Trust goes to Vegas

Vegas Recapp //

Its been awhile…new year hustle & tradeshow prep means neglecting the blog…but whoever actually reads this is used to that ; )

I decided to just copy & paste that line from the last post because I realized I start every post the same way so now I am just going to insert my reasoning for slacking. 

Jan & most of Feb, I was in hibernation prepping for Vegas. I took a few days off to hit the mts which was much needed to refresh & reboot after weeks & hours on the grind.

Travel feeds my soul…I will never say no to an adventure.

Trust WENT to Vegas & the hustle was all WORTH it.

Vegas isn’t my favorite place…at all.

 I went when I was 18 for dance & loved it. I actually wanted to move there instead of moving to college. That didn’t go over well.

Now…8 years later, I would probably rather eat a bowl of mayo than move there. For any who knows me that’s a HUGE statement, I can barely look at mayo.

It was AWESOME being there (biz wise) amongst brands, lines and people I’ve always looked up to. BUT I couldn’t wait to get out to the desert to adventure, road trip & explore.

That’s the beauty of this job.

I mix my favorite things…trust hustle & travel…and that’s why  I love it.

Vegas was full of familiar faces & a lottttt of new faces. 

I kept a  notebook so I wouldn’t forget…saving bizcards, emails and connections.

The week was exhausting but I couldn’t be happier about it.

The feeling of working long days is so rewarding to me. I was honored to be an “exhibitor” at  MAGIC // one of the biggest buying markets in the country.

Even if I did have bags under my eyes everyday and lived off trail mix for breakfast, lunch and some dinners (gotta cut when you can.) A full moon has passed since I have been back which calls in for Refresh & Renew. 

I think 2 weeks later, I finally am starting to feel it.

One of the familiar faces that made my trip complete was Emma, owner of Citrine on Martha’s Vineyard. She’s also my soul sistah. I wouldn’t  have been in Vegas if it wasn’t for Emma & life on MV. I started Trust when I was working at her shop a couple days a week to balance out the craziness of waitressing & bartending in such a hectic environment. I loved Citrine because I could walk from my apt & it was always a mellow, comforting place. Emma was my first real friend on the island and till this day she is still one of my favorite people in the entire world. I have never met someone so genuine, talented and humble. I started selling antique key jewelry in Citrine and from there...you know the rest.

I got to see my KuDeTa girls.

Its pretty important to me to maintain business relationships & friendships. Kudeta starting carrying Trust a few years ago & since then, they have treated me like their own. It was really special to  see them in Vegas & dine (and wine) and night cap at the Bellagio.

So fancy.

I could write forever about my experience but plan to share all of my new stores & friends as we go.

Can’t let out all my secrets now.

ADVENTURin’ through the desert…

Kaitlin (from the east coast, Italy friend, friend from kindergarten…you’ve all met her) Kaitlin flew into Vegas & helped me at the show. From Vegas, we roadtripped back to CA where she spent a week living here with me.

We hit up the Hoover Dam on our way out & made it to the Grand Canyon by dusk…brought a picnic & wine and watched the sunset & the moon rise.

  We stayed at ze CUTEST A-Frame Air B&B in Flagstaff and had breakfast in town and ordered almost one of everything on the menu. 
Avo toast, egg tacos, almond pancakes...you name it.

We stopped on the side of the road  a lot to support the local makers slingin’ their turquoise…I wanted it all.

We hiked in Sedona. 

We hit a trading post where I adopted Baby Bella, my bison skull. I bought too much southwestern swag and I want more. I know I will go back there again some time in my life.

So much on the road ahead…

We’ll be trustin’ at AbbotKinneyMarketPlace in Venice 3/12

Seal Beach & Long Beach Trust jewels comin’ atcha at Elison Rd..

Sisters of Nature & Castilleja Nashville are stocked UP

Trusin’ the OC at CocoRose Boutique…stay tuned for our Coachella event!!!!

Longest Post Evah. For whoever is still here reading, HEYO!

