Rockin' Mother's Day!

new date added for this week!

Thursday, May 7
Location: Norman Brother's
www.normanbrothers.com
11am-5pm

Friday, May 8
Location: Norman Brother's
www.normanbrothers.com
11am-5pm

Saturday, May 9
Location: Norman Brother's
www.normanbrothers.com
11am-5pm

get with the program:

new updates to the show schedule!!
(and the countdown to ATL)

if you have questions about pricing, booking a party or my show schedule, please do not hesitate to write me at rockcandymiami@gmail.com.
my current schedule is below. hope to see you soon :)

Saturday, May 2, 2009
time: 12noon - 5pm
place: norman brother's
address: 7621 sw 87 ave - miami, 33173

Friday, May 8, 2009
time: 11am - 5pm
place: norman brother's
address: 7621 sw 87 ave - miami, 33173

Saturday, May 9, 2009
time: 11am - 5pm
place: norman brother's
address: 7621 sw 87 ave - miami, 33173

Friday, May 15, 2009
time: 6pm-10pm
place: facelogic spa
address: 1610 Ridenour Boulvard,
Suite 102 Kennesaw, GA

Saturday, May 16, 2009
time: 10am-1pm
place: my sister's place
address: call me for directions or the invite

Saturday, May 30, 2009
time: 12noon - 5pm
place: norman brother's
address: 7621 sw 87 ave - miami, 33173

Mon, June 15 - Thurs. July 9, 2009
place: on board the Brilliance of the Seas
location: the Mediterranean

Caribbean Jewel... a big hit!

it was amazing... from beginning to end it was a wonderful learning experience and GREAT exposure for rock candy!! thanks again to the efforts that Antony put into it, we had 3 shows and were able to exceed the goals set by starboard. (starboard is the company that invited me to take part in this incredible opportunity)

rock candy has been invited back to sea, to see the mediterranean and to expose thousands more people to the collection!! this just keeps getting better! i'm pinching myself, because this time they want me to do a minimum of 2 itineraries back to back. gosh, i don't know... ummm, YEAH! i'm there!!

i miss the crew of the jewel, especially Antony.
i don't however miss the sea legs!! finally over!

What a Jewel !!

here i am cruising along on the most fabulous ship i've ever sailed on... i need to mention that i have only been on two other cruises in my lifetime, so i'm no expert. BUT... one of the aspects that truly makes this ship AMAZING is its crew. tip to tail this ship is filled with the friendliest and most professional people from all over the world... i'm still speaking of the crew of course! (lol) especially especially Antony... english born (the accent rocks!) and current resident of egypt when not on the jewel. (royal carribean jewel)
i started with that thought to get it off my chest and NOW for some gushing... first night we put together a wonderful "teaser" window display with rock candy. we've had little write-ups printed in the daily news pamphlet letting the guests know that "panama night" was coming and they shouldn't miss the unveiling. during the day at sea preceding the panama stop i did a seminar in the atrium and had a great turn out! the reward for bearing with my first and very forgetful presentation, we raffled a pair of earrings. these cruisers just LOVE a good raffle. on panama day i made jewelry like crazy and then went into the port... there was a little "village" set up with native panamanians and their wares. it was AWESOME! but nothing could have prepared me for the native women with ornate tribal-style tattoos with nothing on but what the men should be wearing. i had no idea... and it was nice too that it wasn't so commercialized... it was the REAL people of panama earning their living. just beautiful. oh, and the itty bitty bit of spanish that i know came in VERY handy!! (i love miami)
i was so captivated with the little shopping village i lost track of time and only had 15 minutes to shower and get ready for my event... how crazy is that?
i'm using one of the manager's computer to update this so i don't have pictures to share now... but soon, very soon. side note: as much fun as this experience has been for me, i'm so very homesick i can hardly stand it.
Antony set up the unveiling on panama night so there would not be any other distractions like the watch sale, diamond sale, swarovski promo, amber sale etc etc... the team of five that i worked with were amazing! it was a frenzy... later that evening the crew told me that the rock candy event was easily the busiest event they'd ever seen! WOO-HOO!
we were set up in a center island in the middle of the pathway...lucky for me, i was able to be inside the island because there were times i had to catch my breath. i manned the Rock Wrap bracelets and the rest of the team sold the collection. it was really something to see.
we sold pieces i hadn't yet photographed... bye-bye baby! i honestly think that people left because they couldn't get up to the counters to see... the rock wraps were a hit, of course... they always are. 3 at a time, 4 at a time... it was madness! i love this kind of thing!
what's actually funny is that now i'm ready to go home but there are many days left at sea. poor me. (lol)
word is we may be doing another showing... wouldn't that ROCK? ummm, YEAH!

The A Team

in support of my dream to put rock candy on the map... my friend fabian and my cousin janna teamed up to shoot what i think will be a VERY hard shoot to top!! this is exciting because it means that the new website is well on its way to being the work of art that i envisioned. i love it when a plan comes together!!!

many thanks go out to the models! you were not only gorgeous, but five of the sweetest human beings i've come across lately! you ladies just rocked it!! no, i didn't miscount! one of the girls had to catch a flight and left before this finale shot was taken.

janna and fabian had free reign to create the shots and the feel of the end product and i'm so thrilled with the outcome! so many amazing images to choose from that i'm up all hours of the night trying to decide!

the leather bracelets were featured in the blog previously... but NOT like this! i just had to revisit them after seeing this shot!

one of the fun parts of this piece is that you get to choose the stone that best suits your style or even your mood at the moment... but what ever your motivation to pick your special stone, it becomes your individual expression to wear and flaunt and have fun with!

more shots and more jewelry to come! enjoy!