The Gilded Peach in Key West

Key West Garden Club Plant Sale and Art Show

This weekend I will be participating in the Key West Garden Club Plant Sale and Art Show at the West Martello Tower! Come on out to pick up some new flora for your abode, maybe grab some fresh herbs, and check out all the local artists who participate! I will be there with loads of new art magnets, including my new Redoute and Renard series! 10am-3pm both days, at Higg's beach! The weather promises to be lovely!!

New Rings!

I should be getting some beautiful rings in from my designer in India by the end of the week, so if you're in the mood for some fun funky hand art for summer, you should stop by and see me in Key West!! A preview....

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.

Corks Pics!

I posted some photos from Saturday- Thank you again to everyone! And thank you Evan for some good ones, especially of the bottlecaps.

Shows and Shows and Shows!!

Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Christmas Eve Trunk show, it was quite a success, and a lot of fun, also! Many many thanks to the crew at Captain Larry's for being kind  enough to host. I loved being back in Baltimore for the Holidays, and it looks like i will be returning a few more times in the coming months. Also, I have created a Facebook page for the store, so you can check it out for event updates and what have you, even if you are not a Facebook member! Check out these upcoming events--

Sunday, January 11th

Key West Full Moon HOWL!

The first Full Moon HOWL of 2009, a South Duval gallery and café stroll on upper Duval rises with the full moon on Sunday, Jan 11. Shops, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues will be open 6 to 9 p.m. with with food and drink specials, music, hospitality, arts and entertainment.
and perhaps some special deals.
more info here....

Saturday, January 24

1st Annual St. Valentine's Tasting @ Captain Larry's

Captain Larry's along with The Gilded Peach, My Flower Box & Tenzo Artisan
happily present:
The 1st Annual St. Valentine's Tasting featuring:
*Champagne & Dessert Wine Tasting
*A variety of Cheese & Charcuterie
*Hand Made Gemstone Jewelry
*Floral Designs & Arrangements
*All Natural Chocolates & Pastries
more info here...


Saturday, February 7th 12pm-5pm

Baltimore Valentine's Day Trunk Show/Sale
location TBD

Don't wait till the last minute to get something sparkly for your valentine!
 I will bring the jewels to you in Federal Hill! Champagne and yummy finger foods!
more info here....


Sunday, April 5th 1-4

Sassanova Baltimore Brunch Trunk Show in Harbor East!!

Come join me for an afternoon of champagne, brunchy hors d'ouvres, and fabulous
jewels at one of the city's most beautiful new boutiques!Celebrate spring with some sassy new sparklers! More info to follow.....

Back to Work

Well, now that the anticlimax of Hurricane Ike has passed, I suppose I should get back to opening this store, right? I mean, one can only sit around and drink so many white wine spritzers, watch so many episodes of 30 Rock, and play so many rounds of a drastically outdated version of Outburst. One must get back to work. Even though the tourists aren't allowed back until Friday, and I was supposed to open on the 7th. I feel like I am never going to be open.
     But I got the workshop set up, so I can finally start making the product i will need to fill this ginourmous space. I am excited about that. I guess I will start doing that now.

Almost There!

I think I am actually going to make it. A few moments over the past few days, it looked dubious from where I was sitting, but I think it is really is going to happen. And I am going to live to tell about it.
     After the only (former) friend I had down here with a large vehicle stood me up on Friday, I trudged over to the nice folks at Tropical Rental, down the street, and rented me up a lovely Ford Taurus station wagon, which I then used to haul all of my boxes to my storage unit, which was three full loads. Then I headed over to the Ace hardware, where I was so out of it all I did was wander the aisles aimlessly, walking out without the one thing I actually needed, which was a lock. I went over to the Home Depot and did the same thing for a bit, finally pulling it together enough to buy a few fasteners and chains and shelves, and walked out just in time for those tropical heavens to open up in a torrential downpour. I won't pretend I couldn't help but shed a few tears at this point. What the hell am I even doing here? What was I thinking? Okay, moment over.
    It was about three days of this. Yesterday, things finally started to come together. I felt like, for the first time, this is really going to happen by Sunday, which is my projected opening. And I cannot thank the fabulous Melissa from Wishbliss, her gracious husband Thomas, and the best helper around, Juliet, for everything they have done for me this past week. With their aid and cheering on, The Gilded Peach in Key West is going to be gorgeous. I am posting some pics of the progress in another album, which should have a link on the side bar.
     On another bright note, I got my first delivery of gemstones at the new store yesterday! That was fun. And they even includeda hadwritten note of congrats on the new store, and a store-warming gift of a beautiful strand of citrine. It warmed my heart.
    Things are getting better.