Barefoot Maiden

2010-03-06T12:32:00.000-08:00

March Giveaway

$25.00 Gift Certificate!

This month's giveaway is a
$25.00 gift certificate to
Barefoot Maiden's Etsy shop or website

Enter from March 5th to March 31st
Winner will be announced here and at Etsy on April 1st.

How to enter:
Go to Etsy and convo the word "giveaway" to me
Email the word "giveaway" to me at barefootmaiden@att.net
Follow my blog
Making a purchase automatically enters you

No purchase is necessary to win and will not increase your chances of winning.
One entry per person per giveaway.
Gift certificate cannot be exchanged for cash.

Good Luck!

2010-02-28T17:02:00.000-08:00

Swarovski® Crystal Pearl Bracelet

Congratulations to Janina,
winner of February’s Giveaway!

Swarovski crystal pearls are joined together with sterling silver.
A pair of genuine cultured freshwater pearls dangle from the sterling toggle closure.
Sterling silver accents.

HOW TO ENTER
Convo me at Etsy with the word "giveaway"
Follow my blog
Make a purchase at my Etsy shop

Winner will be drawn on March 5th.
No purchase is necessary to enter the contest.

Good Luck!

2009-12-05T17:55:00.000-08:00

BAREFOOT MAIDEN’S DECEMBER GIVEAWAYS

Congratulations to Desiree, necklace winner
and Feline, $25 gift certificate winner!

CARNELIAN SPICE

Carnelian, Vermeil and 24k Gold Dipped Leaf Necklace

A genuine leaf has been preserved in 24k gold, showing off its internal skeletal structure. Vibrant carnelian faceted gemstone heishe are interspersed with vermeil beads. The necklace closes with a textured vermeil toggle closure and goldfilled cones. Length is 19 inches and the leaf is 2-1/2 inches long. Earrings will be included.

How to enter:
Do one or do them all,
get one entry per item completed!

Browse through my website or Etsy shop
and comment here about your favorite item(s)

• Follow my blog
• Follow me on Twitter - @WingedRuby
Please send me a link for the following:
• Blog about the giveaways
• Blog about my website

• Blog about my Etsy shop

The second giveaway is for a $25.00 gift certificate

This one is easy. All you have to do is convo me through my Etsy shoppe with the word “giveaway” and I’ll put your name in the basket. One entry per person please. No purchase is necessary. More details available at my Etsy shoppe.

Drawings will be held December 31, 2009.

Good Luck!

2009-11-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

ARTWATERCOLOR

Featured Artist

Welcome to the world of Artwatercolor featuring beautiful original watercolor paintings from Bucharest, Romania.

The artist says, “My themes are inspired by things I see or imagine, a woman on the street or a landscape that caught my eye, but sometimes the subjects are just pretexts for a new color palette I want to try or a new composition.”

A few of my favorites from Artwatercolor's Etsy shoppe:

Flight
Original One-of-a-kind Watercolor Painting

Rose Garden
Original One-of-a-kind Watercolor Painting

Dancing Girl
Original One-of-a-kind Watercolor Painting

Bloomed Garden
Original One-of-a-kind Watercolor Painting

Please visit Artwatercolor's Etsy shopped for more original works of art
www.artwatercolor.etsy.com

2009-10-12T23:08:00.000-07:00

SIBYLLE DODINOT (SibylleD)
Featured Artist

“Bonjour et bienvenue!”

Welcome to Sibylle’s world. How to describe her art? I was drawn to her paintings because of their fantasy aspect, sometimes a little dark, sometimes more whimsical, often both. Everyone will find something interesting in these designs.

Sibylle lives in Brittany, a small French region on the west coast. She’s 23-years young and enjoys travel books and fashion. Sibylle’s favorite mediums are acrylic and watercolor, and she has now ventured into the world of digital print.

Sibylle’s prints from her original artwork are signed and numbered. They are available in several sizes, including postcard, please see her Etsy listings for more information.

Some of my favorites:

La reine de coeur
Nouvelle collection, inspirée par les jeux de cartes classique
From her new collection, inspired by playing cards
See the little heart leaves?

