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Suzanne’s First Archive Sale

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on November 21, 2020| 6 Comments »

Jewelry company Luna & Stella took its name from the moon and stars.

Every once in a while I feel moved to explain why this eclectic site is called Suzanne’s Mom’s Blog. My son, John, asked the same question when he heard the title nine-plus years ago, saying with mock indignation, “Hey, what about me?”

But the blog came about because Suzanne and my son-in-law, Erik, wanted a blog connected to Suzanne’s jewelry business, Luna & Stella, and they set up this WordPress account. When they asked me to do it, they said I could blog about anything that interested me. I’ve loved every minute of it.

I also love letting readers know when something particularly special is going on at Luna & Stella, and that includes Suzanne’s first-ever Archive Sale, here.

As she wrote to her newsletter subscribers, “You’ll find over 100 of our most giftable pieces at 40 – 60% off the original retail price.  

“Each of these charms, earrings, and rings are designed to be stacked and layered, making them perfect gifts for girlfriends, sisters, mothers, and daughters.  We hope you’ll find a meaningful gift for someone you love, or a treat for yourself. ” 

I’m posting some of my favorite photos from the Archive Sale, including a grandchild’s darling pudgy hand. Time sure flies. No grandchild is pudgy anymore.

Keep up-to-date with Suzanne’s offerings on Instagram @lunaandstella. If you need to contact me, I’m at suzannesmom@lunaandstella.com

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Playtime Trade Show, New York

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Trade shows have been helpful to Suzanne’s birthstone-jewelry company, Luna & Stella, as it branches out from being strictly online to selling to retail outlets like Talulah Cooper Boutique in Providence.

A couple weeks ago, Suzanne took Luna & Stella to the trade show NewYorkNow (“the market for home, lifestyle + gift”). Today, she is making an impression at PlaytimeNewYork — while making friends with other relationship-oriented businesses, like Little Paisley People.

I love how the founder of Little Paisley People describes the origins of her business: “I spent the most memorable summers of my childhood in Amalsaad, a quaint village, in Gujarat, India. … I grew up watching my mom work with the local artisans to hand-make toys that would support the local community. Those are the toys you also see in the Little Paisley People line. And that’s the logo you see – the passing on of the thread over the generations. …

“We create handcrafted lifestyle products for children, never forgetting that kids need to be kids. The handmade nature of these products evoke an understated elegance but are always playful. Social responsibility, the people who make these products, and how they make them are very important to us.”

Here, she and her daughter model Luna & Stella’s mother-daughter heart rings. How nice that new businesses are emphasizing the importance of family and friend relationships!

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A Drawing for a $50 Luna & Stella Credit

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

You know this blog is connected to my daughter’s birthstone-jewelry company Luna & Stella, right?

Well, today I am passing along a Luna & Stella promotion in case you would like to follow Suzanne’s company on Instagram and get a chance at a $50 gift card. As a Luna & Stella Instagram follower, you’ll also get $10 off your first order with Suzanne (use the code INSTA10).

If you are not already on Instagram, you can sign up here, https://instagram.com/.

I liked this day-in-the-life small business story that Suzanne put on Facebook today:

“A customer in Qatar who had special ordered our 14K gold Constellation Stacking Birthstone Rings for his wife to celebrate the arrival of baby due in November, emailed us on the way to the hospital last night: ‘The baby is coming now! Can we change the birthstone?’

“No problem, we said, we are always happy to make adjustments for babies who don’t arrive on schedule.

“In celebration of ‪#‎octoberbabies‬ everywhere, we are doing an ‪#‎IGgiveway‬. You can win a $50 credit to our store.

“To enter:
“1. Follow us on Instagram
“2. Tag a friend
“3. For an extra entry, tell us who is your moon & stars, and what piece you’d buy to represent them!

“That’s it! Giveaway will end on Tuesday 11/4 /15 at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.”

Photo shows the angel wing charm. See all the jewelry at Luna & Stella, here.

For angels only. Birthstone jewelry by Lunaandstella

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Five Golden Rings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on December 9, 2012| 4 Comments »

Getting in the spirit: listening to carols on the radio, decorating the fat tree my husband found, attending my friend Alden’s holiday concert at the Melrose Symphony (a whole post on that to come), and baking cookies.

Even though I try new recipes, I find the sugar cookie recipe John got in nursery school to be the most reliable, and I love the worn cookbook he made, held together by yarn, and his scribbles on the cover.

I especially love this line in recipe: “use good-sized cookie cutters so children can be successful in handling shapes.”

Here I am working away. Please note my five golden rings, Suzanne’s creation.

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Get Ready for May Day

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 9, 2012| 5 Comments »

Does anyone do May baskets any more? It’s such a lovely custom, and it’s always surprising to me that florists don’t promote it. How difficult could it be to partner with a Girl Scout troop or something?

On the first of May, you fill home-made paper baskets with spring flowers, place them at the door of, say, a neighbor, an elderly person, or a teacher and run. As kids, we used to knock and go hide in the bushes to see the look of surprise on the neighbor’s face. With fewer neighbors at home during the day now, the surprise is for the person who gets home from work first.

When Suzanne and John were small, they did May Baskets every year. I remember one neighbor (who had figured out where the basket came from) telling me, “Oh, I’m going to be so sad when your children grow up!” Of course, part of the drill is to pretend you have no idea what your neighbor is talking about.

There is a really simple way to make baskets from pages of discontinued wallpaper books. I’ll tell you if you ask. Here is another way.

(P.S. The birthstone rings are from Luna & Stella.)

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