tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492670485545436842024-03-13T23:13:06.299-04:00black&luLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-33793896184704931532010-02-20T22:10:00.003-05:002010-02-20T22:21:39.514-05:00happy birthday to me!Tonight I'm updating from a super-swank hotel in Washington D.C. My mom and I came up for the weekend because yesterday was my 21st boifday (that's "birthday" to those readers who actually speak like adults)! Although it's 10:12 p.m., my mom's sacked out in the other bed, I'm in my pjs, and "Deadliest Catch" is on the tube, this is the best I've felt all day.<div><br /></div><div>Birthdays are weird. I feel like they often just end up reminding people of the things they thought they would've had/accomplished by "this time next year" or whatever. It's just weird. I'm 21 now, but I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">definitely </span>not even close to feeling like an adult. This was my last real exciting milestone birthday. Now I have 30 to look forward to...ok, this is just getting to be a bummer.</div><div><br /></div><div>ANYHOW, I do have some good things to say tonight! Not only did I make my first Etsy sale last week, I was mentioned on a blog because of my Etsy! Check out <a href="http://tamsytrends.blogspot.com/">http://tamsytrends.blogspot.com/</a> to see a pair of my shoes featured in the latest entry.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-LG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-3058817169380347512010-02-16T15:04:00.004-05:002010-02-16T15:15:27.324-05:00things I learned at the post office today...So I think it's now evident where the "pseudo" aspect of my New Years Resolution to update more comes into play...<div><br /></div><div>Anyhow! At least I'm updating now!</div><div><br /></div><div>I made my first sale on Etsy yesterday! Although making a sale to someone other than one of my friends should elicit feelings of great joy and excitement, my initial reaction when I checked my inbox and read the message from Etsy was "Oh sh**! I sold a pair of shoes on Etsy." My Etsy shop has taken the place of the back-burner on the proverbial black&lu stove, so I was a little un-prepared to actually make a sale and transaction (I'm still a little curious about PayPal...should I be expecting a deposit into my bank account now?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Mailing said shoes was an even bigger learning experience in dealing with the post office. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The post office sucks. </span> Point blank. Especially today at 1:30 p.m. Not only was the line incredibly long (seriously, like 12 people deep when I walked in), but the sorority sister behind me had a really annoying nasal-y voice (which I got to hear ALOT of since homegirl never hung up her phone), and the topics of her cell conversations were total "Real World: Richmond" quality.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I learned several things from going to the post office:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> DON'T fall for the "priority flat rate" shipping boxes, especially if you're mailing something lightweight like an adorable pair of slip-ons. I paid $10.70 to ship my shoes, cutting into my profit by a third. Next time I'll be acquiring my own box.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Take your own packing tape! Or just tape and address/prep your box before you even go to the post office. Because it sucks. Spend as little time as possible there.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3)</span> Don't assume that your small-town ways and easy-going smile will impress the sole postal worker behind the counter. He'll be more helpful to the guy with a 'tude holding up the line for 8 minutes than he will be for you and your pretty face.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4)</span> The post office sucks. Avoid it at all costs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later today I'm off to flier up some of the VCU art buildings, guerilla style. Wish me luck!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-LG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-32120663971573618322010-01-07T00:01:00.003-05:002010-01-07T00:06:59.165-05:00"do what makes you happy--not for money or attention."<div style="text-align: center;">So it's been about a week since I've updated...already I'm falling short on my pseudo-New Year's Resolution of updating my blog more regularly. Oh well! I have 51 weeks left to improve upon this behavior.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/S0VrCD8rClI/AAAAAAAAALU/3gMMojfk9vw/s1600-h/clampdown.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/S0VrCD8rClI/AAAAAAAAALU/3gMMojfk9vw/s320/clampdown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423859009401326162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't made any shoes lately (still working on moving that 35 pair inventory--a second e-mail was sent out today), but I made myself a new bag for the new year today. Actually, as is the case with my shoes, I didn't <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">make</span> the bag per-say, just customized a pre-fab one. The quote is from the song "Clampdown" by the Clash; a top five favorite song of all time from a top five favorite band of all time. It's just a reminder to myself to keep my head down and my chin up, and to follow the goals that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I</span> set for myself, not the expectations placed on me by others.