Carrie's Cozies

 

As I post this I am hoping none of the gift recipients are following the blog!  Highly unlikely, I'd say.  Above we have a really cute gift idea: these little cozy covered jars are going to be made into smoothie sippy cups for kids.  Below are the cozies for the VOSS water bottle.  Fall colors camo with handle came out beautifully.  Thanks goes to Carrie for her creative and fun order.

Shaman Hat

Here is a very exciting hat that I have been wanting to make for a while.  It was originally inspired by the amazing hats worn by the indians in Peru.  They are brightly colored with peaks and tassles and earflaps and sometimes beaded- definately a lot of time goes into them and they are very special. They are often worn by guides and shamans.  This one was inspired by my friend who is a long time hat fancier and always picks out the cream of the crop.  This time he put in a request and here is the result.  He admired the yellow ribbon from the white earflap hat as seen in an earlier post.  This hat has neon orange and gold ribbon which is from Peru.  The other countries of origin for the materials are: Mexico, Brazil and Guatemala.  I could say much more about it but I will leave it at that. 

Below: I love how the metallic threads from Guatemala are on bamboo spools.

Winter Handwarmers

 Here is the newest batch of handwarmers.  Flowers and sparklies.  Solid dark blue and solid black for the guys.  Gold rings and rasta stripes.  

 Above: gold and silver made with metalic gold and silver thread in the flowers.  Below: yes, it is true, Valentine's day is coming up!  Those are with irradecent sparkly white flowers. 

Maasai-Inspired Beaded Loop Earrings

 These new earrings were inspired by the jewelry of the Maasai- a colorful people of Kenya, Africa.  The earrings are made with bronze cones and seed beads, some of which are striped wich is something I see often in African beads.  I aslo created a striped effect by alternating black and white beads. 

New Back-to-School Beanies

Brown and beige and grey and red, with pom-pom and ribbed edge.

Blessingway Flower Crowns

Here is Catherine (above) and Lori (below), expecting mothers. We have parties to bless them and their babies.  One of the rituals is crowning them with a beautiful headress of fresh flowers.  I feel so inspired when I am making the crowns and so proud of the finished result!  They are made with: lion's sage, white sage, mexican sage, roses, hibiscus, lavender, eucaliptus, pine, redwood, fern, peruvian lilies, honeysuckle, mallow, passionflower and rue to name most of the plants.  With my horticultural background and artistic ability, I know I could be a great florist.

San Diego + New Loops and Stars Earrings

 Here I am with the hats and earrings at the boardwalk in Pacific Beach.  Below is La Jolla Cove, beautiful source of inspiration and my favorite place to swim with the seals and the fishes.  Look how clear that water is!

 Above is a new pair of loop earrings with aqua bugle beads, gold cones, and what I call "African beads", striped beads.  Below is another pair of new loops with dark blue bugle beads and bronze colored beads as well as bronze cones.  The little stars are with faceted black beads and bronze colored beads.

Organic Cotton Beanies

 

I'm pleased by the interest people have shown in the organic cotton beanies because working with this material is a delight.  It is soft and natural and a healthy alternative for humans and the environment.  Here I have three colors: cream, rust brown, and grey brown.  Or, as the yarn company calls them: macadamia, walnut, and peacan!

December Flowers

I love the combination of red and gold.  The small flowers remind me of pointsettias.These are great holiday earrings that I am personally going to be wearing year-round.  I also have a white pair with turquoise green details that go with many outfits and are simple and feminine.  

Made With Love

Sparkling green love birds.  South American design. 

 

 

These are very Indian inspired colors.

Pinks, oranges, and blue violet.  The two on the right are made with wool.

Some new wool fade beanies made with "noro" brand yarn from Japan.

Gold, purple and black brimmed, button caps, now with bright gold hearts!