interview: miss ruby sue

If you love beautiful accessories you need to visit the always fabulous Etsy shop, Miss Ruby Sue. I especially love her necklaces! They are so beautiful and perfect for skinny jeans and tank tops or for the fanciest of outfits.

beautiful necklaces

Q. Could you tell us a little about yourself?
Lori is what everyone calls me- I’ve never met more than one Lori in my life so I figure I must be extra special. Maybe that’s because I still live in the same small town of 17,000 I grew up in. I call Idaho my home, but friends think my heart belongs in a bigger city. I am raising 4 intelligent, good-looking, above average children with my helpful, handy, handsome husband. Their ages range from 14 to 4. Crazy. I know. How do I do it- and work as well? I’m still trying to figure it out myself. In time I know I’ll look back and say – “Wow, that was hectic- and I don’t remember a thing!”

Q.When did you begin making accessories?
I began making accessories over a year ago when I was feeling a little blue from the slumping economy. I took it rather personally since my husband was – and I stress – WAS – pretty heavy into construction. Remember in the last paragraph how I said I live in a small town? I couldn’t find any colorful things to put in my hair, or put around my neck. I needed color to make me feel happy, so I made it. And I labeled dupioni silk as the fabric of choice in my studio.

silk and pearls

Q.Your shop is so lovely and glamorous! What is your creative process like?

Gush, why thank you! The creative process starts with color. Always. I’m really influenced by the effect that color plays on people. I spend a small fortune on fashion magazines so that I’m always one up on color combinations and style- not just today, but a year from now.

Q. What’s a normal day in your life like?
Normal? That’s just a setting on the washing machine!
Workout, get myself gorgeous, kids to school, computer work, orders, phone calls, pick up toddler from preschool, kids, dinner, clean up, bedtime, and DREAM DREAM DREAM of great ideas. I never run out of them… If I only had the time to make them all!

Giddy Up Girl necklace and Hope for Spring headband

Q. What inspires you most of all?
EVENTS! You must have an event! Everywhere you go is for a reason! What will you wear? How much attention do you want to draw to yourself- are you comfortable with people staring at you? I guess I like attention. (No I’m not a messed up adult. I just like to look and feel pretty, and I know you do too!)

I must add that my two daughters ages 12 and 11 are really fun to decorate. The other day Madison was wearing a really cute electric blue and white striped sweater and she said “Mom, I don’t have anything to match this…” and I said- “Wait just a minute-” I stepped into my studio, pulled the strips of electric dupioni silk off the dowel shelf and put together a brand new design that looked just fabulous!
When she came home I asked- “What kind of feedback did you get?” That’s how I test my products! The more birthday party invites- the more popular my products are in Middle School!

The Giveaway: a pair of Rosie Tosies in the winner’s choice of color!

miss ruby sue giveaway

To enter simply visit Lori’s lovely shop and leave a comment about your favorite item.

The giveaway will be open until October 22nd and, because Lori is so nice, there will be two winners this week! Good luck!

Tags: etsy interview, giveaway, miss ruby sue

17 Responses

lara lewis says:

October 16, 2009 at 8:45 am

her entire shop is to die for! of course my favorite is the delila…the pearls, the rhinestones, the glamour…ahhh!!!

Courtney says:

October 16, 2009 at 2:07 pm

What a fun interview! It must be so much fun for your daughters to have such a creative and fashion forward mom. ^_^

I absolutely LOVE the Delila bib/necklace. So intricate and gorgeous!

Tia says:

October 16, 2009 at 7:44 pm

Wow.

Only in my dreams would I own something so beautiful. In a childless, colorful, dream.

I’d love to wear something of hers to my husbands company christmas party this year. It would really dress up a plain outfit. I’m hearting the shop for later. Everything is so gorgeous.

Its a toss up between my favorite items. I really like the VERA Brasage- the colors are excellent. I don’t usually wear things on my wrists though, so umm, my other favorite is the LEXIE bib necklace. So gorgeous. Seriously, what an amazing shop.

Nikki says:

October 16, 2009 at 10:57 pm

The shoe clips are pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!

noella k says:

October 17, 2009 at 3:04 am

woow you always find the greatest artists on etsy! Thanks :)
Her shop is fabulous – everything is so lovely, which makes it even harder for me to choose (and those color combinations doesn’t make it any easier)
I have to say.. “Feona loves vanilla exclusive hairpiece”… the name just did it for me, and a girl can’t have enough hairbands in her wardrobe!

Haley says:

October 17, 2009 at 11:26 am

The Nola necklace and the Sidney hairpiece are amaaaazing! Ahh!

Heidi says:

October 17, 2009 at 3:07 pm

I have had a crafty -crush on Lori’s shop forever. The Savahnna statement bib necklace is one of my current favorite pieces. I see others trying to copy her style now and then, but they NEVER measure up. The piece worn by Joy Behar on The View is also spectacular.