La reine de carreaux
Also from her playing card inspired collection
The suite of diamonds

La Balancoire
From her collection “Folk”
Inspired by the French song,
“La Complainte de la Butte” by Rufus Wainwright

La reine de trefle

Playing card collection

Au clair de la lune
Image inspirée par la celebre comptine, au clair de la lune
Inspired by a famous French children’s song,
“Au Clair de la Lune,” the story of a little boy looking for a light

See more of Sibylle’s artwork in her shop at
www.sibylleD.etsy.com

2009-08-25T19:03:00.000-07:00

SISTERS OF THE MOON
Featured Artisan

Introducing Sisters of the Moon, a mother and daughter team handcrafting exotic clothing, funky hair falls and accessories. They’re third and fourth generation seamstresses who have successfully brought their craft into the 21st century. I love their beautiful skirts, professionally sewn with exotic laces, jewel-toned satin, tulle and other fabrics. Bohemian, gypsy, gothic, and Victorian are just a few words to describe the vibe of Sisters of the Moon creations. These skirts look awesome worn with corsets (corset makers coming to this blog soon).

Romantic Victorian Wedding Prom Skirt
A Fairytale skirt

Purple & Black Gothic Long Handkerchief Skirt
My personal favorite

Sisters of the Moon’s handcrafted hair falls are wild, crazy, colorful and simply mad! You can wear these to Mardi Gras, Burning Man, parties, clubs, Ren faires and cosplay events. I was in downtown San Diego this year during ComiCon and swear I saw a pair of falls in the crowd mingling in front of the convention center. They are easy to wear, well made and come with instructions.

Full Moon Black & Orange Hair Falls

Hmmmmm, these scream Autumn (seriously, can’t you hear them?)

Purple Green Monster Falls
My favorite falls in beautiful contrasting colors

Sisters of the Moon accepts custom orders and can remake items in your color scheme. Their designs are collected by women worldwide including Japan, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Visit Sisters of the Moon at:
www.sistersofthemoon.etsy.com
www.sistersofthemoondesign.com

2009-08-18T21:12:00.001-07:00

THE HAUNTED HOLLOW TREE
Featured Artist

COMPANIONS

(reproduction print ~ personal favorite)

Pyrography {py•rog•ra•phy}
The art of burning images onto wood or paper using a heated tool or a fine flame. From the Greek “pur” meaning fire and “graphos” meaning writing.

NEVERMORE

(reproduction print)

Inspired by a gorgeous old gnarled tree in the backroads of the countryside where she lives, Lauren creates stunning images on wood using the ancient art of pyrography. Her haunting images of trees are personal favorites of mine. The medium of pyrography is a challenging one, the permanent nature of burning requires constant precision. Different tonal values and subtle graduations are created by carefully varying the pressure and temperature of the pen tip.

Lauren is a self-taught artist and has also worked in pencil and oils. In 2004 she found pyrography, but saw it mostly used in crafts. She knew such an amazingly gorgeous medium needed to be incorporated into her art. Her process is ever-evolving as she incorporates new mediums alongside the woodburnings. Read more about Lauren's art here.

SOMEDAY SOON

(reproduction print)

Pyrography is an absolutely beautiful medium and the finished pieces make for a wonderful and unique addition to any growing art collection. I encourage you to visit The Haunted Hollow Tree’s online shop for original pyrographic wood pieces and beautiful reproduction prints.

Click on any image or visit
www.thehauntedhollowtree.etsy.com

2009-08-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

OPENING DELAYED!
I got caught up in a lot of orders and have to
delay opening the banner/destash shop at Etsy
Grand Opening is now September 15th
New Banners and Destash Etsy Shoppe
A few samples shown above...

Are you looking for a new banner to represent your Etsy, Artfire or other online shoppe?

On August 26th you'll be able to find just that at my new Etsy shoppe. Banner packages will include a standard store banner, avatar, and two banners revised to say "On Vacation" and "Sale." Add ons include a business card setup to your printer's specs or other custom work.

I've also acquired an incredible amount of vintage glass, gemstones and other elements that you can use to create your own jewelry or embellish altered art projects. I have too much and want to share these treasures with you. Destash will be listed in the banner shop.

More information to come on Opening Day!

