12th and Lamar Happy Hour and Block Party

Sip on Free Vodka and Rum cocktails featuring, Sweat Leaf Tea, Dripping Springs Vodka, Treaty Oaks Rum, Wimberly Vodka, and Paula's Texas Orange. Check out Hem, Underwear, and Bettysport and their featured designers, Elee Designs, Sew Sister, and Broken Ear Productions.

Etsy Austin AFW Party Hop

Sponsored by Dripping Springs Vodka and Paula’s Texas Orange
Benefiting Family Eldercare

Enjoy signature drinks from Dripping Springs Vodka and Paula’s Texas Orange and check out seven fabulous Austin Fashion Week designers from the Etsy Austin Team.

Collect a signifier from at least three of the events or locations and bring them to an Etsy Austin Party Hop event to be entered to win a phenomenal prize, including items from the designers and a gift certificate for a spa day at Urban Groove Salon.

The Etsy Austin Designers will be contributing 5% of their proceeds from Austin Fashion Week to Family Eldercare, a charity that provides fans and window unit ACs to elderly and disabled in Central Texas.

Ride-sharing and green practices are encouraged. Carpool drivers with two or more passengers and bikers will receive a free pair of pearl earrings from Broken Ear Productions at the Bettysport parties! (while supplies last)

Etsy Austin AFW Designers and Party Hop Events:

Monday:

Sweet Potato Island
Primping, Purses and Pictures @ Thomas Saverio Salon & Spa (5416 Parkcrest, Ste. 800, Austin, TX 78731)

4-8pm

Tuesday:

Coral Reef Dreams
Trunk Show @ Roxann’s Specialty Boutique (2900 West Anderson Ln. Ste. H Austin, TX 78759)
4:30pm

Thursday:

MLW Malissa Long Wearables
Artistry in Fiber @ Baldwin Beauty School (3005 S Lamar Blvd # 109D, Austin TX 78704)
3-5pm

*annemarie* Style for the Individual
MakeUp, Manis and Mimosas! Design your own Hand-bag! MMM... Style for the Individual @ Urban Groove (4301 W. William Cannon Dr., Suite 260, Austin, TX 78749)

4-7pm

Broken Ear Productions
12^th Street Block Party @ Betty Sport (916 A West 12th Street Austin, TX 78703)
5-8pm

Jinxedaposed Clothing/Jinxy DV-8
Margarita Madness @ Trends and Tradition Boutique (1917 A. Dutton Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666)
4-7pm

Saturday:

*annemarie* Style for the Individual
Custom Handbag Design Party @ Urban Groove (4301W. William Cannon Dr., Suite 260, Austin, TX 78749)
10am - 2pm

Broken Ear Productions
Late Morning Cool Down @ Betty Sport (916 A West 12th Street Austin, TX 78703)
10am-noon

Diamonds & Guns by Action Jackson
Sparkles and Sweets Soiree @ Urban Betty Salon (1206 West 38^th St, Suite 1201, Austin, Texas 78705)
8:30-10pm

http://afw.etsyaustin.com

Saturday, July 17th.  Late Morning Cool Down at Bettysport

Join us at bettysport for a late morning cool down with coffee, snacks, and smoothies courtesy of Emerald City Press and Castle Hill or if you're in the mood for something a little spicier, enjoy a bloody mary featuring Dripping Springs Vodka.  Check out the cool trunk show featuring Broken Ear Productions jewelry and clothing by Oiselle.  Participate in an interactive fashion show.  Bring your yoga mat to join in.  12th and Lamar.

The All Austin All Handmade Bash

The All Austin All Handmade Bash-

Come out and support All local & All handmade businesses (primarily women owned) on Friday July 31st at Beauty Bar from: 7-11pm!

Music by Monster Girl, DJ Blend*e, & guest. Shop local vendors such as Submlime Stitching *annemarie*, Opal-Black, Broken Ear Productions, Paired Hearts & more. Fabulous food & drink sponsors such as Sweet Leaf Tea, Paula's Texas Spirits, Blue Note Bakery & NadaMoo! The raddest non-dairy ice cream in Texas...

