Star and Crossbones

Don't forget! The Tampa Fringe online auction is ending in two hours! You still have a chance to get the VERY FIRST of our embroidered necklaces — in fact, the exact one shown in the photo — to go to a new home. (Some of the necklaces, of course, have decided to live in my own jewelry collection.)

Here's the link to the auction page, with a handy-dandy countdown timer: https://event.auctria.com/b45d1b5a-736d-4142-96ed-b5b91eaf4c45/

And you can bid on the necklace itself right here: https://event.auctria.com/b45d1b5a-736d-4142-96ed-b5b91eaf4c45/a780d600ec2e11e9ae081db830846aa5?2bd25550ec3411e98fdeb3a273cf08d8%2FselectedItem=72c60c9f-edb3-47a0-9c10-12b75bb8cb35

Thanks for looking, lovelies, and happy bidding! 🤩

They're finished — AND one is up for grabs! Those mysterious little bits of embroidery I posted earlier turned into ... *drumroll* ... necklaces! (Did you guess right?)

If you love them and want them, today you also have a chance to be the first to get one! That's because the Tampa Fringe online auction is live until 9 p.m. tonight, and one of these embroidered necklaces is available in that very event.

You can follow this link to get to the auction: https://event.auctria.com/b45d1b5a-736d-4142-96ed-b5b91eaf4c45/a780d600ec2e11e9ae081db830846aa5

To find our offering, scroll down, down, down — it's near the bottom, which means you get to check out the other goodies that you can bid on to help support Tampa International Fringe Festival, too!

If you've never heard of Tampa Fringe, it's a crazy, awesome international performing arts event held in Tampa, now in its sixth year. Auction proceeds go toward making the whole amazing event happen, which of course supports the weird, wacky, and wonderful artists who participate in the event. (By the way, they get 100% of the base ticket price from their shows!) Check out the festival at tampafringe.org. Its whimsy and freewheeling nature are right in line with the Star and Crossbones way.

Related to whimsy, a side note: If you happen to fall madly in love with one of these necklaces, just know that each piece is one of a kind, so if you see it available and you want that exact one, get it while you can!

We're BACK! 🥳 After a slightly longer hiatus than expected, the Etsy shop is has reopened for business, hurraaaayyy!

ALSO, bonus fun and excitement, we have new pretties in the works! If you're in the Tampa Bay area, attendees of the Fabulous Fringe: A Speakeasy Gala event this Friday will get a special in-person sneak peek.

If you can't make it to the gala, never fear — the newness will be available in the shop soon.

And if you absolutely can’t wait, here's a hint of what's to come! These tidbits of embroidery are waiting to be cut apart and transformed into their final form. Can you guess what they're going to be when they're done? (No cheating and spoiling it for everyone else if you already know, okay? ;) )