Happy New Years From Me To You!

Hello Everyone!

In celebration of the upcoming New Year I have decided to do a giveaway! The lucky winner will receive a $20 dollar gift certificate redeemable at either of my Etsy shops. ( ToBeTattooed or TheHipRevolution ) The drawing will occur on New Years Day & the winner will be posted here & notified by email. The gift certificate must be redeemed within 60 days of winning, and can only be redeemed at one of the shops. Also- any remaining balance on the gift certificate will be nullified, so be sure to use it all up :)


Ok- so now onto the fun stuff! Its easy to enter and just as easy to win! To be considered-
First- become a follower on my blog
Second- pick your favorite item from either of my shops and post it here with a link. Also, include your email or Etsy shop link- this is how you will be notified!

Names will be drawn on the first of the year! Only one entry per person no matter how many items you post!

The winner will be notified by email, and once you choose what you would like to use the gift certificate on, you can convo me at the shop of choice and I will adjust the price to reflect the $20 gift certificate.

Thank You for your participation & Have a Happy New Year!

Twitter. ( and more!)

It was inevitable. As a small business owner online you must access as many resources as possible to promote yourself & goods. The more venues you are presented in the more likely you will garner new fans & sales!

So I caved, and started a twitter account. I limit myself to a tweet in the morn & a tweet in the evening ( isn't that some sort of song? LoL).

I also decided that I am going to use my twitter for top secret promotions! So if you are interested in getting some SNEAKY DEALS - check it out HERE.

Other then that, life in Washington has been good! TUSH! had it's second show at the BrotherHood ( known as the BroHo to Oly folks ) and it had a great turnout & they put on a fantastic show. I wasnt able to be a part of this performance, but truly- thats ok. I am going to be a part of the Pink Oyster Cult performance in February & I am already getting started on picking a song. The super exciting news is that I am going to barter a tattoo for a custom corset-- MEEEOW!

Here's a picture of my current hometown from last winter- it is truly beautiful here!

Finally... It's Done!

Honestly-

I didnt personally do much work on this project. I deemed myself logical director and technical creator :). Dave is great at sewing ( thanks to experience sewing marine canvas) so I put him to work on the first ever collapsible hoop tote!

A few mis-stitched later, this tote is fabulous! Perfect for conveniently carrying your collapsible hoola hoop all the while protecting it from damage!





Check out the goods here!

All this hard work is makin me nappy!

So I think the Winter is Here!

One of the clear signs of season change is shorter days- but what no one ever mentioned to me was that the sun would just D I S A P P E A R! Its true. The past few days have been a solid light grey. No blue sky, no sunshine, just a flat sky of grey. I actualy slept undisturbed until 11:30 am this morning, without realizing it was so late! That can be attributed to the lack of bright morning sun!

So I just wanted to post a bit about my newest ( !top secret! ) project- the perfect tote for your collapsible hoop!




The first tote I am making is in an olive green with some lovely red and yellow details. I love high contrast, bright, and still classic motifs. It has been fun working on my color theory through hoops, art, and other projects! :)




And finally- A sneak peak at my newest collapsible hoop- to be sold with the matching bag debuting this Saturday on my Etsy!

Ok, but don't tell!

xoxo

How to Collapse Your Hoop!

Some how my brain got distracted by the number 8 when I was making this picture! Sorry for the confusion! :)






Yes! New Collapsible Hoops are up on Etsy!

ReBirth

Continuing on the note of chaos and crazyness-

So through death comes new beginning. It's just strange how quickly one may follow the other.

SaFire's workshop was this past thursday in Seattle. It was something I had been eagerly awaiting since I joined her online community HoopCity, an amazing place for hoopers, poi artists, and all those spiral loves! I couldnt wait to meet the creator of such a great community as well as one of the women whom I have watched hundreds of times on YouTube- where she provides some great tutorials on basic hooping. My digital hoop mentor! I was also excited to meet some local (kinda) hoopers and just hoop with other people! I swear Olympia is barren of hoopers.



