Rachael Rachael

Valentine's Wishlist: For Her












It's no secret that I love Valentine's Day.

To me, it's more about candy, fun, and friends than it is romance — but I don't mind a little bit of that, either. It's the perfect excuse to gorge on a box of chocolates or Necco hearts—whether it be out of love or hate. Valentine's Day also celebrates one of the brightest, happiest color palettes, so I'll admit that a lot of these gift picks were chosen for their saturation (but also their amazingness)!

I realize that most of these things are super girly, but never fear — I have an equally manly wishlist coming later this week.

I'd love to hear how you celebrate your love (or hate) for V- day. What are your plans this year?


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Holiday Weekend with Stella & Dot

My Stella & Dot trunk show was Friday night and it was a total blast! I have admired a lot of their pieces online, but hadn't seen any in person until attending a friend's trunk show. After that I was smitten, and had my own show this weekend. With a great group of girls, and my awesome Stella stylist Jenna, we had a night of holiday sweets and Christmas ale. 


It was hard to choose which things to snatch up, but I ended up with a big gold statement necklace that had my name all over it.


Trays and displays of sparkles...


Gingerbread bites with white chocolate to go with all that Christmas ale!


My favorite bracelet that I got at a previous show, with a link bracelet my sister bought me in Italy

I rounded out the weekend with some more DIY projects around the house (posts coming up this week!) and had a delicious dinner out at Momocho with Jim. I could eat there every weekend — we had this crazy Jalapeño gingersnap bread pudding for dessert — how does something that sounds so weird taste SO amazing? 

Huge thanks to all of my pals who made it out on Friday — and to anyone who is interested in shopping some Stella for holiday gifts (or yourself!) you can shop through my trunk show link. They have great stuff and half of their line is under $50. 

Hope you had a great weekend too — hello, December!
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Rachael Rachael

Shore Society Christmas Products

I have been so busy lately that I'm clinging to the light at the end of the tunnel—ten glorious days of Christmas break. There's so much to buy, wrap, bake, clean....all while keeping up with holiday shop orders. It's exhausting, but in a great way!



I also want to say a HUGE thanks to designworklife and Burrs & Berries for featuring my holiday gift tags on their sites...thank you, thank you, thank you!

Shore Society is also now selling in Poppytalk Handmade's Holiday Market, which has been both exciting and inspiring—there are so many talented makers selling their goods, I encourage you to head over there and check out all of the amazing shops that are participating. I want to buy everything!



Sets of the aforementioned gift tags are still available in my shop, in case you are a procrastinator and haven't started wrapping yet. I still have some last-minute things to grab but I'm in the home stretch...have you finished your shopping yet?

After I finish my shopping, the holiday parties and get-togethers begin! I'm so excited to hang out with all of my amazing friends and family coming in from out of town, and to take a break from working and sitting behind my computer. Sigh...won't that be nice?
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Rachael Rachael

Made in the 216 Holiday Shoppe



I am so happy to be part of another wonderful Made in the 216 event! This year's Holiday Shoppe takes place inside Room Service and lasts for a whole month—so there's plenty of time to get in and snag your gifts for the season. I'll have some new mini-prints for sale as well as some gift tags to add the final touch to your wrapping. There are so many other talented vendors participating, you're sure to find something wonderful (and locally made!) for everyone on your list.

The event kicks off on Black Friday with a DJ and some good drinks, with an after-party to follow down the street at Market Garden Brewery. It's always a good time so I hope to see you there for the opening!
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New Prints + Blog Announcement




Just listed: Lake Erie Love prints in three new color schemes with filled lettering (as opposed to the original outline lettering).

My Frenchie print has also just been added to the shop, and I will be adding some more dogs as I finish them :)

Also, I've been making some changes to my shop (as you'll notice) which will soon be trickling over to the blog. I will be keeping this blog, but it will operate under a new name, new design, and include a bit more personal posts and inspiration. I hope the re-launch will allow this little corner of the internet to serve as a one-stop holding station for all of my news, photos, sketches, and artwork, and that you're just as excited about it as I am! This has been in the works for months — the product of many conversations, brainstorms, and design attempts, but I'm finally so happy with what it's becoming.

So keep your eyes peeled, pardon my dust as I get things up and moving, and I'll hopefully be finished after this weekend.
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Rachael Rachael

prints now at NATIVE Cleveland






I'm happy to announce that my work is now being carried by NATIVE Cleveland, a shiny new shop in the Collinwood Arts District. It's only a couple doors down from the Beachland and it's among a few other vintage shops and record stores. NATIVE carries jewelry, photography, handmade items, and art as well as the full line of C.L.E. Clothing Co. apparel (and much more). In the bottom two photos you can see a few of my pieces hung with Lauren Beacham's polaroid night lights and ceramic clocks. I have both framed and unframed prints available there. So if you're headed to the Beachland (like I am tonight, for Warpaint!) stop in and find something for yourself.

(all photos courtesy of NATIVE)
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