happy new year

ring in the new year with a festive new pair of happy earth earrings.

new beginnings

fresh supplies have arrived! that means new designs for happy earth and deliveries to soon be made. excited to say that the creative juices are finally flowing again. just in time for the new year.

xo, cz

weekend!

i ❤ new york

83rd and 3rd - my former stomping ground

what does one do when they start to get that overwhelming feeling about moving somewhere new, especially if it's somewhere you swore you'd never want to live again?

sigh.

new york has been permeating my mind of late, from dreams to waking reflections. having lived there before, i know what an amazing place it is, but i'm also aware that it is fairly devoid of nature - something that i must, must, must be near.

that said, perhaps somewhere natural near the city would suffice. i also can't help but know that, even though i live in nature on kauai, my impact is far greater on the environment than if i lived in a city (gasp). in nyc you don't need a car nor the importation of its oil, you can walk everywhere. the food is fresh and not traveling a bazillion miles to get to your plate - the farmer's markets are OUT OF THIS WORLD. the vegetarian lifestyle is abundant, there are so many options for purchasing products that do less harm to the environment and the list goes on and on.

i get excited thinking of all the city really has to offer with so many progressive-minded people to connect with.

but alas, it is a huge, huge decision to move back east and one that will require much more contemplation.

for now, sea glass jewels will continue to flourish and my love for hawaii will continue to grow.

xo

ho ho ho

santa says every girl should have a pair of happy earth earrings under their tree this year.

once a hippie, always a hippie

lawai international center

where peace prevails.

santa's workshop

it brings me pleasure to announce that the final happy earth holiday order delivery will be made today. it will be nice to give my fingers a wire-wrapping break as they were responsible for some 50 pairs of earrings (that's 100 individual earrings!) over the past few weeks.

to pick up a pair as a gift for someone else or for yourself, please visit any of the following stores:

on kauai - halelea gallery in poipu

oskar's boutique in kilauea

work it out in kapaa

on oahu - richies at kahala mall

on the big island - pueo boutique on alii drive

all jewels are made with either 14k gold-filled or argentium silver (a higher quality silver than sterling and a recycled precious metal) wire and sea glass or shells picked by yours truly from beaches around the island.

it's a voggy vog world

as i attempt to finish two orders of jewels today, i also attempt to catch my breath.

the islands have been enveloped in vog (from big island's halemaumau crater) and haze (from our own  pollution-largely suspected to be from nearby car-filled honolulu) for days now. every year, the situation grows worse as tradewinds that would normally blow this away continue to diminish due to the planet's undoubtedly rising temperature.

for the first time in a long time, i seriously consider the necessity to move in search for clearer skies.

though kauai is the best island to be as far as blue-sky-days are concerned,  i'm sad to think that some day soon, there might not be enough of them to clear away the sore throat, asthma and general sick feeling that has engulfed me today.

boo.

a reminder

canon convert

dear santa,

after delivering peace and good will to everyone and everything on the planet this year, maybe you'd consider slipping the new rebel t4i into my stocking? oh the jewelry picture-taking goodness that would come to be!

trading my nikon for a petite canon that i can easily slide into my handbag was one of the best decisions i made this year (not to mention a more environmentally-friendly one). i am officially in love with canon products.

but, really, peace and good will first!

love always, a good girl.