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-LG</div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-49649527981182462522009-12-29T21:46:00.005-05:002009-12-29T22:03:56.687-05:0029<div style="text-align: center;">So during 15 minutes of boredom and lack of inspiration, I made a list of all my shoes (excluding flip-flops, slippers, and prom shoes). I have a wearable rotation of 29 pairs of shoes, 15 of which are sneakers (or sneaker-esque). This means 52% of the shoes I wear are sneakers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SzrBDITDl2I/AAAAAAAAALE/fFe-C-QPBWg/s1600-h/nanette+lepore+keds.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SzrBDITDl2I/AAAAAAAAALE/fFe-C-QPBWg/s1600-h/nanette+lepore+keds.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SzrBDITDl2I/AAAAAAAAALE/fFe-C-QPBWg/s320/nanette+lepore+keds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420857361004992354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">* today I bought these bad boys by Nanette Lepore for Keds for $7.34! MSRP = $120</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From this list I can conclude 3 things about myself:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. I like shoes more than clothing</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. I'm on my way to becoming a sneaker-fiend</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. The affinity I have for sneakers is counter-intuitive to my gender, and I need to accept the fact that I am, indeed, a girl and not a boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My struggle with gender is not a new one--boys can get away with almost everything! Boys can get more tattoos, cooler clothes are made for boys, and cooler shoes are DEFINITELY made for boys (except in the case of Black&Lu--the male market is not one I've made a foray into, other than the previously posted customized Kanye/Common Vans, which technically were not by Black&Lu). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boys get to have all the fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SzrCs4vYgWI/AAAAAAAAALM/y3bvun6TWq8/s1600-h/me+and+roop.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SzrCs4vYgWI/AAAAAAAAALM/y3bvun6TWq8/s320/me+and+roop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420859177894969698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">-LG</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-32730604851204749262009-12-28T22:39:00.000-05:002009-12-28T23:00:25.982-05:00it really has been too long...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I know it's been an embarassingly long time since I updated Black&Lu, but with the closing of the semester and the commencement of winter break I haven't had much news to speak of! A poor excuse, I know, I know.<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'm starting the search for venues I can sell Black&Lu shoes through in Richmond. One e-mail has been sent, another is drafted, and I'm sure there will be more to come. I'll let you guys know if there are any developments and if you can start finding Black&Lu at a store near you (can you tell how difficult it is not for me to take advantage of the endless rhyming possibilities with the word "Lu?")!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The book I've kind of been using as my bible through this whole turning-my-creative-hobby-into-a-business process is "Craft Inc: Turn Your Creative Hobby Into a Business" from Chronicle books.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Szl7ZJuKN_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/hE3ZH3r6Nuc/s1600-h/craftinc_72dpi.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Szl7ZJuKN_I/AAAAAAAAAK0/hE3ZH3r6Nuc/s320/craftinc_72dpi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420499298553575410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">One of the suggestions I read in it tonight regarded creative blogging, and the potential this process has to increase the success of your business.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SO, I've made it my unofficial New Year's Resolution to start updating this blog more! And to include more personal tangents -- primarily more of an inclusion of inspirations and ideas, and an analyzation of the struggles of being a busting-ass art student attempting to become a captain of industry! Plus I need to become friendlier with technology -- right now internet publishing is the Jerry to my Tom (ten points if you get that reference).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Notice how it is an "unofficial" New Year's Resolution? That's to protect myself from any liability resulting from an eventual decline in blogging once the spring semester starts and I REALLY start busting-ass.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I haven't made any shoes lately (considering I have 35 unsold pairs piled under a desk in my apartment), but I DID bleach/tie-dye some nifty tights (bought for $4 at the ole Christiansburg Wal-mart) and a Polo shirt my dad bought me that I never wear because it was just another Polo shirt. Well not anymore!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Szl9MdR6iKI/AAAAAAAAAK8/IVyWg8Bd8Xs/s1600-h/DSC_0365.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Szl9MdR6iKI/AAAAAAAAAK8/IVyWg8Bd8Xs/s320/DSC_0365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420501279488772258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-LG</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-49510458236618345452009-12-01T18:12:00.001-05:002009-12-01T18:19:50.133-05:00It's a bust, folksSo the show in Charlottesville that was supposed to be Black&Lu's headlining debut was a TOTAL bust. Without getting into too much gory detail, it was poorly run, poorly advertised, and barely profitable. <div><br /></div><div>However, this failure only gave me more motivation to get Black&Lu off and running as an actual business, not occasional craft show success. So I've opened a shop on Etsy! So far I only have five pairs of shoes posted, but it's still worth a look.