Gypsy Magic-Earring Project

I am excited to be working on two new Tribal fusion peacock earring project for my belly dance classmates Alicia and Denya. Alicia loves wheat brown feathers so she wanted an earthy version of the Sula earrings. The only problem we both stumbled upon was which metal link should I use for the outer support hoop.

Copper?

Sterling silver ?

or antiqued brass? Once the metal hoops are choosen I will wrap them in brown leather an then add a few filigree charms. Alicia has given them the name Amazon- I like it;-)

These beautiful handforged and soldered metal hoops in Rustic Copper by Missficklemedia and Sterling silver by Aunali are great hoops to work with. sturdy, strong but not heavy at all.

Alicia and Denya loved the mixed metal components and czech glass beads I had chosen for the designs and hand picked their favorite color combinations

Denya picked this eclectic color combo of verdigris, silver and brass with yellow czech moon beads and bright green dyed peacock feathers for the Athena Earring Project.

I need to finish the earrings by Saturday. I would love your input to help us decide! If you scroll up to the upper right hand side of the blog you can find my blog poll just above my shop links. You and also leave a comment here or at my Facebook Fan page. Tweet a link too, the more votes the better!

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Creativity- A rare find.

You all know how much I LOVE working with peacock feathers, I had the sheer luck of obtaining a few RARE white peacock feathers! wow;-)!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGXoJJ1Vqw Video by Seagirlcat @ youtube.com

I haven't been able to behold the delicate beauty and grace of this amazing creation in so long. I feel truly honored to obtain them. Of course these are american farm raised and animal cruelty free. Since peacocks generally shed from 120 t0 160 feathers per season(post mating) you can see why these are extremely hard to find.



I will only have 6 pairs of earrings to offer due to the rarely of this color of feather, which by the way is not really albino but a rare mutation which make the feathers white;-) it is still in the family of Indian Blue Peafowl.

Ahh Summer Weddings-Customer Appreciation Photo

Hey Family;-)

You guys know I LOVE weddings and am no stranger to creating something for a beautiful bridal bash. As an admirer, I am inspired by the true glow of love and joy in a wedding couples eyes and hearts. Whether in person or captured on film or print.

As a seller, it is truly a humbling experience and honor for any purchase that comes from either one of my Etsy shops to be included a one of the most life changing and loving experiences in ones life.

Paula & Chris July 6th,2010 Photo By Colby Classic Photos

Here is a recent pic from a blushing July bride from Upstate New York with her handsome hubby. Besides their gorgeous smiles, I love the beautiful peacock feathered bouquet and accented lapel. These are the same blond bombshells that are sold in my feather section of my shop. WOW, they look stunning!.......oh yeah, the feathers are nice too;-P

Congrats to the both you and many long and happy yrs to come! Thank you for sharing this with me. OK, I'm getting misty-eyed..seriously... danggit, I hate when that happens;-)

Creativity-Bead Lust 2 Summer Collection

I have already started my Summer/Fall collection with some of the color hues from Pantone's Color chart for 2010

Woodbine

Purple Orchid


Lipstick Red

Lagoon

Golden Glow

I am going international and earthy this summer. From recycled paper and glass beads to beach stone and slag.

I have my eye on these gorgeous recycled paper and glass beads are from Mzuribeads in Uganda-Here is a quote that explains who they are:

"Mzuribeads aim to generate a sustainable income by endeavoring to offer our customers ethical beads and the most fashionable and latest fashion accessory trends. This involves a large focus on quality control, design, and seasonable colours.In short, we aim to generate enough funds to develop a sustainable business structure.We have never received any funding. We are not a charity, because we believe our products are of standard to compete against the global market."-Mzuribeads.com


I purchased these beads today.......

Ceramic Beads by Beadfreaky

BeachStone from StoneMe

This gorgeous peacock feather will be used as a custom order project for a prom and some wedding events.


Can't wait to get started!

Thanks for visiting

Ashanti

DIY- Home Decor Peacock Feather Centerpiece -Video

I am currently working on a bridal idea for a peacock feather centerpiece. I'm excited;-)

Here is a centerpiece Adornyourself.etsy.com created with sample feathers she purchased from me;-) I love it!

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DIY- Home Decor Peacock Feather Centerpiece -Video

I am currently working on a bridal idea for a peacock feather centerpiece. I'm excited;-)

Here is a centerpiece Adornyourself.etsy.com created with sample feathers she purchased from me;-) I love it!

Thanks for visiting,

Natural Inspirations-New Listings and Peacock Stems

Hey Family,
If anyone has the first album by Neo-Soul Artist India Arie- You will see her standing with her back turned holding a fan of peacock feathers behind her back. I got inspired and wanted to take apicture of me holding my man made stems in a similiar fashion.

I just listed some new Spring Green Peacock Stems in my Nyblaque shop.

