Belle de Couture: Expired Goods Giveaway!

More BLOG LOVE  Jen at Belle de Couture is featuring a Q&A and giveaway for Expired Goods.  Enter to win a Long Sherlock Monocle Necklace!

Belle de Couture: Expired Goods Giveaway!: "Hey darlings! I have another giveaway for you! :) Check out the Expired Goods etsy shop! Leila, the shop owner, creates unique jewelry wit..."

Summa Summa Summa Time.

As I sat here in cold, rainy San Francisco I was wondering why I've sold 5 items in Australia in just 2 days.  My roommate asked if I was selling body jewelry pieces (yes) and then said that it is probably because it is summer there.  Amazing the things someone will think of when they're a former buyer for Macy's, it never even crossed my mind  :P  Hopefully it'll sell just as well here when it warms up in the Spring!

Painted Ladies

My friend Sophia Coyne does the most amazing hair and makeup for weddings, television, fashion shoots, and all special occasions.  Her style is very natural and flattering, she's definitely the only person I would let near my face on my big day.  Check her out if you're going to be in the Bay Area!  Painted Ladies.  She gave me a shout out in the partners section of her site for making custom jewelry My Shout Out!

My First Blog LOVE!

Expired Goods was featured in a blog for the very first time.  Check out Apollonia Mardez!  She writes about fashion, music, love and more.  I'll be following this blog regularly especially to see the fashion and quotes.  She has impeccable taste!  I'm drooling over the Rachel Roy dress featured on Nov 15th.

Here is the entry about ME:

“They say time waits for no man, and neither does this WOMAN” (Joss Stone 4+20)
New York is her home, California is her heart, Vintage pieces are her passion, the 1940’s is her favorite era…Leila E decided to create a jewelry line that would be dedicated to all of these: Expired Goods.  I have never been of fan of wearing watches- but I’ve realized the importance of a good timepiece and I instantly fell in LOVE with this “Que Hora Es Bangle”….now I’ll never be late!
Happy 5th year anniversary in San Fran!!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/expiredgoods

Such a Stud.

I got a studder and studded my first piece.  It's a corset.  I'll be studding more corsets, military jackets, sweatshirts,  t's, etc.  Although it's hard to tell in the picture, the studs are alternating gold and silver.  I'll have to take another with something better than a blackberry but here it is:

Sales!

I didn't think much would happen with my etsy site until I promote it more but I'm already selling to people all over the world.  I've made sales in NY, UK, CA, WA.....very exciting.  My next step it to start self-promoting and trying to get fashion blogs to feature my site.