Wooden Windows

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

Wooden Window Earrings

inspiration: old, abandoned houses in the middle of urban neighborhoods, with their bits of unique beauty still in tact - wooden window frames, rusty wrought-iron gates, wildflowers overtaking brick walkways.

Enter the coupon code "TangleweedsBlog27" at checkout on Etsy to receive 30% off these charming wood and copper earrings. Discount applies to this item only, from now until July 12th, 2011.

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.

Tangleweeds Press!

Woo-hoo! I have been lucky enough to be featured in two local publications as of late:

My "Copper Cascade Leaf" earrings were featured in the Diablo Magazine Mother's Day Gift Guide this month. (I still need to pick up a real-life copy from newsstands. Adding that to my to-do list for the week.)

And, of course, you can find them in my Etsy shop now!

Then, on Wednesday, I was pleased to see this article published in the East Bay Express. I was interviewed along with several other locally based entrepreneurs for this article about the use of online tools such as Etsy, Kickstarter, and Facebook as means to starting one's own small business. 

Kathleen Richards, the author of this article simply found me through Etsy. . . Yet another reason I am grateful for the online community Etsy has created. 

Alrighty, back to the workbench. I have many shows to prepare for. . . More details on those soon. Hopefully tomorrow (and hopefully I'll stop ignoring this oft ignored blog!)