</div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackandlu<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-LeG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-14214134103787931012009-11-19T17:42:00.000-05:002009-11-19T17:44:40.104-05:00this weekend!Ok, so I've completely neglected my blog in the past month. Between making shoes and school projects, updating the blog fell to the wayside.<div><br /></div><div>BUT, my show is this weekend! And I want to thank my mom's good friend Susan Flinchum again for her generous donations to Black & Lu. She's been a great help and support!</div><div><br /></div><div>See you Saturday-</div><div><br /></div><div>LeG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-86762805654273509012009-10-20T18:11:00.000-04:002009-10-20T18:13:37.810-04:00dumb namesLooking back at my entries makes me realize how terrible I am at "naming" the different styles of shoes that I make. Any suggestions? I pretty much hate all of the names, haha. I'm tempted to just start opening the dictionary and point to a word when it's time to post pictures to the blog...<div><br /></div><div>Later y'alls. We'll be seein' ya.</div><div><br /></div><div>-LeG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-47937654452365372142009-10-20T10:52:00.001-04:002009-10-20T11:19:51.669-04:00holy crap! i've been so busy!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I've been really busy working on projects for school. I have two critiques this week, and then a mandatory pewter workshop this weekend, but I was able to finish four pairs of shoes last weekend! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to drive to Charlottesville tomorrow to pick up a pair of shoes that I dropped off a week ago at the Hook office. The Hook is the independent newspaper sponsoring the Artisan Market where Black&Lu will debut, so look for my shoes in their ad! Hopefully they'll be in the ad...if not I'll be even more ornery about having to drive 2-hours round trip just to pick up a pair of my shoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, here's what I've finished lately!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RVJRHLnI/AAAAAAAAAKE/2LN4a6yLXiM/s1600-h/blue+ray.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RVJRHLnI/AAAAAAAAAKE/2LN4a6yLXiM/s320/blue+ray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394698089854873202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RUjT3ZxI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/lgkdnFY3S68/s1600-h/blue+ray+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RUjT3ZxI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/lgkdnFY3S68/s1600-h/blue+ray+detail.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RUjT3ZxI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/lgkdnFY3S68/s320/blue+ray+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394698079665874706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">BLUE FROST, $28</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RT4bHGVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/G2MH1PAFb0Q/s1600-h/pink+electricity.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RT4bHGVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/G2MH1PAFb0Q/s1600-h/pink+electricity.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RT4bHGVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/G2MH1PAFb0Q/s320/pink+electricity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394698068153538898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RTT1Io3I/AAAAAAAAAJs/u749IdL6KBI/s1600-h/pink+electricity+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RTT1Io3I/AAAAAAAAAJs/u749IdL6KBI/s1600-h/pink+electricity+detail.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3RTT1Io3I/AAAAAAAAAJs/u749IdL6KBI/s320/pink+electricity+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394698058330579826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">ELECTRIC FEEL, $35</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T-t4FD0I/AAAAAAAAAKk/7Shi6LX3mJc/s1600-h/white+couch.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T-t4FD0I/AAAAAAAAAKk/7Shi6LX3mJc/s320/white+couch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701003079880514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T93YrpnI/AAAAAAAAAKc/dIfsrhUOV-8/s1600-h/white+couch+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T93YrpnI/AAAAAAAAAKc/dIfsrhUOV-8/s1600-h/white+couch+detail.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T93YrpnI/AAAAAAAAAKc/dIfsrhUOV-8/s320/white+couch+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700988452677234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">EQUESTRIAN SNOW, $30</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T9O1eMaI/AAAAAAAAAKU/cEAr_MOTwrA/s1600-h/chlorine.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T9O1eMaI/AAAAAAAAAKU/cEAr_MOTwrA/s1600-h/chlorine.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T9O1eMaI/AAAAAAAAAKU/cEAr_MOTwrA/s320/chlorine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700977567576482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T8nzfNsI/AAAAAAAAAKM/relk6yPSDNM/s1600-h/chlorine+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T8nzfNsI/AAAAAAAAAKM/relk6yPSDNM/s1600-h/chlorine+detail.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3T8nzfNsI/AAAAAAAAAKM/relk6yPSDNM/s320/chlorine+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700967090271938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">CALIFORNIA CHLORINE, $28</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and I redesigned my business card too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3UcsAdNzI/AAAAAAAAAKs/l_6DNtR9bTQ/s1600-h/new+business+card.