these were special order earrings commissioned by yogagroove (the studio where i practice bikram yoga) for an amazing woman, rajashree choudhury. it is such an honor knowing they are a gift for her. she is in austin this weekend giving a seminar on bikram yoga. rajashree is world renowned for teaching bikram hatha yoga along with her husband, bikram choudhury, the founder and master of bikram yoga.
this truly means so much to me because my bikram yoga practice and yogagroove has changed my life. in essence, it has helped me peel away the layers of myself and let go of the unneccesary brain clutter that can weigh me down on a daily basis while bringing to the surface clarity and insight into myself. essentially….it clears the cobwebs out of my brain!!! at 90 minutes a class in a room heated to 105 degrees, you’re sure to sweat your butt off. it really feels incredible to sweat that much. i love driving home feeling euphoric and happy that i went back for more. i have made so many great friends thru practicing yoga on a regular basis and am incredibly thankful for the encouragement from my friend christa who urged me to give it a try. after taking my first class (over 2 years ago) i was completely hooked and have been practicing since.
these sweet little “pebble earrings” are made of rose gold and about 1/8″ wide.
pillow earring color sampler…now you can order 2 tier or 3 tier pillow earrings in any of the above colors from my website. just mention your desired color in the notes during checkout.
celebrate valentine’s day in st. louis at craft alliance. i’m tickled that they used my pink polyp ring as the valentine’s image for their email announcement. i’ll be sad to be away from chris on valentine’s day…but, the next best thing will be spending it with my mom in miami. she’s meeting me there to do the coconut grove art festival. YIPPPY!!!! i can’t believe it’s already here again. i’m packing my bags now. i’ll catch the bird tomorrow :O) swing by my booth and say hi…i’ll be in the same booth as last year #33.
a big happy thank you to nfall2rt for the feature on your blog. go here and scroll to 2.08.09 to read the entire entry. thanks for the lovely description of my work…
so, you may have read about my craving/addiction for kale chips. these will satisify your salty, cheese, crunchy craving if your vegan. i finally carved out a couple hours to give these babies a whirl at home and also, use my dehydrator that chris’ mom gave us.
here’s the recipe i tried….
3 bunches of of medium sized bunches of kale. the dinosaur kale works well because it’s curly and has a lot of nooks and crannies for the cheezey sauce to stick too.
1.5 cup of raw cashews…soaked in water for a couple hours, then drained.
6 sun-dried tomatoes or 1 red bell pepper
1/2 cup - 3/4 cup of nutritional yeast…depending on how cheezey you like it.
a splash of braggs amino acid
juice of 1 lemon or lime
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. of paprika
1/4 tsp. of cayenne
1 cup of water….maybe a bit more…
wash kale, cut in large-ish pieces….they will shrink quite a bit in the dehydrator.
place all other ingredients in the blender/vitamix and blend til smooth. pour over kale and mix well with hands until thoroughly covered. place kale pieces on dehydrator trays and let dry until crispy. on my dehydrator the bottom trays were dry in 4-5 hours…but the higher trays will take longer. continue to rotate trays until all trays are completely dry. let cool completely and place in plastic bag for later. enjoy.
