Celebration!

"Special", sculpture by ArtMind.

Time flies, my friends... I realized the other day that I opened my little Etsy shop TWO years ago and I can say, without exaggeration, that it has changed my life!

First, because discovering Etsy was such an exhilarating experience : I remember like yesterday the pleasure of being able to see, admire and buy the work of so many crafters, artisans and artists from all around the world, and being inspired to express my own creativity. And second, of course, because having my own little corner on the Internet and putting my creations for sale gave me a new focus, a new artistic medium and also, a new identity...

Looking back at my very first listings, I thought that showing some of my first necklaces would be a nice way to celebrate this anniversary : )




"Chic coquelicot" necklace, purple felt poppy with a beaded centre, and light blue freshwater pearls.
"Bouquet de violettes" necklace, a bouquet of purple and red felt flowers, with freshwater pearls and frosted Czech glass.
"Bouquet d'amour", a Mini Olala necklace with pink and red flowers, bright lampwork glass beads and sparkly Czech glass.

And during the whole month of March, I am offering FREE SHIPPING worlwide in my shop.
Enjoy : )

With love...

While I am getting ready to spend my Saturday afternoon with a bunch of 9-year-old boys who are going to chase each other in the dark with laser guns (that's called "laser tag" and it's apparently really cool...!?) for my older son's birthday, my head is full of red hearts and flowers as everybody on Etsy is thinking about Valentine's Day...

Red is one of my favorite colors! I love red because it's warm, it's bright and cheerful, full of life and possibilities... it's also very elegant, powerful, sexy, mysterious... Rouge... Oh, I love it!!! It's definitely a color that inspires me...

So, for now, here's a sample of my cute-bright-and-cheerful collection of jewelry for little girls *Mini Olala* and I'll show you later the feminine-elegant-mysterious part of my collection for women...


"Bouquet de coquelicots", a necklace with red felt flowers, lovely glass beads and green frosted Czech glass beads


"Bouquet de douceur", a necklace with ivory cream felt flowers, mother of pearl beads and cherry red frosted Czech glass beads


And something new in the shop, some earrings called "Petites fleurs" with cute cherry red enamel daisy charms on Bali silver earstuds... I am personnally really fond of these : )

You'll find my Mini Olala shop there : www.MiniOlala.etsy.com

Mini Olala is going solo!

A couple of weeks ago, I decided that I should open another shop on Etsy to separate my Mini Olala jewelry for little girls from my "grown-up" jewelry.

The thought behind this decision was that it might be a little confusing for the viewers and customers of Olala design to find some items for children listed in the same shop. Creating a shop only dedicated to children would also give me the opportunity to list more items like hair clips and small brooches for instance...

So, you are invited to visit my new shop : www.MiniOlala.etsy.com

This mini butterfly bracelet was the 1st sale of my new shop this week : )

Mini Olala's pink and sparkly packaging - of course!

Mini Olala for girls

Along with my *olala* design jewelry shop, I make jewelry for little girls - mostly necklaces and bracelets, but also some hair pins and a few brooches. As usual, my creations feature felt flowers and butterflies with fun colors or very girly pinks...

I have called this juvenile section of my shop, "Mini Olala for girls". While preparing for the Spring Fab Fair (it's next weekend... already!!!), I've decided that I needed some sort of logo for Mini Olala so I contacted Craftpudding on Etsy to ask if she could make a custom rubber stamp with a picture of a little girl and the name of my brand.... Well, look at what she came up with : isn't it sweet??? I absolutely LOVE my stamp! I can't wait to receive it to start stamping tags and labels : )

http://craftpudding.etsy.com/