Monday, December 29, 2008

Back and ready for action!

Hope your holidays were wonderful! Posts and listings will be spare until after the first of the year, but be on the lookout... I have a number of new designs I'm excited to share!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Canceling for Today... This Matilda is not Waltzing.

Friends, my apologies, but due to the awful weather, Alexlady Designs won't be able to make it to the Waltz Astoria for the holiday fair.

sorry to anyone who had planned to meet me out there! happy holidays and have a great new years. Catch up with you in... 2009, um, wow!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Last Appearance Before the Holidays!

Hello friends!

Things have been going well with the jewelry business. Thanks to all of you for your support!

My last show before the holidays will be at the Waltz-Astoria Holiday Fair! http://www.waltz-astoria.com/index.html

The Waltz-Astoria is a great coffee shop/music venue at 23 - 14 Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria, Queens. This holiday Fair will go from 10 to 6 this coming Sunday, and from what i understand, there will be an awesome assortment of artists with their wares.

Hope to see you there!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Eight new items from Alexlady Designs!

From now until Christmas, Expedited shipping for the same price as regular shipping!

Please put HURRY MY STUFF UP PLEASE in "notes to seller" when you purchase!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
alexladydesigns.etsy.com

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Better Late than Never!

My jewelry shows on friday and saturday were gangbusters.

Friday night at Arthouse was the Hudson County Arts Slam, and it was amazing! Tons of art displayed all around the room, great live music, an area set up for guests to participate in painting, slam poets, and at some point there was a quantum of Lego spilled out on the floor for all to enjoy.

I met a ton of great people, and sold enough jewelry to run me out of my little velvet bags, so we picked some more up on the way to Marti's on Saturday!

For the trunk show, don and I drove in from Jersey... forgetting what a nightmare parking is on the east side. Seriously? All muni-meters? What is the deal with those things anyway? But that didn't stop us! Marti greeted us with all kinds of tasty treats, and we had a lovely afternoon soiree.

Now I need to buckle down and replenish my store, it's growing thin again. maybe if the sun ever came out i could snap some better photos. :)

for those of you who were interested in custom items. please feel free to email me directly, alexladydesigns (at) gmail!

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Successful weekend... wow!

Thanks to EVERYONE who made this weekend a super success for Alexlady Designs! Special love out to Roland Ramos and Marti J Cooney. Both the Jersey City show and the Manhattan show were fantastic, and we all had a great time! Good food, good conversation, and a little holiday shopping all in one!

Full review Monday. :)

Friday, December 5, 2008

Such an exciting weekend!!

I'm really pumped about my two shows this weekend. I had a finger injury just before Thanksgiving that was keeping me away from my pliers... um, complete torture... but I'm back in bidniss and I've been creating all kinds of new designs!

I hope you all can make it tonight to the Hudson County Art Slam. That's my necklace, featured on the website! Woot!

Visual ArtsPerformanceMusic 7:30pm-12am ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS, LA OLA ORG, and ROLAND RAMOS ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONSpresent the “2nd Annual Hudson County Art SLAM!,” a powerful exhibition of over 30 contemporary artists freaturing fresh, new and affordable art, live painting with audience participation, live music, and cool vibes. A festive evening to kick off the holiday season in style! Visit www.hudsoncountyartslam.com for a full list of participating with sample work. 1 McWilliams Pl, Roof, 201-915-9911. Barrier-free.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

23 Shopping Days... Stocking Stuffers Under $10!

I love stocking stuffers. My mom would always put together these giant stockings for my sister and i, and wrap each and every tiny thing, down to individual cap erasers, with a tangerine at the toe, and we were allowed to open them the moment we got up on Christmas Day! I realize now this was because she was trying to get a couple extra minutes of shuteye after staying up all night scraping the orange Toys R Us stickers off of things.

For all of your loved ones who have a stocking in need of filling.

Oh, crocheted moustache, where have you BEEN all my life??? This nifty item from Shannon Gerard is for the person who thought they had everything.







Perfect for any girl on the go, this snazzy little pocket mirror from MadisonCraft is sure to please!




If you have a Flight of the Conchords fan in your life like I do, I recommend these tribute magnets from elloh.
um, and really pretty much anything in the store. Tribute magnets for the Office, Juno, Dirty Dancing, wow! I'm thinking you'll check at least five people off of your list!





Don't leave this bad boy out for santa to eat... This gingerbread man is a yummy soap! Check out LoveLeeSoaps for more holiday styles.





There's not much that's cuter than this snowman pendant from 3bagsfull!! love it!


And, in keeping with the spirit, how about this chocolate tangerine bath scrub from Smellsandbells? Best yet, you won't forget it in the toe of the stocking and have a rotten citrus fruit a week later. I know, I know. I was never big on oranges though.

Monday, December 1, 2008

A Weekend of Alexlady Designs!

Friday, December 5th, 730-midnight!

This Friday, come check out Alexlady Designs at the Hudson County Art Slam!

Jersey City Fridays is a huge collection of exhibits, performances,
music, and all kinds of art that takes place the first friday of every
month all across Jersey City.

I'm excited to be part of it this Friday Dec 5th at ArtHouse, for the
Hudson County Art Slam! All kinds of affordable art will be on
display, and all of the artists will on hand to mingle. This is an
amazing group of artists and i'm excited to be involved!

if you're in north jersey i hope you come and say hello... if this
friday is bad for you, i hope you check out an upcoming jc friday,
it's always an amazing event!


Art House Productions
Hamilton Square
1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor, Jersey City, NJ
(SE Corner of Hamilton Park near Erie St./8th St.)

For a list of artists, click here: http://hudsoncountyartslam.blogspot.com/

http://www.arthouseproductions.org/events/event-0012.html

for all the j friday events: http://www.jcfridays.com/

Saturday, Dec 6th

Home trunk show!

Come join us for an afternoon of wine, coffee, and snacks, and see the latest collections from Alexlady Designs. No pressure or sales pitch here, just a fun afternoon and a chance to see and try on Alex's unique, handmade jewelry in person.

*Free Jewelry: Every party guest will be entered for door prizes!

*Free Shipping on any custom item ordered at the party!

Stop by anytime on Saturday, December 6th between 3pm and 7pm and enjoy great conversation and gorgeous beaded and sterling silver jewelry! For details on hosting your very own Alexlady Party and great Hostess Benefits, please email Alex at alexladydesigns@gmail.com.