Dear MeMo & Sha ~
I'm a jewelry designer...I could be a plumber...I could be a base-ball coach. In California, Los Angeles in particular, the "Casting Couch" is inevitable. No matter what your dreams and goals are. It's amusing...and it's infuriating. It doesn't matter if your a man, woman or both. The vulnerable positions we all seem to find ourselves in are stunning. Completely beyond me. Yes, it's true that the "Magic of Hollywood" is in fact magical. So many people through out the world, have been influenced by classic Hollywood A-listers...even B, C and D listers! Some of these celebrities are very good "PEOPLE". Why though as an up and coming designer, do I find myself trying so hard to get into "the industry"??? For goodness sakes, I have stage fright! I have absolutely no desire to be on camera, unless it's my pipe-dream of the reality show I've created in my head. The reason I've done that though is to get my brand "out there". The more I sell, the more I can give. It's a very wicked web we weave out here in "The City of Angels". Sex, drugs and rock & roll. That about covers it...unless your an outcast...a desperate house wife...or a "regular joe"...Who by the way, I've yet to meet in the almost nineteen years I've lived here ( that includes my first six on earth). How tangled a mindset to watch our backs in even trying only to do good??? We work hard...we fight for our families, we give all that we can to help others...and yet at some point or other, out here anyways, we all get royally screwed. It's frustrating...AND it's a HUGE motivational point. What if I, MELLI, become such a power house out here, that I'm able to change that? I'm going to climb this mountain...taking one step at a time...none of which will be on anybody's head...and make my way to the top. When I'm there, I'll call out below, "no worries, there's NOT a couch up here...not as long as I can help it". ;) Wish me luck...as I wish you!
Quite Kindly,
Melli D ~
Feb 4, 2011
Feb 2, 2011
MeMo & Sha
Dear MeMo & Sha ~ Good Evening (or Morning to the East Coasters...)
Normally a proper letter would begin with something such as, "how are you, I do hope your well"...then likely something or other about " can you believe this weather?!" Or, " Did you SEE that catch last night?! Blew me out of the water!"...Possibly even ( for me), "Wow how amazing is so & so on the cover of WWD???" or " Yes of course I'll serve hot lunch tomorrow...no worries, I'll cover." Since though I don't really know if people are reading this, I'll begin with me. :)
Today I woke up...sort of. One of "those days" began taking shape. Determined not to let the haze of that take over, my mind and my hands began readying my next collection. Though it was less than a month ago I scrapped everything created thus far. How did I come up (yet again) with another few hundred piece's??? The thought flew out of my head just at the moment it had entered. My job as a designer is to be able and do this within the hour...and I can. How?
The answer is simple... It's in my bones...it's my passion...it's always been.
Throughout grade school, upon being asked "what do you want to be when you grow~up?" My answers remained the same...different though from anybody else's. Small hands would fly up to state, "Doctor, Fireman, Vet, Super~hero, Nurse"...and the "uniform" list goes on. It's a very respectable list too. I must admit "super~hero" wasn't ever totally out of the realm for me. ;)
Dreams for my future (then and now) have stayed crystal clear. ( Rock Quartz Crystal not Smoky Quartz). Technically I never wanted/want to be seen as "grown~up". Luckily at just five feet tall, I'm usually not.
Never the less, the answers were (and are) this; be a mom, be a designer, make the world smile.
Since officially becoming Studio Melli D, Inc. less than one year ago, I've designed over five hundred piece's. Even amidst the constant banging of trucks, racing of cars, and building K'nex and Lego's into substantial cities....of course only to have them knocked down by a sibling.
I've managed to donate much more than I've sold... typical. Though not because I'm a saint, rather it's just part of my "charm"...sometimes. ;)
My "New Years Resolution" for the next year of Melli, is to have business pay for business, donate just as much ( if not more ), and for next years resolution to be primarily the same goal...with one small addition...that I'll be able to take home a paycheck. Is that obnoxious?
Oh, also, I do think that ( in good taste) a reality show would be fun. ;) "Managing Melli...The not so starving artist." At the moment, I have the flu, and have no desire to eat...you get what I'm saying though right?
That's the tip of the iceberg of my Melli thought process for today.
Again, Emily Post would most probably advise me to end with something along the lines of , "I hope your well" or " stay dry out there", "best wishes to your family" etc. However, since this is just me for the moment... please do accept my "works for everything" ending of;
Quite Kindly,
Melli D~
Normally a proper letter would begin with something such as, "how are you, I do hope your well"...then likely something or other about " can you believe this weather?!" Or, " Did you SEE that catch last night?! Blew me out of the water!"...Possibly even ( for me), "Wow how amazing is so & so on the cover of WWD???" or " Yes of course I'll serve hot lunch tomorrow...no worries, I'll cover." Since though I don't really know if people are reading this, I'll begin with me. :)
Today I woke up...sort of. One of "those days" began taking shape. Determined not to let the haze of that take over, my mind and my hands began readying my next collection. Though it was less than a month ago I scrapped everything created thus far. How did I come up (yet again) with another few hundred piece's??? The thought flew out of my head just at the moment it had entered. My job as a designer is to be able and do this within the hour...and I can. How?