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/St3UcsAdNzI/AAAAAAAAAKs/l_6DNtR9bTQ/s320/new+business+card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394701517974222642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On that note, I'm in dire need of a Diet Coke. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-LeG</div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-38282224711847780752009-10-06T18:34:00.000-04:002009-10-06T19:00:14.075-04:00FINALLY a new update<div style="text-align: center;">So I've been working really hard in school for the last two weeks and have only produced three new pairs since my last update. I'm trying to stay optimistic while also remembering the show in November will probably creep up on me faster than I know it...I mean, hey, it's already freaking October! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How does this happen? Where the heck does time go?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvKnz-a0WI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Yu-wpCkJelM/s1600-h/safety+fan.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvKnz-a0WI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Yu-wpCkJelM/s320/safety+fan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389624164394652002" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvKnz-a0WI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Yu-wpCkJelM/s1600-h/safety+fan.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGPE72unI/AAAAAAAAAJc/UwUqg7IhGcU/s1600-h/safety+fan+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGPE72unI/AAAAAAAAAJc/UwUqg7IhGcU/s320/safety+fan+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389619341404060274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">WAKE UP, $30</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOsovRhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/xEunTrbOdb4/s1600-h/night+clouds.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOsovRhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/xEunTrbOdb4/s1600-h/night+clouds.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOsovRhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/xEunTrbOdb4/s320/night+clouds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389619334881429010" /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOKIWtoI/AAAAAAAAAJM/TH3lQL3_zsk/s1600-h/night+clouds+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOKIWtoI/AAAAAAAAAJM/TH3lQL3_zsk/s1600-h/night+clouds+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGOKIWtoI/AAAAAAAAAJM/TH3lQL3_zsk/s320/night+clouds+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389619325618796162" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">BEDTIME, $28</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNmusCvI/AAAAAAAAAJE/sUp4rX_IJ9E/s1600-h/army+pink+triangle.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNmusCvI/AAAAAAAAAJE/sUp4rX_IJ9E/s1600-h/army+pink+triangle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNmusCvI/AAAAAAAAAJE/sUp4rX_IJ9E/s320/army+pink+triangle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389619316115901170" /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNLH5CWI/AAAAAAAAAI8/n4CWdn2ynY4/s1600-h/army+pink+triangle+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNLH5CWI/AAAAAAAAAI8/n4CWdn2ynY4/s1600-h/army+pink+triangle+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SsvGNLH5CWI/AAAAAAAAAI8/n4CWdn2ynY4/s320/army+pink+triangle+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389619308705417570" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">TILES, $30</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, I've noticed that blogger has a mind of its own when it comes to underlining things and hyperlinking other things without my permission. So excuse any strange formatting that appears, it's just the ghost in the machine! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-LeG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-37657518695348598092009-09-21T12:49:00.000-04:002009-09-21T13:04:03.310-04:00god forbid something happen to my hands...<div style="text-align: center;">Here's the shoes I finished yesterday! I started experimenting with safety pins, and I really like the effect.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevFI3za4I/AAAAAAAAAIU/AECKvFei6Rk/s1600-h/black+bleach+poppies.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevFI3za4I/AAAAAAAAAIU/AECKvFei6Rk/s320/black+bleach+poppies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383964382360464258" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevEyi0VrI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gxQ_JaWOZH0/s1600-h/black+bleach+poppies+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevEyi0VrI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gxQ_JaWOZH0/s1600-h/black+bleach+poppies+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevEyi0VrI/AAAAAAAAAIM/gxQ_JaWOZH0/s320/black+bleach+poppies+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383964376366864050" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PINK POPPIES, $30</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If these weren't a size 5, I would be incredibly tempted to keep them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevkwWbXmI/AAAAAAAAAIk/-7fPWRaK3o4/s1600-h/safe+flowers+detail.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrevkwWbXmI/AAAAAAAAAIk/-7fPWRaK3o4/s320/safe+flowers+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383964925533838946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Srevke3zK2I/AAAAAAAAAIc/T0wqiOkK8SM/s1600-h/safe+flowers.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Srevke3zK2I/AAAAAAAAAIc/T0wqiOkK8SM/s1600-h/safe+flowers.