Calling all UCSD students and alum! February 9, 2010

Thank you again to UCSD’s Fashion Quarterly magazine for featuring Melinda Mae handbags!  I wanted to remind you that I am still offering a 15% discount to all UCSD students and Alumni! Just use the code “UCSDFQ” when you purchase on my site, www.melinda-mae.com, to receive the 15% discount on your entire purchase. This offer ends on Sunday, February 14th!

I am also doing a raffle for a small Melinda Mae handbag for any UCSD students or alumni that join the Melinda Mae Facebook Fanpage at www.facebook.com/melindamae. All you have to do is leave a comment that says you are a UCSD student or alumni by February 14th and you are automatically entered into the raffle for the small Melinda Mae handbag! If you are already a Melinda Mae fan, just leave a comment and show me your UCSD pride! Here is the Melinda Mae small handbag that you can win!!

Melinda Mae Tokyo Small Handbag

Leave a comment on the Melinda Mae Facebook Fanpage by 2/14!

I’ll also be doing some future posts about UCSD and featuring a UCSD alumni designer! Look out for more contests!

Make It Work! February 3, 2010

Project Runway Season 7 started on Lifetime a couple weeks ago and I am really impressed by all of the designers this season. It started with 16 incredibly talented designers, 2 of which are from the San Francisco Bay Area! My favorites are Amy who lives in Oakland and Seth Aaron that lives in San Diego!  Amy’s style is very fun, flirty and feminine. She rocked the 2nd challenge which was to make a cocktail dress out of a potato sack. Here are links to see photos of Amy and Seth Aaron’s work from the first 2 challenges:

Challenge 1: http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/rate-the-runway/season-7-episode-1#id=1

Challenge 2: http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/rate-the-runway/season-7-episode-2#id=1

Seth Aaron has a rocker style with a very youthful vibe. I like how modern his style is and it reminds me a little bit of Jeffrey Sebelia, Season 3 winner.

Challenge 1: http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/rate-the-runway/season-7-episode-1#id=16

Challenge 2: http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/rate-the-runway/season-7-episode-2#id=15

Challenge #3 was a team challenge, which I don’t really care for since you can’t see each designer’s creativity and strengths. Tim and Heidi are back along with Nina Garcia and Michael Kors.  I still love Tim Gunn, who is always so honest and helpful with his critiques. When are the designers going to learn that they will always do well if they follow Tim’s advice? Project Runway is back in NY and it’s definitely better than LA. Backdrops of Times Square, Bryant Park and Central Park are definitely much more exciting than the busy LA freeway shots.

This is the 2nd season that Lifetime is also running “Models of the Runway”, a reality show of the models of Project Runway and the drama that they endure with their designers. I only watched a couple episodes and gave up on it since I never really knew why the models of Project Runway also win if their designer wins. Oh well…

Well I definitely recommend watching this season of Project Runway. I think the creations this season are fashion forward and much more creative than past seasons. Don’t miss Challenge 4 of Thursday night on Lifetime!

Go UCSD! January 27, 2010

I miss college days a lot…it was so great being a college student. I miss being able to sleep in until noon, only having one hour of class and nothing else for the rest of the day, late nights chatting with friends and just having a fantastic time! I went to UCSD for college and I have so many amazing memories from those four years. I also met a bunch of really close friends that I am happy that I have still been able to keep in touch with.

So when I found out that a fashion magazine started at UCSD, I was super excited. Fashion Quarterly has just released their winter issue and they featured Melinda Mae! Not only is it great to be featured in their winter issue, but it feels even more special because the issue will be distributed throughout the UCSD campus! And because I LOVE UCSD so much, I’ve decided to give UCSD students an opportunity to receive a discount on any Melinda Mae online purchase and a chance to enter to win a Melinda Mae small bag! To retrieve the discount code, please read the Fashion Quarterly blog on Melinda Mae: http://fashionquarterly.blogspot.com/2010/01/pssst-ucsd-have-post-christmas-pressie.html

And if you’d like to be entered into the Melinda Mae small bag raffle, just join the Melinda Mae Facebook Fanpage (www.facebook.com/melindamae) and leave a comment before February 14th saying that you are a UCSD student or alumni! I will announce the winner after Valentine’s Day.

