New! MY PEACE of JEWELRY

Just finished making this necklace featuring African Trade beads closing with oval brass beads spaced with sterling silver Heishi beads. Love it!

African Trade Bead Necklace

Beads made by the Krobo people of Ghana. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so that the particles fuse together. The glass is then poured into clay molds, with a cassava leaf stem used to make the hole. They are baked in an oven and the glass fuses and the cassava stem burns up.

This technique has been used in Africa for centuries.

Handmade Jewelry

Pearls of Wisdom

Even though my style is not prim and proper like Barbara Bush (nor would I want to), I can wear pearls (faux pearls) with my tomboy-style. Wearing my camouflage attire, the pearl necklace and self-made wooden earrings really sophisticates my look. Pairing my wooden earrings with the pearls is a perfect blend of earthiness and elegance.

Purchase on Etsy

MY PEACE of JEWELRY



Tiger Ebony Wood & faux Pearl



Bayong Wood Earrings



Dual Shade Wooden Earrings

Handmade Jewelry

MY PEACE of music - Marvin

MY PEACE of music alway includes Marvin

How I wear MY PEACE

Outfit inspired by my recent purchase of these awesome python print wedge boots Urban Outfitters (excuse the white socks). Originally the boots were $79 bucks. Rarely, do I buy at full-price. I did not here. Picked these up from the sale section, with a sale price of $29.99. Walked to the register, handed over the boots, clerk scans the shoe box, then says "10 dollars and 58 cents, please." I could not believe him and asked him to repeat the price. Yes, I purchased the boots for $10.58. "Score!"

Urban Outfitters - Deena & Ozzy Sculpted Wedge Boot

Multi Strand Black and Green Turquoise Necklace - MY PEACE of JEWELRY



Jewelry Designs

How I wear MY PEACE - Tribal Print

One of my looks this week wore with MY PEACE of JEWELRY.

tribal print blouse - Sparkle & Fade, Urban Outfitters

flare cords - Levi's

Turquoise leather jacket - thrifted, Buffalo Exchange

I am not the most feminine dresser, but I love feminine piece and pairing with my jeans and boots. This blouse can be worn with many pieces, like a pencil skirt, white slacks, a cute pair of shorts, or many other combinations.

I think what I am trying to say, is tribal print can be worn by anyone.

Just make it your own.

MY PEACE of JEWELRY



WISH LIST - Tribal Print

Anthropologie - Sierra Blouse

Anthropologie - Vicia Wrap Dress

Photos via Anthropologie

INSPIRATION - Tibet

Every person has a their aesthetic - what they find beautiful. In my case, one of my main inspirations is Tibetan jewelry, which shapes the look of MY PEACE of JEWELRY. Take for instance these beads.

I bought them about two years ago at a bead convention in Santa Monica. They were the last set of beads. I failed to find what were the beads called. They're just beautiful. Having no clue what I would make with the beads, I stored, until I was inspired to make something.

I made these necklaces (just recently making the two strand necklace).

MY PEACE of JEWELRY

They are my favorites. I posted my three-strand necklace on Etsy asking for $150. A potential buyer emailed me asking if I would consider selling for $120. I replied, it's my only necklace and I don't have enough beads to make a second one and I don't know where to get more beads, but, if I am able to secure more beads and make a second one, then I will sell the original to her at $120.

So my pursuit began to find out about these beads. I searched the internet and finally had a name for the beads - Tibetan Agate dZi beads.

Even without any knowledge of the bead, I am still drawn to the Tibetan aesthetic.

General tidbits:

- The beads are a form of volcanic rock, semi translucent and hard.

- They're considered to have positive spiritual benefits and date back to 3000BC and thought to be protective amulets and even ground up and used in traditional Tibetan medicine.

dZi is pronounce "zee"

The meaning of the Tibetan word "dzi" translates to "shine, brightness, clearness, splendor". In Chinese, the bead is called "heaven's bead" or "heaven's pearl"

How I would wear MY PEACE

Pretty simple look. BLACK & WHITE with MY PEACE of JEWELRY, which I just finished making. Will post more pics and info later. It's truly one of my favorites necklaces. Anyway, the outfit

Tunic - maxstudio
ankle length "legging" jeans - The Gap
croppped denim jacket - Levi's
two-strand bib necklace - MY PEACE of JEWELRY

I have to apologize for my photos. I take EVERY one by myself with a timer. Unfortunately, I don't have a remote control to click and shoot. I never said I was a fashionista or a natural in front of the camera but I always remind myself that just because you're not good at something does not mean you shouldn't do it.

Life is meant to be lived based on facing your fears. On that note I want to show some of the POSES that I am know are not my best.

        Balance-tightrope pose                 Riverdance pose                    Back-is-out pose



Tibetan Agate Bib Necklace





Rock my world! Rock street wear

Beauty is everywhere! It does not have to be expensive, popular or accepted. Consider these necklaces that I made. The pendant are rocks that I found on the grounds of my apartment complex. I'm no gemologist, so I could not tell you anything further than they are just dang pretty rocks that I felt should be hung from a rockin chain of African beads!

Rock Street Necklace

Don't ever give up natural beauty

Rock Street Necklace

MY PEACE of JEWELRY



Re-design, Redo, Redit PART ll

If you see my earlier posting (Sept 2010) , you will notice I've had this PEACE for a long, long time. It's not an easy PEACE to sell. It's what you call a statement necklace. One doesn't just throw it with a pair of jeans. Besides you have to have some cajones to wear it. It's not like I am selling to the celeb crowd; even though it would be nice.

Anyway, I say part II for this posting, because I have re-vamped this necklace AGAIN! It has gone from above to below.

I added a FEW more chains (lol)

MY PEACE of JEWELRY



Xmas Break - MY PEACE vacation stay-cation

I work for a major college in Los Angeles, where every year the campus is closed from Xmas to New Year's. Like most folks, I look forward to this time off, but not for the relaxation factor, but for my ability to commit my time to MY PEACE of JEWELRY. I work on new peaces and mannequins. It was a great stay-cation for creating.

Made a "new" formed WO-MANNEQUIN, as seen here on the right. It's not finished. Will post when complete. It's a minature sized version of a woman's torso.
The one on the left is a woman's head n' torso.

Here are the ones I did finish.

WO-MANNEQUIN - bust

WO-MANNEQUIN - torso

Also, reshot MY PEACE of JEWELRY


Chunk of Chains

Made new MY PEACE of JEWELRY necklaces too,



African Inspiration



Redid old MY PEACE of JEWELRY