Feisty Elle is coming to NYC this week! Come see us at two great shopping events this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday:



EcoSalon Shops!
June 4, 2010
7-10 p.m
@ Green Spaces
394 Broadway, New York, NY

This susty soiree will be haven to 20 sustainable clothing and accessories designers including Lara Miller, Feral Childe, Study by Tara St. James and Cri De Coeur shoes, four eco-boutiques, Buddha Nose organic body care and A Perfume Organic. Designers from all the lines will be on hand to chat with you as you peruse new looks and try on your favorites.

Goodie bags? Best ones EVER chock full of product from RuMe bags, Organic Pure Life soap, A Perfume Organic samples, Dialog change purses, Nourish Tea, Priti nail polish and more. First 50 get them so get there early!




Renegade Brooklyn
@ McCarren Park
June 5-6, 2010
11am-7pm
Booth #93 close to Bayard @ Lorimer

Feisty Elle + Hambone Designs = Awesome

For Renegade, I'll be sharing the booth with the awesome Hambone Designs, featuring the best in colorful, fun bike accessories. Whisper (or yell if you prefer) "I love SF" and you'll get 15% off our products.

See you there!

I have an little ode to my mom in Feisty Elle's About section:

My mom wouldn't let me pierce my earrings till I was sixteen, claiming I'd be too into buying earrings. After all these years, I have to admit that my mom was right. I love jewelry! I love how it can completely change, even reinvent, an outfit. I especially love EARRINGS; I won't leave the house till I've put on the right pair of earrings.

Mom didn't predict that one day I'd be designing and making jewelry out of unusual, sustainable resources but she knows what I like. And what do you know, she now rocks my earrings and other accessories. Like mother, like daughter.

And so on the day we honor all the mothers and amazing women who've guided us with love throughout our lives, I'm happy to offer Feisty Elle's biggest discount ever with 25% off the entire store, now until May 9th. Code: MOM25. One use per customer.

Happy Mother's Day!

Sustainability has been liberally tossed around to be a catch-all for green, socially responsible practices and products. Shoot, I use the term too for how Feisty Elle produces its products, both locally and in the choice of materials. Lately though, I’ve been flipping this term around in my head and heart and I’ve come to see that I can apply this ethic in a deeper way in how I grow Feisty Elle as a business.

For Feisty Elle to be truly about sustainability, I commit to producing sustainable products AND growing the business (myself included) in a sane, sustainable way. As the owner and designer, that means I’ll do the following:

1. Hire production help. I can’t and shouldn’t do it all myself.
2. Call on consultants when I need insight and guidance. There is so much great knowledge and experience out there! Pay good people to share their knowledge and experience so I don’t have to learn the hard way.
   
3. Take on projects when I'm ready for that level of growth. Again, we want to do it all, but we have to learn to walk before we can start to run. For example, I want to make sure to grow my brand of jewelry and accessories first before I consider expanding into other products and services.

I want Feisty Elle to be sustainable through and through so that I do right by the businesses I work with and by the community of which I’m a part. This is walking the walk.

Edit: Here's an inspiring article on NY-based lingerie company, Hanky Panky, that has grown its company slowly and has been manufacturing in New York since 1977. link

I'm so excited to announce my Fall 2010 lines featuring new designs and colorways! In celebration, enjoy 15% off the entire store using code: FALL10. Expires 3/26. 

New Design: FEATHERS

Versatile, rockin, and sustainable, this design definitely isn't for the birds! These felt feather earrings CURVE to give a fun dimension AND let you loop the bottom through the hoop for a second look. Available in pearl, black, red, magenta, jade, and blue.




New colors: JADE, BLACK, PEARL, & GREEN (in more designs!)




And, wait for it...new color combinations: MAGENTA/BLACK & JADE/GRAY



Jade/gray is my absolute favorite! Enjoy and as always, thanks so much for your support!

Madison Buyer just put up a great little video of me talking about Feisty Elle at POOLTRADESHOW. I'm so glad I didn't sound like a complete dork.