happy holidays!!!

Hi!

Wow, I have been a very neglectful blogger lately. It's that time of year - and to be honest, I've been allover the place and hardly have spent anytime on the computer. Luckily I've been keeping up with some blog reading & twitter via my blackberry, but I find it really inconvenient to blog from my phone.

Dainty* has been slow. I got so busy with my walk, a trip to San Francisco, a last minute road trip to Vegas & holiday parties that it's been put on the back burner for a few weeks now.

BUT! I do have some news to report.

1. The weekend of my walk my friend Carrie (the one who is the visual merchandiser at Z Gallerie) sold Dainty* at a craft show in Leucadia (picture below)



2. I completed an order for a New Year's Eve Wedding ... the bride requested that the bridesmaids each wear 2 cream dainty* clips ... i can't wait to see the pictures!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE DONE MY FIRST BRIDAL PARTY!!!

3. i got my hair done by the fabulous Deana the other day .... the girls that work at her salon, hair mechanix in clairemont, LOVED my headbands and i even sold a few to them! apparently the next day they asked Deana if i was coming back! I AM SO EXCITED that the girls loved them. I will have to ask Deana to snap a pic of the girls wearing their dainty*s.

4. I participated in a craft show at The Rare Hare and met some lovely talented ladies. I will hopefully stay in touch with these crafty ladies and would love to share their work with my readers! More on this to come ....

5. I AM WORKING ON MY WEBSITE AND HOPE TO FINISH IT THIS WEEK. I have been working (and slacking) on this project for weeks now, but I am really going to try to focus on it this week. I will keep you posted!

Here are some pics that I took on Friday night at a holiday party. my friends are so great and I love that the boys request to wear dainty*s more than the girls do. Travis & Jude were creative in their styling - a bow tie and a boutonniere! and Melinda is rocking her triple gold dainty* :






i will be back soon with updates, i am going to work hard to be a better blogger!

love you all!

dain(ty)

hi! i know it's been a long long time since i last posted! i was so busy preparing for this past weekend! i walked with my team, booblicious, in the susan g. komen breast cancer 3 day. the weekend was fantastic! it was inspiring and beautiful and challenging. my team did so well, i am so proud. we all completed the walk and it really showed me that our hardwork and training paid off. about 4,000 people walked this past weekend and we raised 9.5 million dollars! talk about incredible. i am so moved and touched by the people that i met this weekend.

there are lots of things in the works for dainty. i am in the process of designing my blog/website, etc. i now own www.daintyhandcrafted.com so hopefully that will be up and running soon!

i am also working on a lot of music-related projects. i am working with a few different artists these days and i'm really excited about some big events that we have planned for 2010.

speaking of 2010 .... can't believe how close it is. i love this time of year because i LOVE LOVE LOVE making goals. i know that i can make goals any time of the year (and i do) but i love making my list for the new year.

thanks for checking in, and please check back soon for more exciting posts!

lots of love,
dain(ty)

skyler stonestreet in a bright yellow dainty*!

hello!

last week i had the pleasure of finally meeting Skyler Stonestreet. Skyler is a fantastic musician & has the cutest style ever. I love love love her music. it was super awesome for me that she really loved the dainty*s she saw on my site & requested a yellow one! i went to her show at lestats and got to give her the dainty* in person! yey. i know, i'm such a dork. but i get really excited about headbands, what can i say? Skyler was sweet enough to send me two pictures that her friend & photographer, Isaiah Garnica (www.igpics.com) took of her. aren't they awesome?!?! she totally made my day (week, month, year, whatever!)




here's a video from youtube of Skyler (singing my favorite song, "my favorite song")



THANK YOU SKYLER!!! you are the best!!!!

xo,
dain(ty)

meet paisley!!!

the lovely katie posted some pics of her daughter paisley wearing a dainty*!!! is she one of the cutest things you've ever seen or what? check out a few more pics on katie's blog. thank you so much katie!!!! i really hope you'll be out in SD sometime soon so paisley can model for a photo shoot!!! love love love!!!

hi!

i just did a guest blog post over at jamie's blog! go check it out, it's full of inspiration for her weekly blog feature, Inspiration Wednesdays!

consider this an early thanksgiving post of sorts!

hello my dears,

i wanted to post about the great team of people i have helping me with dainty. everyday i feel so grateful to have so many talented friends who have offered their help & support in my business adventure. i also wanted to share a little bit of my other endeavors ....

i am told daily how talented my photographer & graphic designer are, and i can't agree more. these women are incredible at what they do. they are the most helpful & patient women. (believe me, i send them lots of ridiculous emails all the time, i am very incompetent when it comes to technology) i really cannot thank kate daigneault & acacia betancourt enough for their time, expertise & creative input.

i also have a group of friends who are acting as my "board of advisors", these women have helped me set up excel spreadsheets, establish wholesale pricing, create displays, give me sales tips, and as of today, have gone with me to local boutiques to get information on how they do their buying. thank you to jenna, caela, carrie, alana & many others who have helped.

i am blessed to have friends in the music industry who have also helped with brainstorming & who have continued the fight to create and support independent art. your music & friendships continue to inspire me. jakob martin, derek evans, nick z, chad & earl of brodeeva, rob deez, your support means the world to me and i am so honored to have you as friends.

this past weekend nick introduced me to a new musician, nomi, based out of san francisco. i am so excited to share her with my readers. she is the cutest thing & has an incredibly unique sound. i really enjoyed her performance & am so glad that i got the chance to meet her! we traded headbands & cds, which is awesome! i love trades.


while this blog has obviously been focussed on my headband line, dainty*, i wanted to start branching out to share some of the other things i do. i am the wearer of many hats and thought this blog would be a good opportunity to start sharing my other happenings on. i think i will post once a week about the other things i'm doing - whether it be other craft projects or maybe even local events. i am still involved with the local music industry and i'd love to be able to help promote talented independent musicians. i think it's really important to build community appreciation for independent artistry.


so, look for upcoming posts about dain* as headband designer, dain* as musician consultant, dain* as wedding coordinator, dain* as nanny, dain* as a dairy free eater (hehe) & dain* as teacher.

again, i want to thank all of you for being an important part of this incredible journey! i have some new dainty* products in the works (read: necklaces, dog collars & accessories for boys) ... can't wait to bring them to life & share them with you!


remember that we are blessed to be here. enjoy life!
xo,
dain(ty)

susan g komen!

my special susan g komen breast cancer dainty*s are officially up on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32496871

for more information about the walk, please check out my site: www.the3day.org/goto/dainjb