I went to Relish at Home last night and saw Jill Bliss’s new opening, Trees and Tides. I didn’t buy any of the art, but did leave with a fabulous Jill Bliss note book and some sticky notes (plus, I got to meet Jill and help her set up!). The exhibit will be there until December 29th, so there is still time to snatch up her adorable pieces.

And speaking of shopping, Kelly has redone the store (Relish) and it’s pretty amazing. I ended up getting a cute little air-plant in a sake cup as well as this fabulous smelling candle (apricot-fig). There are so many things you’ll want to take home with you — cards, notebooks, handbags, vases (the glass blowfish one in particular!) and, of course, jewelry…

My jewelry is being sold in a boutique in Tokyo called EqliQli. They recently launched an online store and you can now buy Aiko Designs online in Japan! Check it out!

This is an organization near and dear to my heart. The Renaissance Center (Ren Center) is a non-profit that helps local entrepreneurs get started and keep going. Their annual benefit is coming up in a few weeks and I will be there to participate as part of their graduate’s marketplace. It’s an amazing organization and a great place to network!

Thursday, September 27th from 5:30-8:30pm at the Merchant’s Exchange Building in San Francisco. Visit the Ren Center site for more details.

I went to the gem show this weekend and got some amazing chain in rose gold-plate (rose gold plated over sterling silver) and gunmetal (sterling silver with a brushed gray tone). Making some fab new necklaces and bracelets with these. These will look great with the colors that are in this Fall (Black is the new Black! Oh, and Gray (gunmetal) is the other new Black!).