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Srevke3zK2I/AAAAAAAAAIc/T0wqiOkK8SM/s320/safe+flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383964920841972578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PIN-WHEELS, $35</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Excuse the horrible blur in this picture...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrewJ4o9fAI/AAAAAAAAAIs/CKxVDmrpSlg/s1600-h/safe+explosion.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrewJ4o9fAI/AAAAAAAAAIs/CKxVDmrpSlg/s320/safe+explosion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383965563414215682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrewKJPrpqI/AAAAAAAAAI0/qJriRMouj4U/s1600-h/safe+explosion+detail.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrewKJPrpqI/AAAAAAAAAI0/qJriRMouj4U/s320/safe+explosion+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383965567871592098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PIN-FLOWERS, $28</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's all for now!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">-LeG</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-7804446670089978392009-09-20T20:13:00.000-04:002009-09-20T20:21:40.382-04:00the start of it all...<div style="text-align: center;">Hey y'all, I finished three more pairs of shoes tonight, but by the time I finished it was dark outside. I'll take pics and post them tomorrow! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did want to, however, post this picture from my crappy cell-phone camera. I made these shoes for my ex-boyfriend for Christmas 2007. He couldn't wear them because one of them had a weird lump within the sole that we could never figure out/remove, but they still looked freaking sweet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chi-city's finest...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrbGaA0C3lI/AAAAAAAAAIE/29XJ0uW5B_Y/s1600-h/kanye:common+shoes.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SrbGaA0C3lI/AAAAAAAAAIE/29XJ0uW5B_Y/s320/kanye:common+shoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383708554765196882" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kanye and Common. Well, I'm not sure I'd still consider Kanye to be that respectable anymore. But I used to like him! These are made with a three-layer hand cut stencil, which I don't really do anymore, but it's where I started and a technique I may go back to in the future.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's all for tonight! A trip down memory lane.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-LeG</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-23982424685839394882009-09-13T21:39:00.000-04:002009-09-13T22:08:17.552-04:00finally an update<div style="text-align: center;">I've been so busy with school this past week but I've finally found some time to update and post pics of some new shoes!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would also like to thank my mom's good friend, Susan Flinchum, a recent reader of the blog, for her donation to Black & Lu. It makes me feel really good about what I'm doing with Hopeline and suicide prevention to have someone like Susan rooting for me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A note about requests and commissions: I won't be able to take requests until after the November 21st show in Charlottesville. Any product I turn out before then needs to be devoted to the Artisan market, but don't worry! I haven't forgotten about the five or six of you who have requested shoes. I'll let everyone know when I can start filling these orders. Thanks for understanding y'all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jihH_IUI/AAAAAAAAAH8/43w5_qs-t0c/s1600-h/pink+triangles.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jihH_IUI/AAAAAAAAAH8/43w5_qs-t0c/s320/pink+triangles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136943180357954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jiES3I-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/njhnizFXAXk/s1600-h/pink+triangles+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jiES3I-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/njhnizFXAXk/s1600-h/pink+triangles+detail.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jiES3I-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/njhnizFXAXk/s320/pink+triangles+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136935441343458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">SHARP BUBBLEGUM, 30$</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jG0eGDaI/AAAAAAAAAHs/MvvoMLJUR60/s1600-h/purple+triangles.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jG0eGDaI/AAAAAAAAAHs/MvvoMLJUR60/s320/purple+triangles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136467337022882" style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jGU5aTPI/AAAAAAAAAHk/kROIb17ZqP8/s1600-h/purple+triangles+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jGU5aTPI/AAAAAAAAAHk/kROIb17ZqP8/s1600-h/purple+triangles+detail.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2jGU5aTPI/AAAAAAAAAHk/kROIb17ZqP8/s320/purple+triangles+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136458861661426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">ROCK CANDY, 30$</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2h8qHYqGI/AAAAAAAAAHc/P8H7Ol4iX5c/s1600-h/teal+triangles.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2h8qHYqGI/AAAAAAAAAHc/P8H7Ol4iX5c/s320/teal+triangles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381135193247098978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2h8OvFrrI/AAAAAAAAAHU/CyLd89Wh12s/s1600-h/teal+trianglels+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2h8OvFrrI/AAAAAAAAAHU/CyLd89Wh12s/s1600-h/teal+trianglels+detail.