cage pod earrings with fossilized termite drusy

NEW small cage pod earrings: sterling and fossilized termite drusy

i'm loving these new cage pod earrings. modern and unique.....AND kinetic. doesn't get any better. no?

these are a custom order but i'm psyched to add these to my line. i have other gems to contain: apophylite, quartz, texas topaz, black tourmaline, raw garnet....icy greens, blues, deep reds, black and don't forget the infamous fossilized termite.

corn cup

a great dish to take for a summer barbque!!! here's the recipe....we had a similar dish at frank's downtown and i threw something similar together a few weeks ago.

corn cup 4-6 ears of corn-shucked* 3 large spoonfuls of veganaise juice of 2 limes a few shakes of paprika a pinch of cayenne 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro loosely chopped

grill undressed corn and cut corn off the cob into a bowl. add remaining ingredients, mix and dig in!!! this is so good i could eat the entire bowl myself. mwuahahahah!!!!!!

* i also think this would taste really great with blackened frozen corn in the skillet if you don't have corn on the cob  :)

blue tiger eye earrings....

i have been busy working on a bunch of custom commission order pieces. stay tuned for more images!! these earrings are made of blue tiger eye. i like to sand the shiny polished surface away and bring out the nuances and banding that tiger eye has by giving it a matte finish.

olivia hunsaker

my awesome niece, well, i have two awesome niece's, but the oldest olivia just opened up an etsy shop. she is quite an artist and maker at heart. what a little entrepreneur. i am so proud of her. olivia will be 10 at the end of the month. wow!! where has the time gone!! go here to see her charming earrings. she's making me a custom pair in all black and i can't wait to sport them.

tUne-yArDs

last night chris took me to the austin city limits taping of tune-yards for a post mother's day date. my all time super favorite!! merrill garbo, the driving talent and genius of tune-yards appeared on stage with a poppy red dress, high waisted belt and killer green tights. umm, i already loved her, but for real!!!!! i was so overwhelmed with excitement and awe when she began rippin' it with GaNgsTa i shed a couple tears. with her refreshing drum loops and layered voice she doesn't disappoint. what an amazing night :O)

chris and i saw her for the first time at sxsw in 2008 in the backyard of okay mountain with about 30 other people. i was super psyched to be surrounded by a packed house of adoring fans. her music is nothing shy of genius. she's so deserving. we love you merrill.

a few tune-yards faves: gangsta, hatari, jamaican, fiya, bizness.