Local Artist Market @ Whole Foods

The weather is going to be absolutely gorgeous in Santa Barbara this Saturday!! 

74 degrees and sunny

Perfect weather to stop by Whole Foods to check out the Local Arts Market!

LOCAL ARTIST MARKET
12pm - 5pm
Whole Foods Market
3761 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Admission: Free! 

I'll have a few new designs available at the event, like the one-of-a-kind beach glass necklace pictured above.

Have you seen my new Etsy banner? I just made it in Gimp and put it up yesterday. I wasn't a huge fan of my old one, but I'm pretty pleased this new banner. The photo is a cropped portion of another jewelry photo I took a while ago. I used a fake flower as a prop. Shhhh... don't tell anyone about my secrets (:

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Summer Sale

 Summer is officially here! The sun is finally coming out to play in Santa Barbara, and I think it would be a fine time to have a summer sale.

I'll be marking down the prices for select jewelry pieces in preparation for July's Whole Food's event on Saturday (7/2/11). Check Etsy everyday this week for a new markdown! Starts today (:

 Here's this week's first item on sale:

 

Essence of the Ocean Earrings
SHOP

I absolutely love finding a good deal, so I hope you enjoy these summer sale items!

  

Kaneohe

Rain. Mountains. Green. Lush. Kaneohe.

July 2007
Kaneohe, Hawaii

The Whole Food's Local Artist Market event was sadly rained out today. Well, not quite. Weather.com anticipated rain, so everyone packed up and left the event as it started to drizzle. It's been cloudy all day, but it only sprinkled here and there (I've learned to never completely trust weather.com's predictions of Santa Barbara). I think it would have been worth staying (if everyone else didn't decide to leave), especially after putting so much effort into setting up a booth. Oh well. I will try again the first Saturday of July. I will persevere!

I somewhat despise the rain when I'm selling at events because I don't yet own a tent and all my stuff gets wet. But I used to love the rain... the rain is what makes Kaneohe so beautiful. It felt like it used to rain every day there. The rain brings the waterfalls pouring down the mountains... it refreshes the land, making everything so lush and green. There's nothing like taking a walk around the neighborhood while large, plump drops of warm rain cascade around you.

Kaneohe is my inspiration for my newest pair of earrings. Faceted blue paraiba quartz briolettes, emerald green spinel drops, and sea foam green rondelles are wire-wrapped and sway from hand-formed 14k gold filled hoop-like earwires.

Raindrops Earrings
SHOP

Kaneohe will always be dear to my heart. I was able to only make two pairs of these earrings, and I've already decided to keep one of them for myself. A little bit of paradise for me. I actually wore them to the Whole Food's event today. Maybe I brought on the rain... (: