Oceanne's Thoughts

OPeN HOuSe

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Join us tomorrow for a "Spring Forward Open House".

Featured artists:

Molly Lind - Recycled knitted accessories and purses

Océanne - Handmade Jewelry

Kristin Wade - Bath products and handmade candles

Katie Kikel - Baby slings and accessories

Molly Lind will be hosting this event at:

4640 Wayne Rd in in Mantua, OH.

Beautiful Treasury!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:49:00 +0000

Etsy has this fun feature, where etsyans can pick their 12 favorites or come up with 12 different items that kind of match a theme. And someone pick it to make it on the front page. I think I made the front page 5 times since I started selling on Etsy. I made it in many people's treasury, and sometimes I catch it on time and take a picture...

Here is one of them. I love the theme!

CrAzy Weekend!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:07:00 +0000

This weekend was fun!! Doc and I got to hang out with great friends yesterday, and eat good food!

Anyway, we have been going to BabiesRus, and target to start our registry, and we were overwhelmed by the amount of stuff!! I know having a baby is a big adjustment, but going to these stores make it seem even more overwhelming. So, Doc and I have been trying to not only save money, but like many other people we have been trying to use the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Many people have been giving us clothes, and baby items. We went to France with 2 pieces of luggage, and came back with 5 overstuffed suitcases! My sister saved all her best clothes, and she had them labeled, washed, and all sorted out for me! Amazing!

And yesterday...Dan and April decided to see what was in their attic and found a crib, and a pack and play! I am so excited, as now I can remove these items from our registry.

Another exciting news, is that I submitted some jewelry to WholeFoods! Katie, a friend of ours, has been connecting with the Whole Body Team Leader, and connected me. So, this morning I dropped of few necklaces, earrings and a ring...and they will be reviewed at their headquarters!! We will see what happens!!!

A beautiful time in France!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:45:00 +0000

Elie, imitating "les grands"! it is sparkling juice, just so you know!

Doc and his 3 nephews in the Alpes:
Ismael:
A graffiti in Antibes:
A platter of cheese:

Here are few pictures of our trip to France where we spent Christmas and a good part of the month of january. We were able to spend quality time with my family, and enjoy our last vacation as "Just the two of us"! We had a great time, and came back to SNOWY Cleveland refreshed and rested! Here is to Life!

Le port de Cannes:

Michael (my cousin's husband) and Doc in "Le vieux Nice":
A delicious avocado-shrimp-grapefruit salad:
Maman, Yves, and my love:
My brother Samuel, his son Ismael and Emmanuel (my sister's husband) with Elie:
A seagull in Antibes:
Doc and I in Antibes, our favorite city:
Sandrine and Nathan:
Doc and I:

My new boots enjoying the view from the "muraille d'Antibes":
Anne-laure (my sister-in-law) and her son Ismael:
La buche de Noel and I:
Zach...
Nathan and Ismael sledding in the Alpes:
My love and Zach:
A fountain in my mom's yard:
Antibes with a sun glare!
My 6-months belly:
My grand-parents and my 4 nephews. 4 generations separate them!

Bazaar Bizare show!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Doc and I were in France for a month after a CrAZyy month of december! I think I had 3 shows, an open house, and Doc performed at 4 or 5 different events!

Here are few shots of my table for the Bazaar bizarre show. The whole concept was "old world" and vintage, which totally worked out, as I used many items from I borrowed from great friends!! Also, I was featured on a blog because of the look of my table! Cool beans!

Check it out: http://hadesarrow/blog/2008/12/16/bazaar-bizarre/:

Finally!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Here are some new pieces. Since being back from France it has been hard to get my mojo back, and make some new pieces. But it is back! Here are some new wearables for you!

Turning 30!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:34:00 +0000

Wow, I just turned 30!! on thanksgiving day! I have to say that I feel really blessed and happy. It is kind of a bitter sweet feeling, as the years are flying by ( I sound kind of like my mother, well except she would say "les années passent a une allure..."), but now I can testify they really do!!

As I look back at these past few years, many things that I "secretly" wrote on my journal came to realization. One of the biggest thing is being in a strong, meaningful, and wonderful relationship after almost 7 years of marriage, and we are expecting our first child! Pretty crazy!

Doc, my husband turned 32 the day after my 30th, and it was awesome to reflect together on the past years together.

I made it on The Etsy Front page

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Yeah! This is my 4th time on the front page! Yeah for beautifully aged jewelry!

A cold Monday in Cleveland

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:03:00 +0000

We had our first snow today in Cleveland! So I stayed inside to work on new pieces for my 2 upcoming shows. Here is a sneak peek of my new creations:

Océanne at Room Service and Made in the 216 after math!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Well, what a weekend! It was a very successful event, and was honored to meet so many talented local designers. I sold many pieces, and I will leave my jewelry there til Xmas!! So, if you miss the event, make sure to stop by. The store is wonderful, and remind me of a Parisian boutique!

Read Danielle's blog from Room Service. You will see a list of all the other artists who participated as well as see some pics from the night.

"Made in the 216"

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:45:00 +0000

This weekend, I will be part of an exciting show taking place at Room Service, a gift and lifestyle store in the Gordon square neighborhood. Dinnerware, funky furniture, greeting cards, home accessories, baby clothes, all with a bit of elegance, fill up this unique local boutique. So for the "made in the 216" show, Room Service will be packed with her unique wares, plus more from all the local featured artists.

