blue hour designs

announcing some announcements

2012-01-31T13:51:00.000-07:00

There are multiple things I want to tell you today.

1. We are bringing back our weekly sales. Our Duality ring is the first one this year and can be found here and here.

Second, many of my older designs are back in the online shops.

We had intended on shelving a few designs for awhile, but we've had a tremendous amount of correspondence in the past month requesting many of these designs, so we decided to bring quite a lot of them back!

Three: we are having a free shipping promotion in both of our shops from now until Valentine's Day, February, 14th for domestic orders. International shipping will be reduced to 3 bucks.

4. I will begin a monthly giveaway on my Facebook page starting in February.

Yep. Monthly.

I'll be setting that up very soon....I'll announce there and here when it begins.

Numero 5 - I have decided to embark on a 366 Project.

This means that I will be taking at least one picture each and every day for a year (this year is a leap year, hence 366 and not 365). I began the daily picture taking last week and I'll be posting them all on my Flickr page. I won't post them everyday because I'm not quite that crazy (Norbert thinks I'm a little loca to take this on!)....I just don't have the time, but I will post them at least once a week and many of them will make their way here onto the blog. I'm super excited because the bottom line is that I want to improve my photography and you know what they say about practice......

So with that said, here are a few of those photogs:

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Images from my morning...

2012-01-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

I love gladiolas.

I never realized until we started frequently buying them and putting 'em in our house.

Boy, they sure do look majestic in my living room.

Brings a smile to my face every time I spot that bright poppy color.......

....and I'm also staring outside, over my multitude of plants, daydreaming, while snow is lightly coming down.

I think I'm going to go and walk in it now.

I'll be sure to take my camera with me, too :)

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New Work - The First of Twenty-Twelve

2012-01-24T13:36:00.001-07:00

EDIT: I forgot these two in the original posting...

Listings will start going up here and here, this afternoon.

I will link each listing to my facebook wall as soon as it's posted.

:) !!!

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edit mode

2012-01-23T17:34:00.003-07:00

Working, editing pictures:

listening to music,
listening to loud monkeys in the background (their songs are intermingling with Pandora's :),
and smelling Norbert's cooking wafting in from the kitchen.

Blog post coming soon with my new work!
Perhaps tonight?

Call for Pictures - Winners

2012-01-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

We are minutes away from the weekend, but before it's time to check out and celebrate, I want to announce the winners of our 'Call for Pictures' giveaway.

We randomly chose three winners from our list of submitted pictures, right before Christmas.

This is our second time doing this giveaway, and if you're new or want to revisit, the first year's winners can be found here.

Laura's picture is the first one we selected and she is wearing the 'Hover necklace' while, I believe, enjoying herself immensely in Napa Valley :)

Second, is Alison wearing a pair of 'Shield earrings' and the 'Frame ring'.

On a side note, the gorgeous hand knitted scarf she is wearing in this picture, is her own creation.

(Knitting is one of the skills I would love to tackle one day...)

And the last picture chosen is from another fabulous customer, Rheanon, wearing the 'Spotted ring'.

Thank you SO MUCH for those of you who sent us pictures!

It really is such a thrill to be able to see our work out there in the world.

Each winner will be sent an email soon with all the gift certificate details!

And on that note...have a fantastic weekend.

p.s. The upcoming shop update will include 33 new designs.

I just finished them this afternoon. Phew!

Next up: photographing them all!!

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up the mountain

2012-01-17T17:59:00.001-07:00

We just had a whirlwind of a visit with Norbert's brother, and his girlfriend, who came in from Finland.

They arrived on Friday and Norbert is just heading back now, from the airport.

Their visit was short, but super sweet and fun.

It had been a few years since we had last seen them!

We went all over, but I actually remembered to bring my camera when we took them to ski in Vail.

I captured a few photographs....

but really, I just spent most of that time laughing.

And talking.

A lot :)

And there were a few football games in there, too!

You know - I've mentioned my love of public art and sculpture.....

And then heading out: a reminder of summertime.

