Susan is having a Bead Simple book event at Powell’s next Monday, April 7th! She’s going to do a short reading, show some of the projects, introduce the Portland guest designers, and show visitors how to make a cute pair of earrings to take home (like the pair shown above)! She’s even bringing her own stash [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Bead Simple Event at Powells on April 7th!
Posted in Crafty, tagged bead simple book event, jewelry design books, jewelry making, powells, susan beal on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New jewelry at Mink!
Posted in Shopping, tagged boutiques in Portland, mink boutique, portland shopping, totinette spring jewelry on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A fresh new batch of Spring Totinette jewelry is now available at Mink Boutique’s gorgeous new location! If you haven’t been in their new space yet, you must hurry over there! It’s very elegant and sophisticated girly (think modern day Marie Antoinette) and full of beautiful spring styles.
Mink Boutique
3418 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
advice on cribs?
Posted in Pregnancy on March 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Some of my friends tease me because I’ve already spent a bunch of time looking at cribs and modern nursery photos, trying to get some inspiration for our future nursery. It’s amazing how expensive most “modern nursery” stuff is. Luckily for people like me who aren’t made of money, Target, JC Penney and even WalMart [...]
16 weeks!
Posted in Pregnancy on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m finally starting to have a big enough belly that when I show people they don’t laugh and say, “You don’t have a belly! I have a bigger belly than you!” (Seriously, that’s happened a handful of times.) Our next midwife appointment is this week. After that one, I’m going to finally announce the news [...]
Bead Simple is out today!!!
Posted in Crafty, Shopping, tagged bead simple, book release, susan beal on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Susan Beal’s new book Bead Simple is officially released! It’s full of amazing projects, inspiration, and well explained techniques! Plus, 40 guest designers made their own versions of some of Susan’s projects (and I’m one of them!). This is a really gorgeous book perfect for anyone who likes to make jewelry or has been wanting to [...]
Another Mabel and Zora!
Posted in Shopping, tagged mabel and zora, new store in portland on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mabel and Zora just opened their second store! Mark your calendars for their grand opening party on March 29th, but feel free to visit them before that. The new store is located at 748 NW 11th Ave. between Johnson and Irving. It’s a gorgeous space full of the beautiful, wearable clothing and accessories that Mabel [...]
the joys of grocery shopping
Posted in Pregnancy on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m afraid I’m going to be banned from Trader Joe’s soon. A couple weeks ago we went in and the whole store smelled like garlic (see most offensive smell in previous post). I freaked out and was yelling at Q, “Hurry! Grab what you want! We have to get out of here! I can’t handle [...]
Hello and Welcome!
Posted in Pregnancy on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello! I’m about 14.5 weeks pregnant and started this blog to document all of the oddities that are happening to me for the enjoyment of my friends and family (and anyone else out there who wants to know). I named the blog “Strawberry Cravings” because in the beginning of my pregnancy strawberries were the ONLY [...]
Crafty Sunday!
Posted in Crafty, Shopping, tagged craft fairs, craft magazine, crafty wonderland, diy events, portland on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Come to Crafty Wonderland tomorrow (Sunday) to shop from 40 talented artists and craft vendors! You can also make a fun Egg Surprise at our free DIY Table. 11am-4pm at Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside, Portland.
While you’re out, make a day of the fun craftiness and visit the CRAFT: magazine issue 06 release party [...]
gifts! gifts! gifts!
Posted in Shopping, tagged free gifts, modern handmade jewelry, totinette jewelry on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I forgot to tell you that in honor of Totinette’s 5th birthday this month, anyone who orders jewelry from my etsy shop during the month of March gets a free surprise gift!!
