we did Haiti at the start of the year, now we are accessorizing for the boobies! 5% of ALL of your sales from BOTHboutiques will be donated for the entire month of October.
30's been extremely awesome so far- and tonite I'll be celebrating with another friend for HER 30th. her man is performing at the House of Blues LA, so they 're doing a combo deal.
i love it.
the giveaway with Mop Top ended.. congrats Michelle! can't wait to get you one of these....
..also congrats to Mop Top for being voted one of the "ten blogs you should know" by Essence.
The Atlanta Post did a piece on 4 Black female entrepreneurs in the jewelry industry who are making it work. It was a great honor to be featured with such hustlas!
They also featured that piece on Bossip -- which was f'n crazy as that site is definitely a staple on my google reader :)
The blessings keep rolling in.. there have been a couple blog features on PeaceImages this week. Thanks to Ivolve, Kinky Butik, and Africa Style Daily for what you do for us :)
We truly appreciate each and every post ...
Hell yea I've made new "peaces"... some of them have already sold out... eek -- sorry :)
hand-wrapped with Batik fabric
sleek charm bracelet w/ ankhs -- amazingly fun to rock!
!!!
vintage 3.5" acrylic earrings. lovin' these right now...
"Keish" ... don't call it a comeback.
hand-inlaid vintage brass animals on 4.5" brass plate
hand-cut/inlaid recycled leather on 3" brass stud earrings
this sold mere hours after I listed it -- so fly. 5", brass. 1 of a kind. i added the spikes myself; the chain, shiny, chunky and so, so fly.
"crooklyn" charm bracelet .. wood, brass
chunky unisex bracelet
handmade brass ankh stud earrings (*$12)
a view of the "LA Zoo" necklace on Roxanne, the mannequin.
geometric charm bracelet on oxidized chain (*matches the "Selah" necklace)
*sniff*.. bye, awesome eye of horus pendant necklace.
*these fish are the same age. ain't that some shi*t?
the FDA is set to approve global consumption of genetically altered salmon.
i hate to get preachy, but this is a huuuuge deal. if AquaAdvantagegets the green light, so will several other companies.
so bust this, i'm gonna outline some reasons, in short bursts to hold your attention, why this situation is so booty.
the salmon we eat now takes 3 years to grow - this will only take 18 months.
the dna has been altered, causing the fish to eat all the time, which is why it grows faster
you are what you eat.
the project is classified under "veterinary drugs," a classification making it unnecessary to fully inform the public of ALL information
it's profit-driven; meaning effects to your health are irrelevant
fish eating more doesn't seem all that bad, but it's the significance of it, i say -- as the years pass by, and our food is manipulated more and more, how will we draw the line between what is and isn't unethical?
how will it affect our dna over time? will we start eating more? will our kids? what if they mate?
...and furthermore, why do they NEED to classify the project in such a way as to bar us from knowing certain things?
i work from home, but I still make sure to structure my days so the weekends still matter.
don't you just love that rush of energy and anticipation felt on Fridays? i do!
this morning, the Atlanta Post called me for a phone interview on my new Fall Collection! it should be out in the next few weeks, and I'll post the interview here. it will be myself and 3 other jewelry divas - including the homie Sarenzo Beads!
fiancee is DJ'ing for Camp Lo tomorrow at a dope show in Long Beach; i'm gonna try to get them and several other folks in some of our new "Luchini" nameplates while i'm backstage.
how perfect was the timing on ALL of this?
i swear when I just shut my brain down and LISTEN to the universe nothing but good things happen. and you even learn to see good in bad - a true blessing.
my solar return is in a week... i bought new shoes to celebrate!
i loooove jewel-toned shoes for this Fall -- that way I won't have to give too much thought to my outfits (ULTRA lazy, but ya'll don't have to know that by looking at me)... the shoes and accessories are the always the stars.
some other key items in my closet this Fall:
colored tights (plums, reds, greens, blues)
neutral toned socks (to rock with heels)
long cardigan in gray (to rock with mini dresses -- secure it with a belt, leave it unbuttoned)
suede booties (i have yet to cop these; budget, budget, budget)
tomorrow Blackspade has an in store at Fatbeats LA, which I am sooo excited for. he'll be backed by fiancee on the decks; and I'll have my camera on me at all times -- bitter sweet, as we are saying our last goodbyes to this iconic record store.
after that, we head down to Long Beach for a huge concert paying homage to the rap greats of the 90's.
i hope your weekend will be chock full of goodness. sending positivity your way today, and always.
PeaceImages was blessed with 3 amazing blog features over the last 3 days and I thanked each of them personally...
i feel so motivated to keep doing exactly what I have been.
what is that? never stopping. just. keep. creating. (through the sleepiness, through the sickness, through the family issues, through friend issues, through fear, through procrastination, and everything in between)
not so secret, eh? it's a lot harder than it looks.
now it's MY turn to give them all shine:
Coco & Creme(a super fly blog that I have been COMPLETELY missing out on)
Afrobellarocked my jewelry to NYFW, and blogged, in depth, about her time there
21-7 Magazine(another super fly spot that I wasn't up on)
lotsa folks have been asking me what my last name is lately, for one reason or another.
it's "Peace," folks... yes. that is my real name. no I am not a "poet" and that is not my "stage name..."
