Modish

A collarbone garnish

Like a pretty flower or tasty sprig of rosemary used to garnish a scrumptious food dish, the beautiful handmade necklaces by garnish are perfect to add a little aesthetic enhancement to your neckline. 

Created from American black walnut wood recycled off cuts from the furniture industry, these necklaces are both stylish and practical, eye-catching and eco-friendly.  What more could you want in a pretty piece of jewelry?  Find these and more inspired wooden accessories at garnish!  (and thank you crafty synergy for introducing them to me!)

Saleday Friday!

Hey all!  Your friendly online neighborhood consignment store, the Stanley Family Lodge, is having a big ol' clearance sale to make room for new fall goodies!  You can receive up to 50% off items from Mi-spa, Jill Bliss, Art School Dropout and more!  Mosey on over and snag some goodies while they last! 

And, while you're in the sale shopping mood, check out all the goodies that are on sale at Modishoppe, now including cute tops from All-Mighty and pretty little soap dishes by Shevon Gant!

Site of the week: Julianna Holowka

I've seen Julianna Holowka's goods available before at little e-boutiques and always admired them, but was happy to see that she recently opened up a little etsy shop, where you can find all her fantabulous goods, all in one spot!  Filled with gorgeously funky housewares that will inspire oohs and aahs from anyone who enters your home, Julianna makes some mean stuff, and I'm not just talking about her cards.  Read on to see what I'm talking about!

These lamps have edge- super unique, they'll be the funky centerpiece your room needs:

And these pillows are lovely and lush, hand-sewn with flowering pods:

Then there's these gorgeous wall panels that shimmy and sparkle in a breeze, the likes of which I've never seen before:

And last but not least, if you have something mean to say, look no further than her mean cards to tell the truth in style:

Find all these wonderful, fun and funky, stylish and funny creations at Julianna Holowka!

September Giveaway!

Yay!  It's giveaway time again and this one is quite the doozy!  I don't know how, I don't know when, but somewhere along the way this giveaway turned into the biggest one yet, worth over $840!  $840?  That's A LOT of stuff!!  (perhaps I should impose a limit on these things?)  So, I'm definitely going to have to split it up again this month and divvy it up to 2 winners who'll each receive a gift box worth about $420!  But, you have to enter to win!
 
To enter the giveaway contest: check out at least one site from a giveaway contributor listed below (this refers to the sites listed below, not the sponsors on the right hand side)- scope it out and find an item you think is interesting, unique, or that you'd love to have for yourself to share with modish readers- just find one item per contributor, please- spread the love :)  Then, leave a comment on this post letting us know which site you visited and share a link to an item you found there that you like!  That's it! 

• You can visit one site or visit a few- just share one link per comment (so, if you decide to visit 5 different shops, you'll enter yourself 5 different times and increase your odds of winning!) 
• You'll have until Saturday, Sept 29th at 11:59pm to look around and post a comment (entries posted after that will not be included in the contest)
• on Sunday, Sept 30th, TWO winners will be chosen randomly from all the commenters and notified by email!  (so check your email if you've entered!)

So that's it!  Now, check out all the amazing goodies you have a chance to win, and show me all the fun stuff you found at the contributor's sites!

Mau Studio- cel phone lariats
Ach Ach Liebling- graphic plastic pendant necklace
Carolina Cottage- decoupaged tray
Anna Laura- "Dana" felt badge
Jewel Alchemy- labradorite, iolite & peridot necklace
Unique Expressions- set of 50 paper beads
Joyful Heart Design- set of "wildly fun" thank you cards
Le Lapin Jewelry- goldstone earrings
Rae Beth Designs- green turquoise & tiger eye bracelet
cookoorikoo- cashmere wrist warmers
Gallimaufry Arts- framed glass pendant necklace
Simply Bliss- pastel flowers handmade journal
Wired Originals- Nouveau earrings
Greetings from a Planet Named Janet- 3 notecard sets
Beadoodles- topaz in a basket earrings
Andy Mathis- woven white dogwood tote
Feto Soap- two yummy roll-on parfums
Oblinaknit- forest girl zip it pouch and birdie ring
Retrospective Design- gift certificate for a free 5x7 montage
Sheila D- reversible corduroy tote bag 
Cherry Creek Designs- silver swirls earrings
Ellen Ikemoto Design- flower pop clutch
Lazyjane- two fabric pin sets
Rebecca Tolk- fish image on barnwood
Dolphin Daze- Halloween face pendant
Divine Rose- black rose cluster earrings
Chic 36- yellow ribbon purse
Kelly Darke- wire & gemstone earrings
Sparkle Thots- heart and charms bracelet
Smashing Darling- red hot tank
Glittery Blue- chandelier drop earrings
Photographic Memory- art postcard
Eclectic Elements- beaded majong tile necklace
Krista Raak- bold blue bloom clutch

