Examiner Interview with Mimi & Lu

Check out this interview with examiner.com! Love the shout out to my grandma at the end. Thanks to Parmeeta Ghoman for the great article. You can check out her other pieces & follow her on twitter too!
Click Here to read my interview- you just might learn something new!

Andie Earrings now available!!

The Andie earrings are emerging as an early favorite of this most recent collection. They are hammered with texture and accented with three offset stones. Choose from Turquoise, Red Coral, White Pearl or Gold, Silver or Bronze Czech Fire Polished glass.

They are one of the preview pieces I have selected to launch on the website and are marked at a discounted price for a LIMITED TIME. Order soon!!

A Day in LA

Yesterday, I dropped Lucca off at his brother's house and spent the day up in and around L.A. I was so excited to finally meet the girls at J.Serraino- a boutique in Valencia, CA. They've been super supportive of my line for years and since my reps always took care of in store appointments, I only knew their voices from phone calls over the years. It was great to put faces to the names and if you live or visit the Santa Clarita area, you must stop in to their boutique. Aside from the great lines they carry and fantastic finds- they are so sweet and welcoming & I guarantee you will enjoy your shopping experience. Plus, they will be receiving a new shipment of mimi & lu in the next few weeks!
After Valencia, I headed to downtown LA's garment district to do some research and supply shopping. I've avoided L.A. like the plague and it was about time I headed down and spent some time there. It was Market week so there was  a lot going on.  Since I'm still on the hunt for the perfect ribbon for my packaging, I checked out all the trim stores (still haven't found the perfect match!) and then headed out of downtown towards the beach areas.

My last stop was at M.E. and Blue in Venice. If you haven't been to this boutique you have to go! M.E. repped my line when I was first getting started and today has her own store and clothing line. I love what M.E. has transformed this bungalow space into. Especially the mural on the exterior. You can't miss it driving down the street. I spent a couple hours catching up and talking shop and left with a cute,  casual one shoulder dress in purple. (I finally added something to my wardrobe that's not white, black or gray!) And I love it.
Picked a tired Lucca up after a 13 hour day and we are both spending today catching up. (him on sleep, me on work!)

Lately, I've been lagging with the blogging. And not cause I'm being lazy, or distracted by Oprah & Ellen or putting the dog before my work (ok, sometimes but he is hard to ignore) but because it simply feels like there aren't enough hours in the day. I know I'm not alone in that feeling either. Everyone is trying to do everything at once and I'm no different. If assistants would work for coffee and compliments, I'd have 10.

Mostly, Ive been busy putting this new collection together. Sometimes collections just sorta fall into place while other times it takes a lot of tweaking, reworking and editing to get it to a point where Im happy with it. This time around it was the latter.

Thought I'd share some of the pieces in this new collection. It's available to retailers first but will be (in part) on the website not too long after so keep your eyes peeled!!

(see a must have piece? email me for info and to be the first notified when it's available)

Freeloader

 

Lucca spends most of his day finding a new position on the couch. I've mentioned before that Danes are couch potatoes but I'm starting to think he's taking advantage of this title. Sometimes I'm not sure how he can possibly still be snoring when his head has been hanging upside down for an hour and all the blood is rushing to his head. Recently, we've taken to call him 'the freeloader' and have been waiting for him to get up in the morning, brush his teeth, put on a tie and go to work. 

We're still waiting. 

(Although, to be fair, he did make it to the top of Cowell's Mountain recently so we won't label him as a total bum (yet!).)

New Obsession

I rarely make jewelry for myself. Don't get me wrong, I wear my own designs all the time but I don't often make pieces specifically for personal use.  Usually, my personal pieces comes from either extra inventory, pieces that had slight flaws or old samples.
This past week I had a sudden desire to design a personal piece that was bold, fun and eye catching- using all neutral tones. Currently, my favorite crystal shade is Silver and so instead of designing an entirely new piece,  I thought, well why not stack three Eva's of the same color- and viola! - exactly what I was looking for.

Three Eva Crystal Bracelets in Gold with Silver Crystal. It made an old outfit feel very fresh and new and I loved the combo so much that I've decided to make it a mimi&lu special through 6/7/2010. 

Three Eva Crystal Bracelets in the SILVER shade crystal. Your choice of Gold or Silver wire. (Gold Pictured) I love how the crystals change tone depending on how the light hits it. Sometimes a light silver and sometimes a darker pewter.  I'm obsessed! And you will be too. Reg. Price: 3 for $180, you can get your set for $160. And don't forget, shipping is FREE. (US only)