Monday, December 14, 2009

Crafty shows...

I had so much fun showing my crafty goods at the holiday bazaar yesterday! I think over all it was a success :) Ill be posting more about this later in the week...
Dont forget the drawing for a free $25 gift certificate to my shop will be taking place on December the 20th. Have a warm and happy holiday!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

I cant wait to give these away! I just got in my amazing new shop buttons from Sarah at The Wistful Republic. So pretty :)

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The "My Hometown" Collection




The "My Hometown" collection features jewelry made from local agatized coral. Florida does not yet recognize a state fossil, but its state stone, agatized coral, is actually a fossil. Agatized coral can be any of many species of corals which have been replaced by agate, a variety of quartz chalcedony. It takes a very long time to form, and most of the agatized coral found today in the state lived in the vast Eocene seas which covered the state 35-40 million years ago, when Florida was part of the continental shelf. All of the stones in this collection have been mined in various parts of Florida.

Agatized coral provides the primary energy toward the activation of the divine nature and infinite perfection which is within the self. Agatized Coral can facilitate the projection of energy to create, to sustain, to change, to modify....
Astrological sign is Pisces.

Here are a few photos I took while making Forest Bound. The torch turns the silver such pretty colors sometimes. :)

Sunday, October 4, 2009

I just watched the most amazing short film ever. You can watch it here. ( click on the words "I put a spell on you")I wish everyday could be like this film. Its the kind of thing that really gets my creativity flowing. Its got beautiful imagery with a hint of spookiness to it. And the music, which features a couple songs by Glasser, just adds to the greatness of it. I wish I lived in the UK so I could get this issue of the magazine for $11 and have this kind of inspiration forever.
Here are a few screen shots from it, but you have to see it for yourself!



While your there, you should also watch the one "Her eyes are a blue million miles" with Miranda July in it. Its really sweet.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Wish list


Via TheSocialCellar


Via willbryant


Via Lacedwithromance


Via Wildflowerdesigns


Via onevintagelife


Via UrbanOutfitters

Ok so technically I own that first item, but I really want to keep it. I wish I knew how to make cute little collages like Sushipie . OH YEAH! And Id like a haircut, new tattoo and health insurance so I can get an eye check up so I can get a new pair of glasses or contacts.

Friday, August 28, 2009

{beckon}


It was only after making this treasury I realized how much I really liked it. There's something so innocent, yet so intimate about it...
(from left to right)
munieca
CarolynnJosephine
warmwhispers
janeheller
UntamedPetals
InmostLight

LostAndFawned
LMorinIllustration
groundwork
creamery
tothehouse
stepanka


Ive been wanting those porcelain cups for ages now! I really must decide to buy them. I also want that bear print....oh do I ever....
In the future, I promise to be a better blogger. I need a handbook or something.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

New design


Alex and I have been working on this design for a while now, just fiddling with ideas. I think we've come up with a pretty good final. Any feedback would be helpful. :)
Also Im working on multiple new jewelry pieces right now, they should be sent to photograph this weekend. Im really excited!

*update*
I changed the color of shirt we are printing it on to a slate gray which is slightly blue-er.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Help!





Ive been making a few new banners lately and need some help deciding with one looks best with my shop. Any feed back would be amazing. Thanks for the help yall! :)

*** Update ***
Here are two more options. :)

Sunday, August 16, 2009

In celebration of new items

I thought Id make a treasury of my of featuring a few items in my favorites paired with some of the new items in my shop. :) Enjoy.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Out of this world


I started out my day trying to find a silky, satin vintage style skirt. But ended up with some great old childrens books from the 70s with amazing stories and pictures. I think ill frame my favorites later this week. It rained the rest of the day so I stayed in and made a couple pendants. My theme for the day was pyrite. Fools gold. ;)
After speaking with Maryjane about a brass colored Nita ring, it got me thinking about gold-toned natural stones. The hunt began. I found two really great specimens. The first, a calcopyrite stone. Which has brassy yellow tones, with slight iridescent purplish tarnish. And the second, my most treasured, a pyrite stalagmite. Which is a drip looking tube that rises up from cave floors, which in this case, had pyrite deposits around it. I set them both in sterling silver, oxidized and brushed them with steel wool. I think they turned out awesome. I think Zoe is especially fun, it looks like it would be perfect for a futuristic dance party.
Here's a few pictures of the pendant making process. Sorry for the dark pictures, we've been getting some much needed rain here in FL.





I'm glad I finally got around to making some more jewelry items. My tiny apartment flooded last week and I had to move everything out in one day. :( boo. But now I have a bigger, nicer one. A blessing in disguise I suppose.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Can I just say...

I love what veryverdant has done with my bullet pendant! It fits in so well. Genius! Thank you Sonja!

Monday, May 4, 2009

As a thank you

Just a reminder*
As an additional thank you for shopping with TheSocialCellar, receive your next purchase 25% off if you send us a photo of yourself with the item you have purchased.

These amazing Etsians already have. :)
Itsalljustmenagerie purchased a Treeshirt! Who also makes really neat shoes!

tograndmashousewego got my Ingrid Necklace which also happened to be in the mothers day poll and got runner up. She sells environmentally friendly clothing.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

My little orphan tentacles

I just got my tentacles in today! They look so good with all my other randoms. I added a cute lavender bow to match the dried lavender in the fish vase and to cover up the sealant. Another amazing oddity from Marytofts!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Update


My Mai earrings were featured on Etsy's front page on Saturday! They were handpicked by the lovely Billiebrand.

Also, Ive added a few new items since we last spoke. My featured item being the C.Barton Civil War Bullet Pendant. I made one for a friend as a Christmas gift and decided to make another because it turned out so well.

I will also be adding these vintage cuties later this week.

So check them out @ TheSocialCellar

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Little Otik


I just got done watching Little Otik with some friends, we picked it out because the preview looked intense. It ended up being pretty awesome and visually appealing. One of my favorite parts was in the beginning where babies were being swept up in nets like fish and sold in a market. The wood baby looks a lot a mandrake doll, like these ones Ive been wanting since I joined Etsy. "Little Otik is based on a Czech fairy tale about a childless couple who adopt a tree stump that looks like a baby. As usual with fairy tales, any deviation from normal behavior triggers disaster — in this case the stump comes to life, grows huge, and starts murdering and eating everybody and everything in its path. Svankmajer, who’s credited with story, screenplay, and direction, uses this narrative as a springboard for a genre-busting masterpiece about the perils of parenthood and what can happen to those who don’t leave well enough alone with the status quo nature has determined."
Its well worth a watch, if you like weird movies.
Next on my movie list is the 1988 Alice and Vertigo.