The answer is simple... It's in my bones...it's my passion...it's always been.
Throughout grade school, upon being asked "what do you want to be when you grow~up?" My answers remained the same...different though from anybody else's. Small hands would fly up to state, "Doctor, Fireman, Vet, Super~hero, Nurse"...and the "uniform" list goes on. It's a very respectable list too. I must admit "super~hero" wasn't ever totally out of the realm for me. ;)
Dreams for my future (then and now) have stayed crystal clear. ( Rock Quartz Crystal not Smoky Quartz). Technically I never wanted/want to be seen as "grown~up". Luckily at just five feet tall, I'm usually not.
Never the less, the answers were (and are) this; be a mom, be a designer, make the world smile.
Since officially becoming Studio Melli D, Inc. less than one year ago, I've designed over five hundred piece's. Even amidst the constant banging of trucks, racing of cars, and building K'nex and Lego's into substantial cities....of course only to have them knocked down by a sibling.
I've managed to donate much more than I've sold... typical. Though not because I'm a saint, rather it's just part of my "charm"...sometimes. ;)
My "New Years Resolution" for the next year of Melli, is to have business pay for business, donate just as much ( if not more ), and for next years resolution to be primarily the same goal...with one small addition...that I'll be able to take home a paycheck. Is that obnoxious?
Oh, also, I do think that ( in good taste) a reality show would be fun. ;) "Managing Melli...The not so starving artist." At the moment, I have the flu, and have no desire to eat...you get what I'm saying though right?
That's the tip of the iceberg of my Melli thought process for today.
Again, Emily Post would most probably advise me to end with something along the lines of , "I hope your well" or " stay dry out there", "best wishes to your family" etc. However, since this is just me for the moment... please do accept my "works for everything" ending of;
Quite Kindly,
Melli D~
Feb 1, 2011
Think I should buy a camera???
Q-K,
Melli D
Jan 31, 2011
Cheers to Ray
Dear MeMo & Sha,
I'm sharing thoughts as they come to me...of course not all of them because there are way too many and they come to me way too often. I've decided to name you all "MeMo & Sha". Melli Movers and Shakers. Inclusive of those of you that support me financially, and equally important, emotionally. It's difficult to be "there" for anybody... thank you for being "here" for me. There are so so so many names I'd like to share. I decided to start with one. Ray. An intoxicating Ray of sunshine, an enchanting Ray of moonlight, a shimmering "Ray"nbow after a storm...or simply the beauty that is life. Ray is all things beautiful, inside and out. Cheers to Ray.
Q-K,
Melli D
I'm sharing thoughts as they come to me...of course not all of them because there are way too many and they come to me way too often. I've decided to name you all "MeMo & Sha". Melli Movers and Shakers. Inclusive of those of you that support me financially, and equally important, emotionally. It's difficult to be "there" for anybody... thank you for being "here" for me. There are so so so many names I'd like to share. I decided to start with one. Ray. An intoxicating Ray of sunshine, an enchanting Ray of moonlight, a shimmering "Ray"nbow after a storm...or simply the beauty that is life. Ray is all things beautiful, inside and out. Cheers to Ray.
Q-K,
Melli D
Photo's
Dear Melli Movers and Shakers, (A.K.A MeMo&Sha.)
Well! Finally I've figured out how to put photo's onto my blog! Still the word "blog" is so un adorable...but such is life sometimes. So, I'm now adding bunches of photo's wherever I'm able...bear with me while I try to figure this all out...and please do stay in touch. Here's a pop-quiz...
Who can spot the Iolite? Or the Citrine? Rose Quartz? Chalcedony? Aquamarine? Peridot? And as extra credit...who can tell me what other stones you see???
Quite Kindly,
Melli D ;)
Well! Finally I've figured out how to put photo's onto my blog! Still the word "blog" is so un adorable...but such is life sometimes. So, I'm now adding bunches of photo's wherever I'm able...bear with me while I try to figure this all out...and please do stay in touch. Here's a pop-quiz...
Who can spot the Iolite? Or the Citrine? Rose Quartz? Chalcedony? Aquamarine? Peridot? And as extra credit...who can tell me what other stones you see???
Quite Kindly,
Melli D ;)
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