Feisty Elle Blog

Empire State of Mind: EcoSalon Shops & Renegade Brooklyn!

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:29:00 GMT

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!

Mother's Day sale spectacular!

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:26:00 GMT

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!

Walking the Walk: As a business, what (else) does it mean to be sustainable?

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:42:00 GMT

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:

Hire production help. I can’t and shouldn’t do it all myself.
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.
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

Fall 2010 & 15% off!

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:05:00 GMT

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!

VIDEO: Feisty Elle at POOL

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:31:00 GMT

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.

Guest post on CraftMBA: POOLTRADESHOW

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:28:00 GMT

Hey folks! Check out my guest post on CraftMBA chronicling my experience at POOLTRADESHOW two weeks ago in Vegas. I go into how I prepared for the show, resources, as well as my overall experience. If you're an emerging business looking to try out tradeshows, POOL's an excellent place to start.

Great blogs: CraftMBA, Retail Minded
Great books: Craft Inc. Business Planner, Craft Inc.

No Earring Left Behind Policy

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:04:00 GMT

I love earrings, always have, which is why I hate when I lose one earring. I have a little stack of earrings that have lost their mates yet I can't bear to throw them out. I write all this to say that if you've bought a pair of earrings and you've lost one of them, now you have a way to replace one instead of having to buy a new pair. To enjoy the Feisty Elle No Earring Left Behind Policy, here's what you do:

1) Go to www.feistyelle.com
2) Find the earring design you purchased
3) Add it to your cart
4) After clicking on your shopping cart, enter the following code into the discount box: 1EARRING (for 50% off)*. (The cart will still look as if you're purchasing a pair of earrings.)
5) Click Checkout
6) In the Shipping Instructions box, note if this is for your right ear or your left ear.
7) Optional: If you purchased a pair from me at a shopping event and I, for example, switched your earring findings from the standard hoops to hooks then you must let me know this in the Shipping Instructions box too.

*Note: You will not get a pair of earrings at 50% off, you will get one earring.

Now go forth and rock your earrings without worry! :)

Look Ma, I'm on TV!

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:17:00 GMT

Just found out from my friend Lena that Comcast's Best of the City did a feature on super cute San Francisco boutique Ooma. Ooma started carrying my line last year and you can get a good look at my dahlia and cloud earrings. How fun is this? If you have Comcast cable, check Ooma and my earrings:

1. Click on On Demand
2. Click on Get Local
3. Click on Best of the City
4. Click on SF ooma

Screenshot:

Let's make a difference

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT

After watching and reading of the terrible devastation and loss of human life and property following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti yesterday, I've made a decision. For every item purchased now till January 31st, I will donate $15 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. Let's make a difference!

Merry holidays!

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:20:00 GMT

Happy holidays folks! I hope you're having a restful time with loved ones. Thanks so much for making 2009 an incredible year for Feisty Elle.

Renegade SF Holiday Sale this weekend!

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Hey folks, don't forget that tomorrow and Sunday is Renegade SF Holiday Sale! Come find me at booth #126 with deals and new designs.

It's a new day

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:49:00 GMT

It really does feel like a new day for Feisty Elle! I've been working with the talented Ashley Yousling, the principal of Bella Cosa Design to develop a site that really speaks to my new products and designs, and this feels so right. I couldn't be happier! It really is like building a house, moving in, decorating, and today is the housewarming. And in celebration, enjoy 20% off the entire shop, (code: holidaze09), now till December 21st.

Please look around, make yourself at home, and thanks for coming by!