November 17th, 2009 by jennifer
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August 9th, 2009 by jennifer
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July 24th, 2009 by jennifer
I adore these hand drawn typography samples I found via flickr by graphic designer kayce lomas. apparently some 8th grade kids at a middle school the artist had to visit for a design project were blurting out “really, really peculiar things.” one of these peculiar phrases was “I will be your butternut squash.” I don’t quite understand it, but it sure is pretty.
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
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July 7th, 2009 by jennifer
press page is a little less empty looking now. the new line hasn’t been out for long so half of the press is from my old launch. oh well.
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.
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June 29th, 2009 by jennifer
I should probably stop making unicorns references on my blog titles. I should probably do lots of other things, too.
I got the sudden urge to go gem mining, something I’ve never done before. alas, central illinois isn’t the best place to do so. the closest decent mines I’ve found online are in hot springs, arkansas. an eight mile drive from here. so until I find something closer to home I think jordan and I are going to attempt making some salt crystals. oh the life I lead.
ps: buy some jewelry/feature it on your blog? speaking of blogs, grace bonney replied to an email I sent her and I geeked out. screw edward cullen, I want some posters of my favorite bloggers all over my bedroom walls.
crystal garden candyland by sea moon
dawn on jupiter by sea moon
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June 14th, 2009 by jennifer
so I moved the blog. figured out that wordpress.com and wordpress.org are two different things and that .org is much more fun. all the traffic and google rankings will be coming to my own domain so I am a happy kitten. I’m still trying to get everything sorted from the overwhelmingly amazing week I just had. after all the features happened I expected everything to settle down for a while, but something on my blog was shared on stumbleupon and I ended up getting a spike in traffic that turned all the peaks and valleys of my previous traffic to bumblesea into one big flat line before june 12th. I hate that stumbleupon won’t let you look at the “stumble” or bookmark someone made to your site. I bite my thumb at you, stumbleupon. anyone know a way around this?
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.
Tags: blog, flickr, flora, inspiration, photography, press, website
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June 12th, 2009 by jennifer
woke up to find my polyvore set… on their official blog? didn’t believe it was really their blog for a second. so I went to polyvore.com, clicked on “blog”. and yeah, there it is.
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
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June 8th, 2009 by jennifer
marichelle from heart handmade interviewed me a few days ago, it’s up on the blog here!
her wire + fabric work on her etsy shop, wunderlust, is adorable. always makes me happy when a talented artist digs my jewelry.
coz I said so by wunderlust
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June 4th, 2009 by jennifer
I’ve officially hired an intern! her name is jean, she’s a journalism major and she’ll be the slaving away doing my work while I drink pina coladas all day. a few hours after we met she had already convinced buzz to feature bumblesea. I was amazed at how many people applied for the internship but I’m sure I made the right choice.
I know I’ve been talking about this forever but I’m finally done taking better photos of the jewelry. I’m in the editing/finishing stage right now and I’m pretty happy with the results. the hatched necklace and a few other new designs will be added to the site in the update as well.
some plans are in the works to make recurring (possibly weekly?) blog posts about DIY projects. I am tired of the majority of the content on here being shameless plugs for bumblesea. I’m also compiling a list of all the talented artists and designers I’ve met/discovered in the independent and handmade community to be featured here. if you want to be featured you can always email me to be considered.
there are a few other interviews being arranged in addition to buzz, I’m happy that everything is falling into place for the new line. I’ve picked the worst possible time to turn bumblesea into a luxury brand but I’m feeling more comfortable with it as I go on.
my mantra for the week, via flickr:
YES ! by twisty331
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May 29th, 2009 by jennifer
I’m in love. the quality is great. of course right after I forced myself to update the blog even though nothing had happened UPS decided it’d be a good time to drop these off. two blog updates in one day? I’m out of line.
jewellery business cards by bumblesea
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