Unique LA Holiday Show 2013...BUY LOCAL!!!

My next show and it's a big one!!!  

Click on link below for details...

http://stateofunique.com/unique-la/

You can find me at BOOTH 225.

Green Dream Pet Bed

One of my new upcycled products to debut at the Unique LA Spring Show on May 11-12 is the...

These pet beds are 95% upcycled, made from pallets with a water-based stain finish (the metal locking casters that make it easy to move are new).  They will be available in Small, Medium, and Large.  Pillows will also be available to fit each bed.

I held a contest on my Facebook page to come up with a name for the new bed and it was a lot of fun reading everyone's take on the bed.  There are two winners!  Jennifer McIntosh came up with "Green Dream" and Caitlin Saracco came up with "Reduce, Reuse, Relax".  They will get a gift of choice from my online store.  Thank you to everyone who brainstormed with me.  It's much more fun than thinking of a name alone in my studio.

Here are some of the choices I had to pick from; it was a tough one...

https://www.facebook.com/lesliekellyshockley/posts/10201019549111513?comment_id=6203643&notif_t=like  

and

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151538218743211&set=a.370387793210.156763.350714093210&type=1&theater

The pet beds will be available online starting May 15.

Unique LA Spring Show

I found out this week that I was accepted into the Unique LA Spring Show in the penthouse of the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles.  Unique LA is an independent design show that showcases all things made in America.  I'm excited to show some of my newest upcycled and organic designs at the show.

Please join my Facebook event to help spread the word...
Join Tea With Iris at the Unique LA Spring Show

Wildflower Festival 2013

This Saturday, March 2 will be my 4th show at the Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival presented by Friends of the Desert Mountains, located at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center.

I always look forward to this show because it celebrates the natural beauty of the Coachella Valley, steps aways from where I grew up.

I will have a few new items for children and women, including new  desert plant prints on dresses, tops and accessories.

Smoketree dress

Paper Moon dress

As well as my new jewelry line made entirely out of upcycled and organic materials.  As always a portion of all sales go towards protecting the native habitat of the Coachella Valley. 

Book of the Garden necklace

 Vintage Book & Wine earrings

My sister, Meghan Kelly will also be joining me this year with her incredible photography from her expeditions around the world.  

I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Please share with your friends my FACEBOOK event page...
Join Tea With Iris at Wildflower Festival 2013

Here are some of my favorite shots from previous years...

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center***

51-500 Hwy 74Palm Desert, CA 92260
***shuttles run from St. Margaret's Church: 47-535 Hwy. 74, Palm Desert
FREE admission and parkingTelephone: (760) 862-9084

Spend the day with your family and friends in support of the National Monument and Friends of the Desert Mountains. Join us in search of wildflowers with guided hikes and nature walks, and enjoy kids’ activities, plein-air painting, various workshops, raffles, and vendors. Free entry to event. Food and merchandise will be available for purchase.

Festival attendees browsed and shopped at over 40 vendor and exhibitor booths, attended one or more of the seven specialty workshops involving photography, wildflower identification and landscaping, got messy in the Kids’ Zone with face painting, arts & crafts and live entertainment, enjoyed a selection of beer and wine while listening to The Bill Saitta Group provide great jazz music, and participated in an interpretive hike or walk in search of wildflowers. Overall, more than 1300 guests enjoyed a picture-perfect day at the National Monument Visitor Center on Saturday, March 3, 2012 while attending the Annual Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival in Palm Desert.

First show of 2013- Chinese New Year Festival

Join me for my first show of the year in downtown Los Angeles...

Here's the details...
Join LA Craft Experience as we partner up with LA Chinatown to bring you another exciting event. The Chinese Year Festival - Year of the Snake, Feb. 16 & 17, 2013 is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the country. This year we're expecting a large turn out with even more activities to experience and explore:

 

• Live music stage with music curated by Kevin Bronson of Buzzbands LA

• Exciting cultural performances by Chinese acts

• Craft beer garden curated by Eagle Rock Brewery

• Hands-on cultural workshops for all ages

• Gourmet food trucks

• And of course LA Craft Experience featuring a juried market of LA's best designers and crafters

Festival address: 943-951 N Broadway, Los Angeles 90012
Hours: Feb. 16 from 12 - 8 p.m. & Feb. 17 from 12 - 5 p.m.

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