Aww…reminiscing about UCSD makes me so happy. I’m sure there will be more posts about UCSD and San Diego in the future. =) Thank you to Fashion Quarterly for featuring Melinda Mae! Keep up the great work!

UCSD Price Center

Happy Belated New Year! January 25, 2010

Hello everyone! I apologize for being MIA since December…I have been really sick and I am just barely recovering, but I am back! Happy 2010 everyone! I am very excited for this year because I have a strong feeling that a lot of great things are going to happen this year. I’m not sure what but I am anxious to find out what’s to come! Every year, I make a list of New Year’s resolutions and sadly, I don’t make much headway with many of them. So I decided that this year, I would just focus my efforts on 3 goals: #1 – Stay Positive! I am hoping with a positive attitude that I can conquer many of my obstacles! #2 – Be Grateful! There are so many people and things to be thankful for and I want to make sure that I always let people know how appreciative I am of them. I also want to fully understand how fortunate I am to have the things that I have. #3 – HAVE FUN! And I’m asking all of you to help with this! I am very excited to meet you and have fun getting to know people and developing new experiences and memories! Thats all I have for now! I hope that you have all been having a wonderful 2010 so far…and I will be back with more blog posts!

What are your goals?

Silver Bells Arts & Crafts Faire 12/13/09 December 10, 2009

I’m gearing up for my last two shows of the year. I can’t believe how quickly 2009 has flown by! I have a show this Sunday in Japantown San Francisco called the Silver Bells Arts & Crafts Faire, which is put on by Kimochi, Inc. It is a FREE holiday vendor event with 83 designers and crafters. I always find some great holiday gifts and a few gifts for myself. =) Here is all the info for the show:

Sunday, December 13th, 10am – 4pm
Kimochi’s Silver Bells Arts & Crafts Faire
The Event Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

I am very excited that my friends from A Hui Hou Hawaiian jewelry and Fat Rabbit Farm will also be selling at this event.  Be sure to stop by my booth if you come to the show. I will be located in the St. Francis Hall at Booth A10. And I’m so happy that I will be right next to Fat Rabbit Farm’s booth…ooh that could be dangerous for my wallet. =P

Hope to see you Sunday! If you can’t make it, be sure to check out the Melinda Mae website…don’t forget to use the Holiday Discount Code to receive 10% off your entire order (Code: HOLIDAY09)!  Happy Shopping!

Meet my new BFFs! December 8, 2009

It’s been so freezing lately that my body just wants to stay in bed all day. I noticed on my thermostat today that it is 56 degrees in my house…sooo cold. And since my body has still not adjusted to Norcal weather from San Diego weather, I pulled out all of my blankets and all the fuzzy socks I could find. Then someone suggested to me to buy a space heater. I had not thought of it before, but let me tell you…it has quickly become my new best friend!

My BFF!

It comes with me everywhere…to cut fabric, to iron, to sew, to blog, to sleep…EVERYWHERE! So if you are freezing like me, I would suggest you pick one up too. I got mine from Target for only $15!

To survive the cold, I have also purchased Heattech from Uniqlo.  I purchased two long sleeve shirts to wear under everything for extra warmth.  Heattech was developed in Japan and uses 7 technologies: heat generation, heat retention, soft texture, odor control, stretchable comfort, anti-static and non-deforming. And the great part is you can buy Heattech tank tops, long sleeve tops, short sleeve tops, leggings and turtle necks for men and women. Prices range between $10 – $16. Right now, you can check out all of the colors and order them online: http://www.uniqlo.com/jp/global/L3/us/women.html#fC05

Hope you all stay warm! =)

Final Week Fabric Clearance! December 6, 2009

This is the final week of the Fabric Clearance! This week I wanted to feature a fabric that I purchased in Tokyo in the Nippori district, which is the textile area of Tokyo. I really love this fabric because of the texture and design of the fabric.

Final Fabric Clearance!

