It's our birthday!! As part of the festivities, I am answering 15 questions to celebrate 15 years of making jewelry! 

Question 3: Where are some of the weirdest places you have done a craft show?

Creative people will find a way to host a show in any venue. You don’t need a cool exhibit hall or a crusty old building with character! Why not? Sometimes those cool old buildings don’t have heat and you freeze your bum off doing an indoor show in December.

Three odd venues where I have set up my booth:

1. An elementary school - inside a kindergarten classroom. (it was a fundraiser for the school) It was actually really cute but definitely a non-traditional place for a craft show. 

2. In the SAND near the beach in Gulf Shores Alabama. We were not on the beach, so what's up with the sand? It was a huge festival and I would have sold a lot more if I slapped sea glass on everything. 

If you think it's tiring standing on grass all day, wait til you try to stand in the sand for 10 hours. We bought little door mats for people to step on - they look like sh*t as you can see in the photo above. We tore down early because we were about to be blown away by gale force winds. Not good for tents.

Now for my most memorable one:

3. Sometimes it’s not where, but who you’re set up next to that really stands out. During a big festival near Memphis Tennessee, I was set up next to a “spirit hair” booth. Spirit. Hair. It was a group of hair stylists who dyed real hair from their real clients into school colors. They sold it as clip-on hair for you to wear to show your school spirit. 

I love the spirit of entrepreneurship but dyed scraps of human hair kind of grossed me out. Maybe it was hearing them describe it to hundreds of people that got to me. It was a 3 day festival and they did not come back for the 3rd day. I never saw spirit hair again. 

You know those birthstone gifts that moms used to covet? The ones that were piled high with birthstones representing all of her kids? Yes, you know. Those gemstone laden accessories are quite outdated and moms aren't wearing them anymore, but seriously can anyone blame them? 

If you're reading this chances are you've got a mom, and she loves you dearly. We know she'd love any gift you give her, but don't give her tired birthstone pendants that she will only wear out of politeness - give her a sentimental piece of jewelry she will actually want to wear! 

The new sentimental jewelry for moms 

Moms aren't wearing the decked out gemstones anymore, but they still love sentimental pieces and long to carry a piece of their family around with them. 

So what are they wearing now? Modern moms are wearing bracelets that signify milestones and they're wearing more minimal necklaces representing the children in their family. 

It's really no surprise that moms are opting for minimalist jewelry as more casual dress code becomes the norm. They're opting for more comfy shoes ( I'm SO happy that stylish sneakers are all the rage ), stretchy pants ( exactly why a certain company known for leggings has skyrocketed in popularity )  and more laid back hair styles ( hello top knots + messy buns all over Instagram ).

This cultural style shift resonates with me - since becoming a mom 7 years ago, I've slowly gone from an Anthropologie gal to more of an Athleta gal not because I'm suddenly a yogi but more because stretchy clothes feel amazing you guys.

So what do these minimalistic + sentimental pieces look like? 

They're simple and feature delicate rings that represent all of her children. Our Love necklace has one ring for the mama, and up to five silver rings to represent each child. Our original Love necklace is all about becoming a mom for the first time and features one gold ring and one smaller silver ring.

We know some moms want to have a little ring to represent each child, which is why we now offer it with up to five rings. Our signature Love necklaces make a great gift for Christmas, Mother's Day, or just because mom is awesome.  

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