From the monthly archives:
By now a few of you have received these gorgeous beauties in the mail.
So, what’s the scoop you say?
Well, if you get these stickers it’s obvious … you are officially Smashing!!!!
It’s special in a different way than the white ones or the silver ones though. The white and silver stickers are only handed out by Trish and I. These are handed out by all of us, and we love to spread the good news. So, be on the lookout for this sticker coming to a town near you:
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New to the Smashing Darling scene are little killers.
A line of fun baby and children’s tees inspired by rockin’ tattoos and and hot rods.
Two women started the line one with a background in vintage the other is a tattoo artist.
In Mom We Trust tee
Totally cool and totally rockin’.
I think every girl should have a tee that says this.
We love things that pay tribute to Mom!
Love Thy Father tee
This would be music to any dad’s ears.
you didn’t think I was going to leave him out!
A Cut Above The Rest baby onsie
It is never to early to be teaching your little babes that they are special
and letting the world know it too!
This is a a great fun line of tees.
What are you waiting for, click on one and go shopping!
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Monday Sept. 3 2007 at 08:09 AM EST.
Whosiepie is in Sample sale.
I love her granny totes, great to take to the farm market or to the store.
Fabulous screen printing she does on them too!
it’s a keeper!
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It’s true … we’re addicts.
Shamelessly hooked on bringing you the coolest new indie fashion.
And we cannot get enough of these new head-turning looks.
Come share our fashion fixation and give in to the rush of
looking outrageously, fetchingly, addictively great.
Who could resist?
links to shop:
4. Pagano Designworks, $175.00
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“In an effort to elevate the importance of individuality in our fashion culture,
I pursue my passion for design and creation.”
Beautiful Asia dress
I love this idea and I love her designs!
It does make me think.
What or who is an individual, especially in fashion?
As an individual, who or what influences you?
Parisian balloon dress
Is it a magazine,
rock star,
a friend?
or is it something a little less tangible like a feeling or a vibe?
If that’s the case, where does the vibe come from?
Carissa lace dress
When I see Nicole’s designs I can see that she has taken that vibe that she feels and made it into something tangible!
But where did it start, was she born with it, was it learned?
I’m like obsessed with these thoughts today!
I would love to hear your comments!
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Just in time for the fall/winter knitting, crochet & spinning.
Saints and sinners has put up some beautiful yarn and wool ready for spinning!
This is a beautiful hand dyed Austrian wool roving, just waiting for someone to get their talented hands on it to spin it.
These colors are gorgeous. I would love to see the yarn spun from this and then the finished product!
Annalisa Hand Dyed Wool Top Roving.
Just in case you don’t know and want to know very briefly
after wool is combed and possibly carded and in this case dyed it is made into roving, top or batts to be felted, spun or woven.
Roving is a long piece approximately 2-4 inches in diameter with the fibers in random direction. Top is also a long piece; however the processing is more complex. The combing and drawing of the wool keeps the individual fibers parallel.
Off topic a bit, did anyone see the full moon last night? It was about as yellow as this as it was rising!
It was unbelievable!
Batts are like flat roving,
the fibers are in random direction but the initial shape is thinner in depth and can be several inches wide and long.
Love the ocean blue water colors!
Looking at these, I feel a need coming on!
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This sale is over Friday August 31, 2007 at 1:08 pm, EST.
Thinking about what bag you will need as we think about the seasons changing.
Here is another bag from the Sandoval Sample Sale!
Brown leather Horse shoe convertible bag. trimmed with Hot pink lamb skin. the shoulder strap is adjustable and the top of the bag snaps together which turns it from a shoulder bag to a wrist bag. The lining is the same as the Sophia Bag. 1950s can can girls with pick satin trim on the inside.
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Catabella, aka Maureen Puia, aka Mo, is our interview this week.
Mo has been helping us out a few days a week in our pr department,
and she’s the muscle behind the Smash Up projects.
She is the one who’s been spinning around trying to get all of us exposure.
We thank her for all her hard work, and we know we couldn’t do it without her help!
So, from us to her, THANKS MO!!!!
Another great thing is that Mo is a jewelry artist,
and she has a store on Smashing Darling called Catabella.
Mo brings a fresh look at what can be done with metal
through her line of “jewels to adorn yourself.”
Her inside out earrings look so fun to wear…check them out!
Plus, go check out the Smash ups, Mo’s favorite project, to see what’s next!
SD: How did you end up making jewelry?
