The Best of 2010

Although 2010 was a bit more solemn and mellow than previous years, there were still a lot of fabulous and amazing times that happened. For all of those experiences, I am immensely grateful.

Here is my list for the best of 2010.

Best Sunset. February, a few days after my birthday.


Best photo with Kobe. So close to him. Can't wait til his next camp this summer ;)


Best Meal. Your Place Thai!


Best Beach Day. Labor day weekend. A nice close to the summer.


Best Cupcakes. Ube cupcakes form the Manila Machine. Love!!


Best Street Art. Banksy in DTLA.


Best Shoes. Maria Sharapova Bacara in leopard print!!


Best Necklace. Vintage gold camera charm necklace is a favorite in my shop :)


Best Concert. Phoenix at the Santa Barbara Bowl.


Best Flowers. Roses at the Mission Rose Garden in SB.


Best DIY. Three Cheers gift topper.


Best Sushi. Tuna box sushi from Takenoya.

Also, I feel very blessed for the support towards the honey my heart etsy shop. In 2010, we are now in the following cities and countries: Santa Barbara, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Glendale, CA, Pasadena, CA, Dana Point, CA, Monterey, CA, Cerritos, CA, San Diego, CA, Folsom, CA, New York City, NY, Bellingham, WA, Spokane, WA, Dallas, TX, El Paso, TX, Austin, TX, Canfield, OH, Singapore, Victoria, Australia, Sydney, Australia, and West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Hoping to send jewelry to many more great people in various cities and countries in 2011!

Love to all. Be safe and cheers to a prosperous new year!!

Post Holidays Shop Update

Hi everyone! Hope that your holiday celebrations were filled with amazing times :) I have been with family and enjoying all of their company. And during the down time, I've listed a few new items in the shop for the post-holiday shopping. Enjoy!

Four petal flower and fired polished beads necklace. I really love asymmetry.


Lavender flower and triple bead chain necklace. This is a statement maker and so pretty.


I love Paris earrings.


Gold bead and leaf earrings.

Hope you all have a continued great week!!

A Merry Christmas to You!

Wishing everyone a wonderfully blessed holiday season full of amazing times, laughter, and yummy food shared with loved ones.

Merry Christmas!!

Connected Hearts

The holidays are my favorite time of the year to celebrate with loved ones. Whether they're family, friends, co-workers, community group members, the feeling of holiday jubilation rings through. And when people come together, hearts connect ♥


Inspired by love and with this lovely, dainty gold chain, I give you all the Connected Hearts bracelets. They are my new favorite pieces for this holiday season.



Hope you're all doing wonderfully and are ready to celebrate Christmas with your loved ones. We're almost through the week!!

EtsySB and Coffee at the French Press

A rainy day could not stop local crafters and shoppers from attending the Coffee: Etsy SB Trunk Show at the French Press today. Twelve Santa Barbara etsy shops gathered together to share our handcrafted pieces with each other and the shoppers of city. It was a fun day with artsy people in a cozy atmosphere.


This fun display next to mine housed three shops.


Soft and pretty knits by the sweet b.


Green bags!! Sunday Girl Designs has reusable snack and sandwich bags, mesh produce bags you can take to the supermarket, and messy bags. All products are great to use in lieu of plastic bags.


I bought a set of mesh bags for my mom who mentioned wanting something similar for her produce :)


Leather cuffs by Stacy Lynn Designs. She also has recycled leather purses, and pretty vintage style aprons.


The aprons come as full cover-ups, half skirts, tiered, and in such great prints, too.


Lots of cuteness at Giggle Sparkle including vintage stickers, cutesy cartoon magnets, check book covers, wallets, and bottle cap magnets.


More cuteness in these bows and clips by Hair Bows by Robin. I spied a few Hello Kitty options, which was just awesome.


Fun charm necklaces and flowers by Twin Bella. Their chain options are silver, copper, brass, and they have lots of vintage charms and lockets.


Eco friendly and colorful prints on these creatures by cimmerii were a favorite. She makes owls, bunnies, birds, dolls. So cute!


Eco friendly is definitely a great thing, and another vendor who provided us with it was ecozuzu. Their apparel has fun art graphics silk screened on earth friendly pieces.


Super soft cashmere pieces by Voladora Design.


Statement earrings by Rogue Butterfly are bohemian and sweet, made up of lots of fun materials.


I loved these earrings.


AyaPapaya does feather extensions for your hair. A few girls were rocking the look, which was very fun.


She also had huge feather earrings, all of which look great on.


Hubs sometimes sat at (manned) my table. Below are a few of the details.


Changed the colors in my logo to match the entire display. It was attached to lots of colorful circles on my supply box.


Asymmetrical fire polished bead necklaces, beaded wreath necklace, and two large chrysanthemum and beads necklaces.


The mix and match earrings and rings were quite popular. Loved giving shoppers the opportunity to choose the colors and flowers of the rings and earrings.


Rainy Hello Kitty for a rainy day had to be part of my table.


Hanging from this branch display were leafie necklaces, flower wreath necklaces, and gold charm necklaces.


The popular camera charm necklace :)


Dangling earrings.


I heart the look of fire polished beads. Their shine and charm go well with the gold plated chain and flower.


And a new beating hearts design box for my jewelry. I think the sparkle adds just enough fun for the holidays :)

It was a great event and I'm so glad I was able to meet and greet with local SB etsy people. We've got a small community, but it's full of talented people with amazing shops. Hope you can check them out. Also heard there would be more events in the future, will definitely let you know :)

Sneak Peeks for COFFEE on Sunday

In anticipation for this Sunday's Coffee at the French Press in downtown SB, I put together some new pieces for the holiday shoppers. They're all one of a kind dangling earrings with faceted beads and gold plated charms.




Fire-polished champagne colored beads and tiny gold leaf charms.


Light smoked topaz faceted beads and green beads.


Birdie earrings ;)


"I love Paris" shiny purple beads with Eiffel Tower and heart charms.


Coffee will be this Sunday from 11am to 4pm at the French Press, 1101 State Street in SB. If you're around, please stop by. Hope the event is a success!!

Happy weekend all :)