Color Love

I just had to post these;-) I love color so much. it's almost therapeutic for me. I never seem to stick with a design I started drawing. These earrings were supposed to be beige peacock feathers with black and brass...but nooooo. I just had to add some green and blue..yellow was in the picture for a very brief second lol!




Then black became burgundy..a little purple, some turquoise and ........


I think they are gorgeous statement earrings....what do you think?

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September in New York P1. Pic & Creations

Happy September,

Here is a view of some things we love in New York in September there are so many things that happen in and out of the city. I am not feeling so hot today, so I thought the pics would tell some of things we look forward to;

Something we will always remember..................

Something we can't wait to harvest from.....

Somethings, that still amazes us.....







I hope to go outside and catch some beach /Labor day festivities and post the pic here for P2. Thanks for visiting.


Photo Credits and Links:

World Trade Center:
http://architecture.about.com/od/disastersandcollapses/ig/September-11-2001/Attack-on-WTC.htm

Upstate New York/New England Fall Foliage:
http://www.komonews.com/outdoors/26870434.html

http://photographerdating.com/?p=6


Niagara Falls at Night:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/night-on-niagara-sean-cupp.html

Farmers Markets in Union Square & Brooklyn, New York
http://www.urban75.org/photos/newyork/ny169.html

http://sustainableflatbush.org/2008/09/11/east-new-york-farmers-market-celebrates-10-years/

Dyed Peacock Feather Earrings:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SwanRiverStone?section_id=6857261

Creativity- Sparkle and Shimmer

Things that motivated this week;)

Shimmer
Mojave Dancing Limited Edition Print by LjDesigns

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Sparkle
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/arts/dance/13kine.html?_r=1

Vegas - Blonde Glittery Peacock Feather Earrings

Mermaids Moon



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Grace- A little Love from Etsy

Hello Friends;-)

Phew ! it's been a long a busy month for me so far. I hope everyone had a beautiful Earth Day celebration. Too bad for me I missed out on all the cool fun;-(


Within the last eight days Etsy has given a few of my Feather Earrings that were featured in some amazing treasuries some Front Page love;-)

Natural Bohemian by BumblebeeBuck

Gold by YouareYou

Thanks Etsy, I am humbly gracious for the wonderful exposure.

Balance- Building a Portfolio

I have been trying to build a customer portfolio for some time now. It's been a gradual trickling of submissions from customers who were not too shy to share. So far the most common submissions were from the Blonde Peacock feathers.

I would have never thought that selling peacock feathers in my shop would turn into a new niche-bridal orders and home decor! I made so many custom wedding orders with these blond feathers. It's been a blast to create something so wonderful to help a bride feel beautiful on her special day.


These earrings were made inspired from an original custom bridal order for a bridal party in Orlando,Florida for September 1st.2009. The wedding bridal theme and colors were vintage ivory and silver with a bohemian twist.


This set below is three out of five pairs of earrings for the bridesmaids of a New York bride. for Sept 2009. The wedding color theme was modern romantic with cream, black and dark silver.

This is a picture of a set of Blonde and Dark Teal Feathers that were purchased from my Nyblaque shop from a ceramics artist in Canada. They look great and I love the vase she made to go with them.

I used a dozen feathers to make this centerpiece for myself

and this lovely lady was gracious enough to model the Blond Peacock Feather Beaded earrings for me with her feather print outfit;-) Beautiful;)

I look forward to seeing my portfolio grow;-)
Thanks for visiting.

Colortime-snow go away!

As much as I love the peace and serenity of Winters calm.. I am itching for my senses to be awakened by COLOR!! Orchids and Mums and Carnations



Violets and Pansies


Chrysanthemums and Tulips



Sea blue skies...

fields of green.......

oranges and marmalade jam....mmmm

I couldn't wait. I posted these colorful, vegan friendly peacock feathers in my shop. I can make earrings with any of these colors listed. Wait, did I say vegan and peacock in the same sentence? Yes, because these are synthetic , faux, fake..non-animal based.Though I do use natural peacock feather in some of my feather creations. I clearly indicate if they are natural or not.

I love peacocks and started out working with the birds natural feathers since they shed naturally after the mating season and are still alive and kicking afterward, so to me it's like recycling a sustainable material that won't be used anymore.However, I started to use the man made ones originally it's dead ringer texture and beauty and organic processing but also for those who may be allergic to plumage, I had no idea they would be a hit in the vegan community.

These man made feathers are very well made,long lasting and specially dyed with old traditional dye process derived from the color pigments of flower, fruit and vegetable juices and oils and plants.

Humans have been using organic paints for years, there is just a better way to process the dyes, drying them, crush them up sanitize and set them without worry about running, smearing or staining.


The Grace: Finding Alternative Ways to Create with Natural Beauty.

Namaste,

A