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I’m feeling all inspired by the onset of Spring… it’s about time, right? Lots of new items are trickling into Mireio (on Etsy) this week: like this AMAZING sunny yellow candle in Paradise. This gorgeous scent is power-packed with tropical goodness: guava, passionfruit, citrus. Can you say Gorgeous? Can you say one of a kind? Yep, it’s a solo candle!

So, think Spring and treat yourself to a little affordable luxury at Mireio.

A sweet surprise! Sunshine in my mail.

I was a bit absent from Mireio last week. It was my 40th birthday and I spent the week hanging out with my little family and soaking in all the love  coming my way. But I’m back and I excited to start working and blogging about all the Spring in store for Mireio.

I’ll start by sharing these fabulous earrings that arrived in the mail last week.  (And I’ll just add, what a way to celebrate your 40th birthday!) My lovely friend, Kerri, sent me these handcrafted bits of Spring. I so admire Kerri’s work and have been meaning to buy something for ages. But, I’ll confess, I have a hard time buying for myself. Do you have that problem too? I’m happy to indulge friends and family, but splurging on me is much, much harder to do!

So, you can imagine my delight to receive these stunning earrings, so beautifully wrapped,  and a birthday note wishing me all the best at I enter this next decade. Such a thoughtful, generous, and lovely gesture—just like Kerri!

Thank you, thank you dear friend!

You can find more of Kerri’s work in her Etsy store Ten Things. Go treat yourself!

If you haven’t discovered Quench Metal Works, you really should go take a peak. She’s taken a decidedly modern approach to vintage materials and I’m swooning. A big thanks to Waterrose –she tweeted this necklace a few days ago and I’m  completely hooked!

A Beautiful Picture

Hi there! I’m super busy working on the Spring collection—and I’ve found this amazing tool called Animoto.  I’ll be using it to preview the collection in the coming days. But, I thought I’d do a practice run with a few of Mireio’s most popular products. It’s so much fun, it’s like making a mini-movie!

I’m inspired by Spontaneous Generosity! What inspires you?

Recently, while drooling over someone’s link to very yummy yarn I tweeted, “Ok, somebody needs to buy that and make me scarf already.” I don’t knit or crochet, but I admire those who do—and all that gorgeous fiber they get to use in their creations. It’s all so utterly gorgeous.

I had NO idea at the time, that my little joke would actually inspire a bit of Spontaneous Generosity embodied by the lovely, lovely Rachel Ballard. Having seen my tweet (boy am I going to be more careful about what I say!) she set to work on making me this amazing skinny scarf in the most luxurious fiber: bamboo. And while it’s so wonderful and lovely (there’s a photo of me wearing it below the fold),  what inspires me most is her act of generosity. We are “Twitter friends” but have not known each other all that long, and it’s such a risk to make something in those circumstances. She completely nailed it—both in color and intent!

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