May 8, 2010: Ike & Court Trunk Sale at Barking Lizards

This Saturday, May 8 (2 - 5 p.m.), swing by BARKING LIZARDS in Williamsburg for a Mother's Day trunk show featuring Ike & Court jewelry.  Mom's day gifts range from $38 and upwards.

Take the L train to Bedford and walk along Bedford Avenue to North 4th.

Ike Designs: Special Offer on Earrings

April Showers bring May Flowers - AND LOTS OF COLOR! In honor of the gardens blooming day by day, Ike Designs is splashing color to your ears. Ike's May special sale is as colorful as the flowers coming to life each day. Earrings measuring about 1 and 1/4" in a myriad of gems are available for $22 each.

VISIT IKE DESIGNS BLOG AT: http://wwwikedesignsjewelry.blogspot.com//

Concentric Earrings

As promised, here are my new favorite earrings from Ike Designs jewelry. The original pair I laid my desirous eyes upon were almost exactly the same - except the bead in the middle was a black diamond.

Since I am the Guerilla Shopper, I figured my way out of spending that much on jewelry I was purchasing for myself and got something that looks almost the same, but for 40% less (i.e. it's not a black diamond).

Ike Designs Jewelry: I just can't get enough

So sue me. OK, please don't. But seriously I cannot get enough of Ike Designs Jewelry by Dori O'Dea. I went to a private showing on Sunday and flipped over the pieces you see pictured here. I have ordered earrings, which I will unveil once I receive them. But in the meantime, I debate over whether or not I should get the necklace with the 2 silver discs -- and what design I should get. She was showing the "D for Dori" sample. AH HA! Perhaps I should get a "G" on top and an "S" on the bottom.

Thank you for helping me work through this.

Otherwise, check out the chain on the one necklace with the stone pendant, and the design of the other necklace. She is planning to make earrings out of the series of discs, thus creating a set.

And the earrings pictured on top - especially the ones to the far left? Amazing. I want those too.

Private Show: Ike Designs Jewelry, Oct. 26

Ike Designs Jewelry
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
3-6 pm
666 Greenwich Street, PH 21.

Dori will be showing her latest collection of rose gold, rose quartz, and rosy pendants at
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES hosted by COCKEYED OPTIMIST actor Jolie Curtsinger.

In addition, Jennifer Van Santvoord will be presenting her beautiful rose and floral photographs as well as many other lovely photos.

There will be light refreshments.

Pick a Christmas gift, dream up a piece of jewelry you want Dori to make, or just stop to smell the roses.

Ike Designs Jewelry: COLORS OF SPRING

Relish the preview of Ike Designs' COLORS OF SPRING, which will be posted for sale through May AND June!

Prices for this collection range from $15 to $40 and include teeny-tiny turquoise, blue onyx, kyanite and lapis, fire opal, jade, pink opal, ruby, lavender jade, watermelon quartz, pink jade and more...

To access the sale items visit:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5559110&section_id=5291373

Ike Designs: Black Diamond Necklace

Ike Designs: The Black Diamond Necklace

Local Williamsburg jewelry designer, Dori O'Dea (aka Ike Designs Jewelry), is offering a limited supply of sterling silver black diamond necklaces online only for $95.00 + $8.00 S&H.

Did you know that black diamonds originated in dying stars, when shock waves from exploding red giant stars crushed carbon into dense aggregations of black diamond and sent them hurtling into deep space? Eons later, the Sun's gravity lured some of this material into our solar system, where blocks of it slammed into our atmosphere, shattering into the fragments we find strewn over select areas today, perhaps billions of years after they formed! Interested in wearing the ancient solar system around your neck?

Visit http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9066648 and buy it online.

Ladybugs on Sale!

Dori O'Dea, of Ike Designs Jewelry is offering the following....

MARCH SPECIAL OFFERING- $38 until MARCH 7th
This little ladybug is sterling silver laced with garnet, onyx, hematite and a touch of pink sapphire. You can specify all garnet if you don't want any pink and let me know what length chain you would like (from 15 1/2" up to 18"). The ladybug measures 5/8" in body, and about one inch from tip to tip. Each one is handmade, so slightly different, but will look pretty much like this original one.

How did she come up with this idea? "While watching a chick flick (not something I do very often), I took note of a story that one of the characters told. When she was a little girl, she wanted to see ladybugs so much that she sat in the grass, eagerly looking for the ladybugs. Exasperated and frustrated at not seeing any, she fell asleep. When she awoke, she was covered in ladybugs. She reminded me to let go a little bit...to have faith...and to enjoy all the time I have. So I made this little ladybug to remind me of all these things. We all need to let go a little bit and know that all the things we wish for really do come our way when we let them; not always on OUR time, but always at the RIGHT time. Dare to dream of your own ladybugs! And trust in your own ladybugs! It might be hokey, but it works for me...remember that the ladybugs will come if you let them, whatever those ladybugs may be..."

