week 13 - post stay-ca

well...it's mesh monday, post stay-cation. i have to say that i am excited to get back into the swing of my 'real world' schedule. as much as my stay-cation was a breathe of fresh air, there are always more things to accomplish than a week off can accommodate. after purging through our storage cage in the basement of our building; having a family garage sale; re-working the inteiors of our condo/mesh headquarters; catching up with long lost friends (shout out to kelly and kathboat); a day at the beach; a day at the blow-up pool in my niece's back yard; my 28th birthday; my 2nd wedding anniversary; AND my best friend's 30th birthday party, i still felt like there was more to enjoy and finalize during my week off of work.

so, week 1 post stay-ca = multi-tasking! beyond a hectic week back at work, we have a big mesh week with a home | show in the herman miller showroom (thanks to alli), as well as prep for our knoll home | show next week. shout out to all of our ladies at the mart, who are always up for a bit more mesh in their lives.

our pieces have taken a completely new vibe for summer. our colors are bright and cheerful, and our styles are full of ribbon and trinkets that add a much needed splash of energy to any neutral ensamble. here's to making a splash this summer with mesh!

-melissa

on the table | nyc strands of beads combined with ANYTHING that will make them a compliment catcher!

mesh has arrived !

Yes! mesh has a blog! I think this makes us really official.

What do you do on Monday nights? Well, on any given Monday, you will find mesh at Melissa’s kitchen table in Oak Park, Illinois. Whether its beading necklaces, strategizing about our next product launch or trying to figure out those darn sales tax forms…mesh is in action!

Everyone asks…When DO you guys do this with your full time jobs…and side gigs…and personal lives….

This is what it looks like. We leave work on 5:00 on Mondays. Sherry usually stops and grabs dinner in route, while Melissa makes her famous quesadillas in the microwave in 1:00 minute flat. Then we pull every bin and box of creative goods out of the table side credenza and we destroy the entire kitchen in about 6 minutes. Really, it looks like a tornado of beads, fabric and ribbon just ripped through town. ..Wizard of Oz Style. We work on our “project of the night” while tediously discussing everything that has happened in each of our lives in the last 6 days...work, wedding details, shopping excursions, dreams of travel, haircuts…etc.…..then sluggishly put everything back in the credenza about 9:00 p.m.

Here is the plan…2010 is going to be the BIG year for mesh. Why? I’m glad you asked. mesh is expanding. Certainly we will always hold true to our first love…one-of-a-kind chunky-funky beaded necklaces. It’s what put us on the map! Our follow up collections of T-shirts, quilt clutches, bangles…they have been successful also….but we have so much more inspiration in us!

The Blog is our next step…to the ever expanding craze known as ‘mesh’.

Our next show is Spring Bling…on the evening of Thursday, April 22 at The Merchandise Mart…more details to follow!

melissa & sherry