The Gilded Peach in Key West

New and Improved Gilded Peach

All kinds of new happenings at The Gilded Peach! Following our little setback in September,  I have been working very hard to get the shop back into a presentable state, and get the web presence back to what it once was. While I have made lots of new jewelry for the new space, I also recently branched out into making art magnets from my oh-so-popular bottle cap necklace designs, and I am selling them solo or as sets of 4. Many more designs are coming- they are fairly labor-intensive on the design side, so please bear with me! Also, in my physical space, i have taken in a couple new artists; Alicia E. Renner, an incredibly gifted photographer and visual artist, and a local artisan going by the name of Tann Mann, who creates earthy, simple designs from natural jaspers and corals. They have helped to make my gallery even more full and beautiful!

    Also, in other news, my new website is only a week or so away from launching, which will take me off of Etsy and into a whole new level of e-commerce. You can check out the site-in-progress here, but please note that the site is not active yet.

   Upcoming events- I will be doing another show at Louie's Backyard later this month, with the date to be announced! (I believe its the 21rst but not 100% sure). I will post on that as soon as I know, probably early this week. ALSO, I will be at Sassanova in Harbor East for the Harbor East Holiday Shopping Days event on Thursday, December 10th from 5-9, so come shop at those fabulous shops and enjoy deals and refreshments! Then, if you're still not satiated, the next night is Moonlight Madness in Federal Hill, and I will have my jewels at Le Petit Cochon, 1030 S. Charles St (and yes, they are still open- I know there has been a lot of confusion!) December 11th, 8-midnight!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope to see all of you soon!

Fun New Stuff on Etsy!!

Hey all! Just an update about all the cool new stuff on Etsy! I have been trying to upload almost every day, so keep checking back. Also, I am debuting my new line of dessert-themed colortile pendants, starting with these cupcakes! And, for the month of August, Shipping on the new cupcakes is FREE!!!! So stop by the Etsy site and check them out. Also, in September, we have two events- the Federal Hill Shop Crawl on Thursday, September 10th- where you can purchase Gilded Peach jewelry at Le Petite Cochon (1030 S. Charles St, right next to my old location), and our trunk show at the fabulous Sassanova in Harbor East, on Sunday, September 20th!!

Lots of good stuff going on- Hope everyone is having a great summer!!

Gilded Peach at Louie's Backyard Upstairs!

Louie's Backyard Saturday June 27th!

Martinis, Makeup and Gilded Peach Jewels!

Come join us Saturday fro 4-5:30 at Louie's Backyard's Upstairs Deck Bar for a fun event involving yummy martinis, Eco-friendly Arbonne Spa products on display, and fabulous designs from The Gilded Peach and Peachy Keen! I will be bringing all kinds of new goodies, so please stop by for some socializing, $5 Island Cosmopolitans, and as always, the fabulous view of the Atlantic! For anyone who doesn't know, Louie's Backyard is located at 700 Waddell Avenue, and is a fabulous place for cocktails and conversation in a beautiful Key West setting. Come for the Martini's, stay for the sunset! Hope to see you there!

C O L O R T I L E Pendants NOW on Etsy! Plus PRIDEFEST street fair this weekend!

Hell all! I have just updated  the Etsy site with about a dozen of my new C O L O R T I L E pendants, which I have been making for few months now but took me forever to have enough to get up on the website, because they sell so quickly! So please check them out. There will be more soon, but right now I am busy making lots of Key West-themed Pride jewelry for Pridefest 2009, which is going on right now in Key West. I will have a booth at the street fair on Friday and Saturday, so if you're in Key West please stop by and bring me a drink! Cause its gonna be HOT!!

Swim Around Key West 2009-Successfully Completed!

To see pics of my team's participation in the 33rd Annual Swim Around Key West, go HERE. And now its time to get back to focusing on jewelry!

The Swim Around Key West

Well, folks, this is the last day before I brave the waters and try my luck at the 33rd Annual Swim Around Key West! This is an open-water swim that goes the 12.5 miles around the island of Key West, and somehow I got talked into being on a team. Now, I am not completely suicidal, I will not be doing the full 12.5, I am participating as the final leg of a relay (TEAM WAHOO!), but I am definitely still a little put off by my 4.2 mile portion. They are calling for thunderstorms, so say a prayer they will hold off! So wish me luck, and hopefully I will be posting tales of victory (or at least completion!) tomorrow!!

May's Full Moon HOWL and MOTHER'S DAY!!

 
This Saturday is the Full Moon HOWL gallery and café stroll
on upper Duval! Shops, bars, restaurants and
entertainment venues will be open 6 to 9 p.m. with
food and drink specials, music, hospitality, arts and entertainment,
and perhaps some special deals!
 
The upper Duval neighborhood of small unique shops, cozy bars and
lavish restaurants opens their doors for the full moon! Grab a drink and a mother's day gift!

This month, in lieu of a locals discount, The Gilded Peach will
be donating 15% of our sales during the HOWL
to the Florida Keys Council of the Arts.
 I hope to sell enough to become a corporate sponsor! And
as always there will be bubbles and yummy treats!


Also this month, The SoDu Gallery at 1100 Duval
celebrates two major events:
 the popular Second Annual Woman’s Hand Juried show
of women’s art, AND the gallery’s
 move two doors down the street to 1102 Duval, right next to
The Gilded Peach! 
Join the SoDu artists in their new space for the champagne
 and chocolate reception for some of the most creative
women artists in the keys.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!

Thank you everyone!

Many Thanks to all who came out for the Trunk Show at Sassanova in Bmore this past Sunday! It was a beautiful success, and the fabulous ladies over there could not have been more gracious. Thank you Marion and Jess for all your help,thank you Mara from Captain Larry's and Debbie for the food, and thank you Pearl from Flowers and Fancies for the arrangements! Photos from the event are here.

This Sunday! Bubbles, Bangles, and Brunch in Baltimore!

Hey all! I can't wait for this Sunday's trunk show at the fabulous Sassanova boutique in downtown Baltimore! We will have lots of champagne, brunchy yummies from Chef Mara of Captain Larry's, and of course many many jewels! I will be debuting both my favorite new necklaces- the squares and rectangles with colorful images- and my new sub-brand- peachyKEEN! This line will feature fun, fabulous jewelry perfect for going out- and not too hard on the wallet (cause lordy knows we could all use a break right now)! So I hope to see lots of you there, and if not please come see me Thursday night at Captain Larry's- I will be bartending! Happy Tuesday!