Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday Shop!!!

Hi Local Friends and Fans,

About three weeks from now, on Saturday, November 19, I'll be a vendor at the Pawfect Match Rescue Howliday Shop 2011 !  I'm very excited about this event, as it is for a good cause.  I'll have Bohemian Earth shop items along with new items I'm working on just for this event. I hope to see some of you there!

Event Details:

Date & Time: 

Saturday, November 19 from 1pm-6pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill North Apartments Club House (200 Perkins Dr., Suite 230  Chapel Hill, NC  27514)

Email me with questions: BohemianEarthEtsy@gmail.com

Event Facebook Page.

Event Webiste.

Pawfect Match Rescue Website.

From the event creator, Maia Wirth:

 "Please join us for our very first Howliday Shop fundraiser. Shop with over 20 different handmade, local, and designer vendors to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list... and feel great knowing that your holiday shopping this year is also supporting a great cause. Please see our website at www.pawfectmatch.org for a complete list of vendors and for more information.

*this is a free event!
*you are welcome to bring your dog to shop with you AND they can play in the neighborhood's outside dog park before you go home, too.
*we will be selling raffle tickets for prizes donated by our wonderful vendors to raise additional funds for the rescue
*wine, hot chocolate, and light snacks will be served
We can't wait to see you there. Please help us spread the word and share our event with your local friends and family!"

Check out Maia's awesome Etsy shop: 

Music Teachah Designs

And, "like" her Facebook page! 

Winter Holiday Promotions!

 Dear friends and fans,

To celebrate my first winter holiday season on Etsy, I'll be running a couple of promotions for my shop.

If you spend $50-$99.99, before shipping and handling costs, use the code HOLIDAY7 to receive 7% off your purchase.

If you spend $100 or more, before shipping and handling costs, use the code HOLIDAY10 to receive 10% off your purchase.

These promotions will run from today, 10/30/2011, until 12:59 PST December 29, 2011.

Look for new items weekly until the end of the year!

Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and any other holidays I've missed!

Cheers!

Jameela

P.S. All orders over $25 before shipping and handling costs will receive a  special promotion code that can be used from 12/30/11 until 12:59 PST 2/4/12.

Shop at: BohemianEarth.Etsy.com
Browse my design "portfolio" here on my blog!

Mavi: OOAK Turkoman Tribal Necklace

Introducing...

MAVI

a one-of-a-kind statement necklace 

  

On a life-size bust

Mavi is the Turkish word for the color blue, and the lapis lazuli in this necklace is a deep blue with a hint of shimmer from flecks of naturally occurring pyrite.  Lapis is known for its  protective, stress relieving, and peace enhancing qualities.  It also encourages self-awareness, self-expression, and enhances one's sense of confidence.  The lapis is enough to turn heads, but all together with its large Turkoman artisan crafted focal pendant and accent beads, this one-of-a-kind necklace is a truly a statement piece. 

The Turkoman tribal peoples live in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.  They make beautiful beads and pendants with semiprecious stone inlay using traditional practices by melting down old coins and hand designing each bead .  And because of their handmade nature, each bead is different, yet full of human-touched warmth and character. 

 

 

  

The focal piece of "Mavi" is a large 1 1/2" by 1 5/16" Turkoman artisan crafted goldwashed pendant.  A starry blue goldstone tube rests between the pendant's bails.  Although new construction, the pendant is crafted in an old, Afghani style.  

The jade is multicolored with shades of red, green, and golden hues.

Two smaller Turkoman artisan-crafted Afghani style beads with deep blue lapis lazuli inlay (slightly under an inch in size) are framed between two hand carved jade beads.




Jade helps one connect to her inner self.  It brings joy, protection, peace, healing, and balance.  Pyrite is grounding, encourages positivity and the release of old emotional baggage.  It is also a protective and enhances one's "intelligence, mental stability, logic, analysis, creativity, memory, and psychic development."

Near the ends of the necklace are two more Turkoman artisan-crafted Afghani style tribal beads with floral detail.   

 

This necklace closes with a simple, yet elegant Bali sterling silver clasp.  I've designed the open part of the clasp hook to face upward, as I think this position is more secure while still being pleasing to the eye. 

Buy "Mavi" on Etsy!

 

In low light with no flash.  You can also see the blue goldstone tube that supports the pendant.

A few preview shots...

My latest design...

Slightly off center on the mannequin!  But, it's almost 1am!

Artisan made Turkoman Pendant

The colors are amazing together!

I'll share all the details after the sun comes up!

New Listings!

Dear Friends and Fans,

My move was exhausting and it's been a while since I've posted any pieces.  But, I've been thinking and dreaming up designs the whole time!  I'm working on three custom orders and I just made two one-of-a-kind bracelets, both made with parts from a vintage necklace, which are available on Etsy.  The first bracelet is another piece in my Teagan collection and the second bracelet is my first "reinvention" piece.  Read in depth about the second bracelet, largely composed of vintage necklace pieces, here on my blog.

Etsy links:

Teagan in Red and Gold

Believe Bracelet 

I'm looking forward to a holiday season full of creating!  I'll be running special promotions beginning this weekend through December.  Check my Etsy store Banner, located on the main shop page, for details.

Warm regards,
Jameela