The Genius of Blue Window Creative

We Heart Blue Window Creative!

We have simply fallen in love with Mary and Joel Schroeder of Blue Window Creative. This power husband and wife duo are the creative geniuses behind the design and photography of their company, Blue Window Creative. Katie and I met them when we founded the Wedding Hive about a year ago. We knew that they were an extremely talented design company as we had heard amazing things and seen their fantastic work. It wasn't until I saw the branding, website and graphic design they did for the KC Wedding Hive, however, that I truly understood their true greatness. Katie and I decided then and there that they were our design company of choice for our re-branding. They've created this clever logo for us and it's simply changed the face of Scarlett Garnet Jewelry forever.

What a sexy new logo!!!

Not only does Blue Window Creative offer great design, they also have great printing rates for business cards. The company they use is actually extremely affordable for things like dye cutting, multiple colors and multiple finishes. Our new business cards are cut in this shape and have both a glossy and matte finish. Holla!!

Did I forget to mention that they were able to help us out in a time crunch? We are getting ready to leave town July 8th - 21st for the Renegade Craft Fairs in LA and San Francisco and they had about a month to really get going on this. They whipped this amazing new logo and all the print material files right up. Now they're working on making our website, as Mary would say, "sexeh". They're just too good to be true. People will buy our jewelry just for the logo!! And, hopefully because they like it, too.

Their amazing talent doesn't end there. Did we mention that they're also wonderful photographers? Check out these amazing photos and see for yourself. Recently, they've even started a new photography company called Circa. Check it out at IHeartCirca.com

Thank you Mary and Joel! Scarlett Garnet hearts you!!

Melissa Lin Ellis Photography

Melissa Lin Ellis: Stolen From Chicago

We met Melissa about 6 month ago, right after she moved to KC from Chicago. Their loss is truly our city's gain! Melissa Lin Ellis is a talented, up and coming photographer who's name you should remember. Plan on seeing it around town a lot in the near future. This woman is a power house - sometimes I don't think she even sleeps. She's always working away, growing her portfolio and company with each photo shoot.

Scarlett Garnet had the fortunate opportunity to network with her through the Wedding Hive. We knew she would be the perfect fit for the KC portion of our new Scarlett Garnet Bridal Line.One rainy day early this June, we met at the SG studio in the Crossroads to take the photos of the new collection.

Melissa and I were on such tight schedules that I didn't have time to find a model. So, gulp, insert me as model! Scary! I'm the one whose always making the funny face, ruining otherwise perfect photos for everyone. To add more pressure, the results of this shoot were literally going to make or break the success of our new bridal line. I had to figure out a way to put my nerves aside and stop making those silly faces. Impossible!

To help me play the part, I borrowed a wedding dress and veil from Janay-A. Feeling a little more confident in my costume, Melissa and I were ready to go. I was nervous for about two seconds when I realized that there was nothing to be worried about. Melissa put me right at ease with her direction and easy-going personality. I succumbed to her instruction and, alas, actually became a decent model! No funny faces here, just me being myself, you know, hanging out in a wedding dress on a random morning in the Crossroads Art District. Yeah, that's me...

Check out Melissa's amazing work. She loved my peacock tattoo, artwork of Chet Duvenci at the Mercy Seat, and carried the theme into the photo shoot with a few random peacock feathers I had lying around (doesn't everyone have peacock feathers just lying around?) Maybe just me but the photo shoot went off effortlessly, despite the fact that it was raining the entire time. Melissa Lin Ellis, thank you for your contribution to Scarlett Garnet Jewelry. We hope to work with you for years to come. Oh, and welcome to Kansas City!

Custom Orders. Let Me See Your Grill and Paper Planes

Let me see your grill. You wanna see me what?

Garnet called to say that she was hosting a jewelry show at her new studio for a KC dental school graduating class. "Teeth," she said, "I need teeth." So I dug my saw teeth into sterling silver tooth shapes, polishing them up, brushing them until they sparkled for the most recent pack of female dentists to hit Western Missouri. These little gems are on their way to KC as I type, ready to be added to chains, and adorn the neck of your next check up.

As a St. Louisan, I can't help but use the lines of the eloquent Nelly and say, "Rob the jewelry store and tell them make me a grill."

Bonafide hustler, clockin that game.

Brea McAnally, photographer, luminarian, friend. Brea has taken many of the product photos for SG and has only a few requests. Digging through our supplies, Brea happened upon some military pins Garnet had sent me a while ago. She was adamant about owning a necklace that had clever gun pins but also pictured the words "No More." Brea has established herself in an area of St. Louis that some don't tread. Oft a witness to her crazy shady neighbors' "retail," she has her pulse on the 'hood and knows what is going on. The No More necklace was a combination of delicate details (faceted quart, retro cut aluminum and fancy chain) with hard core little mini-gun pins with the back taken off. I couldn't help but think of M.I.A.'s Paper Planes song when making jewelry out of guns, but I took the time to read up on MIA's motivation for her lyrics. Brea's work with the International Institute fits in perfectly with MIA's commentary on America's ideas of foreigners.