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

An Awesome Feature-Updated

I am also so excited that Timothy Adam Designs has listed my Constant necklace:
::::Top 10 Monday::: NUMBER 6>> Tiger Ebonywood http://tr.im/dec8num6

You can find the list for December 15th "Top Ten Monday List" right now at Timothy Adams Blog and via Twitter.com

For this feature I am offering this necklace at a limited promo price of $16.50 with free shipping now available in my Artfire studio!
Offer from Dec.20th-Jan.1st,2009. Original Price" $22.50

Hey, Would you like to have your Etsy shop considered? want to see all of Tim's List's and features? Bookmark/Follow Tim on Twitter or Blogspot to get see lots of gorgeous indie eye candy, read great seller and traffic tips, blog reads and more. Hey, with over 400+ followers, it MUST be good!

Tell him Ny sent you;) - Thanks, Tim!

Vintage Inspirations- Update

I am slowly weening myself from semi-precious stone to create with a more organic feel, and yeah the economy and environment has alot to do with it as well. I love my stones don't get me wrong..but i am taking them down a more metaphysical road, and catching up with my wood and more eco- friendly ideas.

In the meantime, after watching some old black and white classic. I got inspired by all the old typewriters and created these two pieces:)

All of the wooden keys featured in these pieces were Handcrafted by porkchopshow.etsy.com Photos of vintage and antique typewriter and metal keys were applied to 1/8" thick baltic birch board, laser cut, then painted black on reverse side. These would be the perfect eco-friendly gift for a special friend, whether it's their first initial or the first letter of how you feel about them:)

SOLD!!
<<<<Yay, I made these earrings on Thursday and sold a pair TONIGHT! I am so happy;) I just re listed another pair of A letter earrings. but I have two sets all 5 of the standard English vowels, and 21 individual consonants.

I made this awesome necklace tonight:

In this necklace a 1.1/2" vintage key and W letter key i added an old 8mm vintage faceted embossed amber glass heart that was part of an old vintage chain my mom gave me from some old jewelry she was going to throw away. After squealing "NO!, recycle it" i took it and hand wire-wrapped all three pieces together and added them to a single gold chain. My intention was to create another personalized gift, a " Key To My Heart" concept.

I bought these poetry word beads thursday from
http://GemmaBeads.etsy.com

I can't wait to create with these...hmmm what should I create with them?? I see lots of votes are going for a bracelet so far. Thanks for the votes, Keep em' coming:) cast your vote! Scroll up to the top right corner of my blog and let me know:)

So, what have you been up too??

Be Well,

Ny