little lovelies

pueo

even the tags are adorable at pueo boutique on the big island. thank you so much for carrying my jewels! honored. xoxo

nature's perfection

happy day-o-love

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day-o-love

v-day is just around the corner and love is in the air.

whether you have someone to share the holiday with or not doesn't matter.

love. is. everywhere. and. in. everything.

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

~ Dr. Seuss

giddy

a new box chock-full of wire makes me o-so-happy. 

possibilities.

power

in every one of us is a mountain of majesty.

you. can. do. anything.

so get to it.

spiral tears

nashelle ♡

whenever inspiration runs low, i know i can always fill my tank browsing through nashelle's website.

the mastermind behind the delicate, organic pieces is my favorite jewelry designer, heather straw.

the wire-wrapper extraordinaire has a showroom in bend, oregon, where all the magic happens.

would love love love to visit someday soon!

2013

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