Visit http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9838839 if you would like a little ladybug to hang gently from your neck...

ENDS 2MORO: GS Exclusive: Valentine's Day Jewelry Sale

Now through February 5, for my adoring public only, get free shipping and 10% off of the pictured diamond necklaces right in time for Valentine's Day! You have the early and exclusive offer in your hands - why not take full advantage of it!?

If you are an avid reader of my blog, you have seen and heard about Dori O'Dea's Ike Designs Jewelry. They are delicate, beautiful and cutting edge all at the same time. Click here to check out her page on Etsy ("Your place to buy & sell all things handmade") and make your selection online. But how does it work?...

You will receive free shipping and 10% off if you elect to pay by electronic invoice.
Contact Dori at dori@ikedesignsjewelry.com with the subject "Guerilla Shopper referral," and she will invoice you the discounted amount via email.

This is key because it is the only way she can deduct the discount and the shipping - Do not use PayPal on Etsy.com, because it will automatically add shipping and not deduct the discount.
This offer is for Valentine's Day and is only good until February 5, 2008.

As an added bonus, she will continue to add new pieces during the coming weeks, providing you with other jewelry options.

Ain't love grand?

Greenpoint Artist Studios: Open to Public, Dec. 15

The artists at 649 Morgan Avenue will be hosting Open Studios on December 15th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Ike Designs jewelry will be open from 8-10pm, in studio B16-3 on the lower level.

Actor Crafts Fine Art and Crafts Sale: Sat. Nov. 17

Benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids
Actor Crafts featuring: IKE DESIGNS JEWELRY BY DORI O'DEA (AKA Dori Eisenhauer) can be found at Actor Crafts A Fine Art and Craft Fair featuring the work of New York Theatre Professionals

• One Day Only •
Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Holy Cross School
332 West 43rd Street (between 8th and 9th Ave.)
10 am to 6 pm

Over 40 Exhibitors!

Featured items include:
Jewelry · Sculpture · Paintings · Photography ·· Dolls & Bears · Clothing & Hats · Knits & Crochets ·· Vintage & Handcrafted Furniture · Handmade Cards ·· Picture Frames · Soaps & Sachets · Rubs & Scrubs · and much, much more!
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind tradition
held only twice a year in the heart of the Theatre District!

FREE ADMISSION

The Necklace

Since I continue bragging about my excellent new necklace from Dori of Ike Designs, I thought I'd show it to you up close and personal, while it was taking a break from some of its office duties at work today.

As an aside, you may have noticed that I have added a couple of new links today - one to Ike Designs and the other to Konstant Kontact, a blog on DJ Stretch Armstrong in the 80s and 90s. Perhaps this seems like an odd link to include on Guerilla Shopper, but as we know I am rooted in the 80s AND I used to listen to Mr. Armstrong, so it really makes for a nice synergy, doesn't it?

Ike Designs Live and in Person

I visited the proprietor of Ike Designs at the Actorcrafts market on W. 43rd St. this weekend and got the coolest necklace as created by Dori herself.

See the Guerilla alongside the esteemed artisan and her beautiful works here. She continues to add new gems and stones to her collection, as well as new creative designs that truly inspire!

Ike Designs Jewelry - Live Sale This Weekend

Ike Designs Jewelry Wholesale prices for one day only at ActorCrafts

Saturday, May 5 - 10 am to 6pm

332 West 43rd St., between 8th and 9th Aves.

Free Admission

Mention Guerilla Shopper and Dori will also absorb your sales tax.

~Visa and Mastercard accepted~

Visit www.ikedesigns.com for gems and jewels by Dori

Exclusive Mother's Day Jewelry Discount!

Just in time for Mother's Day (Sunday, May 13), Dori O'Dea (jewerly designer) and Guerilla Shopper (me) are offering a 20% discount on Ike Designs - the exquisite jewelry meticulously hand crafted by Dori herself. She has created intricate necklaces and earrings using beautifully colored gems that will thrill any mother in your life including -- but not limited to -- your: mother, wife, sister, daughter, niece, cousin, mistress, girlfriend, acupuncturist, beer wench...

Visit http://www.ikedesigns.net/catalog.html to peruse Dori's inventory and make your selections. To receive your 20% discount on online orders made between today and Tuesday, May 8, follow these steps:

1. Place your order online - http://www.ikedesigns.net/catalog.html

2. Then, send an email to dori@ikedesigns.com with "Guerilla Shopper" in the subject line and your order number in the body.

