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Textile Arts Center: Sewing Seeds

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:59 +0000

This project makes my heart sing. It combines two of my favorite activities … gardening and working with natural dyes. Sewing Seeds is a community supported garden whose sole purpose will be to grow plants to make natural dyes with. The thing that puts an extra cherry on top, an abandoned lot will now be [...]

6th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards Accepting Applicants

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:56 +0000

Handbag Designer 101 invites you to compete in the 6th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards, the only handbag competition of its kind in the world. This is your opportunity to submit your handbag and compete for one of nine awards in handbag excellence, international recognition and a variety of coveted prizes at the awards ceremony [...]

Toronto Independent Fashion: Market On King Street

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:53 +0000

Join Inna Clothing in their stall at Market on King starting Feb. 11, 2011. They will be there along with many other talented designers. It is such a great way to view collections in person and a great way to meet the maker. We’ve been seeing a preview of their newest collection rolling through our [...]

StyleWeek Providence Jan. 22 – Jan. 28, 2012

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:51 +0000

p StyleWeek Providence, RI is here with what looks like an amazing line up if emerging fashion designers. The shows began yesterday and will continue on until Jan. 28. If you can’t attend follow them on twitter @StyleWeekProv. See the schedule for all the upcoming events here. Tickets are for purchase here Take a peek [...]

Fashion Brain Academy: How To Cost Your Product

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:45 +0000

Costing Your Product – FREE Webinar p Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1 PM Eastern (10 PM Pacific / 12 PM Central) REGISTER NOW p Boaz David and I will teach you: What components to include What should be a healthy margin What should be your wholesale and retail prices Typical costing mistakes that can ruin [...]

TRUNK Brooklyn Hosting Lauren Wimmer Trunk Show

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:43 +0000

Wow. So pretty. This is a great reason to get to Brooklyn to visit TRUNK. Trunk is hosting a two day Meet The Maker with jewelry designer Lauren Wimmer. Check out the amazing sale the designer is having on Smashing Darling. TRUNK presents: MEET THE MAKER Lauren Wimmer Jewelry Trunk Show Spring ’12 Collection Saturday [...]

Jane Hamill: How To Find Fabric In Small Quantities

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:40 +0000

Sometimes finding fabrics is the hardest part of my business. I don’t buy wholesale. My collection is an ever changing, ever so slightly morphing everyday. This means I have to find jobbers, reps or retail stores where I can buy just 2 or 3 yards of fabric at a time. Thank you Jane Hamill for [...]

Dallas Fashion Week: Sacred Heart Collection

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:37 +0000

New year, new fashion weeks popping up all over. We were happy to learn about Dallas Fashion Week from one of our darling designers, Brandi Russel of Sacred Heart Collections. The festivities began yesterday, Jan.16 and go through Jan. 22. Brandi will be unveiling her collection Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. As always wish we had [...]

Indie Fashion Finds: New On Smashing Darling

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:35 +0000

It’s January. The calendar just flipped to a new year. This always makes me get a little dreamy. I dream about what will be in the months to come. I dream about all the goodness to happen. I dream about where I want to be in my life. I think about the 12 months I [...]

Decorating vintage style kitchen

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:11 +0000

On many occasions we talked about the vintage style and the importance and success that is present both in decoration and in other sectors, for example, fashion. Today I would like to talk in this style and how you can fit it into the kitchen, one of the rooms in which, in my opinion, better [...]