MP: Well, I always talked about making jewelry when I was in college, but I never did. I was always too busy trying to pay rent and be in school full time, I never really thought about life after school. After college I was working at a restaurant in downeast Maine; we all lived in a farmhouse together and worked at the restaurant together (yes, it’s amazing we still speak!). I had no idea where I was going to end up after the restaurant closed, so I told people that I would like to go make jewelry somewhere. A few months later, while visiting my family in a small town in southeastern CT, I randomly walked by a lovely little gallery that was just my style and had a ‘help wanted – studio & gallery assistant’ sign in the window. The owner hired me and I worked in her studio for about two years.
SD: Where did you go to school and what did you study?
MP: I graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a double major in Sociology and Communication.
SD: What inspires your designs?
MP: Many things. Sometimes a word, seaweed for sure, textiles, flowers, texture everywhere – man-made or in nature, movement, travel, food.
SD: What is your design process?
MP: I think I’m still trying to figure that out. There are a lot of ideas swimming around in my head that I haven’t gotten out yet, clogging up the system. They just come to me when I am doing something else, like if I am on a long road trip. Sometimes I make something and hang in over my bench for months, not really into it, and then one day I just take it down and realize how I want to finish it. Other times I get an idea, and can execute just as I imagined.
SD: Describe your philosophy behind your designs?
MP: It’s is about self-expression, experimentation, curiosity, and a need for my hands to be creating and making solid these images that enter my brain.
SD: What does your average day entail?
MP: I’m not sure any day is average recently! Although everyday begins with coffee. I am in cyberspace with Smashing Darling three days a week (yeah right, I check in everyday really!) doing whatever these two gals ask me to in order to grow this amazing community they have created. Thanks Trish and Julie! I try and dedicate the other two days (and other evenings here and there) to studio time before I head over to serve delicious food for a few nights at Bar Lola…this will all work out much better when there is a foot of snow on the ground and I won’t want to be spending every sunny moment at the beach.
SD: If you knew then (before you started your business) what you know now, what would you do differently?
MP: Win the lottery.
SD: In your opinion what is the best and worst current fashion trend?
MP: I only followed fashion trends when I was 12 years old and my grandmother bought me those awful Michael Jackson parachute pants, my brothers laughed at me and told me they looked like Hefty bags. I like to wear what I am in the mood for that day, and what feels comfortable and fun. Some are sick of the dress with pants look, I happen to love it, especially through a long, cold winter in Maine.
SD: Who is your greatest influence and why?
MP: Those in my life, there are many and they know who they are, who are doing their own thing and have encouraged me to do the same.
My great grandmother was born in Italy and was a seamstress. I think if I could sit down and have a conversation with her today she would be my greatest influence.
SD: Do you have any events you are getting ready for in the near future?
MP: Smashing Darling and Catabella are the events ongoing in my life right now and in the near future…besides the ongoing desire to be on a trip halfway around the globe. However, I will shamelessly plug our ongoing student SMASH UP project, don’t know about it? Read about it here, and tell any student printmaker’s you know to email mo@smashingdarling.com! Next SMASH UP is September 10th.
SD: What’s next for your line?
MP: I really want my work to become, well, a collision of sorts, of metal and fabric.
SD: If there was one designer on Smashing Darling you could ask a question to who would it be and what would you ask them?
MP: Well, my question isn’t to any specific designer, actually instead it is to all. I would love digital camera recommendations, so I can start taking crazy close-ups (as well as pics that show scale) to improve the quality of the images I upload to my store.
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On this surfing Tuesday I thought maybe today we would Surf right of Smashing Darling and into the blog of Julie Lake.
The reason for this, these amazing rings she designed for a museum challenge.
We are surrounded by amazing artists at Smashing Darling and sometimes you have to look some where else to get the full scope of the talent. I think this is just the tip of the iceberg.
“My submissions were these rings made of spray foam insulation and steel binding wire. I first played around with these materials about 5 years ago when I was without a workshop and was looking for alternative ways of creating. I purchased these items at a hardware store for about $8.
For the submitted work, the only tools I used were a pair of wire snips, pliers, and a piece of round dowel to form the rings. Additionally, I only allowed myself one day to make the work. ”
“Whether my work gets accepted or not, this project re-reminded me of the creative potential that comes from working outside our traditional media. ” said Lake
These were submitted to The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR.
The show is titled Touching Warms the Art
Her store is simply called Lake.
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You have until Friday Aug. 31 2007, 1:14 pm EST to make your move!
Sandoval Handbags is having a sample sale. Like all great frenzied sample sales they only last for a few fleeting days.
So go while the getting is HOT!
Tanya is waiting for her next rightful owner!
The bag.
Tanya is a bag.
Don’t worry I wasn’t trying to trick you into adopting a baby cow or anything.
Check out the other items in the sample sale as well!
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