Crumbling Wood

Wednesday item-of-the-week in my Etsy shop!

~hand-forged brass and leather necklace~

inspiration: old barns, the crumbling wood, the dusty straw underfoot, the feeling of being in a place that was once well-loved and well-used

Enter the coupon code "TangleweedsBlog27" at checkout on Etsy to receive 30% off this rustic, hand-crafted brass and leather necklace. Discount applies to this item only, from now until July 5th, 2011.

Le Weekend

Enjoying the gorgeous weather and working on lots and lots of new pieces of jewelry. 

This guy's pretty good at keeping an eye on me, making sure I keep my nose to the grind-stone. But, hey, it's a gorgeous Sunday outside. I shouldn't be working too hard =).

Soaring Hawk

For this Wednesday's item-of-the-week, I bring you another brand new piece to my Etsy shop!

~hand-crafted leather and brass earrings~

inspiration: the hawks who carve out a niche for themselves in my urban neighborhood

Enter the coupon code "TangleweedsBlog26" at checkout on Etsy to receive 30% off these rustic, hand-crafted brass and leather earrings. Discount applies to this item only, from now until June 28th, 2011.

The Crumbling Wood - Two

For this Wednesday's item-of-the-week, I bring you a brand new piece to my Etsy shop!

~hand-forged brass and leather necklace~ 

inspiration: old barns, the crumbling wood, the dusty straw underfoot, the feeling of being in a place that was once well-loved and well-used

Enter the coupon code "TangleweedsBlog25" at checkout on Etsy to receive 30% off this rustic, hand-crafted brass and leather necklace. Discount applies to this item only, from now until June 21st, 2011.

A Sunday evening concert

My good friend, Nancy, recently moved back to Berkeley from L.A. Which means great things for me - mainly more time with a near and dear friend. And it meant we got to spend a lovely evening at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, watching Florence and the Machine perform songs from her album, Lungs.



The show was theatrical and gorgeously staged. Her ensemble was a brilliant chartreuse green and had flowing cape-like wings or sleeves, I like to think of them as wings, that fluttered about in the breeze.

It was a beautiful, moonlit evening. Not too cold and with just the faintest touch of fog. Absolutely lovely.

New Earrings

When Jeff and I were in Austin, and especially when we were at Renegade, I just had to pick up some goodies handmade by other artists. These earrings were one of my lucky finds, made by Lacey Dupre of LaceyDu. 

They're made of nutria fur. The nutria is a little creature that lives in the coastal wetlands area, including Louisiana, where Lacey is from. The nutria is not native to the area (they were brought over by the British, I believe) and when a bunch of nutria move in to a wetland area, they descimate it. Population control measures are taken to keep the species down, and protect our wetlands. I realize this is a controversial topic for many people, the "population control" of non-native animal species. If your opinions ere on the negative side of the debate, feel free to leave a comment. Simply be polite and constructive with your words. And, thanks!

Now back to what I wore with these lovely earrings. . .

outfit details:

pants: from that little vintage spot in the Cotton Basics shop on College avenue

shoes, purse, belt: thrifted

tank: Mars Vintage

necklace: Tangleweeds

earrings: Lacey Du

Lazy Sunday around my home. I hope everyone is having a great Sunday as well!

Copper Leaf Cascade

Wednesday item of the week in my Etsy shop!

~hand-forged copper earrings~

inspiration: the birch tree in my front yard. the leaves that change color throughout the year, the way the bark curls and comes off in pieces like a jig-saw puzzle.

Enter the coupon code "TangleweedsBlog24" at checkout on Etsy to receive 30% off these hand-forged, copper earrings. Discount applies to this item only, from now until May 10th, 2011.

Bathing Suit Weather

K, so it's not exactly been bathing suit weather here in the San Fran bay area the last couple of weeks. But Jeff and I just got back, on the 2nd, form our trip to Austin, and wowowowo! was it hot and humid there. We definitely made time to go swimming. Skirts with sandals were my wardrobe the whole time we were there. . .

(also I will have photos SOON of said trip. My camera decided to poop out on this trip, so Jeff was are sole picture taker. I just gotta steal the photos from him =)

I had taken an old bathing suit of mine, which I discovered, did not fit so well anymore. Well enough, but the top was not as, ahem, generous as I would have preferred. It's now become my quest to find the perfect two-piece, retro-style bathing suit.

These ones, to the left, I actually found while thumbing through a Lucky magazine, during one of our massive 10-hour driving days. They're from Marysia. I love the seashell hues, plus I think they'd look great on a woman with hips (like me.) I also like the extra support on top. I'm past even wanting to wear one of those tiny triangle bikini tops!









For elegant-chic, I found this one, on the Sirene website:

And then this one! I found this one on Need Supply (I may be the last of my friends to have discovered this treasure trove of an online shopping venue.) I'm finding myself drawn to these two-piece strapless styles, but, the big question, do they offer enough support? 

Basically, I think I'm going to throw the money down and buy something new. I want to have the option of returning it, mainly. A bathing suit is just something you have to be picky about the fit, and so far I've had very little luck finding anything vintage that fits right. 

Oh, and this site, Sanoii+Six. Lovely, lovely, lovely! I love this blush-colored one. And pink's a good color on me. . . Oh, the decisions!

Back in town. . .

And back to posting soon again.

Promise!