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I'm trying really hard not to give you an exact date for our upcoming shop update because I always underestimate how long it takes (which totally leads to stress because I HATE being late).

BUT, I'm nearing the end. I will say that!

You see, I just get super excited and over eager to get my new work out there :)

I'll of course let you know here and on Facebook first.

So keep an eye on those two spots for when I finally get these new designs posted.

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Albuquerque

2012-01-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

I am from Albuquerque.

Born. Not raised.

But, I spent a great deal of time there all throughout my youth.

We moved to a small town 45 minutes south of Albuquerque when I was 6, but my family continued to spend nearly every weekend there until I left for college.

As a teenager, I spent a great deal of time on Central near the University. It's an eclectic, unique and culturally rich spot. This cafe above and below is one that we used to go to even then....back when it was the only one and when it was Double Rainbow.

Norbert and I also lived together in several homes in the University and Nob Hill areas before we moved to Colorado.

So, for me, Albuquerque is home.

And we are also alumni....

So, one day during our Christmas visit in New Mexico, we took off and spent some time in our old stomping grounds.

We walked with the boys all over the University of New Mexico campus:

It's all in the details....

I hadn't been to these spots on campus since I graduated....many years ago.

I was definitely blissed out, running around here, with my camera.

The boys loved running all over it, too...but I think it was all about the ducks for them ;)

P.S. Our online shops will be opening on January 9th.

With changes.

There'll be some announcements this week, along those lines.

Along the lines of CHANGE.

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Re-emerging. Change. Moving Forward.

2011-12-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

In two days, it will have been one month since my last post.

My absence is a testament to how incredibly busy Norbert and I were this holiday season.

We've been making jewelry, packaging said jewelry and answering convos and emails in a near constant stream from November into the days that led up to that big day.

Once we closed our shop we disconnected, sat back and breathed.

That breath was full of gratitude for all of you.

And pride for all that we accomplished.

And, to be honest, exhaustion ;)

And now I'm back...

Last week, I was finally able to bring out my camera.

It had been too long. I missed taking pictures very, very much.

My love of photography is increasing by leaps and bounds as time goes on.

Here are some of the details that catch my eye, invigorate and inspire....

because that is the state that I am currently in:

inspired.

The perfectly timed snowstorm that hit before Christmas

Our Tree, decorated by many hands...

We sped down to New Mexico on the morning of Christmas Eve to spend the holidays with my family.

We were all together.....the cousins, which rarely happens, were all together: ducks in a row eagerly waiting.

Luminarias

There is a lot of change that will be coming our way.

I can't begin to explain how excited I am for it all.

Norbert and I have been talking, planning, and setting in motion a great number of our ideas.

Ideas that have been brewing for months now.

I will be writing and sharing pictures much more frequently, now that life has returned to normal, and you'll soon find out all that we plan to enfold.

Change is good.

Change, evolution, growth

is necessary.

For me.

As a metalsmith.

As a business owner.

As an Artist.

a song that I've loved and been inspired by for a long, long time

I am so happy to be back.

I'll see you very soon.....

(massive smile right there)

blue hour designs

announcing some announcements

Images from my morning...

New Work - The First of Twenty-Twelve

edit mode

Call for Pictures - Winners

up the mountain

Albuquerque

Re-emerging. Change. Moving Forward.

a glimpse this morning, along with a few reminders..

Black Friday

Saint Nick.....and some business

Annual 'Call for Pictures'

business

Happy Halloween!

Before.....part 2

Before...part 1

a quick snapshot of now

new work

Saturday.

progress

a morning bike ride.

the cave

last night...

here and there...

unintentional

the List

finishing up...

the outdoor life

snippets...

addiction

seeing...

visual stimulation

wringing out the summer

my heart...

the act of creating - both construction and culinary

dismantling

rollercoaster

zee floors

an evening - in pictures

in the garden - macro style

pause

In the Studio

Chicago - Urban Jungle

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Chicago - Flora and Fauna

The Ride to Breakfast...

breakfast

objects in mirror are closer than they appear

August Break...

See The Sun...

Semi-annual Sale...

weekend snippets...

a peek over my shoulder...