DEC 7TH

JUST FINISHED THE NEW HOLIDAY WINDOW AND I MUST SAY IT LOOKS GREAT! THANK YOU LIZ CIGNANOVICH. HOLIDAY WEAR IS HERE SO COME IN A GET YOUR KIDS HOLIDAY READY! WE WILL BE OPEN REGULAR HOURS AND OPEN MONDAY THE 24TH. WE WILL BE CLOSED DEC. 25TH AND JAN. 1ST .

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

NOV. 15TH

WHERE HAS THE YEAR GONE? IT HAS BEEN QUITE AN EVENTFUL YEAR AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS COME TO SEE US AT THE STORE.

THIS IS A PHOTO BY JORDAN NUTTAL FROM HALLOWEEN. ANGELENO HEIGHTS IS AN AMAZING NEIGHBORHOOD AND BOY DO WE LOVE OUR HALLOWEEN! IT IS PART OF ECHO PARK BUT THE STREETS ARE LINED WITH OLD VICTORIAN AND CRAFTMAN HOMES.  THIS YEAR I HANDED OUT CLOSE TO 11 BAGS OF CANDY. THAT WOULD BE CLOSE TO 1000 PIECES. MY FATHER, VISITING FROM CHILE WAS AMAZED. WHEN I LIVED AT HOME, IN THE VALLEY....YES I AM AN ORGINIAL VALLEY GIRL, WE MAYBE HAD 10 TRICK OR TREATERS. THIS YEAR HE HELPED ME AND MY BOYS HAND OUT CANDY AND HE WAS IN UTTER SHOCK.

CHYNNA JENKINS, WHO USED TO WORK AT THE SHOP FOR MANY YEARS, IS OFF TO STUDY TEXTILE DESIGN AT OTIS AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR HER. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW EMPLOYEES--DANIELLE, LIZ, AND NITZAN. PLEASE COME IN AND SAY HELLO TO THEM.

8 MONTHS AFTER HUMO'S PASSING I DECIDED THAT THE SHOP NEEDED ANOTHER SHOP DOG. PLEASE WELCOME LEYLO. HE IS A SWEET COCKER SPANIEL WHOSE OWNER PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER. HE ADORES CHILDREN AND ESPECIALLY BABIES. HE IS NOT TOO FOND OF CYCLIST NOR SKATEBOARDERS SO HE IS HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING TO LIFE AT THE TRIANGLE. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT HE MEANS NO HARM!

I WILL TRY TO LEAVE POLITICS OUT OF THE SITE, BUT BOY AM I HAPPY FOR 4 MORE YEARS. WHEW!

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY!!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

PAULINA

FEB.13TH

JUST SHARING A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF ME AND MY LOVES TAKEN BY JILL GREENBERG. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MY OLDEST BOY IS 7. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!?!? 

ON THE STORE FRONT, SPRING IS COMING IN! IT WILL ALL BE HERE BY THE 15TH OF FEBUARY. IF YOU ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLEASE COME IN AND TAKE A LOOK; BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND ON THE WEB, OUR WEB STORE IS NOW UP, SPRING WILL NOT LINGER IN THE STORE FOR VERY LONG. WE WILL TRY TO REPLENISH STOCK THE BEST WE CAN....

ON A SADDER NOTE....UNFORTUNATELY HUMO-MY DOG- DID NOT MAKE IT PAST THE 2ND OF JAN. HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH PROSTATE CANCER, BUT GAVE ME 11+ GLORIOUS YEARS. HE WILL BE MISSED.

ON THE WHOLESALE FRONT, FALL IS BEING SAMPLED AS I TYPE. I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LABOR OF LOVE THAT IS THE WHOLESALE MARKET. SENDING OUT FALL SAMPLES TO NEW YORK, LA, AND JAPAN. IT WILL HIT STORES AUGUST 2012.

ON THE WEB SALE FRONT, WE WILL BE EXPANDING AND DOING SOME SALE SITES OUT OF JAPAN AND INDIA THIS SPRING! IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THESE MARKETS SHAKE OUT. JAPAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY KIND TO US; AND INDIA'S MIDDLE CLASS IS GROWING...SO WE WILL SEE. 

IT IS ALL VERY EXCITING! WE HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING THIS SPRING AND WE HAVE BEEN QUITE BUSY! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

PAULINA

DECEMBER 17TH

THE STORE IS OPEN AND WOW SILVER LAKE, THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. FROM THE HIPSTERS, TO THE FAMILIES, TO THE "TROLLS" OF SILVERLAKE THAT BATHE IN THE FOUNTAIN OUTSIDE THE STORE--WHOM BY THE WAY, HAVE CALLED ME THE COOLEST RESIDENT OF THE BLOCK--IT HAS BEEN NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING HOLIDAY NIGHT OUT SILVER LAKE. WE ARE OPEN UNTIL 8PM. THERE ARE DJS' AT FRANKY'S , BANDS AT THE LIVING ROOM, AND DUSTMUFFIN IS HAVING A DANCE PARTY....HMMM...OK TWIST MY ARM...I THINK I'LL GO DANCE A LITTLE TONIGHT.

HUMO, MY DOG, HAS BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE AT THE STORE AND HE IS DEFINITELY GETTING MORE ATTENTION THAN HE IS USED TO. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ADD TO HIS LIFE A BIT.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH.

 

DECEMBER 2011

SO IT'S OFFICIAL!

WE ARE RE-OPENING AT 1519 GRIFFTH PARK BLVD DEC. 10TH!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM THE SILVERLAKE COMMUNITY. I MUST SAY THAT IT FEELS PRETTY AMAZING TO HAVE PEOPLE ALREADY STOPPING BY. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE SPACE FOR TWO DAYS AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN FEELING THE LOVE!!!

THE BEST SO FAR HAS BEEN A VISIT FROM EDDY THE $5 DOLLAR GUY. HE REMEMBERS MY SHOP...AND I REMEMBER HIM DANCING ON THE ELECTRICAL BOX OFF OF SUNSET, IN FRONT OF THE STORE, DIRECTING TRAFFIC. THANKS EDDY!

JUST GONNA SHARE SOME EMAILS AND COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE...BECAUSE I CAN!

GREAT NEWS PAULINA. SO WISH WE WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR GRAND OPENING. AS YOU KNOW YOUR STORE ALWAYS SERVED AS OUR SECOND HOME DURING OUR YEARS ON EDGECLIFF. WISHING YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS.---MARYLIN M.

CONGRATLUATIONS! COOL, I WAS COMING TO LA THAT DAY! CAN'T WAIT TO STOP BY...--IRMA U.

THAT'S SO CRAZY! I WAS JUST HAVING DINNER AT EL CONQUISTADOR LAST NIGHT AND WE PARKED IN FRONT OF THERE [SHOP]. I SAID, "MY FRIEND USED TO HAVE THE CUTEST STORE RIGHT HERE! CONGRATS!---MONICA M.

NO WAY! AMAZING! THAT TAKES ME BACK BOUT 5 YEARS!---NICOLE S.

I ACTUALLY DROVE BY ON THANKSGIVING AND LOOKED OVER HOPING IT WOULD MAGICALLY BE YOUR STORE AGAIN.---ASHER H.

WE ARE HAVING A GRAND (RE) OPENING PARTY DEC. 10TH. PLEASE COME SHARE A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE WITH ME FROM 1PM-6PM. AND YOU KNOW I'M ALWAYS DOWN FOR GIVING YOU ALL A SWEET DEAL!