From Susan

Last summer when I started my blog, Susan found me through a comment I made somewhere else (am I remembering right, Susan?).  She began commenting on all my posts and I started reading her blog.  We traded emails and swapped some earrings for a belt.  Before you knew it, I had made my first "blog" friend.

Susan is an incredibly talented gal.  She makes beautiful jewelry that she sells through her etsy store.  You should go check it out.  She has an uncanny eye for matching beads and her compositions are stunning.  It's this eye that makes her a wonderful photographer.  In her original intent series, she takes photos and uses them as inspiration for her jewelry.  The results are truly amazing.  You need to go over to her blog and look in the archives (beginning in January) and see what she does.

Not only is she super talented, she is super sweet.  For my birthday, she sent me a little package.  Inside there was a pair of earrings that scream summer.

Aren't they gorgeous?  I cannot wait to wear them with jeans and a white tank top - they are going to be perfect.

She sent something else too.  When I opened this part, I was so excited that I could hardly stand it.

A framed copy of my very favorite original intent photo.  I love it!  I asked for it in a roundabout way.  I love that she remembered and I love that I will think of Susan every time I see this photo hanging in the studio. 

Thanks Susan!  I am so glad that you are my friend.

Comments

[Stefani]

What a lucky gal you are! And what a nice friend to have! Have a great Monday! :-)

[Julie]

Love the earrings... I really need to visit her etsy shop sometime soon! Erin (at Dani Be Good) posted once about her earrings fom Sulu Designs and I just loved them too!

[kirsten]

blog friends rock - those earrings remind me of chiklets! :)

[Tracy]

Fantastic earrings! Susan has great blog and fab offerings at her Esty shop. Blog friends--it doesn't take long before they weave their way into our hearts...Happy Days! :o)

[Robyn]

She really is sweet. I liked those earrings, too, and especially loved that photo. There are so many of her photos I love. Incredibly talented.

[Beth H]

I've been oogling her stuff for a while now too. I saw a pair of earrings in one of her last posts that I need to go and get right now. Thanks for reminding me!

[liz elayne]

i bought a pair of her earrings last month after reading something you had posted here i think. i love them! and have been wearing them everyday lately!

connecting with people in blog world is the best...love to hear these stories. and i adore that picture with the superballs! very cool...

[sulu-design]

Oh, Erin, this post was too sweet. You've been such a great blog friend - consistently leaving comments on my posts and keeping in touch. I was so happy that you liked one original intent photo in particular - I was just waiting for you to announce your birthday so I could send it to you. I'm really touched by all the kind things that you wrote in the post (I'm blushing... really), and I hope you know that your blog and your amazing sewing projects are a huge source of inspiration for me. I hope you had a fabulous birthday.

[earthchick]

Wow - gorgeous earrings, fabulous print!

[off to check out her etsy store now....]

[Amy]

Aren't blogging buddies the best? I feel so blessed to have come in contact with all of you!
Wonderful sweet gifts!

[kat]

I couldn't agree more with what you wrote about Susan. She really is sincere and genuine. Her jewelry design and photography are first rate :)

[Sonya]

Isn't she a sweetheart? Susan and my mother-in-law go to the same stitch and bitch in New York. She pointed me towards the sulu-design site and the rest is history.

[beki]

What a special gift! Thank you for introducing me to her blog - I hadn't been there until I saw her comments here. I've ordered one pair of her earrings, and love them! I need more :)

[Anina]

What lovely earrings! I might have to hop over there and get me some of her creations.

[sabrina]

What a great story! You know the blog friends that I have made in this past year have been amazing. Even though I have never really met them, I feel like they are there for me and support me. Susan sound very special and I have seen her jewelry and it is AMAZING!

[kate]

awesome earrings!!!!!! and love the photo, what a lucky mail day!!

[meg]

i love her, too. and her earrings. and her photography. and i loooooove that photo.

[amandajean]

Susan is wonderful, isn't she? how sweet to have your favorite O.I. photo framed and sent to you! I bet it will look great in your beautiful craft room.

[Tara]

Making new blog buddies has been one of my favorite parts of joining this big happy community. I love yours and am enjoying reading back through your posts and hope to make a twirly skirt soon!

[Chara Michele]

What lovely earrings!

I love that through blogging we can make friends that we would otherwise never know! :)

[Kristi]

oh what fun, I love those earings they will look great with so many outfits.

[Erin]

Yep - Susan's pretty awesome!

[linda p]

i love that those earrings are remniscient of the tile in the photo she sent.

and also, i see that she's in astoria, like me. we're probably right down the street. that's so funny!

[linda p]

sure! off the top of my head, you must go to Purl Patchwork and Purl (knitting --www.purlsoho.com), City quilter (possibly, but I love purl more), Pearl River, M&J Trim (mjtrimming.com), Mood Fabrics (moodfabrics.com), Tinsel Trading (You'll love this one! www.tinseltrading.com) and Kate's Paperie (katespaperie.com). I am sure there are more- but those are my standbys! Hopefully I remember the websites correctly, but any of them should turn up on a google/citysearch.

[red]

I love 1/20, Day 17 Barren Tree Against Winter Sky! The earrings and the photo. Both gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the link to your talented friend!