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July 29, 2010

Ronda's Wedding

From left to right: Ann, me, Christie, Ronda, Misty, Julie and Catherine (Ronda’s niece—one of the flower girls—pictured in front)


One of my very best friends, Ronda, got married a few weeks ago at the Dallas Arboretum. The wedding was so beautiful, and Ronda looked so beautiful. She and Mark (her now-husband) are 2 of my favorite people in the world! She wore my turquoise and chrysoprase drop chandeliers. See the chandeliers on Ronda below...




You can find these earrings at many retailers in gold ($2450) and in silver ($495)--click here to take you to our list of retailers--also available at www.elizabethshowers.com.

July 23, 2010

Elizabeth Carlock Designs

Elizabeth Carlock interned for me in 2005/2006, and not only have I always adored her, but also I am inspired by her continued passion to help others. In the summer of 2009, she launched Elizabeth Carlock Designs. She now travels to Uganda several times per year to volunteer with the AKOLA Project --she helps to train many Ugandan women to make crafts ensuring that they may sustain a consistent income. Elizabeth sells and markets her jewelry designs that these women make, and all the profits made from this collaboration go directly back to the AKOLA Project and other UAPO initiatives. I am planning to go with her on one of her next trips...my plan is to volunteer with AKOLA and then to go gorilla trekking in Rwanda! ;)
I will keep you posted!

Belvedere and Jonathan Adler

Jonathan Adler, Karen, Julia-Carr Bayler, Steven

Here is my adorable sales director and mom-to-be, Karen, with Jonathan Adler on the left. Julia-Carr Bayler is the owner of Belvedere and good friends with Jonathan. He stopped by to see her new store and was speaking at a forum that next day.

Come visit us in Atlanta at Belvedere for another trunk show September 24-25!

July 14, 2010

Jackson Hole, Wyoming


Two weeks ago, I travelled to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the 3rd year in a row to do a trunk show at Goodie 2 Shoes. I adore the store (I always buy several things for myself), the women who run the store, and the customers! We had another great show and a lot of fun. This is me with Jenny on the left and Susan on the right.



After the show on Thursday and Friday, I always hike all weekend every year I am there. This is me at Phelps Lake at the Rockefeller Preserve. It's a dreamy hike--my favorite of all the ones I have done thus far in the Jackson Hole area. This is the first year that we hiked the entire lake. It's a great inspiration for me--for new designs as well as inspiration to simply enjoy the moment and to be grateful for the beauty of this earth.

July 9, 2010

Train Concert in Las Vegas


Karen (my sales director) and I had the luxury of seeing Train while at the Couture jewelry show in Vegas last month...I wanted my picture with the cute lead singer, Pat Monahan.


Pat Monahan was such a great entertainer. I had no idea he would be so amazing!

A bunch of women were called from the audience up on stage and were given “Trainette” t-shirts to put on…I know a couple of them, which made it that much more fun to watch!

July 1, 2010

Girls Lunch Date

This is from this past Thursday at Neimans--me, my almost-9-year-old niece Eliza, my mom, and my sister Susanna. We ate lunch at downtown Neimans in the Zodiac Room—it reminds me of when I was a little girl and we would drive from Hillsboro to Dallas each season to shop for new clothes.

I loved the Zodiac’s popovers with strawberry butter then and I still love them now—yum!


April 26, 2010

Spring Inspires me!

Spring is truly here!
I feel so inspired in so many ways--two of which are:
1) to just play in this beautiful weather!
And 2) to create interesting things (some of these "things" can be jewelry, art, a dinner party, a fun afternoon with friends)!

I was recently inspired to turn an incredible photo that I took in Madrid last summer into an art piece...... I blew it up and mounted it in plexiglass to where it looks like it's floating on the wall. I love it so much that I am doing this with several of the interesting photos I took in Europe last summer.... will keep you posted on what I do next.
My mom is going to put this one below in her showroom because she likes it so much, and is now asking me for more ;)

The creative process for me is sometimes very random.... a few months ago while in Bangkok, I found a 1000+ year old pair of hoop earrings (or so it was claimed to be that old) that was a fish body with a dragon head.... I designed a similar pair but am still working on where to go with them -- they are too heavy to wear so they might get turned into brooches.... to be continued....

And then at the Tucson gem show this past February, I found a piece of mountain jasper that is cut into the shape of a surfboard. I am personally obsessed with primates, and I also like to surf, so I designed a monkey clinging to the "surfboard." Here's the drawing.... again, to be continued.... we are making this piece right now. I realize the drawing looks a little like a naked man -- I promise the real pendant will look like a monkey!

Check out our adorable Deco Collection 18kt yellow gold emerald-cut lemon quartz earrings in May's Real Simple magazine. A great Mother's Day gift!



Our Dallas Turtle Creek showroom will be open April 28th through the 30th, as well as May 3rd and 4th from 10am-5pm daily. This is a great time to shop for graduation or Mother's Day gifts as well as for yourself of course. I am so excited because we will be offering many pieces from my new silver collection and my new 18kt gold collection for spring. Shoppers can also purchase pieces from the 18kt gold and sterling silver collections online at Elizabeth Showers.

10% of retail sales at Elizabeth Showers Showroom and on our website will be donated to two wonderful charitable causes--2x2 and The Elisa Project*--from april 27th through Mother's Day.
*read more about these charities below

We now have available in our showroom and on our website signed copies of my mom's book, Glamorous Rooms, which because of its success, has already gone into its fourth printing. I am very proud of my mom! What a great Mother's Day gift.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you


The most current Town & Country Magazine features a page on 2x2, the event my mom and I co-chaired last fall benefiting amfAR and the Dallas Museum of Art. Kudos to all involved! What a great event. And the bonus was that I absolutely loved working with everyone, and I also learned a lot about modern art. Thank you to hosts Cindy and Howard Rachofsky and also of course to Melissa Meeks for all that you do!



And please remember that my 18kt gold collection is also available in Dallas at Stanley Korshak and Forty Five Ten.
Click here to find a store in other cities.

*2X2 supports amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research and the Dallas Museum of Art's contemporary art acquisition program. The Elisa Project is a Dallas-based organization that specializes in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders through support, awareness, education, and advocacy.
Please visit their websites,
http://2x2online.org/ and http://www.theelisaproject.org/
for more information.