Thank you for your visit at Super!market

I just started doing craft fairs and markets last summer in New York and I’ve been trying a lot of them since then. I had this discussion with my customers last Saturday: is it better to broaden my presence in constantly changing markets or is it better to remain at the same one, accepting that some days might be slow, but at least creating a fixed rendez-vous where people know they can find me? We agreed on the second option. I will thus be rather a frequent vendor at Super!market in Nolita.

Last Saturday at Super!market, I was pleased to see familiar faces and to meet new friendly ones… Here are some pictures of friendly faces… or hands!

Thanks a lot for your friendship and your loyalty, you’re the reason why I enjoy making jewelry.

See you Saturday at Super!market

same time: 11am – 7pm,

same place: 268 Mulberry st.

Starting a fresh year

Hi there!

It’s been a while huh? Well my resolution for 2012 is to be more constant here and it’s a bit late but I’d like to start my first post of the year by the traditional best wishes but my way…

See you tonight at Brooklyn Night Bazaar!

Hi folks!

I’ve been quite busy lately and didn’t even take time to post on my craftshows… I will feedback later about Fort Greene and Williamsburg Flea I did recently. Better late than never: save your night today for Brooklyn Night Bazaar at Dekalb market. What to expect? Over 70 independent merchant and food vendors, beer garden featuring local breweries, art installations, live music and dj sets…

Come and spread the word tonight between 5pm and midnight at 138 Willoughby st, Brooklyn and for more info check out the website.

Upcoming events!

Hi there!

Here are my next two shows:

the first one is this coming Saturday September 3rd, hope you guys will stay in NY for Labor Day weekend! I will participate in my first Hester Street Fair, here are the info to come:

Hours: 10am-6pm.

Route: by subway take the F train to East Broadway or the FJMZ train to Delancey.

Map: here

The second one is going to be… LE-GEN-(wait for it)-DARY!! Join us on the yacht with French Culture Nights for a fashion cruise night on September 14th.

Take a bite of the Big Apple as the sun sets on a three-hour cruise on board the triple-decker yacht the Harbor Lights. Capture a close view of the Statue of Liberty at night, the Brooklyn Bridge and more jewels of the Manhattan skyline. During the evening, mannequins will walk around the boat wearing my jewelry and dresses of Yodit Tibebu. Enjoy the woman centered photographies by Charlotte Jardat-Katz and music by DJ MBFM (My Best French Music).

Apero (Happy Hour from 7pm to 8 pm) is sponsored by Ricard. For those who wish to have dinner on board, the French caterer “Le Bec Fin” will serve some of its specialty dishes for $10 if you pre-register, $15 at the door

EVENT DETAILS

Where: New York Skyports Marina located at the East River and 23rd street in Manhattan. Take the 6 train to 23rd Street and walk a couple of blocks East to 23rd Street & FDR Drive

When: Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Arrive on time for check-in with your ID between 6.30pm and 7.45pm. Boat leaves at 8 PM. Cruise ends at 11 PM.

Price: The ticket entrance is $20 if purchased online before September 5 with CODE: « MILLEFIORI ».
After that, $30 until September 14 – 4pm,  $40 at the door.

Here is the link to reserve your tickets

Be there and spread the word :)

My first flea market!

It was last Saturday at Fort Greene flea market. I had a wonderful day showing my stuff for the first time in the US, only great comments, nice visitors and the sun was shining, what to expect more? For those of you who missed it (don’t worry there will be new upcoming shows), here are some pictures of my little booth. Admire the self-paint-wooden-boards! ;)

See you tomorrow at Fort Greene market !

Hi there!

Big time: it’s gonna be my very first craft show in New York tomorrow! So excited, quite stressed by the weather forecast but happy! I’m just finishing to paint my display boards, hope you will like it! So the location of the Brooklyn Flea at Fort Greene is 176 Lafayette Ave. (btw. Clermont + Vanderbilt Ave.) Want a map? Here you go. Time of your visit: between 10am and 5pm this Saturday August 20th.

Here after is a picture I took from http://www.glenwoodnyc.com and I promise I will come back with my own pictures and feedback.

So come and spread the word!!

My jewelry in context #2

The sweetness of the slightly acid lollipop, the bright colors of the balloons rising in the sky, the afternoons in the garden spent to make up stories, the cold of this chocolate ice cream on the teeth, this dizzy feeling after hours on the swing… These childhood memories will never die.

Tim Walker, one of my favorites photographers, knows particularly well how to keep this extraordinary sense of imagination and staging only a grown up creative child could have. I try not to include all his photographs because it’s impossible to choose. To see more of his amazing work, here is his official website.

This context illustrates my jump rope necklace as a wink to childhood and as a drop of carefreeness in our busy lives. The necklace is available in silver or gold plated version in a wide range of enamel colors. Feel free to email me for any custom made request.

From left to right and top to bottom:

Image 1 by Tim Walker, image 2 by The Groovy Baker, image 3 by Peggy Wolf , image 4 by Tim Walker, image 5 is my jump rope necklace, image 6 by Simplymodernmom and image 7 by Shehitpausestudios

Zone Orange in Montreal

Visiting friends living in Montreal in May, I went for my first walk in the old Montreal when I came across a delightful boutique filled with indie designers items: Zone Orange. There you can find original clothing, jewelry, household linen, kids accessories or unique pieces of art and you can even indulge yourself in delicious homemade coffee or tea prepared by the lovely Ismerie who is also a jewelry designer.

I decided to offer the exclusivity of my jewelry line in Montreal to Zone Orange located at 410 rue Saint Pierre. You can see hereafter some pictures taken by Ismerie of the pieces of my collections available there. If you plan a trip to Montreal don’t miss the boutique, it’s really worth seeing!

My jewelry in context #1

Hi!

Since I have been browsing a lot lately through the online creative community, I came across a lot of beautiful pictures, prints and artwork that I started collecting. As I was naturally seduced by the themes encompassing my own jewelry, I decided to create a new kind of regular post on my blog: my jewelry  in context.

You will find hereafter its first edition and the sources for all the pictures after the composition. Hope you will enjoy it!

From left to right and top to bottom:

image 1 by FFFFOUND!, image 2 by Amanda Jo, image 3 by Weheartit.com, image 4 by Eyeful, image 5 is my Green hot air balloon necklace, image 6 by Goshandgolly , image 7 by Nick Tassone and image 8 by Mmim

Novelty: the clutch bags!

Dear french readers, from now on I will write my posts in english: my old azerty french computer having passed away the new one I got has qwerty keyboard and neither accent nor cedille. As I hate spelling mistakes in my mother tongue I prefer writing only in english because my english mistakes are more forgivable!

I have always loved the lock of the old style purses, I have even made a jewelry collection inspired by them:

Arrived in New York I took a sales associate job in a jewelry store to finance my jewelry making expenses. I always had to have on me my phone, my business cards, some notes for my customers and the key of the store but didn’t want to carry a regular size handbag. As I couldn’t find a bag matching my requirements for size and style I decided to design my own. Indeed I already had the leather I was using to add color to my hot air balloon necklaces and I knew a place making very qualitative handmade frames for the style of purses I love. Some sketches, a research for color matching among my leather samples and here after is the result. The 3 first one of a kind bags are available in my etsy shop so hurry if you love them!