It feels like forever since I have posted! Since my new brick-and-mortar shop opening at the end of November I have been one busy girl! The shop has had amazing success, and I cannot THANK everyone enough for all their love & support since I opened the doors! Each time I am open for one of my sale events, it is such a fun time! 3 days full of friends, music, laughter and shopping!
Good times!
I have something new at the shop this week I thought deserved a little shout-out. I know these are specialized for my city of Rockford, IL...but I know I have some readers out there with ties to my city so thought I would share.
Pablo Korona is the man behind the video series, Our City Our Story. The series showcases some of the really great things about our city through a series through web-videos he has produced. The are beautiful to watch, even if you have never visited Rockford!
My personal fav if about Mainframe. A local artist named Jeremy Klonicki makes the most amazing light fixturing and scuplture out of salvaged materials. His work is nothing short of AMAZING! Really, if you like things made from salvaged material like I do...you are going to LOVE it. Promise. Just in case you missed it...here is the link again. {wink...}
Each necklace is made from a vintage trasit-token from Rockford and has been hand-crafted by my friend and local jewelry artisan, Mona Lindvall. {You can also find Mona's jewelry at Urban Farmgirl and on Etsy!}
She has backed each token with an authentic copper Wheat penny, chosen for its symbolism of prosperity. Something out city once had, and desperately needs again. Each has a sterling silver, hand-aged chain and solid-copper ring.
100% of each sale of the necklaces goes to support Our City, Our Story so Pablo can afford to continue telling the stories of what makes our city great!
So if anyone out there loves Rockford, or wants to support the love of out city...I would love to pop one in the mail to you! They are $45...shipping is on me. :o)
Isn't it great to see someone willing to use their talents to showcase the good in others? That is what makes Pablo's videos so moving...you can feel the passion for bringing the love of our town back to what it once was. I am so lucky to be able to support him...just another things that makes having my little shop all worth it.
So happy to be back in blogland again...I have missed you all! See you again on Monday with another post! The shop is open this weekend, so if you are in the area pop in and say Hi!
