from bussbuss.com featured laurel denise with a special coupon code yesterday! I still remember the days when I was just starting laurel denise and working full time as an admin assistant at an investment bank (believe it) and met Kelly at a gathering at her house. That small gathering started a long friendship and I can't speak highly enough of this gal. She's hilarious, an incredible writer, oh so very fashionable and as nice and welcoming as can be. Hop on over to bussbuss.com to check out the coupon code!