Exciting News + Shop Update

It’s a super special exciting trip! Please save the dates! I’m looking forward to meeting west coast pals! 

We’re hitting the road From Chicago to San Francisco, down the coast to LA, and back home. If you 

have any traveling tips or must see destinations along the way or through California (especially 

mystery spots, restaurants, special shops...you get it) - please comment or email me! 

I'd love to hear your suggestions!

Sparkle Shimmer Shine and Glitter

The other day while packing up so many Love Always banners the sun was shining brightly in...

And a shot of the pretty things I use to pack orders.

Pretty Places

photos by Anabela / Fieldguided

Today the Etsy blog is featuring Anabela + Geoff's home! Head over to the feature to be inspired and find lots of nice things to add to your own home. I have been trying to spring clean when I have a free moment, and so this post serves as some more motivation. Sigh. I have too many treasures. Too much stuff. And not enough time to keep it all organized properly. I digress.
I'm so excited to see my Shoegaze Light Shade, as well as a shot of my one of a kind Happy Cloud Light Shade which Anabela purchased from me a while back. I am flattered that she has chosen to hang it in her sewing room, a place where she creates lovely things.

My Eskell Window

I wanted to pop in quickly to (finally) share with you some photos for the window display that I did for Eskell! I mentioned it was inspired by the opening for Picnic at Hanging Rock, so here is that..

The song always gives me chills! So yes.. Doing a window near Valentine's Day, how could I resist drawing inspiration from a favorite movie that is involved around Valentine's Day. Lace, candles surrounded by glittering rocks, roses floating in a basin, feathers, Victorian Valentine cards, vintage lockets..

The In God We Trust engraving event with Eskell was a lot of fun, especially since some great pals came out! We all got a lil something engraved..here is what I got:

It says 'girlfriend', cos James and I are silly in love and way back when we started addressing each other as such (as in, "Oh hey, Boyfriend!" or "Girlfriend, do you want to go get something to eat?") because we were/are so happy to be that special kinda friend. awww, I know.

So that's that! It was a lot of fun and I just may do a few more windows for them in the near future! 

But in the nearer future I will be finishing up fringe banner orders (I've got to take the time to think of a better name for them)..hold tight! I swear they are comin soon to your mailbox! I've got a lot of Love Always to make... 

xo

Just 'Cos

Hello! Just popping in to say hello!
Super busy over here keeping up with the fringe banner orders! I am so excited that they have had such a tremendous debut. It's been a lot to handle and I'm a little behind, though I'm really enjoying the process and can't wait for them to reach their owners.

I thought today I'd share with you something a little silly..perhaps you'll enjoy it. It's a mix that I made for myself and friends in the early spring of '09. It's meant for those nights when you swear warmer weather can't be too far off, though it's still quite chilly and the winter blues are tough. It also reminds me of weird proms..but I think that may be a description that only my mind can see..hear..
Anyway, high fives if you finish it all..it's pretty long, i guess. It's just how I do it. If you need to stop half way, the Ashra song is a good middle. Props if you make it to the Rich Boy loop near the end. yup.

for my friends. April 2009.
Track list image: www.last.fm/music/Dark+Moon+Mix
here are a bunch of songs that i wanted to hear together. the transitions are really, really horrible.. but the songs are good! i wasn't sure how to use the computer dj mixer program (did you know i use to for-real dj?), specifically how to use "two hands"..all i had was the mouse. and i didn't want to plug in my headphones for fear of my sound card getting loose again...
but i hope you like the songs. it's kind of a prom freakout maybe.. and your date's convertible stalled so you had to walk to the dance on that long winding road with all the trees and the moon was full at first but became darker and darker as you continued down the road..

Dark Moon Mix by nice-etc

You can listen to it here or download it by clicking the down arrow on the right of the bar. You can see the track listing on the last.fm page ;)

My Window for Eskell

So the window that I did for Eskell is up! I was very excited to have been asked..nervous..but mostly excited. There was limited time so I kept it pretty simple, though installation took longer than I thought it would. My mom actually came down to the city to help me put it up! I knew she'd really like the store and it was really nice having her help. Anyway, it's up! And I hope people will enjoy it.

