It's like Christmas!

Today Janna and I feel like we hit the silverware jackpot! We normally spend hours upon hours scouring Ebay and thrift stores looking for used silverware. Last Thursday I contacted a seller on Ebay regarding a few nice lots that he had listed. After exchanging a few emails, he told me that he actually had the mother load of silverware and we quickly worked out a deal. Today the first two boxes arrived! Janna and I had so much fun digging through and looking at all the beautiful new patterns that we will be adding to The Silver Lining. Keep an eye out for all the updated products to come in the next few weeks.

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So much to do!

It's a busy week at the studio as we prepare for the Chicago Renegade. Today we're laser cutting a new and improved ring display and gathering all those little but necessary show items...tape, scissors, string, etc. Tomorrow we'll spend the day packing the vehicle and Friday we're out of here! Hopefully the weather is nice and there is a good turn out!

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New Product... Now available!

Just a quick note to let you know that our porcelain Mason Votives are now available in our EcoElements Etsy Shop.

Check it out here!

New Obsession: Pinterest

I have a new obsession that I just can't quite. It's called Pinterest and I am in LOVE!

In case you haven't heard, Pinterest is a new online community that allows its users to create and share virtual pin boards. Its visual approach to organization fits so perfectly well with the way my brain works.

Users create a profile using either their Facebook or Twitter account, then create "boards" using various themes like, motivation, inspiration, spaces, etc, by virtually pinning images. These images are shared with your followers and you in turn get to view theirs through a real time news feed on the Pinterest homepage.

If you haven't yet tried it I highly suggest it. Pinterest's site is clean and easy to use. Not to mention it's totally addicting!

You can view and follow my profile here:  Michele's Virtual Pinboards

This is going to be a great way for me to collectively store and organize all of my visual inspiration for new products, patterns, and decorating ideas. My next home project is going to be painting my living room floor white. I'm loving that look right now! Stay tuned!

Garden Harvest

As the end of the summer draws near, all three of us (Michele, Torrey and I) are enjoying the bountiful harvest from our gardens. Michele and Torrey's garden is located behind the studio, is 30' x 15' and has on occasion been overwatered. Michele makes wickedly good salsa, acorn sqaush curry and her favorite snack, caprese salad. Her dog Cash loves the peas. My garden is ironically the same size (a complete coincidence) and is usually a bit too dry. I specialize in delicious zero calorie chocolate zuchinni bread and my dog Brita adores fresh carrots. Photo taken in my garden with the little gnome given to me by my mother-in-law.

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Traverse City Downtown Art Fair

This weekend, Revisions decided to take its craft fair gig down to the Traverse City Downtown Art Fair. After visiting last year's fair during their first wedding anniversary, Torrey and Michele decided to mix a little business with pleasure this summer.

We brought the usual inventory including our newly designed Silver Spoon Ring case rack. We were fortunate to have enough time to get it all together between our last online sales event and the Renegade Fair in Chicago in September.

We've already bumped into a few people who have seen us in Marquette so if you're in the area, feel free to stop by and say hi!

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Fab.com

Fab.com gave us a huge boost in sales these past few weeks. With such a quick leap in production, the task of boxing a couple hundred packages or so fell to all three of us. By the second day, Michele was starting to get a little loopy!

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