The show hours are 4 o 9PM Friday and 11AM to 7PM Saturday. Room Service is located at 6505 Detroit avenue, in Cleveland. Call me if you have any questions or need directions: I will be there the whole time.

Summer of Festivals

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Well, August is almost coming to an end. One of my goal this year was to increase my sales and exposure with Océanne, and participating in 4 festivals was very fruitful.

I still have a lot to learn as far as selling techniques, but it was a huge step for me to "throw" myself out there...the response has been pretty amazing, and I am so ready to push through and keep making little steps.

Also, couples weeks ago, I met with Danielle, the owner of this amazing local store called, Room Service.
She accepted my jewelry to be part of her next 216 event in November. Youhou!

Brittany modeling one of my piece! She bought the necklace at the last fair, and was wearing it that night. Of course, I had to take a pic!
Some of my "nicer" pieces were on the cake plate, on a bed of moss. I removed the lid so that people could see the jewelry, but I thought it was so cute with the lid on!!

I love...

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:53:00 +0000

decals!

Coventry Art Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:39:00 +0000

Last week, Coventry Street closed down and invited many local artists to display their goods...and I was one of them. My wonderful friends Laurel helped me designed the tent, and find a creative (and affordable) way to display my creations. It was in the mod 90's, but the event attracted 17.000 people according to the Cleveland Hts Police. Thank you for all of you who visited, and made this night memorable!

New designs...

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:10:00 +0000

I just wanted to share few pics of new designs I have been working on these past few weeks I will be posting them on Etsy on the next few days..

Bethany's Beautiful Aquamarine beads

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:38:00 +0000

My dear friend and best neighbor Bethany, just gave me a bunch of beautiful beads that she purchased in the hopes of making jewelry for her bridesmaids. She never go around to it, so I inherited them! They are beautiful...I have been glazing a them, thinking about all the pieces I could create with them. I finally had some time today, and came up with few designs...

Kyle and Lynea's wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:53:00 +0000

Here are few pictures from Kyle and Lynea's wedding. April and I did the decoration. It was a blast..everything came together so well...it was a lot of fun! and stress! The flower arrangements were made by Laurel and April...

Applying a Patina

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Few months ago, I discovered how to age brass pieces, and since then I have been making lots of new designs.I usually apply layers of Patina until I obtain the "perfect" verdigris!

It is really fun to transform and personalize pieces that way. They have been really popular, and I found myself making more of the same pieces.

Etsy Trend

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:28:00 +0000

If you have spent any time on Etsy looking around you know that Birds and Octopus

are very popular!

So in keeping with the trend, here are my designs!

Panama

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:23:00 +0000

Doc and I celebrated our 6th anniversary this month! Youhou! To celebrate, we went on our first exotic vacation together ( no, no France is not an exotic country!) We spent couple days in Panama city, which was a vibrant, colorful, and scented city. We then headed to a small island Contadoro off the city, where white sand beaches, and turquoise waters, flying manta rays, sting rays, beautiful exotic fish were awaiting us.

It was beautiful and restful...Here are some pics...

Thank you Nolé Style and Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:31:00 +0000

This week, I am featured at www.nolestyleandbeauty.net . Thank you so much Ayana for featuring my earrings "Timide" as a fabulous find under $50.
Check their blog, Ayana have wonderful featured artists...

French line!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:28:00 +0000

I am so excited. Yesterday was a very creative day for me. Although I had to move my "studio" again, which is actually a desk, lots of small containers and boxes out of the 3rd floor kitchen. Since we moved in our new house it has been my little studio!! Doc and Kyle started fixing up the bathroom, having to take down one of the wall of my space. So, out I went. I don't know if it is my new set up, but I was very inspired and made many new pieces, and created a "French inspired" line. I will be posting them this week on Etsy. Here is preview of few things:

Un petit café?

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:40:00 +0000

Mondays...they go by sooo fast! I had so many things to do, and got around only couple things. Today was a spring like day! Beautiful sun and a warm breeze! I even opened our bedroom window for the first time this year. Changer l'air is a french expression which means "change the air". The first time I told Doc I needed to "change the air of the house", he had that smirk I know too much. The one he does when I either misuse a word or translated a French expression word to word, and makes no sense! Sometimes I use those clumsy expressions anyway...

Here is a picture of our coffee wall. As most of you guys know, we loooove coffee at the Harrills' house. My italian family only swear by the moka espresso maker (3rd from the left), which is the most common stovetop espresso maker by Bialetti. The french press makes great coffee for a small crowd. Doc an I usually make our morning doppio with our Starbucks Barista, which always make a perfect espresso. Before buying the barista, we used our bialetti espresso maker (the 2nd from the left). We got it from my aunt who lived in Bari at the time. This maker has a little cylinder with hole, which creates a nice foam on top of the drink...it was our favorite.

Doc got our dual-spout stovetop (right) at a little market in Italy last summer. He only uses this maker when he has meaningful conversations and meetings with people.

Serendipity

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:58:00 +0000

Isn't this a beautiful color combination? I love it, especially with this delicate tarnish sterling silver chain. I came upon the round carnelian faceted beads while organizing my "studio", and thought they'd make beautiful earrings. I set them in a container were my serpentine beads were and tada....inspiration hit me...and a mini line was born.
Check it out...

Cocktail Rings

noreply@blogger.com (Anne Harrill) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:02:00 +0000

Here are few pictures of cocktail rings I have made over the past 2 years. Most of them have sold. I never go out without one on! I never wear necklaces and bracelets, I'd rather wear a bold and colorful pair of earrings, or a nice handmade ring!!