Tons of awesome activities for adults (sorry kids it's 21 and up only) such as on-site DIY projects presented by the newest edition of Austin's creative-force, Wondercraft. Fashion Show presented by the lovely ladies at Team Fabrication, up-dos by Siren's Salon, manicures, & a rock'n photo-booth by local photographer, Trevor Ray Thompson.

Also don't forget to purchase a ticket for our charity raffle at the event with fabulous local business sponsors like Soigne, 302 Designs, Rae Cosmetics, Leighelena, Uchi, Siren's Salon, Creative Side Academy, Electric Promotions, Independence Brewery, Jerry's Artarama, Paggi House, Buffalo Exchange, TXRD & Kickbutt Coffee.

Entry is $2, but you get 1/2 off with online SIGN-UP or by bringing in one of our fliers to the event. Proceeds from the cover charge will be donated to a local animal charity. http://www.electricpromotions.com/bash.html

Broken Ear Productions is Featured on the Texas Monthly Blog Closet Case!

Check it out!  Broken Ear Productions was featured on the Texas Monthly Blog, Closet Case today.  Awesome!  Check out the feature at http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/closetcase/?p=556

Be Gentle...It's Been a While

So...I'm playing out for the first time in almost ten years.  Come join me if you can, but be gentle, because it's been a while. 

When:  Tuesday, June 2, 6:45pm

Where:  Kick-Butt Coffee 5775 Airport Blvd. (at Airport and 2222)

Free Stuff!

This year at South by Southwest, the Etsy Austin team will be stuffing these awesome bags, handmade from upcycled T-Shirts, designed by yours truly, with promos and REAL goodies!  I am so amazed at my fellow crafters who will be stuffing these bags, not only with promo items, but with actual samples of their products.  This is your chance to be a VIP and receive an amazing swag bag.  If you're in the Austin area during SXSW, come out to our booth at Hill Country Weavers (on South Congress) on the weekends or look out for the group in our turquoise shirts loaded down with these bags!

 

Wanna make this super cool bag?  It only takes about five minutes, ok, ok, a bit longer if you include reading or watching the instructions, but it's super easy and the product is an ultra-hip bag that you can proudly say is upcycled and handmade by you!

Email me for instructions:  broken-earproductions@hotmail.com

Include:  Name, Delivery Method (email/mail), Address (if applicable)

Watch the video:

Who knew a sweatshop could be so fun!

Saturday night the awesome EtsyAustin team got together to make these ultra-hip messenger bags and stuff them full of promos and actual products!  We've made somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 bags so far and they are AWESOME!!!  

There was some awesome REAL stuff going into these bags, like handmade earrings, soap, etc.  This will have to be one of the coolest swag bags in history.  Forget the mass produced pens and post its that you'll get in other freebie bags.  This bag is full of handmade items and to top it off, the bag itself is handmade and upcycled!

We ate, we drank, we cut, we sewed, we screenprinted and hilarity ensued!

Want to make your own bag?  We'll be posting the instructions soon and including them inside these goody bags if you're in the Austin area.

G-L-A-M All New Stuff!!!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade brokenearproductions.etsy.com

So much more!!! 

Come to the shop to see more!

I've been thinking about NINJAS lately...

Have you ever noticed that life sometimes presents you with recurring themes? I keep seeing and hearing about Ninjas everywhere.

First, my husband insisted that I should post this old picture of me. We had purchased a toy Ninja set for one of our friends for "Funny Christmas" and I decided to leverage it during our super secret mission to "poke fun" at our friends house.

Then a friend forwarded this 60 Minutes report about the possibility of another wave in the economic crisis due to something called a "Ninja Loan". Ok...so admittedly, I'm both excited that it's called a Ninja Loan and sad that it exists because apparently N.I.N.J.A. stands for something like "No Income, No Justifiable Assets". Basically they're loans that are made to people who probably had no business getting a loan. But seriously, it's pretty cool to see these super smart business people talking about Ninja Loans on 60 Minutes!

So I decided to give in and do a NINJA themed treasury on etsy featuring super rad stuff that's affordable.

What's your ninja story?

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