Skulls... and Voodoo Dolls

Love Shine bags... and some more doggie pixs!

Style-licious ladies...

and some cute doggies!

Georgia - friend of Matteo's visiting from Italy. Una ragazza molto simpatica...

Coming soon... and already here!

Kris's Salvaged Sprites now hanging out in Love Shine...

And a new courier bag.... skulls rule!

Last Set of Love Shine Event Pics (from Mark's Camera)

Here is Ethan - our neighbor - and a great window dancer/model. The guy (on the right) with the drum appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, to accompany the dancers and music we were playing.
Here is Ondina dancing outside the store while her husband Ethan boogies in the window. They are the CUTEST couple!
A tourist from across the street came over to check out the festivities. Richard and Ned look on... amused to no end.

Matteo -the break dancer from Italy - gets "locked" in a position.
Guests... one of them found our wig collection.
More guests...

Frances... with her white butterfly Franny bag. It was named after her (she contributed to the design!).
Heidi - Mark's neighbor in his apartment building and a good friend.
Matteo - keeps on jammin' to the beat for over an hour!
Party time...
Matteo, again....
Whoopee!

Sean - the first store model - started the evening out. He was a bit demure at first, but then he started to shake his tailfeather later. The vodka punch was a bit!

The featured artist JillAnne (on left) with friend.
Donald showed he can work it - even while chatting on his cellphone.
JillAnne with friends.

Eric & Ned... awww, we LOVE these two guys!

More Pics from the Love Shine Event! (Mark's camera)

Kathy... strike a pose!
Dr. Ned & Frances (giving us glam)
So we got a little silly with some wigs as the end of the party... Mark & Richard. And here is our neighbor Ondina - took to the window box later in the night. She worked it out!

The party winds down... and Sumitra and Kathy (left to right) have a little chat.

First set of Photos from the Love Shine Event!

We had a great time on Saturday at our Anniversary (and art reception) Event!

To the left is DJ for the night, Richard...







and below is Mark. Now here is a designer who knows how to use his heart and his head to make a statement.

















To the left, Frances and Cass... aren't they gorgeous?













And here is Cass with Marcello.

Hermina....




Kevin...


Matteo danced for over an hour in our store front window. He is visiting from Genoa, Italy for a month and is staying with Richard. He is here studying break dance styles... he certainly knows how to "bust a move" ... or two.

*Photos courtesy of the incomparable Donald Suggs -- who also shook his stuff as one of our Love Shine store window models/mannequins for the night.

Love Shine Event! Saturday October 18th

Love Shine Newsletter♥♥♥

Love Shine Newsletter♥♥♥
September-October 2008

Hola amigos de LOVE SHINE!

It has been too long. We hope you all had a great summer.
Our summer was amazing. A little too short, but busy, fun and productive. We can hardly believe that it has been one year since we moved into our new storefront. Since then everything has been so much easier. Bigger, better, and shinier.

And we love our new Love Shine 2.0.

So, in honor of this moment, we would like to invite you to help us
mark our ONE YEAR Anniversary of moving into our “new” location
(and ELEVEN Years of doing business) by having a little cocktail party
(with entertainment) at the store on Saturday, October 18th.
Join us from 6:00- 10:00 pm as we toast one more year…

We will also be featuring the water color works of artist JillAnne –
(she is the artist behind our Day of the Dead painted notecards -
which we love). She will be displaying some of her NEW paintings in one of our store windows as part of the Love Shine artist in window series.

About the Artist: JillAnne
“JillAnne is a multifaceted artists who creates unique cards, calendars, journals and custom designs. Jillanne Emerson's mission in life is to help bridge life events with heartfelt expression through her work...She has the uncanny ability to cut to the core of life with such feeling in a subtle, yet powerful way... Her muse and artwork is her gift and thank you to the
world for all she has experienced and learned...”
http://www.jillanne.com/

If you can’t make it by our cocktail party or visit us at the store, why not check out our website to take a peek at some of the new autumn/winter collection at - www.loveshinenyc.com.
It might be time to change that bag you are still carrying
from last year and pick up something new. Remember… CHANGE is good! (Don’t forget to VOTE… we are in the tank for Obama).


Something new at Love Shine…
Introducing “Salvaged Sprites” by Kris Amels…“Handmade ornamental objects using reclaimed artificial flowers, vintage jewelry, old millinery bits n' pieces. Cast off broken and unwanted fragments become cherished things and find new life as Salvaged Sprites! Each Sprite is one of a kind, singular and unique.”

Check out our blog http://loveshinenyc.blogspot.com/
for pixs.

And now what you have all been waiting for.

DRUM ROLL please!

The winner of the LOVE SHINE gift certificate raffle for $40.00
this month is – Cori Brown!

(Round of applause) So come on down Cori to claim your prize!!!

So folks
until the next time,

LOVE,
PEACE AND
HAPPINESS!!!

More Photos of Love Shine by Photographer Dave DuPuy

The last few posts have featured photos - by Dave DuPuy - of products in the store and images from our Spring Fling. His work is fantastic...

Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here

Te Quiero... Love Shine Window (and a friend)

And here's Katie! A great friend of the store...

And a Great Wall of Bags...

A Great Wall (of Art)... at Love Shine

Don't forget about me....

Damned Dollies (pictured here with recycled bottle cap family figures) are still living in Love Shine. They are really excited to be joined by the Salvaged Sprites.
Can't you tell by their expressions?