New Boutiques for Scarlett Garnet- Squasht Gold Dragonflys!

Scarlett Garnet has added several new boutiques to their roster in the last few months! We are always SOO excited to meet new owners and buyers, have our work spreading across the state, and all over the nation! We snap pics when we drop off inventory and trade links with stores whenever we can. These pockets of retail fashion bliss are our heroes- they are wonderful models of entrepreneurial success, and the owners are often strong women our age or within just a few years! We need them to sell our pieces and promote our brand, they need us to create unique and high quality jewelry that will keep their customers satisfied and coming back for more. Quite a balance!

In memory card order:

DragonFly Designs in Eureka, MO
Not only does she carry many local designers, she also creates custom stationary, invitations, and any other correspondence that needs a personalized kick! Just a couple of turns off highway 44, west of St. Louis, and you'll reach this adorable destination spot.

Solid Gold in Austin, TX
Scarlett Garnet and Solid Gold share the SG name with pride!

We loved the floating racks at Solid Gold. It gives a light feeling to the small boutique in East Austin.

Squasht by Les in Chicago, IL
SG's friend, Leslie Timpe, has migrated from STL to CHI and opened a new boutique to showcase her wares. Her networking in the design world allows her to carry so many great looks!

We are always looking for new boutiques to carry Scarlett Garnet. Let us know if you frequent a store in your city!

New Studio

Scarlett Garnet has a new home! Come visit us for our grand opening party this First Friday, February 5th, from 6:00 to 10:00. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail on us, check out our new digs and shop for your valentine from our stock of hand-made jewelry. We're right across the street from Grinders at 504 E 18th Street, Suite 101, Kansas City, MO 64108.

Real sign to come soon, made by our friends at Smith Signs.

Wedding Hive Meet N Greet January 21st

Come meet the Wedding Hive! And it's upcoming and past shows' vendors, brides to be, friends of the Hive, and the Pitch's Street Team. January 21st at Harry's Bar and Tables in Westport (corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania). We'll be there from 5 - 8 to mingle and enjoy Harry's happy hour specials. Come have a drink with the Wedding Hive! Make sure to tell all your engaged friends to come meet with us. We'll tell you all about our upcoming wedding exposition taking place on February 25th.

KC Weddings Magazine Features Scarlett Garnet

We are delighted to share with you that KC Weddings Magazine is featuring a Scarlett Garnet necklace in this month's issue!! It's the Asymmetrical Chandelier piece pictured below which uses vintage chandelier crystals combined with antique brass look chain. It's on sale right now online! KC Weddings Magazine approached us because they wanted to include us in their vintage bridal jewelry article. We use a lot of vintage finds in our work and vintage is especially wonderful for bridal jewelry so we were a perfect fit. One of the custom features we offer our customers is that we can take a vintage item, like an old clip on earring or pin or a strand of their grandmother's pearls, and create new, modern jewelry out of it. We use vintage components in non-bridal as well, utilizing things like skeleton keys, military pins, mother of pearl buckles, etc. The Wedding Hive was also mentioned in this issue as well! Double press - yes!!!! They listed the Wedding Hive Blog as one of KC's top 3 local resources for brides to be. Several Hive members were listed in this issue so it's a nice pat on the back for all our hard work creating and maintaining the Wedding Hive.

Ric Rac Roundup

Scarlett Garnet has sold at Bon Bon Atelier since it's grand opening a few years ago. We're simply huge fans of Emily and Betsy, KC's super sister team, and love the amazing boutique they've created. Seriously one of our all time favorites, even sized up to the one's we've seen in LA, Chicago and other major cities. Nice work, ladies, always keeping it fresh and ahead of the rest. So imagine if the super sisters were to put on a craft show, you might get something truly awesome like the Ric Rac Roundup. Held at Californo's for the holiday shop, the summer Ric Rac Roundup was held outdoors in the Bon Bon Atelier parking lot. Scarlett Garnet has done both so far and plan to sign on bi-annually from now on. Thanks, ladies, for providing yet another awesome outlet for crafters. DIYers and artisans alike in the KC area.

The Foundrie

Our good friend and Renegade Craft Fair booth buddy, Shelah McClymont, owner of Destroyed By Design, is the brainchild for St. Louis' most progressive new store, The Foundrie. Located in Chesterfield Mall, the store was open from Black Friday until just after Christmas, one month of shopping indie for the holidays. What, you say? Indie shopping at a mall? Sheila used her ninja networking skills to gather 30+ of the most talented, progressive and creative independent designers from St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago and LA to fill her store. Sheila's degree in Fashion Merchandising definitely shows in these pictures of The Foundrie, where she actually transformed a really boring mall shop into something that Anthropologie's merchandisers would envy. Great job, Sheila! Scarlett Garnet and Shi Shi Designs did a trunk show on December 12th and had a wonderful experience and sales. All our customers had wonderful things to say about the trunk show, the store and the quality and diversity of the product. We hope that Sheila opens her pop-up indie holiday shop every year! Congratulations to the success of The Foundrie, Sheila!!!

Shelah McClymont

Katie helping out a customer

From Left: Shelah McClymont, Garnet Griebel, Katie Miller, Danielle Meister

Danielle from Shi Shi Brand helping a customer. Danielle's hand-made hair clips and fasterners are available at Birdies in KC and at Charm Boutique and Maven in STL.

ShopGirls

Scarlett Garnet has the privilege to sell in one of Brookeside's chicest boutiques, ShopGirls. Owners Aimee Green and Katy Hamilton hand-pick the cutest, most easy to wear and layer pieces. They've also got an eye for fabulous footwear. Check out what's available now in their store online and in person at 6245 Brookside Plaza Kansas City, MO 64113 816.363.0229. The store is always changing, so expect the layout and the product to always be different every time you visit. Make sure to add ShopGirls to your list of boutiques to frequent. Thanks Aimee and Katy for supporting local designers!