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12 Days of Indie Holiday Shopping 2008: ImogeneToday

Today’s ‘12 Days of Indie Holiday Shopping’ featured shop is  Imogene.

Annie Chau is the designer behind Imogene, which is a very lovely line of jewelry. Annie is really a superb metalsmith and is definitely one of my favorites.  In fact, one of my most prized possessions  (until I lost it) was my fox necklace from Imogene.

In a world that one can very clearly say is over-saturated with jewelry designers, Annie’s designs really stand out. Just when you think you have her work pegged, she comes up with something new, but that something new is stamped with the je ne sais quoi of the Imogene line.

Gift suggestions from Imogene include: the Holiday Collection, the whale hoops & this adorable Bunny Necklace. You can shop via the Imogene website and a

Studio Spaces: a peak at some workspacesToday

I asked the Indie Fixx Holiday Galleria participants to send me pics of their studios/workspaces. I am fascinated by other people’s spaces. I know that is one of the reasons I like to read design*sponge so much, especially her sneak peaks. It’s part voyeur, part design interest & another part living vicariously. But, I am really more interested in seeing the spaces where people work. So, here’s some  a few interesting workspaces for you.

Alison Broekhoven of Lemon Grove sent me these images of her bead collection, which it looks like she keeps in an old typesetter’s chest. So pretty and colorful, I love the ingenious ways people store their supplies. Alison makes some really visually stunning beaded jewelry with those supplies…I especially like the tube necklaces a lot.

12 Days of Indie Holiday Shopping 2008: Ink + WitYesterday

 

 

Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows that I am a big Ink + Wit fan, and in keeping with my goal to share my favorites with you for  ‘12 Days of Indie Holiday Shopping’ I am so happy to share Ink + Wit with you today.

Ink + Wit is the line of paper goods, art & home goods from Tara Hogan.  You can choose from letterpressed, silkscreened or offset printed goods all featuring Tara’s wonderful designs and illustrations. I’m personally enamored with Tara’s prints and I own many. I have a complete set of her Aesop’s Fables’ series (it’s an older series, but you can still see the Tortoise and Hare here) and I also own the Pommebirds among others.

Whether you have an art lover (like me) or paper fiend on your holiday list, you can’t go wrong with Ink + Wit!  Good gift ideas include: the

Jewelry on the Supermarket shelves!Yesterday

If you haven’t yet heard of Supermarket, you have sure been missing out on some super stuff. With a focus on honest to goodness design, Supermarket is a venue for designers to sell their wares. Unlike other, similar sites, the beauty of Supermarket is that it is curated, so there’s no slogging through billions & billions of items. Instead, there’s a manageable mix of really fabulous goods.

I have to admit to spending a lot of time at Supermarket…it’s right up my alley. Lately, I’ve been drooling over all the jewelry designs and thought I’d share some holiday jewelry gift ideas with you. You can see more here.

1. Wave Necklace from Odette :::::: 2. Batimamzelle Necklace from We Dream in Colour :::::: 3. Magnetik Distractions from Uno Industries :::::: 4. Dentelle from Norma Gaytan Jewelry :::::: 5. Aster Ring from Bario-Neal :::::: 6. Dewdrop Necklace

Tuesday Tutorial: Jen’s Snowflake OrnamentsYesterday

I am participating in the 3rd Annual Holiday Ornament Swap, which is hosted by cake & pie and freshlyblended. I finished my ornaments up this weekend, ahead of schedule, and I thought I’d share a how-to with you.

I am a snowflake fiend. Seriously!  Every year around this time I decorate all of our windows with snowflakes that I cut out while hibernating in front of the boob tube. You can see some from last year here.  Mr. Indie Fixx calls them ‘over achiever’ snowflakes, but whatever…I think he is just jealous of my extreme kirigami skill. I get very creative with my snowflakes and they are generally more snowflakesque than literal translations of the snowflake…I sure do have fun though!

Anyway, I just knew that I had to make some snowflake ornaments for the Ornament Swap and put together a little how-to as well.  I hope you enjoy and please share your