This was the amazing hoop group who converged for SaFire's workshop. SaFire ran through some nifty tricks with us for about an hour, making rounds to us individually to work with us on any troubles we were experiencing. I have very bruised knees from trying to learn to walk with my hoop at my knees. Knee hooping is... my downfall. I swear as soon as it gets to my knees I'm essentially just waiting for it to fall- must practice! Here are a few shots from the workshop and the gathering.




Also I finally got hoop with my first client from Seattle- Ms. Amanda. She is so amazing! And somehow she has knee hooping down pat! :) It was lovely to get to hoop with her and she gave the Oddity a new home, as well as the Caramel Apple Swirl which her friend Jenn bought!

This lady is going to be an amazing hooper! As a matter of fact she is participating in a Duathalon right now I think! ( Sending some best wishes not to puke ! at 11:08 this Sunday mornin Amanda!) :)



While at the workshop- I met Anne of Seattle Hoopla ( picture below) ( shes the lady to the right of me ( I m the lady on the right!:))




Anne teaches hoop classes weekly in Seattle- check out her site here so you can get the low down on Anne & her classes. So through Anne I got my first batch order of hoops & I will be doing some design for her as well.

See- so quick, the cycle of up and down, round and round!

SO here are some new hoops I made for her fall class- super pretty!


If you want a custom hoop- message me on my Etsy! I love making hoops- I love to create these items which will bring smiles to so many people!

Ok, so at the close of the workshop portion of the meetup SaFire had us do a breathing, energy focus type practice that made for some cute pictures! Look at all these hoops & all these hoopers!! So happy!








Then of course- the sun went away and LED came out to play! Time to let the pictures do the talking! We <3 getting FUNKY! I didnt get the opportunity to personally meet everyone- so if you are here come give me a shout at HoopCity I m Lola!






LED Hoops are amazing and make for fantastic pictures and video! And they are super fun to hoop in just watching everything go round and round in a swirl of bright light and color!


I was amazed at this guys ground hooping! It was like he was blending breaks & hooping- awesome! ( See picture below- if you look closely you can see a large swirling hoop off his foot!! )





And voila, the day began- so the day ended.



THANKS TO DAVE FOR TAKING SO MANY GREAT PICTURES ( I EVEN SAW HIM HOOPIN XD)
&
THANKS SO MUCH TO SAFIRE! For being great inspiration, and so kind- and for creating hoopcity. MWA!

2 Days Til the Debut of Tush! Burlesque!

The anticipation is killing me!! Tush! Presents The Peek A Boo Theatre Burlesque- this Thursday in Olympia, WA has been a project on the calendar for a handful of months now!



I am giddy and nervous, but most of all eager to perform and to be done with it. It will be such a great feeling of accomplishment to break through ingrained barriers of beauty with 5 of my closest girls.

Go figure- I am doing a hoop tease. I just wanted to touch base on my blog because I am so busy with costuming and practice in these final moments so... next time you hear from me it should be about how AMAZING THE SHOW WAS!!

xoxo
lola

My Dirty Little Secret

So earlier this year I found a new love. he's big and round, heavy, and likes to spin in circles!


My hoola hoop! It the most amazingly fun thing to do that helps me to center myself without having to sit perfectly still in some sort of yogic pose battling gnawing thoughts of stupid things as I search for some sense of peace. I've never danced or done anything on that level - but with my hoop i have found a graceful flowing movement which exposes a very sexy hip swaying me- I cant say i've heard my lov complain about it! He'll usually fire up the Bar B while I m out hooping and sit an watch.
Anyways, recently I made a handful of hoops for friends and then (see below Miss Loosie Foot demoing a handful of my hoops at the lake!)

And those great friends encouraged me to share the joy that hooping brings with others via etsy and local sales. So I made my final shop http://www.thehiprevolution.etsy.com - a place where I can hand make something for all levels of hoopers (HAVE NO FEAR BEGINNERS!! Hooping is for all ages, shapes, sizes and the such. Trust me!)

Check it out- and if you mention that you saw it in my blog I'll be sure to take $5 off of any order. Thanks a bunch!

I'm off to pick blackberries today and reshoot some pictures for TooFastClothing Online- I model some clothes for them here and there. They have some cool items and the such!

Post a new blog maybe even with a hooping vid asap- gotsta enjoy this lovely grey day for now!

Cheers!

~Lola