Manic Trout

I though it would be nice to close the week with a recap…so here is why this week rocked… *I ate more steamers and mussels then I will admit in print…they were all divine...

I have recently realized a few things… 1. That many art schools do not prepare you to make a living at being an artist or designer and that many designers, like myself, had no business training or background when they began their own businesses. 2...

Check it out…Manic Trout’s Luella It’s Summertime Necklace is in the June/July Summer 2009 issue of Justine Magazi

There are 20 new Limited Edition Sweetest Thing Earrings perfect for summer now at Manic Trout!!! There are only a few available of each to grab ‘em fast…

As excited as I am about Burtons Alice In Wonderland…I’ll admit I am a bit more thrilled that Spike Jonze is bringing Where The Wild Things Are to life…I LOVED this book, in fact I still have my well worn copy from childhood (I was a bibliophile from day one…an anti social tot who started...

As a cgr graduate and a longtime fan of both Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton, I am pretty intrigued to see this film…and these photos have me chomping at the bit… I recently have had the patience of a mosquito…so the wait until March is going to be absolute to

I have no idea what it is about them, but shots of alleys, paths, roads and anything else with a similar orientation just rock my world..I’m an odd bird, I realize this…so here is my favorite image today that captures this element… Alleyway Photo by Har

I received word today that the Arabella Venus In Furs Necklace is in the July 2009 Redbook Magazine!!! I actually really like this as a headband, nice stylin’ ladie

When I saw the Psycho Candy Lingerie 2009 Campaign I was instantly jealous that I had not thought to use that name first…its fantastic…and oh so perfect for m

I bought this photo from honeytree on Etsy a few weeks ago and am so smitten that I have kept it in my studio so I can gaze at it when I work… I adore where I live and would never move to France, but if I did, I would want to live on a street with pink lanterns. Photo: Where Shall We

I am going to be redoing the shopping cart system of Manic Trout in August…why have I selected August you ask...

I am proud to say that I did not try on one bikini this year in a dressing room with poor lighting and sad mirrors…I used a technique my mother taught me years ago…order a whole bunch online, try them on in your own home a few times and return all of the duds…stress free shopping every time...

Every summer I say I’ll make the trip but for the past few summers I have been just too busy to make it… but this August, when all is dead in cyber world and the restaurant is closed for two weeks, I will make the time to trek to NH and visit my dad…which means I will sleep at the family...

New jewelry is now available over at Manic Trout today and its all bursting with color! A new line of one of a kind bracelets, The Sour Cherry Bracelets make their debut with 6 bright baubles filled with vintage glass and lucite as well as handmade bottle cap charms...

I’ll admit I have no idea what that actually means…any thoughts? All I know is that I have been eating oodles of them while creating dazzling new creations that I’ll preview later

I had to share this video, its beautifully done…and actually kept my undivided attention for its entirety…which is really impressive these days as I have the attention span of a fruit fly… Street Art – Scratching the Surface This street art clip shows artist Alexandre Farto a.k.a...

This is what my jewelry desk looks like right now… If you look hard you can see sneak peeks of some of the one of a kind goodies I am working o

It always amuses me when I think about how you can spend so much of your time in particular places at certain times of your life and then never set foot in them for years after...

Back in the day when I was in prep school we used to venture as a class to one of my fellow students nearby home to get some r&r away from campus for the day…we loved this trip…mainly because his parents were German and therefore would hide beer in big buckets of ice for us all over the farm...

By illustrator Ryan Cox…unfortunately it is sold on the only two sites it is sold (in France!) one site is sold out and the other charges way more for shipping then the mirror costs…as in $100 to ship a $60 mirror…so I cannot have it and that makes me supremely bumme

I sometimes wake up with a bit of a sneer…who know why…today it has a lot to do with a few daily technological devices not cooperating with me and refusing to work, which is causing a major glitch in my functionality...

I am loving the work of Corrie Bond…especially this shot as I have a favorite tree on my block that I like to stand unde

Its been a week of long hours in the studio with breaks to walk the dog and enjoy the arrival of Spring…rather boring to blog about, but pretty to shar

I have been easing into Spring this week, rotating my closet for the warmer seasons, changing bedding, flipping my mattress, putting in the screens…the usual stuff. I have also had a few great meals with friends and have caught up with my near and dears...

I saw this on a blog the other day and sadly cannot remember which one as i was a blog jumping fool that night…but this is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a wh

You’ll find all sorts of gifts and goodies perfect for Mother’s Day at Manic Trout…including the new Dear Mother Necklace… A Swarovski Crystal in the birthstone of each child may be added to the necklace! (January, March, August & December are shown on the Dear Mother Necklac

I am so incredibly excited to share that Vanessa wore the Manic TroutLittle Green Buggy Necklace on Gossip Girl last night…and in 4 scenes!!! If you missed it, you’ll soon be able to watch it on the official web site…its the Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes E

I am really excited about the new pieces that came out today...

Its been calm over in the Manic Trout studio this week, the last supplies needed for the new line have almost all arrived, but some much later then expected as I forgot I ordered them from a different country…so there was a week delay in finishing up and getting the new pieces to you…sad, I...

As usual…I have put stuff off until the last minute…I am doing my taxes all day today…ugh…who’s ther

I have been having a wonderful last few weeks…not that so many great things have happened, but I have been just basically loving life recently…I mean really just enjoying everyday…and right now I am struggling to not throw things across the room…thanks to tax day…ugh...

It finally felt like Spring again today, yay! There was a bit of chill out there still, so when I stumbled across this Camilla Akrans photo, I thought it was perfect… Enjoy the day, I’m off on a meandering dog w

I have been immersed in designing the summer line for the past week…I was so insanely, unexpectedly busy with holiday orders that I took longer than I thought I would bouncing back from it...