Big News!

Hello lovelies!

I have very big and exciting news! 

Irina from Jaunebleu has officially invited lil' ol me to become a part of the Jaunebleu family!

Later we'll share the full story and more details about our new adventure!

To help you celebrate with us, we'll also be holding a giveaway on the Jaunebleu blog!

So stay tuned for some sparkly treats!

 I'm over the moon!!

Lots of love,

Tawny

Butterflies at my Fingertips

In trying to hurl myself out of this little creative rut o' mine

I did a bad, bad thing.

I went on a serious stone buying binge! 

Parcels came in from all over our great country this week,

delivering into these little hands stones of the most 

fantastical colors,

glorious shapes 

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so full of inspiration!

I'm like a little girl with a fresh box of Crayola crayons.

Just opened, a scent so distinct and heavenly, you could drown in it.

Getting lost in a sea of color so rich you can't decide which to use first.

The color!

I've become greedy for it- everything has been so grey to these eyes lately.

Now, my world seems back to it's technicolor self.

Thank goodness!

Thank these little bits of portable inspiration too:)

Some of this weeks loot:

2 Laguna Agates and 

an Agua Nueva Nodular Agate 

Indonesian Drusies

Dryhead Agate and Laguna Agate

2 Apple Green Chrysoprase and

a stunning Idaho Prudent Man Plume Agate

 

2 Dendritic Opals 

 Dryhead Agate, Laguna Agate and

Imperial Jasper

I want to bite them. They are that delicious. Seriously!

I feel the tickle beginning-

I'll have butterflies at my fingertips soon enough.

Dancing across the metal, working their magic.

Soon enough, indeed...

xxoo,

Tawny

Caught Up...

Long time, no see. Or hear. Or maybe read is more appropriate.

Whatever the case may be, 

I thought I'd share a few shots of some upcoming pieces I've been working on.

I feel like I've been caught up in a creative block riptide as of late.

The moment I feel it let up a bit and I think that I'm swimming towards freedom,

I'm pulled under.

Again.

  It is one of the most frustrating and downright painful periods for any artist.

And I am in the throes of a particularly nasty battle with the undertow right now.

Still, I must create. Must go on.

If I can somehow relax into it and keep the faith,

I'll hit the shore eventually.

This I know to be true.

These are my glimpses at the shoreline...

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Till next time...

Still swimming,

Tawny

I Dream in Color

I often have the most amazingly vivid dreams.

Sometimes as surreal as a Dali painting, sometimes quiet and understated.

But ALWAYS in the most incredible palette of colors-

some which I don't think I've ever seen in "real" life...

I chanced upon a stone a while back that blew me away and instantly I thought of my dreaming life. Where it might actually be possible for a butterfly to be born out of stone.

I crafted this lovely with that image in my mind.

Coupled with a quote from the Beatles, it couldn't be more perfect:)

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**Listen To The Color Of Your Dreams**
Sterling and Crazy Lace Agate
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Built for those us who ALWAYS dream in color.
And like it that way;)

Available in the SHOP shortly..

xo,
Tawny

Chasing Rainbows

Waking up to sunshine was glorious! The way the light filtered in was beautiful; the new green of my plants seemed greener and they greeted the day by stretching towards the light. 

Just like Georgia and I:)

We spent the remainder of the morning sipping tea, basking in the far too absent sunshine and chasing the rainbows that seemed to glint and glitter all over the room:

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Still looking for the pot of gold...

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all!!

xxoo,

Tawny

The Pacific is Calling...

I've been a little homesick lately and, hence, missing the SoCal shoreline terribly. 

I am a slave to the Pacific ocean, you see.

At least I have an abundance of treasured memories to sift through.

For instance:

A breathtaking Zuma beach sunset - the beach was set aflame by the sun- made even more incredible by a pod of 7 dolphins frolicking in the surf!!

Had I not pinched myself, I might have thought I was dreaming:)

These longings have transformed into a deep love for a stone called Larimar.

The color reminds me so much of my beloved ocean that I'm starting to wonder if somehow the sea is being held captive in stone.

It's beautiful. 

Period.

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.::The Calling Sea Collection::.

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Sterling, Larimar and White Topaz earrings

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Sterling and Larimar Confection ring

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Sterling and Larimar stud earrings

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Sterling, Larimar and Moonstone "He Loves Me" ring

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All of these lovelies will be in the shop by tomorrow morning:)

Sunsets, seawater and mermaids tails,

Tawny

Scrumdiddlyumptiousness!

I had to share some photos of my newest stones!! 

They are insanely beautiful- at least I think so:)

Oh, and don't ya think that 

scrumdiddlyumptious 

is just the best word ever?

 Drusies make the world go round:)

 Laguna agate with a perfect, petite white heart on it's side!

Coyamito with ketchup and mustard and sagenite spraaaays!

 Agua, Coyamito and Laguna, oh my:)

 I'm so in love with this rock! I call it my "Lovers Laguna". Can you see the kissing couple in the center of the stone? Swoon...

 A gorgeous Ethiopian opal with fire for days!

 2 more drusies- one can NEVER have enough of these babies.

 A lovely Owyhee opal and a stunning Plume agate. 

Lastly, Morgan Hill poppy jasper. Yum.

Also: My one year Etsyversary is coming up!

Thank you guys for a whole year of loveliness!

xoxo,

Tawny