Don’t forget! You can order any size bag in this fabric and you will receive a discount! Since this week is the FINAL week of the Fabric Clearance, I am offering 30% off any Melinda Mae products in this specific fabric! Please email me at info@melinda-mae.com or leave a comment on the blog if you would like to order a wristlet, clutch, small, medium or large Melinda Mae handbag in this week’s featured fabric. I will email you instructions on how to place your order and receive the 30% discount. I will also make sure that you receive your product in time for Christmas!

Please let me know if you have any questions and if you are interested in a custom order, I will definitely work with you to make sure you get the exact product you want. =)

Also, I am still have the Holiday Discount on ALL Melinda Mae products on my website: www.melinda-mae.com. Just enter the code “HOLIDAY09″ to get the 10% discount on your entire order. Happy Shopping!

Fabric Clearance: 20% off – Week 4! November 29, 2009

It’s Week 4 of the Fabric Clearance and it’s getting closer and closer to Christmas! Around this time, I always get nervous about all the gifts I need to purchase and I feel like I’m running out of time! So if you’re feeling that way, hopefully you can take advantage of the Fabric Clearance, which continues until next Monday, and the Holiday 10% Discount (Code: HOLIDAY09) on all Melinda Mae products on www.melinda-mae.com.

Here is the Featured Fabric for Week 4 of the Fabric Clearance!

Fabric Clearance - Week 4

This is the 2nd to last Featured Fabric for the Fabric Clearance! If you order ANY Melinda Mae handbag in this featured fabric, you will get a 20% discount! Each fabric featured will be discounted for that week (Mon – Sun) only and while supplies last!  To order a wristlet, clutch, small, medium or large handbag for the specific fabric featured this week, just send me an email at info@melinda-mae.com and I will send you instructions on how to make your purchase with the 20% off discount code!

Hope everyone has a good week this week! I know it will be hard after the holiday…sigh… =P

Marie Louise Cosmetics Discounts exclusively for Melinda Mae customers! November 29, 2009

Marie Louise Cosmetics has generously offered a 20% discount for all Melinda Mae customers from now until 2010! Every Melinda Mae customer will receive the Marie Louise Cosmetics 20% discount to be used on the website, www.marielouisecosmetics.com, to buy the all of the Marie Louise Cosmetics.

Marie Louise Cosmetics

I have used some of the Marie Louise Cosmetics and I really love them! Marie Louise Cosmetics are made in Japan and use gentle ingredients to moisturize and cleanse your face.  The products that I especially love are the Moistraiser a-VC and the Restoration Clear Gel.

Moistraiser a-VC

The Moistraiser a-VC is a gentle toner that I have been using after I cleanse my face. After using this product, my skin feels smooth and clear. I have very sensitive skin but this product does not dry out my skin or irritate it. I only need about a quarter size amount and sweep it across my face.

Restoration Clear Gel

This cleanser is amazing! I use it once a week to exfoliate and cleanse my face. I use a couple pumps of this gel and massage it all over my face. As you massage your face, you can feel the dead skin shedding off. Then, just rinse and your face feels refreshed!

And if you go to the Marie Louise Cosmetics site now, you’ll see all of the great holiday deals that are going on right now! So when you purchase a Melinda Mae product from now until 2010, you will automatically receive a 20% discount on all Marie Louise Cosmetics! I hope that you love the Marie Louise products like I do!

Fabric Clearance – Week 3! More discounts! November 22, 2009

It is Thanksgiving this week and I am so excited for the massive amounts of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits and all the other fattening goodness to come! =) But before Turkey day comes along, here is the fabric for Week 3 of the Melinda Mae Fabric Clearance!

Fabric Clearanc - Week 3!

Every Monday through December 7th, I will post a picture of a specific fabric on this blog and if you order ANY Melinda Mae handbag in that fabric, you will get a 20% discount! Each fabric featured will be discounted for that week (Mon – Sun) only and while supplies last!  To order a wristlet, clutch, small, medium or large handbag for this specific fabric featured this week, just send me an email at info@melinda-mae.com and I will send you instructions on how to make your purchase with the 20% off discount code!

And since it’s Thanksgiving, I’d like to offer a 20% DISCOUNT for all Melinda Mae handbags for anyone that leaves a comment on my blog about what you are thankful for this year.  Don’t forget to leave your email and I will email you the discount code!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! Eat lots! =)