Favorite Things: Whimsical Handmade Jewelry by Sea of Bees

Inspired by rustic woodlands, nature, and wild animals, Sea of Bees offers one-of-a-kind whimsical handmade treasures for vibrant individuals who desire unique, handcrafted jewelry that reflects their own amazing personal style.

Woodland Fantasy Whimsical Mounted Doe Brooch Pin

 

 

Rabbit Key Necklace

Woodland Fantasy Whimsical Bird Head Ring ooak

 

Woodland Fantasy Whimsical Mounted Doe Necklace

Deer Ring Woodland Fantasy Whimsical Huge Deer Antler Silver

SoCoDivka Designs and Black & Blue Letterpress >> 78704 Market TONIGHT

Cindy of Black & Blue Letterpress and I will be at the 78704 Market tonight at 1600 S Congress Ave. in Austin for First Thursday from approximately 5:30pm - 10pm or so. (Cindy will be there earlier, from about 3:30pm on...)

I have lots of new designs including sweet vintage brass lockets and more, very reasonably priced: from $8 earrings to $15 - 37 necklaces. 

Cindy has a lot of fresh letterpress - cute note cards, lovely letter sets, and notepads perfect for gift giving (I bought several for stocking stuffers at E.A.S.T.).

More about Black & Blue Letterpress:

Black & Blue is a letterpress print shop that specializes in fine ephemera and custom stationary based in Austin, TX. Both Cindy St. John and Scott Pierce have backgrounds in poetry, and Scott has been a designer and letterpress printer for almost ten years with Effing Press. They like words, ink, metal, paper, art, kittens and breakfast tacos.

Come do your holiday shopping with us!

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News, a Party, and Favorite Things

Sorry I have been AWOL! Big work deadlines and wedding planning make a girl no fun! I hope to have a bunch of new jewelry of my own by November, in time for EAST, a show at a friend's house, and the holidays. We'll see how that goes. I am also looking into classes to further my jewelry-making education (whether that's a MFA or just classes). In the meantime, my whole line is on display at Lovely Austin and they are having a PARTY on the 31st! I sure will be ready to celebrate that day as my work deadlines will have just passed!

Now for some new Favorite Things...

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I am a big fan of this metalsmith from NOLA's two shops: Adorn & Conquer! & Ya betta' supa don't!
She uses metal to make jewelry about the issues and things she's passionate about, and I think that's awesome!

Adorn & Conquer is art for the body, jewelry for activists, and adornment with a message:

{SAVE THE GULF sea turtle necklace}

Every sale will donation $5-$10 (depending on piece) to the National Audubon Society, to help with the gulf spill oiled animal cleaning.

I had to buy this one, below, yesterday; can't wait for it to arrive! 

 

I have been so distraught about the situation in the gulf with Kemp's Ridley sea turtles... 

I love a purchase that will help these amazing creatures...

As a long-time SCUBA diver, I have a long-time love of sea turtles, and encountering them in the wild--on two occasions--has been among my luckiest and favorite moments in life. My sweet fiance even has a tattooed sea turtle on his shoulder! (The first time I saw that on our fourth date at Barton Springs, I knew he was a man after my heart. ;))

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Here are some other awesome finds from her shops:

{SAVE THE GULF heart necklace}

 {We Need Urban Farming}

Ya betta' supa don't! has more of her work, lots of it centering on NOLA themes:

I want this one, too! 

{crab love necklace}

 

 

{Nola Shotgun Necklace}

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That's all for today. 

Talk soon!

xoxo

Shanna, SoCoDivka Designs

LexLuxe Giveaway at Modish

Gorgeous mesh earrings yours (if you're lucky) for a comment, tweet, post, or reblog!

Poodlebreath

I have been stalking this etsy seller's wares for some time now. Gorgeous, moody, slightly creepy porcelain animal creations beckon. One day, I will make up my mind, and claim one as my own (I'm equally in love with the owls, deer, and the new bunny ring)... It turns out, the seller also has a cool blog where it appears she also has fantastic taste in other etsy sellers' wares and music, too.

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Custom Designs Sneak Peak

Seven necklaces for seven bridesmaids, plus one for the bride. Here are the first five as a sneak peak
I am really excited about the way these are coming together!

Six New SoCoDivka Jewelry Designs

I've recently listed six new and exciting designs in my shop as I gear up for E.A.S.T. in a couple of weeks. Plus select necklaces are $2 off in my shop. Remember, if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Blogger, you can get 10% off these new designs and others that aren't on sale.

 

Two new romantic necklaces

I managed to make five new necklaces (and a pair of earrings!) this weekend. I listed the first two yesterday. They are for sale here.

 

Please let me know what you think in the comments. Thank you! xo

Custom Bridesmaid Coordinating Necklaces

I just landed my first large custom order through etsy! A sweet gal who's getting married next May found me and liked my style, and wanted her own coordinating necklaces for her seven bridesmaids (and herself), using her colors of black and dark red. We started brainstorming ideas for the eight different necklaces based on the color of  a flower bouquet, and I'm ordering supplies, and can't wait to start creating--and share the pictures with you.

Here's the inspiration board:

South Austin Bohemia

I'm the girl behind SoCoDivka Designs on etsy. I also have a site at www.socodivkadesigns.com (as well as Facebook and Twitter, too).

I craft jewelry from vintage and vintage-style Lucite and acrylic flowers and beads inspired by a love of mid-century style and Bohemia. (I'm half Czech--it's in my blood!) I also create flowered & feathered hair accessories ... inspired by flappers, burlesque dancers, and pin-up girls of the past. I'm beginning to take custom orders, too. (Also, I take custom mosaic work, but that will be another blog!) And I will also list neat vintage finds I come across from time to time--like those cowboys boots I found to die for, three sizes too small!

I'd love to share with you my various finds and discoveries along this crafty journey.