Just wanted to say, thanks to everyone who's entered so far- wow, look at that!  Also, please be careful when commenting and make sure you're commenting on the right post so your entry will count...there's been some strays :)  Also, keep rockin, I love your giveaway enthusiasm! 

Autumnal hello

Send a pretty, perfect for fall greeting with a little help from Modern Printed Matter:

Just beautiful!

Woodcut cuteness

With one of the cutest business names I've ever heard, I just had to check Gypsy and Twink out as soon as I saw it, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the goods inside are even cuter than the name!

Filled with wonderful, colorful woodblock creations that are hand-cut, hand-painted and hand-collaged with pretty papers, Gypsy and Twink has artwork that will fill your home with color and wonder.  Take a peek for yourself!

Modish Trendwatch: Geodes!

Geodes, geodes, it's all about geodes- what are geodes exactly?  In short, they're crystal formations or banding that occurs naturally within geological rock.  In the long term, they're sparkly, shiny, immensely beautiful gifts from nature that have hit it big time in the design world this season- from jewelry to housewares, geodes are making a comeback (they were also super cool for awhile when I was a kid!) and there's no reason to wait until the big box stores catch on- you can support indie designers and shop geodes the modish way!   

{Geode necklaces, handpicked in Uruguay, by Natural Historie}

{Agate photo frames and Coaster Set by Anna Rabinowicz at Uncommon Goods}

{Geode Link Necklace and Sword and Stone Necklace by Erica Weiner}

{Hand carved agate druzy rings by Zula Surfing}

{Burlap Geode Jerkin by Heir Apparel}

{Agate Slice Necklaces by Piebell}

{Glycerin Soap rocks by Soap Creations}

{Geode earrings by Ampersand by Ali}

{Living in a Material World necklace by Erin Gotz}

So there's a little sampling of geode goodness from the indie world to keep you stylin' this fall.  Do you make geode jewelry?  Know of a cool handmade geode creation?  Share them with us in the comments below!  Nothing's better than nature and hands coming together to form beautiful creations like these!

New goodies in the shoppe!

Just popping in to say a bunch of new stuff has been added recently to modishoppe- check it out!

New jewelry from Pequitobun, ooh la la:

And new super cute tees from Bonbi Forest!

New wonderful tote bags by Alena Hennessy and cute cute tees from Wenifnotnow:

New stone necklaces by Element 19 and a re-stock of chicken butt cards by Young & WithIt:

And there's even more!  Come see what's new in the shoppe! :)

Oh!  And Nicole Rae Styer goodies are all now 15% off until the end of the month!

Help a crafter in need!

Melody, the crafter behind Handmade Luck, has an 13 year old son who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a couple years ago so, she and the Sacramento Craft Mafia are going to be participating in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Sacramento on Oct 7th- as a team of tough mafiosas, they're going to put the kibosh on this disease!  Melody is hoping to raise $1000 dollars for the JDRF (Junior Diabetes Research Foundation) and needs our help! 

She's created a shop called The Sugarcube Society in which all proceeds will go directly to the JDRF- you can purchase one of the cute items above (and more!) to help out!  They're also looking for direct donations thru the JDRF site- visit the Sacramento Craft Mafia page and give $20, give $1, whatever you can afford to donate will sincerely help their cause!  Thanks!      

Felt Fabulous

One of my favorite things about fall is pretty little felted accessories- they feel so at home during fall- warm and fuzzy against the cool air, and Jenny Wren has a whole shop full of them!

Handmade in Ottawa, Canada from 100% merino wool, these cute little clutches and pouches, flower brooches, bags and even bowls, can feed all your felty desires.  Find more at Jenny Wren!