Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Sky, rain, clouds

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy Shop!

~labradorite earrings~

inspiration: the short bursts of storms this spring season, the sky filling up with dark grey clouds, the blue of the clear sky struggling to break through, the wet splat of the rain drops on the cement




Enter the code "tangleweeds blog" in the message section of your Etsy receipt to receive 30% off these earthy, rustic, labradorite earrings. Discount applies to this item only, from now until April 6th, 2010.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

New Spring/Summer Line

My new spring/summer '10 line is slowly unveiling itself in my Etsy shop. It features lots of rustic, oxidized and aged metals, chain, and feathers all splashed with a good dose of *whimsy*.


I have a good friend who has had many pet birds in her lifetime: parrots, cockatiels, cockatoos, ducks, pigeons and so many more! She collects the feathers from these birds, as they naturally fall off throughout the birds lifetime, and saves them for future art projects (she is a painter and mixed media artist). Recently she let me pour through her carefully preserved selection and pick some out for use in my jewelry. These earrings are just one of the many pieces of jewelry I created with my lucky findings!


All of the pieces I will be unveiling in my spring/summer 2010 line that incorporate feathers will be one-of-a-kind designs, since the feathers themselves are all so unique (and beautiful!).





Stop by my shop to pick up a piece of nature just for you!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Woodland Feathers

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy Shop!

~up-cycled, suede and brass earrings~

inspiration: the small sparrows twittering in the branches of the small, willowy trees in my backyard every morning




Enter the code "tangleweeds blog" in the message section of your Etsy receipt to receive 30% off these earthy, rustic, mixed-media earrings. Discount applies to this item only, from now until March 30th, 2010.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Blue-branched trees

From this weekend. Two days spent hanging out with my boyfriend, drinking delicious beer, walking to local bookstores, and seeing the movie The Runaways. What I wore. . . as posted to Wardrobe Remix.



Sunday, March 21, 2010

Just a quick weekend reminder!

That today and tomorrow are the last days of my Storewide Sale in my Etsy shop. Everything is discounted 30%*. It's a pre-season spring sale! And I've got lots of suitably spring-like jewelry available.

Dangling Night Sky earrings $35 (with discount only $24.50!)


Tumbleweeds Earrings $35 (with discount only $24.50!)


Rustic Peach Moonstone Swoops $29 (with discount only $20.30!)

*Discount will be given as a refund through Paypal, within 24 hours of receipt of payment*

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wednesday Item of the week!

My whole shop! That's right, I'm having a Storewide Sale in my Etsy shop until March 21st. I'm discounting everything 30%*. It's a pre-season spring sale! And I've got lots of suitably spring-like jewelry available.

Hanging from the Moon earrings $35 (with discount only $24.50!)


Tumbleweeds Earrings $35 (with discount only $24.50!)


Rustic Peach Moonstone Swoops $29 (with discount only $20.30!)

*Discount will be given as a refund through Paypal, within 24 hours of receipt of payment*

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Beyond adorable!


Zzz...
Originally uploaded by @takumi
Oh my. I saw this photo on the front page of Flickr this morning and simply had to re-post it here. Maybe I'll have a cat like this one day =)

Monday, March 15, 2010

A weekend in sunsets

I will be moving soon, merging two homes into one. I've found myself snapping photos around both houses, wanting to have some sort of record, a literal pictoral memory of life at these two places. The sunsets, as seen from the backyard of my boyfriend's house, are one of the amazing, distinguishing things about his place.

March 12th

March 13th

March 14th

It was a bit of a whirlwind of a weekend. Stopping to just gaze at the sky for a bit helped keep me grounded, which I'm not so good at doing! Staying grounded that is! My head so often gets bogged down by big ideas and goals and can quickly run out of room for the necessary, daily stuff of life. Maybe it's a bit of the case of "artist's brain". . .

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Just a quick reminder. . .

. . . about the Storewide Sale I'm having in my Etsy shop from now until March 21st. I'm discounting everything 30%*. It's a pre-season spring sale! And I've got lots of suitably spring-like jewelry available.





*Discount will be given as a refund through Paypal, within 24 hours of receipt of payment*

Friday, March 5, 2010

A few days ago

Just me and my friend's cat, Tyler, hanging out in the backyard and taking photos for Wardrobe Remix.


New Discovery

Just yesterday I was perrusing the vintage wares on Etsy and stumbled across Adelaide's Homesewn. This picture perfect shop is owned by one Maria Elizabeth Casteel and run out of Kansas City.


One of the hazards of selling on Etsy is the constant temptation to spend all of one's hard-earned cash on the many wonderful delights to be found in other sellers' shops! Adelaide's Homesewn has become my newest temptation.


While she carries a divine selection of vintage goodies, I find her dress selection to be superb! This dress, is a favorite of mine. Below is a small sampling of some of her other vintage attire, available NOW!







She also has a section called Ask Me Anything!. Name your price on anything in that section and she might accept it! (But she also reserves the right to turn it down.) Clever idea, if you ask me! Adelaide's Homesewn

(all images are from Adelaide's Homesewn shop)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Storewide Tangleweeds Sale

In lieu of my usual "wednesday item of the week" post, I thought I'd let all of you know about the Storewide Sale I'm having in my Etsy shop from now until March 21st. I'm discounting everything 30%*. It's a pre-season spring sale! And I've got lots of suitably spring-like jewelry available.






*Discount will be given as a refund through Paypal, within 24 hours of receipt of payment*