Win $50 custom earrings from GemKitty Jewelry
October 12, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland is home to a host of brilliant jewelry designers, and now you can count yourself among them. Meet GemKitty, a local online retailer of custom gemstone jewelry you can design online yourself and then have crafted by expert jewelry designers and shipped to your doorstep.
GemKitty’s creative concept was [...]
Clair Vintage + Seaworthy trunk show at Union Rose
September 29, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Now, this might sound a little bit wacky, but we were thinking about it and we came to the conclusion that we would be happy if our entire wardrobe consisted of nothing but Clair Vintage Inspired clothes and Seaworthy jewelry. A bold choice, yes, but each of these local lines gets [...]
Grayling Jewelry studio opening + Win earrings
September 7, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Want free, hot earrings much?! Gorgeous local line Grayling Jewelry will hold a studio + showroom grand opening this Saturday, and — trust us — you want to be there. More specifically, you’ll want to be one of the first ten people to show up at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 11. [...]
With this Prettybird Necklace by Jené Despain
August 12, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Brooklyn-based but Portland-born-and-bred jewelry designer Jené DeSpain is not only talented and impossibly stylish, but she’s generous, too! The designer has gifted The Neat Sheet this fanciful Prettybird Necklace from the Jené DeSpain Jewelry Ornithology Collection to gift to one lucky reader.
The self-taught artist makes every piece by hand in [...]
Neat PEOPLE! Portland jewelry designer Sahlia Michelle
June 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Last week, we introduced you to the new Sahlia Michelle Jewelry Design website, and offered a look at the local line of gorgeous, handmade jewelry. This week, we’d like to introduce you to the equally gorgeous jewelry designer herself. Sahlia Michelle Spaan sat down with us to dish about [...]
Lands’ End Canvas event with Lucky + Win $50 gift card
June 8, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We all know Sears as a go-to source for functional things like washing machines and home appliances, but lately the department store has stepped up the fashion finds, too. Come see for yourself at the Lands’ End Canvas and Lucky Magazine Summer Style Event at the Lands’ End Canvas [...]
Ellington handbags anniversary party + sale
We can think of just one thing more irresistible than a designer deal on a gorgeous handbag: gourmet French pastries. And thanks to local handbag heroes Ellington, we can enjoy both this weekend during the three-day Ellington Anniversary Sale from Friday, May 21 through Sunday, May 23.
Save 20 percent on everything in store, including handbags and [...]
Lafayette 148 at Mercantile + $5,000 shopping spree!
May 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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Ready for a flirt with fall in the midst of your spring fling? Chic downtown boutique department store Mercantile will host a Lafayette 148 New York Fall 2010 Trunk Show, Tuesday, May 18 through Friday, May 21.
Pop by any time during the week to preview New York City designer Edward Wilkerson’s Fall 2010 collection for Lafayette 148, [...]
Win this Grayling Jewelry champagne caviar necklace!
April 30, 2010 by karenvitt
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Portland jewelry designer Katy Kippen recently launched her new Grayling Jewelry Spring 2010 collection, and at the same time introduced online shopping to make it easier for us to get our hands on her signature tangles of crystal and chain whenever our need for gorgeous, locally made jewelry should strike.
Kippen’s Caviar necklace (above), one of [...]
ElizaBeth Rohloff Spring Show + Sale tonight!
April 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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Portland designer ElizaBeth Rohloff has been joking around with The Neat Sheet about needing a clone (don’t we all?), as she’s busy preparing for two upcoming fashion shows being held the same night (Dress For Success and Power of the Purse will each be held on Friday, April 30).
As a remedy for fashion folks without clones [...]
