set your own pace

this past weekend, the sour melan was at the 35th annual jj pearce pacesetter bazaar, along with 200+ other vendors. it was an amazing experience and the artists and vendors were so cool, we basically just wanted to shop the whole time. there were beaded things and hand-woven goods imported from guatemala, homemade teas, beautiful handmade jewelry, customized yard signs, clothing, gift wrapping, baked goods, etc... but we worked it, sold some product and met great people. since mirelle & i both work around the area of the school (me: starbucks, her: a hair salon) and this bazaar is such a big annual community event, we even saw a few of our own customers! 

this was a "blowout" event for us, we will be terminating the sour melan business, as we both agreed this handcrafted product is more a hobby to us, as opposed to a business and it turned out not as profitable as we had expected. but opening a small business was a huge learning experience for me and i will always have an entrepreneurial mindset; it was a pleasure working with my sister and husband on this amazing adventure we had for the past year+ and here and there i will continue to sell jewelry and body chains, i will continue to craft and create things by hand and also i am always on the hunt for unique pieces to share with other jewelry lovers. but for now, i am focusing on selling through our on-hand inventory of headbands and flowers, while working on my photography skills and writing more on this little blog of mine.

here are some photos from this weekend, if you would like to see:

*sorry for the crappy photo quality*

mirelle setting our booth up, in the shiner flowerhalo

ready for the day! booth #220

first customer of day #2 was our vendor neighbor, joann from texas tea house. her & her husband richard were so sweet and we traded them a halo for 2 bags of tea :) i love bartering!

 we love & support the jj pearce pacesetter bazaar!

 taking a sitting break, hiding out huge mcdonald's cup behind our earring display, ha!

drinks to celebrate a fun event at houlihan's in addison

with my hubby!

& rocking jewelry that i purchased (& bartered for!) at the event earlier that day

#heartandstonetx

currently craving...

silver on silver on silver

fringe...on anything & everything

feather earrings

bohemian chic sandals

 

all photos via

what are your current cravings?

wild in the flowers

helllloooo!

happy tuesday to ya!

i am off work today, but have tons of other stuff to do around here for sour melan, so this is just a quickie post to share some of our "outtakes" from last nights photo-shoot. mel & i decided to revamp our business cards since we are about to order more and we thought it might be nice to include our photo on one side of the card, so people actually know and understand what our products are, instead of just the logo.

so dek was our photographer and we went down the street to a pretty wildflower park where we brought different flower halos to try to to get a great shot. we wanted it to look professional, but not too posed.

here are some outtakes & the final business cards are coming sooooonnn!!! :)

& please check out the sour melan!! 

skeletal love

my obsession for skulls & bones has not died down.

i'm still super into them & always on the hunt for pretty things that incorporate the beloved skull print.

whether it be clothing, accessories, furniture or home decor, i love a good skull piece. 

these are some items i am coveting right now:

all photos via, via & via 

i'm also obsessing over fringe & fun, colorful wedges.
what are you into right now? 

i blinked

it's seriously like i blinked & *POOF* it's already november. 

so much has happened in these last few months, since i last posted. 

good stuff, great stuff even, i just never found made time to write about it or post pictures. 

bad, bad blogger.

welp, as i wrote about here, my sister & i opened an etsy shop & have had 90 sales in about 100 days.

not too shabby.

as my friend marli says..."i ain't mad 'actcha."

we hope to eventually get into boutiques around the dallas area (even outside of!), but this feat will take some time and patience. 

in the meantime, i have been to dc, new orleans (again) & houston for "something wicked," a halloween music festival. dc was with my mom & sister. our mom had a conference in alexandria, virginia so we tagged along and then when it was over we all headed over to dc to explore the city for a few days by bike. great girls trip!

here are some photos from our trip, if you would like to see:

(sorry some of the photos are kind of fuzzy, some are from my camera & some are from my iphone)

mel & i in our the sour melan flower halos about to board the subway :)

 the subway looked like the batcave!!!

gorgeous day in alexandria, virginia #nofilter

 we got to know this map REAL well

 us on our city bikes

at the lincoln memorial with the washington monument in the background

we went flea marketing...

 we had to stop by baked & wired to see what the fuss was about (the line was redic!), plus it was recommended by a friend. it did not disappoint...think GIANT ice cream sandwiches.

 surf & turf meal

 in the heart of chinatown, dc

 yeah...if only... 

 we visited the holocaust museum, which touched me all over again. 

i had been once before, but it hits hard every time. 

 we rode our bikes all the way up capitol hill just to dine at ted's bulletin so we could have their famous homemade poptarts for dessert, again, a recommendation from a friend, & it was SO worth it!

my new orleans trip was with my sister and my dad, who flew in from israel for the north american spine society meeting. mirelle & i just wanted to spend a few extra days with him in nola before he came to spend his last few days in dallas before flying back to israel. we prob wont see him again until may..

our beautiful hotel room @ the ambassador in the warehouse district of the french quarter

 out to shop in nola

 heading to dinner

birthday dinner with dad

mel & i love magazine street :)

fancy dinner with dad & his collegues

 bathroom photoshoot, of course

 when you see a trolley bench, you have to pose on it!

 the joke of the trip was how WE ALL kept taking pics of our meals, so i caught my dad and his colleague in action!

 bourbon street

 southwest

houston was my most recent trip & i went with my hubbie, sister & her boyfriend. we had purchased tickets to "something wicked" months ago, when dekel & i first got to the states, and i'm so glad we did! the show was amazing, TIESTO was amazing & we had the best time roadtrippin, dancing & dressing up. it was really entertaining to see all the people dressed up. 

on our way!

 @ chili's in our sour mini headbands

 dek made this disgusting gash-looking thing that he stuck to his cheek so it looked like the side of his face was exposed, it was really realistic and gross, but i would kiss him no matter what! :)

 my "marley" outfit, made by me :)

 the concert was a blast!

 love

 some fun alice in wonderland characters we ran into

 we wanted our outfits to be similar, but not identical.

i think we nailed it. 

loved it.

till next time!