Rachael Ray in living color...

Today was a really unique and special day for me. Everyone always assumes I spend all my time interacting with all the wonderful celebrities we dress, but often, I'm so busy with work, I rarely have the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy the excitement. But today was different...

Sindia applied last winter (before she even worked here) to have audience tickets to the Rachael Ray show. At the last minute, they notified her on Friday, she had 4 tickets for Monday - how exciting! Even though it tapes right in front of my apartment, I've never been one to pull the contact card and ask our friends at the show for tickets. So when Sindia asked my husband and I to join her & her husband, we jumped at the chance. It was so last minute we didn't even have time to let Jane, Rachael's stylist, and the other girls know we were coming. Oh well, go figure, but then get this - while we were enjoying just being the regular audience for the show, out comes Rachael with my earrings! That's right, in person, and as a total coincidence. Don't you love it? It was such a cool moment. Luckily, since I'm terrible at speaking up, the boys got one of the producers and let them know we were there. We had such a great time with everyone after the show that I told Jane I will never make the same mistake twice - I'll be calling in my favors again soon for another trip to such a great show!! Yumm-O!! I know I'm a big dork, but what a great experience - these are the amazing moments of being a designer so I'll say it again... YUMM-O!

P.S. Watch out for me on the end of the row in a green shirt on October 30th (at least I think that's when its airing)!

Tweet, Tweet, Tweet...

So, have you done your share of "tweeting" today? Did you "Digg" or "Stumble"? To me, I feel so overwhelmed by social media. Just trying to keep up with facebook and e-mail is more than I can handle, and I have to admit I was dragged kicking and screaming onto facebook only six short months ago... Now, I know - the addiction is real people.

That being said, when I was told I should join "twitter" for the company and starting "tweeting", I thought "You must be joking, right"? There's more? Again, kicking and screaming, I joined twitter today. So for now, Facebook is out; I have a new obsession. It's really quite fascinating. I'm shocked what a voyeuristic perspective the site has. It's really just about interacting with others & reading their thoughts. Yes, that's it. The whole concept is "what are you doing"?

Now that I have people "following" me, they are waiting to see what I have to say. That's fascinating. Do people really care what I have to say? Apparently, some do. Anyway, as I continue to be inducted into the fascinating world of online social media, I'm always shocked at the impact and importance of these new outlets to the design world. I've already found on twitter so many amazing bloggers, fellow designers, PR companies, and many, many more just downright interesting people. So I'll end with this, whether you just think its fun to learn what other people are doing or you're looking for great business contacts and feedback, twitter is the place to start... Check me out and see me "tweet" at https://twitter.com/WendyCulpepper!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is here, and before you get caught up in the excitement of Fall or Halloween, it's time to remember it's also Breast Cancer Awareness month. There are so many amazing companies working together to help find a cure for women everywhere, and we're no exception.

With two amazing (and in my mind somewhat iconic) grandmothers who both managed to fight and win the breast cancer battle, it's important to me that every woman has that outcome in the future. Year-round we always have our jewelry collection to "Ignite Change for Charity" which donates 15% of all rhodolite purchases to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and for the month of October, we're doing even more!

Now, when you purchase any of our Ignite Collection with rhodolite, we'll increase our donation to 25%! Also, each week, keep your eye out for a special Breast Cancer "pick of the week". We'll be choosing items with red & pink gemstones, cord, and more to represent our fight again breast cancer. These items will also have 25% of their total retail price donated to Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation! So don't miss out... its time for fashion with a cause.

Click here to shop our "Pretty in Pink" jewelry for Breast Cancer!