is it just me?

while combing through my regular beach spots searching for precious sea treasures, i've noticed something. in recent weeks, there has been much less beach to comb at every major spot around the island i frequent.

wailua beach hasn't shown its face in awhile and many water enthusiasts have noticed this as well, stating it is particularly unusual for this time of year.

not to mention my secret sea glass stash is falling by the wayside.

interesting ...

northward

happy earth designs is proud to announce a new store on the north shore of kauai where some of its latest earring designs are now available.

please stop by oskar's boutique in the stone building in kilauea to pick out your new pair!

xo

beautiful blue

for a good cause

nothing brings me more pleasure than making contributions to a good cause, whether it be by donation or voluntary work.

if you live on-island, please consider doing your part by supporting the kauai children's justice center who assist keiki that have been sexually abused. the organization is holding a fundraiser next friday, august 3rd, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the kauai marriott's kauai lagoons where items like these happy earth designs' earrings will be available for bidding at the silent auction.

halelea

new goodies have been delivered to halelea gallery in poipu. visit the store at the shops at kukuiula for the latest batch of happy earth designs'  sea glass jewels.

xo

glass-tastrophe

sea. glass. everywhere.

yesterday was one of those days where everything that could have gone wrong, did. my studio still looks like glass sand beach.

sometimes i have to remember to just breathe.

hopefully today goes more smoothly!

sea spit

one natural resource not losing its abundance these days is drift wood, and the sea isn't shy about spitting it up on a regular basis around the island. so why not create more with it? as the sea glass at glass sand beach keeps disappearing right before my eyes every time i return, it would be nice to redirect more energy toward items that are no where near extinction.

kauai love

reason number 4,678 why kauai is so amazing. 

this is your average day at the beach, even at the height of visitor season.

weekend relaxation accomplished. 

stay-cay

a little r&r is always appreciated, especially when you can spend it in hanalei.

in preparation for producing oodles of jewels for some north shore enterprises (yes, it's true, happy earth may be migrating north!), i'm treating myself to a little self-indulgent north shore weekend.

until we meet again.  xo.

'lil guys

fotoshoot

happy earth was featured in its very first real-deal photoshoot yesterday with two gorgeous horses, beautiful models, a vintage car and a coconut tree-lined driveway.

can't wait to see how how they turned out!

not happy earth

blue skies, prominent moon, velvet green mountains ...and... fishing line, plastic bottles, firecraker scraps.

these items are just a few of the many dangling near storm drains, threatening to enter the ocean on this glorious morning. 


please.

stop. hurting. the. earth.

❤ trees

if there weren't bills to pay, i'd likely spend more time sitting underneath trees.

even those that are considered "dead" are still very much alive to me.

they all inspire creativity and enrich my soul.

upon spending as much time as possible in nature among many trees of late, my desire to expand happy earth designs along many different branches, including landscape artwork, has grown. what a joy it would be to know that others may bring a slice of the islands into their homes through avenues aside from sea glass and shell jewelry - especially those who live in places where nature is no longer abundant.

with a new studio to work in, i thought the timing couldn't be better to begin a re-introduction to painting (it's been years!). i found the perfect instructional book and the supplies are being gathered.

this is an exciting new journey for this newbie biz!

sparkle

sparkle brighter tonight and add flare to your july fourth holiday with recycled precious metals and twinkling sea gems.


happy birthday, america!

special deliveries

two sets of jewels have made their way to riches in honolulu and a. ell atelier in kapaa.

make sure to stop by these stores if you're on kauai or oahu and check out the latest and greatest happy earth earrings!

xo