Day 1 of Construction

Today I went to my first construction meeting at The Mix Mart to check out the store. It was so exciting to see the layout of the store, even if all that was up was the wooden frames. The store looked a lot bigger than I imagined which great. I got to speak with Billy the head of construction and let him know where I would like the dressing room and any other items to be built out. The best part about being a part of a brand new development is that you have the options of having it built exactly how you want it:) Hope you enjoy my little sneak peak of day one!

Day 1 of preparation for the store!

So the official 5 week countdown has begun until the store opening. I have not been doing much blogging lately or updating of the website with all the new jewels, but what I have been doing is prepping for the store!! For the past several months I have been collecting furniture at various flea markets in and around the OC and LA area and storing them in my already crowded garage. I have purchased some AWESOME pieces though. Naturally all of them have needed some tweaking which is where my lovely and talented father comes in. I have been showing up week after week with one new project after another. Luckily my father loves wood working and because of my interest in various metals is now learning how to both cut and weld metal. Its been such an incredible last few weeks watching my concepts come to life with my fathers incredible craftsmanship. I will forever remember these beginning moments of the creation of my store and how my dad and I literally built everything from scratch:) Love you Dad! Here is a little sneak peak of the beginning stages of the furniture for the store...

Good thing he is wearing goggles. I see some serious sparks flying!


I bought this old mirrored cabinet door and decided that it would look really great with legs on it!

This is a really old wooden box that was used to carry explosives on ships. I decided that it would look amazing as a jewelry case with glass on top.

The jewelry case with nice metal legs.