NATURALLY ZEE - Fitness & Natl Hair Journey

White "Goomba" Porcelin Trade Beads from West Africa. They are dingy white in color and have a nice patina and lots of character.   The term "Trade Beads" typically applies to beads made predominately in Venice and Bohemia and other European countries from the late 1400s through to the early 1900s and traded in Africa and the Americas. These beads aren't used for "trading". They are used to make my beautiful PEACEs. These beads, I paired with an African brass pendant     Necklace is 30" long and can be pulled over your head or closed with a clasp.   Me not being the fancy dresser, I wore MY PEACE with a pair of my favorite Levi's They are too big, but just right, worn-in jeans that I bought from a thrift store for 5 bucks. In the fancy world of fashion, these are called my "boyfriend" jeans, without paying hundreds of dollars.   What are "boyfriend" jeans?  It has to do

T he Olive Tree has both a sentimental and religious significance. According to the Bible, it is believed that Jesus prayed underneath an Olive Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper. This sacred tree is still in existence today. The Bible repeatedly refers to the Olive Tree as a symbol of peace, fertility, and prosperity. In the story of Noah's Ark, a branch from an Olive Tree was brought back to the Ark by Noah's Dove symbolizing peace. Also, on Palm Sunday, pilgrims carry Olive Wood branches commemorating the Lord's entry into Jerusalem. Thus, the Olive Tree became a dominant symbol of the Holy Land. From the Olive trees, you get this great striated wood. The rich color and interesting veins are characteristic of the beautiful Bethlehem Olive Wood. The natural swirl and contrast of the Olive Wood grain will draw your mind. After the olive tree is trimmed her branches are ke

Tribal Horn Pendant from Nepal. I love this PEACE. I just made. The pendant is from Nepal capped  in antiqued brass casing, hanging from African brass beads. Once I found this great pendant, I had to know about it. Tribal Horn jewelry is quite common. Words to describe these pendants - organic and natural. I still did not understand what made a piece of jewelry organic. Well here is the answer.  "The dictionary defines the word organic to mean objects that are “of, relating to, or derived from living organisms”. Jewelry that fits under this term would include wood, bone, horn and ivory. This pendant is part of a horn and carved ito the shape of a tooth. It's very common to I am not sure if it's buffalo or carabao.  The tooth shape symbolizes for Nepal power and defence. If you want to learn the history of Horn jewelry this is a pretty interesting Bone and Horn Simple Adornments Since MY PEACE of jewelry isn't bough

I make the mannequins to display jewelry. Being a jewelry designer, I know what is needed to be a good mannequin. 1. sturdy 2. light 3. mobile 4. pretty   I have a tutorial on how to make your own DIY - Mannequin and there are several other tutorials all over the internet But if you want one already made, you can purchase one of my WO-mannequin I've sold several on Etsy   Since I started making these mannequins a few years ago, I've added a couple of different shaped ones.   Here I want to show how my favorite necklace (I made it too) looks on each WO-mannequin. Chinese Tibetan Agate Necklace Bust     mini-Torso Torso    Head n' Torso   What I like about the headless MANNEQUINs is I don't have to continuously open and close the clasp on the necklaces. Just slip over the neck and it lays perfectly.       Handmade Jewelry & Mannequins 

Not only did I layer my clothes, I layered MY PEACE of jewelry .   grey t-shirt - Brandy & Melville flower jeans - TJ Maxx ankle booties - DSW It's still pretty warm, so I can still get away with wearing light color clothes. Just recently purchased the jeans for $25. TJ Maxx. First time shopping there. They have some pretty cute clothes at reasonable prices. I paired my outfit with MY PEACE of jewelry Accent Piece Necklace Set Accent is the key word here.  I'm wearing a few necklaces that are a set LAYERED.  Each PEACE can be worn alone or two, three necklaces together. The Pendant is the focus of the necklace   Vintage Tibetan silver metal repousse' hollow tabular shape pendant Repousse' is a metalworking technique in which a metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side  to form a raised design on the front     Tibetan Pendant Necklace Set available on Etsy   Necklace Laye

It's Everybody, Everywear Challenge! - Back to School Living in Southern California, there's not much change in the weather. :( I don't know if it's a good or bad thing. To meet Everybody, Everywear's wonderful "Back to School" Challenge, I did not have to dig deep into my closet for a jacket, sweater or rain coat because It's still hot here! Not only hot, but humid, too. The humidity started last week over Labor Day weekend.   I am showing by homage to FALL by wearing Fall color clothing. Brown and Black Keeping cool in the earthy colors     Necklace - Twisted Black Multi-strand Necklace top - thrifted jeans - Levi's purse - gift I have a curvy figure and these jeans are the best! Levi's Bold Curve jeans     I made the necklace It's 5-strand of black seed beads, scattered with silver faceted cube beads, silver rondelle beads and oval olive wood beads featuring little cute dangling