willamette week gift guide!

nice things to buy for your friends.

new handbags, wallets from rogue&dandy

CLUTCH/BELTBAG, $50.

GLORIA BAG, $375.
tobi de goede, seattle leather artist, has delivered her first crop of beautifully handcrafted leather clutch/belt bags, wallets, and handbags to sword+fern.
they all feature distressed leather and hand weathered, antique, and often one of a kind finishings.
there are a select few pieces here now, at affordable prices.watch this girl, she is taking off.

trunk show at weiden + kennedy

if you work at W+K..
come by our special holiday trunk show,monday november 24th from 1-4 pm.

Join us for our Lower East End Black Friday Event

Lower East End Black Friday Event:
Holiday Fashion Show, Street-wide Sale, Free Prize Drawing

On Friday, November 28, 2008 from 10am to 9pm, the businesses on East Burnside in the newly renamed Lower East End (LEE) neighborhood will be holding a street-wide Black Friday event. Lille Boutique, Frank James and Rock n’ Rose will be opening early and offering 30% off their entire stock from 10am to 12pm. From 12pm to close, every item will be included in the Buy One Get One Half Off Sale*. In addition to the boutique sale, LEE restaurants, salons, bars and coffee shops will be offering special discounts for the two-day event. This is a wonderful opportunity for customers to support local businesses, take advantage of great deals and avoid the hassle at the mall.

The Sale will continue on Saturday, November 29, from 10am to 7:00pm, culminating in a joint holiday fashion show held at Frank James at 729 E. Burnside, #103 at 7:30pm. The show will combine new and vintage clothing with fine lingerie to illustrate quintessential Portland styles. Any customer who makes a purchase on Friday or Saturday (minimum $20) will be entered into a drawing to be held that evening for a variety of free prizes, including gift certificates and merchandise from the participating LEE establishments listed below.

Lille Boutique (1007 E. Burnside)
Frank James (729 E. Burnside)
Rock n’ Rose (616 E. Burnside)
Grendel’s Coffee House (729 E. Burnside)
Le Pigeon (738 E. Burnside)
Doug Fir (830 E. Burnside)
Burnside Proper Salon (626 E. Burnside)
Wax On Spa (734 E. Burnside)
Sword + Fern (811 E. Burnside)

shop to better women's lives this holiday on buildanest.com

i'm really happy to tell you about an awesome non-profit i have been affiliated with for the past couple of years. it's called NEST, and the genius ladies behind this great website have just recently re-designed their site . please visit my shop on buildanest.com! 15-30% of each purchase gets sent directly to women artists in developing countries.
more about NEST...

....Nest is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of women in developing countries. The mission of Nest is to support women artists and artisans in the developing world by helping them create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses. To do this, Nest provides micro-credit loans to be used for the purchase of the supplies and materials necessary to begin and/or maintain art or craft-based businesses.

The funds for these loans are generated by selling a unique line of clothing, accessories and merchandise for the home produced exclusively for Nest by a group of artists and designers. The Nest line also includes ceramic pottery, women’s clothing and other items with the Nest logo. In addition to these exclusive items created by well-known designers, the recipients of Nest loans in developing countries also make their crafts available to Nest as repayment for the micro-credit loans. These items, too, are incorporated into the Nest line of merchandise. In this way, Nest draws together artists from across the globe into a cooperative network with a shared vision of mutual support.

When you buy from Nest, you have not only have purchased a unique and beautiful item for yourself or your home, you have participated in a proven effort to better the lives of women all across the globe. Through our work, and your participation, women all over the world are able to plant their roots in a refuge filled with warmth, solace, comfort and joy. It is our sincere hope that Nest can help you create a home, both for yourself and women the world over, filled with energy, beauty and peace.

please see the website and my shop for more information and more emily baker jewelry for sale.
my shop on NEST
it's a great choice this holiday season!

awesome

thanks to AW for design collaboration and amazing talent.

YES!!!!

new etsy shop open now

shop here..sword+fern on etsy
new styles available.