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2h8OvFrrI/AAAAAAAAAHU/CyLd89Wh12s/s320/teal+trianglels+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381135185897434802" style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">LEMON DROPS 30$</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2hAac5B4I/AAAAAAAAAHM/g8LhDKXDlBc/s1600-h/poppies.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2hAac5B4I/AAAAAAAAAHM/g8LhDKXDlBc/s320/poppies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381134158250182530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2g_2Gzh8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/7C3489FKYlk/s1600-h/poppies+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2g_2Gzh8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/7C3489FKYlk/s1600-h/poppies+detail.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2g_2Gzh8I/AAAAAAAAAHE/7C3489FKYlk/s320/poppies+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381134148493871042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">COSMOS, 30$</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2goX_vt6I/AAAAAAAAAG8/uTXExYWrNgs/s1600-h/blue+ridge.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2goX_vt6I/AAAAAAAAAG8/uTXExYWrNgs/s320/blue+ridge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381133745274206114" style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2gn08k5FI/AAAAAAAAAG0/HXi3SO1_lpA/s1600-h/blue+ridge+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2gn08k5FI/AAAAAAAAAG0/HXi3SO1_lpA/s1600-h/blue+ridge+detail.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/Sq2gn08k5FI/AAAAAAAAAG0/HXi3SO1_lpA/s320/blue+ridge+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381133735865672786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">BLUE RIDGE, 35$</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">-LeG</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-20858536714465195002009-08-31T21:41:00.000-04:002009-08-31T21:57:10.157-04:00no new shoes, just NEWS!I'm really excited about writing this because something I've wanted to do for a long time is finally happening!<div><br /></div><div>Most people who know me know that about a year and a half ago, on January 11, 2008, my best friend Corbin Blackford took his own life. I could write for pages and pages about what an awesome, incomparable person he was, and how much of a good friend he was to me. The words I would put down though would still never fully explain how much I cared about him, and how much of an impact his friendship, and death, would make on my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've wanted to do something since then to prevent other families and friends from going through what we all went through when Corbin died. The Kristin Brooks Hope Center was born out of this same pain, and there is no better suicide resource to devote any time, energy, or money to other than the Hope Center and their national suicide prevention phone line, Hopeline (hopeline.com, 1-800-SUICIDE). </div><div><br /></div><div>SO, I'm planning on donating a percentage of the profit of each pair of shoes I sell to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center. The work this non-profit organization does hits me to the core, as I'm sure it does any other suicide survivor. I'll update the blog once the contract and legalities have been sorted out with details, more information, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Buy some shoes! Do it for Corbin, do it for me, do it for anyone who has ever lost someone because of depression and suicide.</div><div><br /></div><div>LINKS:</div><div><a href="http://www.hopeline.com/">HOPELINE</a></div><div><a href="http://www.preventsuicide.us/hopeline-new/index.html#">PREVENT SUICIDE</a></div><div><br /></div><div>-LeG</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-76406975535821663892009-08-30T14:53:00.000-04:002009-08-30T15:02:15.331-04:00afternoon delight<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New shoes from the weekend so far!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprMErWN0sI/AAAAAAAAAGs/UwgJnU0ERlk/s1600-h/white+lightning.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprMErWN0sI/AAAAAAAAAGs/UwgJnU0ERlk/s320/white+lightning.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375833485947556546" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprMErWN0sI/AAAAAAAAAGs/UwgJnU0ERlk/s1600-h/white+lightning.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprMEHETYcI/AAAAAAAAAGk/CXpWKC_5cUY/s1600-h/white+lightning+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprMEHETYcI/AAAAAAAAAGk/CXpWKC_5cUY/s320/white+lightning+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375833476208746946" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">WHITE LIGHTNING, $28</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLbKMTDtI/AAAAAAAAAGc/Qp6in-c6iLM/s1600-h/black+beauty+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLbKMTDtI/AAAAAAAAAGc/Qp6in-c6iLM/s320/black+beauty+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375832772672949970" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLbKMTDtI/AAAAAAAAAGc/Qp6in-c6iLM/s1600-h/black+beauty+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLagWD0cI/AAAAAAAAAGU/p-_DaSRQa7Y/s1600-h/black+beauty.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLagWD0cI/AAAAAAAAAGU/p-_DaSRQa7Y/s1600-h/black+beauty.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLagWD0cI/AAAAAAAAAGU/p-_DaSRQa7Y/s320/black+beauty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375832761439605186" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">BLACK BEAUTY, $28</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLaD-bxZI/AAAAAAAAAGM/nzMH2b1zs0k/s1600-h/petals.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLaD-bxZI/AAAAAAAAAGM/nzMH2b1zs0k/s1600-h/petals.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLaD-bxZI/AAAAAAAAAGM/nzMH2b1zs0k/s320/petals.