ellie from mint interviewed a bunch of entrepreneurs (and me) about how they deal with goals, deadlines, procrastination for a guest post at pitch design union. turns out we’re all in love with to do lists. good to know that jeff from BOOOOOOOOM feels just as weird about paperwork as I do.

missmalaprop says “all the bumblesea jewelry is so dainty and delicate, and absolutely timeless”

bumblesea is finally in neet magazine, I’ve loved them since they featured my old band and interviewed me for the magazine

last and kind of least my blog was mentioned in this huge spanish news site, soitu. gracias. unfortunately they’re going out of business.

and this song/video is awesome. enjoy.

I have some doubts about how healthy sea salt is in comparison to table salt, but it tastes all kinds of delicious. this has resulted in me running out of the stuff only a few weeks after purchasing it (shut up, I cook a lot.) I need more of the crack salt so I turn to google, which opened my eyes to the wonderful world of HIMALAYAN PINK SEA SALT?! this stuff looks so amazing it should not be edible.

bumblesea wishlist: himalayan pink sea salt

flickr photos, clockwise: 1. himalayan pink salt and goji berries by dessert first 2. salt of the earth by allanthinks 3. himalayan salt crystals by certified su 4.pink sea salt from natural green chemistry company by fooderati

in addition to pink sea salt, google also introduced me to an amazing blog called stuff white people like. stuff white people like #119:  sea salt. thanks mom, for making me even more white than I already am.

here you go stalkers, the newest bumblesea interview on aspiring couture. if you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, here are some highlights for you.

“The design for my next jewelry tag has the words ‘You can’t take this where you’re going’ on the back.”

“My boyfriend constantly asks me what I’m writing down, I yell ‘IDEAS!’ and continue violently scribbling my chicken scratch down. I wake up with ink on my face and sheets from me writing on my arms in bed the night before. There are sixteen to do lists on my desk right now. I’m never bored, my brain works faster than my body can keep up with.”

“Only take business advice from people who are successful in your industry. Seek these people out and form meaningful, long term relationships with them, everything else should turn into white noise. On the other hand, try to keep your head out of your ass. Let me know how it works out for you. Seriously, email me.”

the more I dig around kayce’s portfolio the more I love this girl. her online portfolio has a nice clean minimal layout that is certainly quite inspiring. (anyone familiar with the layout I made for bumblesea knows I’m partial to no frills, no nonsense, SEO friendly design.)

my other favorites by her: “these ain’t no cubic zirconias,” “crit happens,” “everything I make, I hate,” “A is for absolutely nothing,” and last but not least “suck it trebek”.

in other news, I’m so sick it hurts to breathe. and alice matsumoto from the carrotbox mentioned bumblesea on her blog. her blog (dedicated to unusual and gorgeous rings) has been a constant source of inspiration for me even though I’ve never gotten into making rings. I’m so happy she digs my new work!

I will be your butternut squash by kayceeislost via flickr

faux show mono: hand set by kayceeislost via flickr

bumble sea press

I love this post that heather from gathering spriggs made. it’s a combo of bumblesea (pictured below: the margot and hatched necklaces) and a clothing line caled saltwater. our styles match up quite well. the model in these photos is so adorable.

margot necklace by bumblesea + saltwater

hatched necklace by bumblesea + saltwater

to do list: editorial style photos with the jewelry, new acrylic line, redo the site so the content is dynamic (ugh). better than being bored, I suppose.

bumblesea has been featured on a few blogs over the past week or so. I’m trying to compile a list so I can share all the features on my blog. my poor press page has been somewhat abandoned. why hello there, to do list.

just one of those days, I guess.

上課說了什麼 by blaza是布拉札

most of my flickr favorites are either photos of strange little plants, ice caves, or sulking teenage girls. behold, some plants and stuff:

mossy branches by low country boil

adenium obesum var socotranum by jan vandorpe

pretties: crystal formations in a pool by bevanbfree

dracaena cinnabari by jan vandorpe

glowing caverns by gaijin4life

don't stomp too hard by gaijin4life

bird, with vines by asha aka mango woman

I love asha’s photos. at first I thought her blog, marty party, was a curated collection of her favorite photos by different photographers. then I realized they were all hers. love ‘em.

update: bumblesea’s on modish?????????? best day ever. thank you jena!

too much bragging, not enough eye candy!

kelvingrove park by wil freeborn

the small things by wil freeborn

new pendants on bumblesea jewelry

looks much better with sixteen designs up, but I still need more. I think part of the reason why the last jewelry line was so successful is because I had a bit over fifty designs. I need to step up my game and stay patient. my alexa rank has jumped 18 million points since the launch. my ranking is still terrible right now but it’ll get better over time. 18 million in a few weeks isn’t shabby. and the buzz interview comes out tomorrow! I am so nervous, I know they’ll end up publishing a picture of me looking like a quadruped.

last night consisted of my favorite girls on earth, making fresh mojitos, fawning over iron chef, and roasting marshmallows over a candle. I love that I’m able to run bumblesea from wherever I’m living at the moment. for a while I felt like a nomad. but I’m so happy to be home, I don’t know if I could ever leave. I know once it gets cold again I’ll be grumbling about how I should be living in austin, TX. but this summer has been great so far.