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Last week, I got a thick package in the mail. Inside were a collection of travel tokens collected for a best friend's wedding. The bride and groom love vintage - not faux vintage, but the real thing. They're getting married in an old train station and arriving in a beautiful old Studebaker, restored by the groom himself. I love this couple - even having never met them, I adore them and was honored to work on the project! We kept it simple - starting with the tokens from Santa Cruz, San Diego, Sacramento, San Mateo and Crescent City, all from...

It's been quite a year at Compass Rose Design Jewelry. A combination of life and family circumstances, as well as a growing list of wholesale accounts in the US and our first International order has forced me to think a lot about the limitations of identifying as a one-woman operation. Despite being in recovery from non-profit burnout, I felt a lot of pride in being a one-woman indie-designer.  I have learned to transition from a state of overworked almost embattled orientation, but in some ways this initial phase is required believe that founding a small business is possible. Our work...

NEW HOLIDAY SHOWS JUST ADDED:  Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser for Firehouse 8 Saturday, November 26, 2011,10 am - 8 pm1648 Pacific Ave.San Francisco, CA(more info)DNA Storefront Pop-Up ShopSaturdays, December 10 and 17th, 201112 am - 5 pm1767 Waller (at Stanyan), San Francisco, CA(more info) Bizaar BazaarSaturday & Sunday, December 3rd and 4th, 201111 am - 5 pmConcourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA(more info) I'd like to honor the many fabulous gallery and shop owners that I work with. Each is has an ability to transmute their ideas and philosophies into a physical environment. Compass Rose Design fits into each one in a unique...

We had an excellent time at the Handcar Regatta - not only was the entire crew amazing, but the world of costumes and contraptions was beyond inspiring. Very Ren Faire meets Burning Man Lite. Sort of a reminder how much we all really want to dress up - and need more opportunities to do so!Summer show season is coming to a close - just one show left before Christmas Season kicks off with the Bizarre Bazaar in December.Come visit Compass Rose Design Jewelry this Friday from 3pm until 8pm in San Rafael for a North Bay Etsy event!There will be...