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375832753824318866" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLZz0x8yI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_ysMtx2Ln4k/s1600-h/petals+detail.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLZz0x8yI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_ysMtx2Ln4k/s1600-h/petals+detail.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SprLZz0x8yI/AAAAAAAAAGE/_ysMtx2Ln4k/s320/petals+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375832749488861986" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PETALS, $35</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-LeG</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-18021458818833498372009-08-27T14:16:00.000-04:002009-08-30T15:03:32.600-04:00a little somethin' somethin'<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have a few new pairs of shoes that I've been working on. I'm planning on selling them for about $28-$30/pair, but certain pairs that required more work or materials will probably be a little more ($35-$40). I'm going to start including prices under photos of each pair I post.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you see the blog and would like a pair, but can't make it to the Charlottesville Omni on November 21st to check them out, please e-mail me! I'm working hard on my inventory and this little thing called college, but will certainly consider commissions or special requests.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbP7DQbzvI/AAAAAAAAAF8/oVxd6KgMxqs/s1600-h/blue+fireworks.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbP7DQbzvI/AAAAAAAAAF8/oVxd6KgMxqs/s320/blue+fireworks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374711818706734834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPBF6nFeI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rwfiu_7AXQY/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPBF6nFeI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rwfiu_7AXQY/s320/blue+fireworks+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374710822988092898" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPBF6nFeI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rwfiu_7AXQY/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">DARE, $30</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAhHLRRI/AAAAAAAAAFs/ul-CAdWo8Ys/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAhHLRRI/AAAAAAAAAFs/ul-CAdWo8Ys/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAhHLRRI/AAAAAAAAAFs/ul-CAdWo8Ys/s320/blue+fireworks+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374710813108684050" /></a><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAdYi-fI/AAAAAAAAAFk/nGp_1XdD5zM/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+1+detail.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAdYi-fI/AAAAAAAAAFk/nGp_1XdD5zM/s1600-h/blue+fireworks+1+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbPAdYi-fI/AAAAAAAAAFk/nGp_1XdD5zM/s320/blue+fireworks+1+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374710812107799026" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">DOUBLE DARE, $30</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbO_yRPcLI/AAAAAAAAAFc/peLYK_lnDVo/s1600-h/green+studs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbO_yRPcLI/AAAAAAAAAFc/peLYK_lnDVo/s320/green+studs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374710800534433970" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbO_lXd17I/AAAAAAAAAFU/lkKeSdrUbn4/s1600-h/green+studs+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbO_lXd17I/AAAAAAAAAFU/lkKeSdrUbn4/s320/green+studs+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374710797070882738" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/SpbO_lXd17I/AAAAAAAAAFU/lkKeSdrUbn4/s1600-h/green+studs+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">YES COLONEL, $28</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--LeG</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249267048554543684.post-84100285847620509172009-08-20T14:26:00.001-04:002009-08-30T15:03:58.474-04:00my name is lucy gillis and i make shoes.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My name is Lucy Gillis and I make shoes. I like the shoes that I make, and I hope other people will too...or at least enough to buy them! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y36SIEjI/AAAAAAAAAE8/PqwPZqyvA7g/s1600-h/ocean.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y36SIEjI/AAAAAAAAAE8/PqwPZqyvA7g/s320/ocean.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372118016828379698" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y36SIEjI/AAAAAAAAAE8/PqwPZqyvA7g/s1600-h/ocean.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y3ocnUoI/AAAAAAAAAE0/PgXb1LSeJA0/s1600-h/ocean+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y3ocnUoI/AAAAAAAAAE0/PgXb1LSeJA0/s320/ocean+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372118012040532610" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Y3ocnUoI/AAAAAAAAAE0/PgXb1LSeJA0/s1600-h/ocean+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">June 2009</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YcKuVGFI/AAAAAAAAAEs/iF5NybkDPos/s1600-h/wings.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YcKuVGFI/AAAAAAAAAEs/iF5NybkDPos/s320/wings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372117540205303890" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YcKuVGFI/AAAAAAAAAEs/iF5NybkDPos/s1600-h/wings.