June Bijou--20% off through Valentine's Day

While I was in California, I visited the June Bijou showroom. Her collection is really beautiful. I'm excited to be able to offer a large selection at 20% off through Valentine's Day.

Pictured left is her Flourite and Blue Topaz Necklace. The chain is Vermeil-gold over sterling silver. It is stunning and has matching earrings.

From her website: (http://www.junebijou.com/) June Pillay, owner of June Bijou, was born in South Africa and raised in the United States. She began creating designs in 2001.

A repeating motif throughout the June Bijou collection is June’s love of circles. June believes, “circles are clean, classic, the perfect shape, and circles compliment most faces. They represent so many things, but most of all the connection we all share.”

This Lemon Quartz beauty also has matching earrings. Stop by today to see these pieces and more.

Make a Wish!

Make a Wish Necklaces from Dogeared Jewels are here. So cute and perfect for any occasion. They're on a colored string that has a clasp in the back. "When your necklace wears off, your wish is ready to come true!" At $26 they are a great gift.

Come see our selection, Lucky Bamboo, New Beginnings, Balance, Teacher, and Follow Your Heart to name a few.

Each piece is handcrafted in California. Dogeared also has a huge line of other beautiful pieces that we will see this year.






New Envirosax are also on the way!

We first introduced Envirosax in November at Georgia Rae. And it turns out they were a big hit. They are the perfect eco-friendly reusable bag to carry home your groceries in. The bag rolls up and snaps into a tiny package that you can carry with you wherever you go. When unrolled, it carries about twice the amount a regular shopping bag carries. Sustainable and so chic.

New Latico

New Latico is here. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bag. It's made from the softest, most lightweight leather ever and comes in tons of beautiful colors for spring. Also in this shipment, some yummy patent leather in white, also available in bright yellow, red, blue and black.

I'm really excited about the new shapes and leathers Latico is using this year. I'll be getting new bags regularly. I wanted to share a little about the company, so I did some research. From the company website, (http://www.latico.com/):

Latico is born

Fresh out of college, Paul began selling leathergoods out of his car trunk store-to-store in NYC. His casual, down-to-earth ways translated into bags that reflected the same qualities- mellow, leather basics with laid-back comfort. Specialty boutiques in Greenwich Village couldn't keep his merchandise in stock and soon, The Grateful Dead and crew became fans of his naked-leather bags. As this was Latico's first lucky charm, it invited many other musicians to seek out our bags. Paul's fledgling leather company with a rock & roll twist was on it's way to growing further in the leather basics industry.

And born again...

So the story goes, downtown boy meets uptown girl and ... beautiful bags were born. With a New York Fashion background and an eye for European trends, Lainie launched Latico 's celebrated seasonal women's fashion trends & colors. Attention to details such as unique artisan linings, unexpected leather treatments (yes, even Italian retro-upholstery leather) and extensive interior organization have become Latico signature features that turn heads from coast to coast. Many of our customers refer to us as a "one-stop" bag source as our diverse collections have wide audience appeal.

Stop by and see some of these new bags. I know you'll love them as much as I do!

Back from L.A. Market and Brighte Accessories Show

What a great show! I met my mom and sister in L.A. to shop since they have a store in California. There were tons of showrooms to visit. We've got lots of new things coming soon. I ordered from some new companies, like:

Junior Drake (http://www.juniordrake.com/) a fabulous line of handbags, new for us. Beautiful leathers with very cool detailing.

Dogeared Jewels

Collette Malouf a line of beautiful hair accessories handmade to order in great colors and styles.

A new line of children's bracelets

and tons of fabulous jewelry.

We also picked up new items from our favorite lines like:

Latico leather handbags in great colors for spring like white patent leather, red, browns, and green.

San Diego Hat Company

and Bellissima just to name a few.

I'll talk more about these things as they come in (and post pictures!). Latico should be here on Monday!

Bellissima Jewelry Design by Sarah Bridger

Yesterday I placed an order with Bellissima Jewelry Design by Sarah Bridger. I'm expecting a box from her in about a week and a half. Sarah makes everything to order by hand. She graduated from Valparaiso University before moving to Colorado where she currently lives.

Sarah's designs are very unique. She uses a combination of Gemstones, Vintage pieces, and Swarovski Crystals. The piece pictured is "Champagne" made of Freshwater Pearls, Picture Jasper, and Laser Cut Mother of Pearl. The Clasp is Sterling Silver. When you see her designs, you'll be immediately hooked. She has a large following in my store already! Sarah and I have already talked about a Meet the Artist event when she's in town next. (You can check out her website at http://www.bellissimajewelrydesign.com/).

I'm off to LA Market tomorrow to bring more fabulous things home. See you soon!

Happy New Year!

Welcome, and thanks for checking in. At Georgia Rae, we're getting ready to go to Market in LA for all the new must have things for Spring. I will be stopping by Tylie Malibu (check out their new website at http://www.tyliemalibu.com/), Latico, San Diego Hat Company, Bellissima, among other showrooms and of course, the LA Jewelry District where I get the one-of-a-kind pieces that are so much fun to wear and to give as gifts! New shipments will be arriving all month and into February...Speaking of February, watch for Valentine's Day Specials all wrapped up and ready to go in a variety of price ranges, featuring our hand rolled truffles by Sweet Secrets.