Since the molting season is out for the farm -raised peacock feather I purchase from upstate new york and other organic sources, the feathers listed as made from man made materials and dyed with organic color fast dye. There are no animal tested or animal by products used to create the feathers.I don't know how they do it but the feather like soooo real in person are very good quality and come with easy care instructions.

I love the color contrast from yellow -green to lime green on some of the stems I have.

I even picked up some "swords" very cool;-)

I had a Mardi Gras moment when I laid out all the stems I have together.The Purple, Blonde, and Green look great together;-)

Speaking of color, I love pine cones and colored leaves- this was a nice decor mix I picked up from Michael's Craft Store.

I had no idea the colors would inspire me to create these necklaces:

I put together a wood embellishment disk with a nice Anaku tile pendant bail and a simple chain. Simple and  easy;-)

Channeled my inner Tao with this necklace:-) I love the shape of these Picture Jasper beads- I didn't know wheither to make the Ying Yang sign or the Pisces for Feb/March- so I made one of each LOL!

have a happy Thursday,

Be Well,

Ny

Ethnic Awesomeness-New Listings from Ny

Hey Family!

I haven't listed anything new from my shop lately so I just wanted to drop a quick blurb of my upcoming listings I will be posting tonight in my Etsy shop: These black peacock feathers are hott! I love the almost raven /off black color of them. These are excellent quality synthetic feathers that have been bleached, then dyed a nice off black/deep navy teal color.

I haven't listed anything new from my shop lately so I just wanted to drop a quick blurb of my upcoming listings I will be posting tonight in my Etsy shop: These black peacock feathers are hott! I love the almost raven /off black color of them. These are excellent quality synthetic feathers that have been bleached, then dyed a nice off black/deep navy teal color. The dye is semi-colorfast so it can run just a little bit when in contact with warm/hot water but it is a long lasting hue.

You will find these in sample pair of two, sets of four and sets of 8.

India- is my latest patina earring that will added to my shop. She is gorgeous! Beautiful Verdigris patina brass tribal style teardrop connector with a handmade teal and brown dotted swirl lampwork beads handcrafted by Sheltie19 on Etsy.

These are fun Ankhs are carved bone pendants made from cruelty-free, non endangered , non sacred/non ritual domestic livestock imported from Niger, Africa.

So stop by and check them out;-) these listings have also been donated to my shop fundraiser for Etsy Project Embrace.

Have a happy Friday;-)

Be Well, Stay Strong

Ny

Purplelicious!--New Listing Funky Purple Peacock Feathers!

Hey Family, Happy Wednesday;-)

Purplelicious!!!

That was the first thing my daughter said to me after I removed them from their protective sleeve:-) I have to admit these are hot! Such a funky deep purple/violet color,.. even the eye is purple but still has it's famous iridescence.


I adore the color purple and just had to have these in my shop. Purple is one of the most favored colors of the Fall and Spring seasons.I haven't seen a Fall trend yet in which Purple wasn't included;-)



Right now I have two listings on one 6"pair and and a set of four 12" tails or stems. Shipping is worldwide as always -except to countries that do not allow feathers at all. Although these are synthetic..there may still be restrictions so please check with your state/country laws regarding bird by product laws.



So what do you think??

Thanks for visiting-

Be Fabulous!

Ny

DIY - Home Decor with Peacock Feathers

Hey Family;-) Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Sorry I haven't been the most chatty blogger lately- things have been a little busy at home, and peacock feathers sales have been the rage in my shop lately. With orders flooding in from the UK and Netherlands and bridal orders from the U.S and Canada, for a flightless bird's it's best features have had me flying!

In my spare time- which I rarely have, I 've been watching the Home and Garden Television Channel on cable. I am fascinated with all the amazing home decor and remodeling ideas used from even the simplest every day items that literally reinvent any home and garden.


During a commercial break I glanced at the bundle of peacock feathers laying across my old Wurlitzer piano and suddenly had an A-HA moment- I have been marketing these peacock feathers towards the jewelry and accessory market, I never thought about Home Decor!!

I grabbed a dozen feathers, an old flower vase and one of my bamboo place mats. I wrapped the mat around the vase and tied it together. Filled the vase halfway with garden pebbles and carefully placed each stem in different spots in the vase so they would stand up straight and pretty.

There you have it - a nice centerpiece for your piano or even a decorative touch to add to your window sill- I couldn't get the best lighting for these pictures but I wanted to just show you to give you some ideas of your own. I will try to post how I actually made the centerpiece later.


I probably won't be blogging for several days again as I am in the middle of moving and working on a bridal order of six pairs of feather earring for a New York State wedding in a few weeks! Plus I just got my hands on some Purple dyed synthetic peacock feathers that should be arriving from upstate soon - I can't wait to see what they look like!

What are you doing this weekend? Did you post today? Share your comment or you blog link in the comment box- remember keep it clean! Thanks for visiting. I hope I inspired you today;-)

Be Well,

Ny