Keeping Blackjam

After long thought I have decided to keep the name Blackjam but I am losing the Design part.

Here is my new logo

The New Blackjam Logo

New Name, New Logo

I am still working on the final name for my company. I am fazing out Blackjam Design and be coming Objects of Designed Happenstance or Designed Happenstance or just Happenstance. I’m still not sure. I have some logo ideas but I don’t know which will work too. So I thought I would put them up and let people tell me which one works the best for them. Two heads are better than one right?

Logo Idea 1

Logo Idea 2

Logo Idea 3

Logo Idea 4

Logo Idea 5

Logo Idea 6

Happy New Year/New Things!

Sherone's Brooch

The First Brooch in my new line. The focal is a broken pendent that I recycled to a cabochon.

Happy New Year!! This year will be one of big changes for me and my business. I am starting a new line of bead embroidery. Now I am doing brooches but I will be doing cuffs very soon. I am waiting on the backing to get here. I use to  EZ Felt that I could get at my local Micheal’s but they have stopped selling it. I am very disappointed I love it because it so much cheaper than Lacy’s Stiff Stuff and it comes in COLOURS!!! So I wrote Micheal’s I got a form letter (no surprise). I contacted Micheal’s old supplier Darice and got “too bad, so sad” not a very helpful answer. I contacted the manufacture CEP all I got was “sorry where is Canada again? That is way too far for us to get anything there without paying major bucks”. So I ended up getting backing at Sova Enterprises for not too much but I will have to see whats it’s like when it gets here. Anyway I still have leftover  EZ Felt from my old brooch line so I can use that till I run out for my brooches but I will have to wait for the stuff from Sova comes for the cuffs. I am also using aluminum blanks instead of brass from Beadwork Supplies they are great! Stay tuned for more work soon!

Mom's Gift

Made from a vintage enamel metal button you can see the red felt through the cutouts in the button. There are green Swarovski crystals around the button.

Fresh Collective Party and Sale!

Fresh Collective SALE…PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! One day only Thursday Dec. 16

* In both stores sale on all day 20-60% off!

My stuff is at the Kensington Market Store but don’t miss all the fun and all the deals at both locations!

SAMPLES * PAST SEASONS’ MERCHANDISE * GREAT FINDS *

Party is at the Queen West Store

- Refreshments – Food – Mingle – Meet the designers – Fun and shopping…Yay!

http://www.freshcollective.com/

The Christmas Gift

Had a great day working at Fresh Collective. We have some wonderful things that will make great gifts. I had a great experience with 2 customers. A man and his daughter came in and went straight to my jewelry and picked a pendent of mine. They told me that the girl’s mother, his wife is a major fan of this designer. They didn’t know it was me. I told them it was me. I don’t mean to toot my own horn but it was nice to know that I am reaching some people that get what I do.

Big Changes!!

Welcome to the new blog! I am changing from Blackjam Design I am now going to be Jennifer Morris with the tag line of Objects of Designed Happenstance or Designed Happenstance. I named the blog Designed Happenstance because there were already ones with variations of my name and it sounds more interesting. I am really focused on taking my work/business to the next level. What that means is that I will be making a living on my business. Come join me on the blog and see how I do it. I am sure there will be highs and lows but I do think I will be interesting too.