the journals have arrived

vibrant lotus (purple)

copper autumn

in the fishbowl

the siren's haven

dreams of a geisha

all $16 per set, all earth friendly, all gorgeous!

♥,

melissa

glossy pendants

as promised, a few pendants with glossy finish have been added to the maoiliosa etsy shop this morning.  the new finish is subtle yet effective at making the pieces 'pop'.  they don't at all look like cheap costume jewelry, like you often see in gloss-finished pendants, as there is not a thick, plastic-looking dome of sealer - just enough gloss to really make the pendant special :).  these are pieces you will be wearing and enjoying for years, ladies.

and would you believe that within an hour of listing these beauties, 'ambrosia' (middle pendant, below), already sold?  it's since been relisted, of course ;).

you can expect more gloss-finished pendant styles to be available soon!

amethyst lotus

ambrosia

secrets

♥,

melissa

okay, so i may be a little pencil-crazy ;)

i can't help it - every time i sift through my hundreds of sheets of washi paper, i find another design (or two... or three...) that absolutely need to be made into a pencil set!

when you're passionate about something, you can't help but immerse yourself in it.  fortunately, my passion is being rewarded by all you lovely customers - i have sold over 700 pencils through my etsy shop and my wholesale and consignment vendors since i introduced them 3 months ago.  i've made over 1000 total pencils (that's a lot of pencils!) at this point, and i'm still loving it!

this pencil set is my favourite of all:

'beauty at sunset'

i made this one to replace the limited-edition 'autumn arrival' set that i am sold out of (i'm trying to get that paper back in stock, but in the meantime, feast your eyes and fingers on this!):

'autumn afternoon'

and this one is just plain fun for artsy people and fall-lovers alike:

'within the branches'

thank you, thank you, thank you, fabulous customers, for allowing me to earn a living doing what i love!

♥,

melissa

'christmas in july' sale! woohoo!

IT'S ON! free shipping (plus a free surprise!) with every order from the 'maoiliosa' etsy shop until the end of july! get your stuff now!




'sundown' skinny necklace - available here

(ps - yes, i am alive! and i even GRADUATED COLLEGE! i know i am way overdue for an update - so sorry i have neglected you, but i shall blog again soon and fill you in!)

♥,

melissa

almost a sakurashroom

while cleaning up our yard yesterday to prepare for our realtor to come over (our house is now on the market!), i spotted this little cutie. i am a sucker for mushrooms - i think they're so adorable! i hate the way they taste, though :p. i couldn't help but notice that if it bears a stricking resemblance to a cherry blossom! if only it had one less "petal" ;).

oh, would you please wish me luck on selling our house and getting our new one? i'm extremely nervous about it (i'm a total worry-wart!). we found a house we want near austin, where i grew up, so i hope we're able to snag it in the same timeframe as we sell our current house! keeping my fingers crossed!

♥,
melissa

pocket mirrors!

some time ago, i had this awesome customer from the u.k. who requested pocket mirrors with the washi designs i use. well, here they are! well, some of them ;).

at the moment, there are 5 designs to choose from, but considering the fact that i sold one (the koi cutey pictured above) immediately after listing it, i can tell i'm going to be expanding to even more designs very soon!



you can use these 2.25" handy mirrors for checking your makeup, your hair, or my favourite use: peeking around corners like a super sleuth! ;D and each mirror comes prettily packaged in a matching organza bag, ready to give to a friend or toss directly into your purse!



and at only $6 each, how can you say no?! every girl needs one of these!

if you see any washi designs in my shop that you think are just dying to be on a pocket mirror, leave me a comment and let me know! you can name a pendant, magnet set, etc. that uses the design you're thinking of so it's easier for me to know which one you mean.

yay, pocket mirrors!

oh, and ps - these were a total bugger to photograph! lea, now i know what you had to go through with your pocket mirrors!

♥,
melissa