It's Spring Again...

Spring is back and I'm loving it! The weather is warmer, flowers are blooming, and I'm overflowing with inspiration and creativity! Spring is a time of renewal and transformation...but also CLEANING! Spring Cleaning has given me the motivation to organize my massive bead collection and create some new Spring pieces. Mother of pearl shell and glass pearls are my favorites, so they'll be seen alot in my new designs combined with a variety of other beads in my stash.

Spring has also inspired me to come up with new things I can knit that will transition smoothly into the warmer months. I recently mastered hats, so now I'm knitting cute slouchy hats that can be worn in Spring & Summer. I have lots of hair that can be quite unruly at times, so I love the thought of fun bright colored hats in light-weight cotton yarn or loosely-knit acrylics.

Most of my new Spring jewelry will be available for purchase at Abigail Rose Boutique. You can find their information in my previous post or check them out online at www.abigailroseva.com. Spring hats & other items will be available soon on my website www.eklectikfunk.com.

Abigail Rose Boutique

I am pleased to announce that Eklectik Funk merchandise is now available at Abigial Rose Boutique!

Abigail Rose is an amazing new boutique in Historic Ghent, offering a great selection of clothing and accessories, as well as many accessories designed by local and independent designers. Launched in 2009, Abigail Rose is owned by Kimberly Lloyd and Wendy Foy. The boutique is an interesting "hybrid" bridging the gap between the past and present fashions. The store includes vintage and retro pieces as well as trendy and up-to-date items. They carry a range of sizes from XS-4X. Abigail Rose provides boutique quality products and customer service without the boutique price tag!

Abigail Rose has recently begun hosting Craft Weekends! I was honored to be the first vendor for this awesome event. Craft Weekends feature local crafters & vendors who come together to offer customers a unique shopping experience. This event will be held every 2nd and 4th weekend, monthly. Admission is FREE, but be sure to bring cash because most vendors won't be accepting credit cards :~)

Abigail Rose Boutique

913-B West 21st Street (Ghent)

Norfolk, Virginia 23517

757-351-6319

www.AbigailRoseVa.com

Hours: Fri 11-5, Sat 9-6, Sun 12-5, Mon by appt

Lighten Up!

We have had so much snow lately! I'm not a fan of cold weather, but I do love winter accessories! All this snow and ice has inspired me to do lots of knitting.

Just because it's winter doesn't mean we can't still wear bright fun colors! I've been making cuddly knit scarves in bright soft yarns.

There are cute shorty scarves knit with acrylic yarn & fun eyelash yarns


And long thick scarves with fringes

Check out more scarves and knit accessories, as well as lots of hand-crafted jewelry on the new and improved Eklectik Funk website!

www.EklectikFunk.com

2010: Endings and New Beginnings

Greetings!

It's been quite a while since my last post. There have been many changes over the last few months; some good, some not so good...

In December I decided to close the boutique in Portsmouth after Christmas. As much as I enjoyed Olde Towne and owning an awesome boutique, after a year and a half it was time to move on. I received a lot of love and support, but it just wasn't enough to keep up with the high cost of maintaining a storefront. Eklectik Funk items will still be available online and at select boutiques. I'll also be vending at various events and doing lots of parties and trunk shows :~)

Now that the boutique is closed and I have more time at home it's been quite an adjustment. I've worked from home before, but that was when Grandma Lillian was with us and I had a lot more responsibility. This time around I have been able to enjoy it more and take advantage of the freedom. It's great being able to work on orders while cooking dinner, be at home when my daughter gets home from school, and write this blog while wearing my PJs :~) I will be back in the work-force some time soon so that there can be another "steady" income in the house, but for now I'll enjoy this while it lasts!