What's going on in my bead world ...

I've been making a lot of custom orders lately ... and of course helping Casey get the summer collection up so that we can send out a newsletter ... all very exciting stuff. I have been so busy lately I'm not even sure really where to start ...

That said -- I've decided to keep a set on my Flickr account called "Latest & Greatest" which we will also link to through the tkoriginals.com site. If you'd like to check it out now ... you can go here.

I'll be updating it frequently with new pieces I'm working on ...

thanks for reading!

Portland or Bust!!

So ... big news in our world. I've accepted a transfer position with Fleishman Hillard in Portland. I'll be returning to the account side of things and making PR my full time job. We're very excited. This is a wonderful opportunity for me and Casey and I are very much looking forward to having a house with a backyard and escaping the crowds of San Francisco.

I'm sure everyone is wondering what will happen with TK Originals -- and Beadissimo. WELL -- obviously I have to sacrifice my position at Beadissimo ... which I'm extremely sad about. I've learned so much and enjoyed my time there more than words can express. However I'm confident that I will stay in touch with everyone there as I believe I've developed some strong friendships ... and am looking forward to staying in touch!

So with all the changes -- we're happy to report that TK Originals is ALIVE & KICKING!! We're fervently working on getting the summer collection up and hopefully will be sending out a newsletter early next week.

My jewelry passion will continue for sure ... just operating out of a fabulous studio in Portland, OR instead. In addition I will be planning trips all over the country for TKO Parties, and hopefully getting my designs into a couple of boutiques here in SF before we leave town.

Our timeline is mid-August. I'll be writing more as the day approaches, so come back often for updates ...

Summer Collection is DONE

ok all the pieces for are done ... but the site's not updated yet.

Casey is fervently working on updating it ... we're hoping for it to be up and tested by the last week in July ... only a month late ... not bad for two folks with F/T jobs!!

There are two new collections -- Christi (beautiful blue/green/teals) and Divine (champagne colors) -- and lots of additions to Christine, Wendy, Darlene and Catherine.

Newsletter going out soon ...

Sign up to receive my newsletter by email

TAXES!!

Today I went to "Sales Tax" seminar at the Board of Equalization ... yes ... as a real official business in San Francisco ... I have to pay sales tax.

I must stay it actually wasn't that bad ... I learned a lot and most of what it comes down to is keeping REALLY good records!!

Now -- income taxes ... those I'm going to need help with.

Anyone have a good tax person?

hee hee

say it on your wrist bracelets ...

Kitty say it on your wrist bracelet

So this weekend I was pleasantly surprised with an email from Austin, TX. When was there last year my friend Laura hostessed a jewelry party and I made a custom bracelet for one of the ladies with the names of her three sons. Well ... one of her girlfriends saw the bracelet and loved it ... and emailed me that she was interested in purchasing a few for herself.

So today ... I worked and worked and created samples for her to check out ... I'm a dork -- this one is of my two kitties names ... the paw prints are "0" and ... man am I creative!!

If you're interested in something like this for yourself ... here are the basics on options:

- I can change the color/shape of the beaded accents.
- The links are made with very thick heavy gauge wire that I stamp with the letters.
- I can put whatever words you'd like to see on the links.

Click here to see some samples ... more to come soon!!

At this time I don't have options for the shapes of the links or the font I'm using ... but if I get a lot of interest in the future I can look into purchasing other sets of letters in other fonts ... very fun!!