kris nations

Perfect timing for Project Runway to get back on the air! Have sneak peek at this season’s contestants here. I hope they will be as talented as Season 4, they will be hard to top!

we are gearing up for a very exciting web update next week. stay tuned for new earrings, necklaces, and updated sale items!

At first I didn’t really get it but now I am obsessed with polyvore.com! Polyvore lets you mix and match images from anywhere on the web, to create outfits, interior designs, or any kind of collage. It’s a great way to pass the time and get creative. And if you are not in the creative mood, you can simply gaze at other people’s creations.

If you spot something you like in a collage, you can use it in your own collage or find it for sale online.
They recently ran a contest to create collages as a tribute to the late Yves St. Lawrence. Have a look.

kris nations jewels will be at union street fest for the first time! we are very excited to participate in their new “eco section”. as you may or may not know, all of our sterling silver and gold-fill metals are recycled.

the festival showcases 150 arts & crafts booths, 20 gourmet food booths, two stages of live entertainment and bistro style cafes. and admission is free! click for more info

we will have some brand new items not available on our website! come visit our booth and brighten up your summer wardrobe with something fabulous! ;>

hope to see you there!

if you live in the bay area, i encourage you to visit isso in san francisco. started by the designers of the clothing line, nisa, this new store stocks all local artists and a selection of fabulous vintage finds. you can see a small selection of kris nations jewels as well as our favorite local designer, she-bible.

this weekend they are having a memorial day sale. Save 20% on new SPRING ‘08 collections (She-Bible, Nicacelly, isso SF) and take an additional 30% Sale items.

they are currently stocking a fun assortment of vintage luggage for your upcoming summer travels!

some goods from she-bible and kris nations

We discovered these super cute “plastic grocery bag replacements” and have never looked back. The best part about these bags is that they can be neatly tucked away in your purse, ready to be used the next time you are buying groceries or making a Target run.

available at envirosax.com and at delight.com 

We grew up eating all our meals on Heath Ceramics not knowing what a true visionary and amazing designer Edith Heath truly was. Our mom picked up the line during a visit to Sausalito, CA in 1973. So not only do we appreciate the fabulous designs of her ceramics, these have a nostalgic aspect for us as well.

Fortunately we live very close to their ceramic studio where everything is still hand-crafted in the same manner since 1948. The designs and color palette of Heath Ceramics are still relevant today and will never go out of style. Here is a bit on Edith Heath from their website:

Edith Heath (1911-2005) founded Heath Ceramics in the mid-forties when, following her one-woman show at San Francisco’s Palace of the Legion of Honor, her pieces were picked up for sale at Gump’s of San Francisco. For the past half-century, Edith’s life was dedicated to the craft of ceramics and the skill of the artisan. This passion, along with the legacy of her work in stoneware clay body and glaze development, gives Heath its unique place in ceramics today. As a result of Edith’s timeless and unique design sense - many of her pieces live in the permanent collections of museums such as the MOMA in New York City.

If you live in the SF Bay area, Heath Ceramics is having an Open Studio/Silent Auction on May 3-4. Everything in their factory store will be 15% off!!! This is a great opportunity to find some classic kitchen ware for your modern home.

Visit: http://www.heathceramics.com

Coupe Line designed in 1948!

Rim line designed in 1960. LOVE the cobalt blue!

Fabulous accessories

Check us out in this month’s issue of Teen Vogue, featuring our resin Sonic Necklace:

Sonic Necklace

Don’t know about you but we receive a gross amount of junk mail everyday and it pains me to see such waste. We often receive multiple copies of the same catalog which just sends me over the edge. I tried calling a few catalog culprits (you know who you are Pottery Barn, Smith and Hawkin, and Delia’s!) and could not for the life of me wait on hold while they transferred me to the appropriate person to cancel my subscription. Uh, excuse me, I don’t ever recall “subscribing” to this trash.

After some frustration and a small bit of research (google search) I found a possible solution. It’s called www.catalogchoice.org. You simply register and search the catalogs you despise and put them on your “decline” list. The website takes it from there by contacting the companies on your behalf to get your name off their mailing list. I have entered in 6 catalogs and have stopped receiving 1, but I remain optimistic.

I encourage you to try it out. It’s easy, free and will decrease the number of catalogs in your mailbox lightening your footprint on the environment. Visit Catalogchoice.org

ah, valentine’s day..another reason to eat more chocolate. as if we needed a reason. and in case chocolate, roses, and stuffed teddy bears are not your thing, try sending your lovey a “personalized” song sung by isaac hayes.

simply type in your lyrics and send it to any phone number.  try it here.

how did sprint convince isaac to do this? i bet back in the day he never thought he would be doing anything for a large corporation!

from this…

and this…

to this…

IMO, anyone who can sport gold chain-link suspenders with pink spandex and still look like a bad-ass is pretty awesome no matter what they end up doing later in life. the whole scientology thing aside of course.