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybyo_PlI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Bt9FRqVmZmM/s1600-h/wings+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybyo_PlI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Bt9FRqVmZmM/s320/wings+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372117533740449362" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybyo_PlI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Bt9FRqVmZmM/s1600-h/wings+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">June 2009</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybc-SEGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/YSr5uj-tlK8/s1600-h/cosmos.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybc-SEGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/YSr5uj-tlK8/s320/cosmos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372117527924183138" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Ybc-SEGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/YSr5uj-tlK8/s1600-h/cosmos.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YbImmjpI/AAAAAAAAAEU/lHLuD-pyFkQ/s1600-h/cosmos+detail.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YbImmjpI/AAAAAAAAAEU/lHLuD-pyFkQ/s320/cosmos+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372117522456153746" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YbImmjpI/AAAAAAAAAEU/lHLuD-pyFkQ/s1600-h/cosmos+detail.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">July 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XvbgW-bI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ZRRkL4ZJ6FI/s1600-h/dahlia.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XvbgW-bI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ZRRkL4ZJ6FI/s320/dahlia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372116771615996338" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2YalvXGaI/AAAAAAAAAEM/BM-szcTWt-g/s320/dahlia+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372117513097648546" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">July 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XuiWfZrI/AAAAAAAAAD0/pM3NvPOGLkQ/s1600-h/lily+pad.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XuiWfZrI/AAAAAAAAAD0/pM3NvPOGLkQ/s320/lily+pad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372116756273784498" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XuiWfZrI/AAAAAAAAAD0/pM3NvPOGLkQ/s1600-h/lily+pad.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XvEa51yI/AAAAAAAAAD8/hbq_oAjCjyo/s320/lily+pad+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372116765419099938" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">July 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Xt5i3vvI/AAAAAAAAADk/ReXB2nZTDOk/s1600-h/bling+bling.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Xt5i3vvI/AAAAAAAAADk/ReXB2nZTDOk/s320/bling+bling.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372116745319857906" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2Xt5i3vvI/AAAAAAAAADk/ReXB2nZTDOk/s1600-h/bling+bling.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2XuMfGNHI/AAAAAAAAADs/8BBL2sYE5qo/s320/bling+bling+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372116750404301938" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">July 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7wos0VI/AAAAAAAAADU/AAXZNM9bf5c/s1600-h/storm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7wos0VI/AAAAAAAAADU/AAXZNM9bf5c/s320/storm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372115883934929234" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7wos0VI/AAAAAAAAADU/AAXZNM9bf5c/s1600-h/storm.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W8eJxvKI/AAAAAAAAADc/KP4O19gr9W4/s320/storm+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372115896153259170" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">August 2009</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7N1zmqI/AAAAAAAAADE/mPHIo8HK0Ec/s1600-h/studded+blue.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7N1zmqI/AAAAAAAAADE/mPHIo8HK0Ec/s320/studded+blue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372115874594658978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7N1zmqI/AAAAAAAAADE/mPHIo8HK0Ec/s1600-h/studded+blue.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2W7QMwEHI/AAAAAAAAADM/a1oC3ObnRAk/s320/studded+blue+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372115875227766898" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">August 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2ZNiSM0MI/AAAAAAAAAFM/b-sEN4iD-PI/s1600-h/fireworks.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2ZNiSM0MI/AAAAAAAAAFM/b-sEN4iD-PI/s320/fireworks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372118388343361730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2ZNaEZ1gI/AAAAAAAAAFE/NbZXbR8rX_0/s1600-h/fireworks+detail.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wr8xGQqn6kI/So2ZNaEZ1gI/AAAAAAAAAFE/NbZXbR8rX_0/s320/fireworks+detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372118386138011138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">August 2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These are all from my line,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Black & Lu</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, which is debuting at the Charlottesville Artisan Market in late November. They're all bleached, dyed, studded, and embroidered by hand. Currently I'm working on a fifty pair premiere. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Until then, I'll consider taking local or in-state commissions. Different styles, embellishments, and locations will affect the price, but I'm open to ideas and suggestions! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I can be reached through my e-mail address: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">gillisle@vcu.edu</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Only serious inquiries please! Thanks y'all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-LeG</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048539067296456858noreply@blogger.com0