Thanks to each & everyone of you.

XX

T

Happy Holidaze & Happy New Year!

Been Haulin'

Its been awhile…holiday hustle/livin’ life means neglecting the blog…but whoever actually reads this is used to that ; )

 I write Cup of T for myself mainly…to recap life. Sometimes I feel bad for certain trips I take or certain events & exciting things that happen because they don’t get enough credit. I am just onto the next without taking the time to look back and reflect which is why I have this…to write about it. I’ve always loved to write but I like to spell things wrong and talk in my own language.

This post is a little CA recap mixed with Holiday recap mixed with Happy New Year mixed with What’s Next. 

Ya Dig? 

This is what happens when you write once a month…gotta cover alotta ground.

Big Sur, I love you.

I spent Thanksgiving weekend camping in Big Sur. It was magical. I have to say Big Sur is right up there with one of the most amazing places I have ever been. Simple living = 2 general stores + 0 cell phone service. 

Big Sur is full of dreadlocks, camp grounds, dive bars, beach roads & mountains. Days spent hiking, evenings spent hula hooping, dinners cooked over the fire and early mornings spent sitting on tree stumps with coffee & blankets. Some nights were spent in dive bars, some nights were spent with locals on their communes…through the woods, up the mountain ridge, on the cliff, overlooking the pacific, watching shooting stars…that happened. Not that pictures do it justice but here goes…

I returned home with a LONG list of todo’s. I was refreshed after a trip to the wilderness. There was one spot with cell phone service in Big Sur…on the left side on the Big Sur bakery parking lot. So it was back to reality, and back to start the holiday hustle.

For everyone who follows along on instragram, y’all know each & everyday of Decemeber was spent on the grind. I appreciated every second of it. I am so thankful for every customer who chose Trust for their holiday shopping. It goes sappy quick, but at the end of each day hustlin’ & trustin’  I walk down to the beach to catch the sunset. Every night, I feel SO lucky that I can do that. I think about all of the people who fueled my fire for the day. How busy I was because of them. How I worked all day on this little business that is now my full time job. I still think its crazy, I don’t think that will ever leave me. 

I recently read A Short Guide to a Happy Life as my moms friend recommended it to me. If anyone hasn’t read it….it will take you 20 minutes and the authors outlook on life is on fleek. It is relevant to paragraph above...

I flew home a week before Christmas to the East Coast to spend the holidays with my family. Where you grew up will always be your home. That’s how I feel at least. I saw people I love, people I grew up with, best friends, old friends, new friends and family. Nothing is better than that.

I set my 2016 Business & Personal Intentions.

More time spent in the mountains (Do more of what you love)
More hip hop classes (Ill never stop dancing)
No more clothes (Over being the girl with overweight suitcases) 
Less $12 Moon Juices (Sadly, not on the TRUST Budget)
More Santa Monica stairs (Work the glutes)
Overall...
Less material things...More Travel & More Adventure

Trust 2016 is comin’ atcha...Here we come VEGAS!

I will be in serious prep mode for POOL Trade Show in February. There is SO much to do before that. Besides actually making (SO MUCH) jewelry, my face will be buried in paper work, prep and the "Pool To Do" list I created thats already making my head spin.

Heading back to the West Coast

I overdosed on sugar this holiday season so like every other person in the world, January will be full of sweat & cleanse on repeat.

Happy New Year everyone!

XX

T

Holiday Events

Trust Hustle Gypsy Shuffle

Goodbye Nashville | Hello West Coast

I started writing this post 5 times before I got any farther than a blank piece of notebook paper. Yes, I still write in notebooks. There is something about paper I love. Anyways, I am finally back in CA after the Trust Hustle/ Gypsy Shuffle.

I don’t even know where to begin. I spent two weeks in Nashville and feel like I could have stayed forever (if there was an ocean.) It 's soley the one thing Nashville is missing if you ask me. In all other aspects its 100% Tanya + Trust approved. I went to Nashville with a clear vision, a list of fun-todos, and a list of  biz-todos...including my top 4 choice shops I had researched. Two weeks later, Trustin’ in those 4 new stores…Bragging at its finest.

