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Where does the time go?

It seems like every year I make a promise to myself to really get focused on Hey Lola, to start taking this blog more seriously and really define myself as a jewelry designer.

You guys....it's SO hard!

It's not really, it's just that I feel like I have the whole world at my fingertips and it's incredibly easy to get sucked into all of these other great things that I have in my life. 

Currently, I'm distracted by the tavern that my husband and I own together (Blue - have you been? You should go!) and the community association that I helped start (Renaissance Park Community Association - we're doing great things!). 

I closed the physical location of Hey Lola to really get focused on Hey Lola, but it seems like everything else keeps pulling me away.

The moral to this story? I'm bringing my focus back again. I have a pop-up shop at Blue every First Friday, the website - www.loveheylola.com is up and active, I'm sending a bunch of jewelry to LA for a photoshoot, and spending a lot more time in the studio working on new projects. Here's a peek at some of what I've been working on:


Earrings!


Bracelets!


Simple necklaces!


Statement pieces!


Thanks for sticking it out with me during my distractions - you are the very best!

Super simple pretty packaging

We like pretty packaging at Hey Lola, but we also like to keep our packaging pretty simple. Here's our simple solution to making a gift box just a bit prettier...a bit "giftier." 

Items needed:
Silk (or fabric) Hydrangeas
Satin Ribbon
Needle Nosed Pliers or Tweezers
Gift Boxes or Pillow Boxes


Pull your hydrangeas off of the plastic stem, leaving just the flower petals with the hole in the middle








Cut a length of ribbon long enough to wrap around your gift or pillow box and tie in a bow



Use your pliers or tweezers to push both ends of the ribbon through the center of the flower





You should have a large loop, with the ends of the ribbon coming through the front of the flower.




Pull your loop over your gift box...



Tie it in a bow and place a pretty gift card under the ribbon...






This makes great packaging for wedding favors, too!


XOXO,

Lola