I don't have any photos yet, but I'll tell you that I was inspired by Picnic at Hanging Rock, specifically the opening sequence.

I hope you can all swing by Eskell today from 4pm - 8pm or so for the custom engraving event with In God We Trust! I'm really looking forward to it....although strangely I am having troubles thinking of sayings or words I'd like to have engraved on something...I've been so busy I haven't been able to give it much thought. Hopefully I'll come up with something good!

Hey it's a giveaway!

I'm doing a giveaway with the Renegade blog!

Head on over to enter before Wednesday, and this lil banner could be yours!

Cool Happenings

Nice was featured on Refinery29 and Nylon Daily! Pretty, pretty cool!

New!

Hi pals!
I'm a little late posting about these new banners here on the blog (I'm usually good about posting shop updates here, but things get hectic sometimes..that's why it's good to join up on my Facebook page).....
but here they are! I am so excited about these and am really enjoying the process of making them. They are doing quite well in the shop, and right now Wild Heart is the last ready-made banner available! But don't worry, the rest are listed currently as made to order. If you are interested in a custom banner, please contact me via Etsy or email (see side bar) and include the date which you'll need your banner to arrive.

These banners have been on my mind for a while. I was actually able to make the time to finish one during the holidays. My first one was a Happy New Year banner and I was really hoping to make more, but things were just way too hectic. I was able to bring the first one to a craft show that my Mom and I did just before Christmas..

It's a bit blurry, but you can kind of see it on the left of the booth. We decided to enter this show at the very last minute, and because I was so excited that my Mom and I could do it together, I broke the golden rule of checking a craft show out before you decide to participate..A couple years back I'd been to a suburban craft show that I thought our things would do fairly well at, so I figured this one would be along the same line..But oh was I wrong, haha. It was not good, for us. All in all, it was a tough weekend, but we did have fun together and also met some nice vendors. I still have that Happy New Year banner, and I think I just may keep it for James and I! Also, speaking of my mom- she has just updated her shop with really pretty wreaths for Valentine's day and every day, as well as necklaces made with all vintage pieces!

I'm going to write more later, but I just wanted to let you know I have a brand new style of banner to the shop, as well as many new Hooray banners and Mini I Love You banners!

Hope you are having a great day! I'll be back!

New Banners Coming Soon

 Hello friends!

How is everyone? I am participating in the current market on Poppytalk, Love Transforms- A Wedding and Valentine Market. I've got several new banners to share but it's just been way too dark to take proper photos. The weather has been super grey around here and I've got a bit of the winter blues. Winter is good for staying in and getting work done, however once that work is complete and you're ready to take photographs, the sunshine can be so hard to catch.  It looks like the sun may come out a little tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be able to list them in the afternoon! If you'd like to be notified when they are updated, just join up on the Nice Facebook page..I always let you know when I add a new batch of product!

 

http://warp.net/records/broadcast/a-statement

Christmas Time

 

I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season! These photos were taken out apartment on Christmas Eve. We had a very pretty snowfall that night. This is our first Christmas at this place and it was pretty nice. We have lots of trees in this neighborhood and it was very pretty to watch the snow collect on branches outside our window.

James and I had a very nice holiday this year. Christmas eve was spent with most of James' family and that was very nice and relaxing, as always. Christmas day was spent at my family's and in the evening we had a fun time with my parents going for a drive to see extravagant holiday lights and staying up very late playing games and laughing.

In shop news, another custom Hooray Banner has had the honor of being a part of a beautiful wedding! Click on over to the Style Me Pretty blog to see the rest of Colleen's wedding, photographed by Jonathan Hoffner.

Also, one of my Hooray banners made it into the Green Wedding Shoe's top 10 Favorite Wedding Fashion Moments of 2010!! 

Lots of New Pieces in the Shop!

I've been very busy working on the shop! I hope that you'll enjoy the new items. Please remember that the last suggested U.S. purchase date for Xmas delivery is Monday December 13th. I will be shipping throughout the holidays and so please contact me at any time if you need a package shipped express.

Thank you all for your continued support and love!