I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of support from a community, one I was in for only two weeks. Also, totally overwhelmed with the amount of coffee shops I could live in and good eats (foodie thoughts). Local support and community involvement is without a doubt a Nashville standard. Thanks to the Nashville Guide for all your help & for the Trust feature...I would have been lost without you!

There was no such feeling of uncertainty when I got to Nashville. I knew right away, I was in a perfect place to spread trust and meet the south. Staying with one of my best friends of course helped. Ashley, from Jam Catchers recently moved to Nashville to further her music blog…soooo live music almost every night, meeting opening acts for top country music stars, industry showcase hangs…was what was UP. The entire city of Nashville was on the HUSTLE as it was CMA’s week. We only got stuck in CMA traffic downtown for 2 hours. If you get star struck, you can’t go to Nashville….(or Malibu btw.) OH AND…Just FYI…Kareoke is the real deal…people are trying to get discovered. So in other words… two White Girl Yankee’s singing No Diggity didn’t make the cut. At least don’t let anyone video tape you.

You can now shop Trust in these 4 new Nashville Locations! 

 CastilleJ > owner is grammy award winning song writer, Liz Rose-didn’t get to meet her because she was receieving an award during CMA week (No Big Thang)

Sisters of Nature > owner Kim, is a designer hersef. She started the boutique in a 1954 vintage camper which is now a Nashville AirB&B. She opened Sisters of Nature as a brick & mortor in East Nashville. From photo shoot styling to farm dinners to interior decorating...This chicks got it goin' on!

Native + Nomad > Just opened on 21^{st AVE} …only one of the hippest streets in Nashville. Its across from Fido where I became a regular…the hummus- on fleek. Anyways, I want to buy everything in this shop.

ABEDNEGO > Ya know when you meet someone and just click with them? That happened with me & Meredith, the owner. Love her, her shop vibes & vision.

I love connecting with my Trustees. 
When I booked my flight to Nashville, I reached out to a loyal customer/trust regular…she is always ordering new jewels & keeps coming' back for more! 
Nicki (@solaryogi) is a supah talented, kewel yogi. We met at Steadfast (where the lattes are like crack)…and chatted for hours. 
She teaches at Shakti Yoga, another place where I could actually live (exposed white brick, fireplaces, dream catchers and hot yoga…sign me up.) 
Shakti will also be trustin' jewels this holiday season!
Not to get sappy on ya… but it is so important & special to me to be able to connect with the people who have got me to where I am now. I also got to meet SeeDaniStyle. She is a CA fashion blogger Trustee who has done a write up on Trust…I literally ran into her in a shop. 

Small world & Big circle of Love. 

There is SO much more to this trip…that I wish I could sum up better but that’s what memories are for. That’s when traveling is for living in the preset and enjoying the moment. Forgetting to capture everything on camera, forgetting to post about stuff, forgetting to share…having your own memories and experience, one that no one else will ever get to have. 
That to me, is the best part about traveling.

Anywaysssss, Hello from the other side. 

After 2 delayed flights, a snack-less layover (simply the worst) and 3 overweight suitcases….

I am back on the WEST COAST.

Time to start the Holiday Hustle.

XX

T

Autumn Elixir Collection

AUTUMN ELIXIR FALL2015

Trust covered a lot of ground this year from European Scooter Tours to Siena Wine Tasting to Nashville Country Roots to Southern California Winters… We be Trustin’ ROUND THE WORLD.

Combining inspiration from each place I stepped foot on…

“grounded the earth”

“faced the sea”

“followed the sun”

“trusted the moon”

we launch Trust fall2015

Autumn Elixir Collection

I named pieces after some places that stole my heart. Others, I just touched upon but hold a memory. Memphis, TN you ain’t too fancy but 1.) I like your name and 2.)  the memory I have of you...

Hope ya’ll ENJOY!
xx
T
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