F A L L SAAAA LL EEE

20 %%%%% OFFF EVEEERYTHINGG!!!
i know it's a scary time .. but come visit and get a rad deal. i'll smile at you.

new fall styles

each piece is handmade by me. the new leather pieces are hand cut and each is unique. i found some old pieces of leather in white and black..they are super soft and look awesome on men and women. shown above:ceremony necklace in black.$72.
vision earrings.blue recycled glass, vintage chain+recycled car parts.$45.
anna earrings.white recycled glass+vintage chain.$45.
hand braided leather+quartz crystal bolo tie. each is one of a kind. also comes in amethyst,pyrite,agate. $72.
blue unicorn earrings. recycled glass tusks,old car parts.$48.
stallion necklace.recycled car parts,vintage raw brass chain, vintage black enameled chain.$68.
leather+vintage chain necklace, $72. each necklace is unique,white or black leather.
edge of the woods necklace.vintage chain +recycled car parts.$85.
mary necklace.recycled car parts+vintage chain.$65.
promises necklace. recycled glass+vintage chain.$72.
music necklace.recycled car parts +vintage chain.$65.

burnside earrings. recycled car parts+vintage white enameled chain.$49.
best friends necklace.recycled car parts+vintage chain.$65.
solo necklace. recycled car parts+vintage chain.$55.
ceremony necklace(in black)$72.

wild heart earrings.recycled car parts+vintage chain.$45.
ladyhawk earrings.$49.

ceremony necklace(in gold)$72.

PHOTO SHOOT

we went out yonder and did a nice photo shoot of jewelry for swordandfern.com today.also for the site there will be a video segment by goldie. these here are just a few snaps i took while i wasn't barking directions or getting in the way of goldie's +minh's cameras.
models:emily+natalie
makeup+hair:heather baldwin
styling:me
photos:minh tran/// www.minhternet.com
video footage:goldie catrow
website coming soon!

some photos of run away

sword+fern crystal +amethyst bolo ties , Moth Love by Gretchen Jones, Dust by Julia Blackburn

a plant to hate, a plant to love

coffe plant~coffea arabica
japanese knotweed~fallopia japonica

i have been loving drinking coffee. it helps me get my work done around the shop. i am getting ready to have an artist come photograph the shop on saturday. she is doing a series of photographs of the entire 811 burnside building and it's tenants.
i met with gaylen, my project coordinator for west willamette restoration project today.we talked about the invasive weed species of the west hills. garlic mustard, buddleia, and japanese knotweed are my least favorite invasive species. it's interesting to think about where these plants came from and how their habits are so bossy amongst the tame and timid tiny wildflowers of the northwest...trillium, erythronium, cornus canadensis, and stout glossy shrubs, like vaccinium ovatum- who just stand there politely while the knotweed and english ivy blaze over the land like a blanket on fire.
read more about the land conservancy i volunteer for here: west willamette restoration project's backyard habitat certification

Lucky Magazine-Breaks For November at Sword+Fern

Come by the shop all through this month and November to recieve 20% off storewide as part of LUCKY magazine's Lucky breaks!!
Also, Beautiful new handmade ceramics from Shoshona Snow have arrived!
In her own words:
I'm a huge design freak and am inspired by the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. My work has a wonderful, tactile quality...you just want to touch, touch, touch. I love clean lines and clean colors.

Most of my work is thrown on the potter's wheel, although I do some hand building as well. I use fine grolleg porcelain. The entire outside surfaces are usually painted with a black slip (liquefied clay) and carved so the white porcelain beneath it is shown. This process is called sgraffito. The work is dried slowly and fired in the kiln. It is then glazed and fired once more to 2400 degrees F. The work becomes vitrified and durable and is food safe even when not glazed.

new from reif

abbey turtleneck {{{in super soft organic cotton}}}
carnaby jumper (((in polar fleece and performance fabrics/perfect for a rainy fall bike ride)))

new from heather treadway

the triangulator jacket +++available in black-this s*** zips to the side++a must see.ninja hoodie(((((available in green)))))
see you at the opening jersey}}}}soft cotton sweatshirt with woven detail{{{{{

JOIN ME! for october first friday>>>OCTOBER 3

whoah! i can barely keep up..

Love Menu plays a free show tonight at Seaplane as part of Emily Katz's trunk show.
Friday, Sept. 26th at 8:30 pm
more info here:pop-up shop show at seaplane tonight!
There is so much going on, I feel like my head is going to spin off..
There is talk of a public art display involving the RUN AWAY designers. Look for our clothing and jewelry to adorn the MLK statue next Friday!
I went to the Liza Reitz/Emily Ryan runway show last night at The Cleaners and it blew my mind!I am getting so excited to be part of fashion week this year in Portland!
BTW, Cristina was my favorite model..

new work by cybele phillips//opening october 3rd

cybele phillips will be showing her ink on paper drawings in the art space. the lovely lady artist owns and curates Last Waltz, a clothing, jewelry and art shop in seattle's central district. join us for an opening party on first friday, october third.