3. Dori will then discount the charge when she processes the card (it won't show at checkout, but will be reflected in the receipt she emails back to you as confirmation upon Credit Card Authorization).

4. Alternatively, there is a space for comments on the cart page, where you can write "Guerilla Shopper" and get the 20% discount, as per step #3., above.

Also, on Saturday, May 5, stop by Actorcrafts at 332 W. 43rd St. where Dori will be selling her good works at half the Web site price to promote a great cause and a great day. The show benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Dori offers her whole collection at half of its retail price on that day only (no combination with any other discounts). In addition, other great artists will be there selling their creations thereby making Mother's Day shopping a snap!

Be nice to the mothers,

Ike & Guerilla Shopper
. . .

About Ike Designs

Pictured above: Antiqued silver filigree earrings with faceted quartz briolet and ivory freshwater pearls.

Dori also works in gold and other gems - labradorite, pearl, solmonite, smokey quartz, rose quartz, quartz, goldstone, hematite, calcite, andalusite, malachite, jade, sapphire, diamond, and whatever else she can get her hands on! Dori's online collection includes necklaces and earrings, but she also does bracelets and is developing a line of rings. Dori does custom work and specializes in bridal parties, with all kinds of budgets.

About Guerilla Shopper NYC

Launched in October 2006, the Guerilla Shopper is your feet on the street in New York, telling you where to get great stuff at a good deal. Follow her as she treks through the stores of New York (and upstate, New Jersey and online) on your behalf...relaying sample sales, interesting shopping tidbits, retail warnings, restaurant recommendations and more. Listed on and quoted by other reputable shopping Web sites including Racked and A Girl Must Shop, the Guerilla Shopper is helping the non-socialite set to own tons of great stuff while having fun and not breaking the bank.

Young Designers Market is Cool

I went to the Young Designers Market at 268 Mulberry St. over the weekend to visit Dori, propreitor and head (and only) designer of Ike Designs (see my earlier post on Ike Designs, because you can get 20% off of her jewelry online exclusively via...ME!).

Anyway, the "Market" is tightly packed full of independent vendors selling all kinds of great stuff: jewelry, clothing, leather goods...very interesting and great for gifting. It's open every weekend until Christmas, which means that all of you last-minute shoppers can run in on Xmas Eve and get some cool shiznit for your friends and family and look like the thoughtful brother, cousin, daughter that you are (not).

Ike Designs Jewelry - Exclusive Discount from G.S. NYC!

Dear Guerilla Shoppees:

I am writing to offer you an exclusive G.S. NYC 20% discount on Ike Designs - the exquisite jewelry hand crafted by Dori O'Dea. Dori, a Brooklyn local, is not only a jewelry designer, but also a BOXER - so be nice to her! She has created intricate necklaces and earrings using beautifully colored gems that will make any gal's heart sing. Visit http://www.ikedesigns.net/catalog.html to peruse her inventory and make your selections.
To receive your 20% discount on online orders made between today** and January 31:

1. Place your order online - http://www.ikedesigns.net/catalog.html

2. Then, send an email to dori@ikedesigns.com with "Guerilla Shopper" in the subject line and your order number in the body.

3. She will then discount the charge when she processes the card (it won't show at checkout, but will be reflected in the receipt she emails back to you as confirmation upon Credit Card Authorization).

4. Alternatively, there is a space for comments on the cart page, where you can write "Guerilla Shopper" and get the 20% discount, as per step #3., above.

5. To read about how to order online, which is pretty intuitive anyway, you can visit the "FAQ" section of the site, at http://www.ikedesigns.net/faq.html

Or stop by the Young Designer's Market in New York City every Saturday through December 23rd and get 10% off your in-person purchase. And say hi to Dori for me. The Market is located at 268 Mulberry Street, just below Houston...

Pictured above are gemstone pendants on silver including, ruby, pink tourmaline, garnet, carnelian, coral, citrine, peridot, apatite, kyanite, iolite, London blue topaz, and tanzanite. Dori also works in gold and other gems - labradorite, pearl, solmonite, smokey quartz, rose quartz, quartz, goldstone, hematite, calcite, andalusite, malachite, jade, sapphire, diamond, and whatever else she can get her hands on! Her online collection includes necklaces and earrings, but she also does bracelets and is developing a line of rings. She does custom work and specializes in bridal parties, with all kinds of budgets. CHECK HER OUT!

Working to help you buy more stuff with as little capital outlay as possible,
Guerilla Shopper NYC (that's me)

**Final date for purchases with guarantee of Christmas delivery is December 21, 2006.