New Hairsticks August 15th

2009-08-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the most recently listed hairsticks in my Etsy shop:

Beautiful glass leaves with ruffled edges in two colors: vivid teal and light sapphires. Accents include sapphire Swarovski® crystals and amethyst gemstone rounds. The leaves are filled with sterling silver foil so they seem to glow from within!

Two more pairs of stunning hair jewels! Both have fascinating glass beads handcrafted in the Czech Republic. Glass beads have been made in this area for centuries and Czechoslovakian vintage glass (also known as Bohemian glass) is highly coveted. The glass used here are thick, flattened oval disks with swirling designs pressed into them that resemble little rosebuds in the middle. Full of color and goldfoil, the workmanship is spectacular!

You'll also find "Twisted Too" dark sardonyx hairsticks, "Summer in Venice" Venetian glass hairsticks, "City of Lights" an ode to Paris hairsticks, and several cloissoné designs perfect for Autumn.

Featured Artisan: Lena Kotliarker

2009-08-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

The Griffin’s Kingdom

Lena’s art is mesmerizing. Her paintings capture something I can’t quite define which resonates within me.

Lena Kotliarker was born in 1969 in Kiev Ukraine. Her passion for painting goes back to early childhood. Lena was a pupil at the Art studio and completed her studies in the Spiritual Art Academy of Kiev Ukraine in 1993.

The Flowers and Fruits

Lena is very successful in creating very intense and vital structures, including a great variety of symbols, both figurative and abstract, using a complicated and complex correlation of techniques and colors. Her works are characterized by a rainbow of colors; from the most delicate of pastels to the brightest of expressionist colors.

Lena’s works may be found in private collections worldwide. She currently lived in Israel.

The Deep Blue Evening

“In my work I make my utmost effort to bring forward the abundant beauty and splendor that is withheld in the Judaic Art. In my method, I do this by embedding the numerous Jewish symbols and icons that have developed throughout many centuries of our rich history and heritage. The symbols mainly identify signs of fortune from the Kabbalah like good health, prosperity, fertility and so on. I believe, that when a person stares at the picture and detects the signs, the fortune will come upon him or her.” —Lena

You can find Lena’s art at www.lenakotliarker.etsy.com

Double H Ranch Gala Donation

2009-07-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

Double H Ranch, a “Hole in the Wall Camp,” provides specialized programs and year-round support for children and their families dealing with life-threatening illnesses.

Their Annual Gala is in August. This is the most important fund-raising event of the year for Double H Ranch. The theme this year is “A Traditional Western Round-Up.”

I donated a Southwest Spirit necklace for their silent auction (shown above). Large nuggets of turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli are handwrapped with sterling silver wire. The dangle in the front is composed of a substantial sterling silver bead with a triple dangles of baby turquoise nuggets and coral.

Barefoot Maiden is proud to support the Double H Ranch.

Christmas in July Sale & Drawing for Gift Certificate

2009-07-18T22:25:00.000-07:00

CHRISTMAS IN JULY at my Etsy shop and website through Monday August 3rd.

The discounts are tiered:
10% off items $40 and under
15% off items over $40.00
20% off items over $125.00

I'll refund your discount to you via Paypal when I process your order.

A DRAWING TOO?

Yes! You'll also be entered into a drawing to win a $35.00 gift certificate, drawing will be held Tuesday, August 4th.

No purchase necessary to enter drawing, just convo me at Etsy with the word "contest" and I'll put your name in the basket! Or send me an email with the word "contest" in the subject line.

For hair jewels: www.barefootmaiden.etsy.com

For more jewelry: www.barefootmaiden.com

A Few New Hairsticks

2009-07-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

It's 105.6 degrees here right now!
Amazing.

Several new hair jewels were added to my Etsy shop
last night at http://www.barefootmaiden.etsy.com.

Mahalo! ~
Beautiful cloissoné flowers
and Swarovski crystal evoke
the beauty of Hawaii.

Vintage Hyacinth Swarovski® Crystals ~

Big teardrops I've been hoarding for
years, uber-rare (Hmmmmm...yes,
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that
"uber-rare"is a technical jewelry term).
Sold! Contact me if you would like a pair too.

And finally for now, this intricately carved
boxwood Indian elephant with malachite.
A stunning example of carving!

This darling has been sold.