new summer necklaces

are now on the site.
p.s. I'm doing some work on the visual look of the site today, so please pardon the dust!

just a reminder

tomorrow, june 30, is the last day to order a molliedash treat at 15% off on modishoppe. there are a few pieces left, so go on over- what are you waiting for?

i'm a grown up now

after six years of recording my sales figures in a spiral notebook, today i embraced the spreadsheet.

(google docs!)

good news/bad news

new molliedash items have just been added to modishoppe. ;)
modishoppe will be closing after one successful year online, as of june 30. ;(
but wait...modish is offering 15% off all items in the shop. ;)
the photography of the new pieces looks so gorgeous, it makes me sad to see modish go. ;(

weird as it might sound, another one of the stores that carries molliedash will be closing at the end of the month- ai ai gasa. ;(
(that makes four this spring.) ;(

but for those of you in san francisco, I'm happy to add dema as a new store that carries my work. ;) and if you're in portland, be sure to stop by hermitage, also a new shop for molliedash goods. ;)

photo shoot

many months in the making, and it finally came to fruition yesterday. ooh boy, am I stoked at how these shots came out. our fab model jennifer is jetting off to brussels to perform with fischerspooner in a few days. yes, we are very lucky to have her. and cheers to mr b. for shooting the whole affair. it took place at the prospect park boathouse. while we were there, a pair of mute swans (that's what the big, beautiful white ones are called) and their three cygnets came by, showing off for everyone.

i know my boyfriend loves me

because he got me a log.

sexy summer jewelry

available for a song on my etsy shop.

drawings

I've been inspired lately by the multitudes of drawings I see on the blogs I frequent. especially by the lovely artwork created by showpony owner Kime Buzzelli, and the quirky drawings of fashion student/ illustrator roxy marj.

last weekend b and I attended bos (bushwick open studios) and all my nostalgia for art school, drawing, painting, and living the artist's life kicked in. I guess by most peoples' standards I am living the artist's life. It's just that my work has started to require so much business-oriented thought, that sometimes I feel that there's something lacking. like my brain has switched over to a different way of thinking, when I worked so hard to free my mind for so many years.

so in an effort to chill out a little bit and get back into thinking like an artist, I rummaged through my drawings for a little self-inspiration. okay, I didn't exactly rummage, as the drawings were neatly filed inside a folder. but i came across these doodles I did upon moving to nyc four years ago. they were existing postcards that I drew on top of while riding the subway. I got the basic sketching down while on the train, then augmented them at home. click on them for larger views.

yes siree bob

my scotch bling necklace is included in a little writeup about jewelry designers at the brooklyn flea, in the june (online edition) of NYLON. I haven't checked the print edition yet. Anyone out there have it?

p.s. just picked up a copy- it's only on the web edition. but really, this means a lot to me, to be on NYLON's radar.

N.E.E.T. magazine

the june issue of N.E.E.T. magazine is online now. check it out.

sunday in the hood

when b and I go out for food or to do errands or walk around we usually go to a different neighborhood. but sometimes on the weekends we venture out to see what we can find here in bed-stuy. I was curious about some of the north-south streets west of here, and yesterday we went out to see if there were any restaurants open. we walked south on tompkins almost to fulton but didn't find anything. while walking back from the g train a few weekends ago, I remembered seeing a coffee house which had a large chalk board menu on the wall. so we headed over to the bedford/ lafayette area and found that the place- tiny cup- was open, as people were sitting out front on benches waiting for their orders. it was busy, but the people working there kept it under control. I was happy to see a thriving coffee house in bed-stuy. doors on both sides of the corner location were open, bringing in lots of light and air. the place is outfitted just as a coffee house should be, with thrift store furniture, drawings on the walls, and miles davis (electric) playing. the iced coffee was superb, as was the red pepper/mushroom quiche and salad. (boston bibb and shredded carrots, with chick peas in a light vinaigrette, dusted with sesame seeds) b had a blt, which he enjoyed as well. the prices are reasonable here too. they're open every day till 8pm and have free delivery. IN BED-STUY. after lunch we headed across the street to baskin robbins, b/c b was on an eating binge. I wanted to see a vintage shop on franklin that I had read about, but we couldn't find it. so we kept heading west, checking out some of the smaller streets in the tip of bed-stuy. there are some nice, quiet, tree-lined streets over there. i knew we were near the broken angel, which was the backdrop for dave chappelle's free concert in 2004, and featured in the documentary film block party. the last I knew, a developer had gone into a partnership with arthur, and was converting it into condos, keeping arthur on as project consultant. from what we saw, the tower has been taken down, but progress appears to be very slow. after that we progressed towards fort greene, curious if the flea market was still open. it must have been after 5pm, but many vendors were still set up. there was some really cool stuff out there. i liked that the people who sold antiques sold a mix of items. it was kind of a young vendor crowd. as we were approaching the market some spring dust flew into my throat and i started coughing. we headed to the back, where the food vendors are, and I waited in line at the mexican tent. (the cooks from the red hook ball fields) b immediately noticed that they were making grilled corn L.A.-style (rolled in parmesan cheese and chili powder) and got one. as I took a bite, he was telling me that they come to your street with a cart selling the stuff in L.A. a woman overheard him and got all excited, thinking he was talking about brooklyn. then it was over to dekalb ave., to see restaurant row. this is where sodafine was located when I first moved here, and erin had just opened the shop. there are more restaurants now, but no clothing boutiques or anything like that. we headed back east down dekalb. as we were at the edge of the pratt campus, I spotted a vintage clothing store, blue bass. they had a good selection of t-shirts, jackets, pants, shorts, skirts, tops, etc. there were several trench coats priced at $27, and t-shirts were under $10. I looked too quickly to notice their dress selection, but i will go back. going further down dekalb, we started to notice hasidim in the area. four small children were playing inside second-story window grates designed to keep air conditioners from falling off. one toddler was doing tricks as if he was on monkey bars. b noted that it was very dangerous. finally over to the home depot, where we spent time picking out gardening tools and things for around the house. it was great to spend an entire afternoon out walking around our neighborhood.