Fall at the Shack

It's fall on California's central coast, my favorite time of year here. The days are warm & sunny, & the nights are blissfully cool. The light is crisp & clear, & the shadows are strong. Visitors have left for the winter leaving wide expanses of sand free for locals to roam. Local harvests are plentiful, & artists open their studios for visitors.

As we settle in for the cooler days to come, Shimmering Shack is featuring art & photos that bring the outdoors in & a selection of bracelets & rings in rich warm tones to help you celebrate the season in style.

Visit Shimmering Shack's Shop for a leisurely browse through a variety of handmade goods designed to keep you & your home feeling cozy & warm.

 




















With the holidays just around the corner, the Shack's added gift certificates & a gift wrap option to make shopping for a unique hand-made gift easier.

Wishing you the best of the season. No matter where you are. From my little corner of the planet to yours.

Feelin' girly.....

I had a kind of girly weekend.

Maybe listening to friend's relationship snafu's had me feeling glad to be free & single (not that I always feel that way ~ if Prince Charming's listening I'm wiggling my toes here.....), or maybe it's the sunny weather & my garden bursting into bloom, or all the gorgeous spring colors I've been scrolling through over on Tumblr, but I found myself embracing my inner girl.....& it felt pretty good.

I painted my nails pale pink, tracked down a decadant cupcake.....O.K., two :  ) & made some new bracelets with spring in mind. Check them out here.

Holiday Sale!

Stop by my Etsy shop  
& use coupon code: HolidaySale2011 
to Save 20% thru Friday 12/2!

These simple, yet unique "Buoy Bracelets" make great affordable gifts. They come attractively wrapped, ready to slip into a card, stocking or your pocket for easy transport to your dinner hostess or office gift exchange.

The Shack also offers a selection of Fine Art Prints & Archival Quality Coastal Photographs, perfect gifts for your ocean loving friends & family.

Wishing you all a relaxing & enjoyable holiday season!  

Woo hoo!

The new & improved website

is up & running!

Spicy new ring colors for fall!

"Salsa"

"Chili"






















"Cilantro"

They're comfy, colorful, handmade from recycled telephone wire & available here. 

Did I mention that 10% of profits will be donated to the Surfrider Foundation to protect our oceans & beaches!?

Fresh goods: Pacific Eco Rings!

When we were kids on the way home from school we would find bits of telephone wire left behind by electricians working on the phone lines. 

It was like finding treasure. 





The scraps were brightly colored, & we would twist the wires & make things out of them, though I can't recall what we made.

I recently came across a bunch of recycled telephone wire, & found that I am still charmed by it's soft flexibility & wide array of stripey colors.  

I've designed a series of rings that I'm pretty excited about.



The soft matte finish of the coated wire has a comfy look & feel reminiscent of a sweater, & the stripes even fade with wear like a well loved garment.

Some rings are completely matte, while others feature a shiny bit of glass, stone, or shell.

Either way, they offer a soft, casual alternative to super shiny bling. 

Think jeans, sweaters, flannel.....
comfort.

I had a great time pairing the many(!) wire colors with accents to create a wide assortment of looks from

earthy & natural,

to soft retro color,

to bright jewel tones.
 




Did I mention that they combine & stack well!? 



Or that you can feel good about wearing them because they are handmade (by me!) in California from recycled telephone wire, 

& 10% of profits will be donated to the Surfrider Foundation!




The only problem I'm having is narrowing my choices, so I'm asking for your input. 

Swing by my website to check out the full collection, pick a few of your favorites, & post them in a comment at the bottom of this post.

(I did warn you that there are a lot of choices, right?) 

At the end of May I'll draw a name from the comments & send the lucky winner a single ring of their choice.

I'll even start! My favorite is Agave Nectar

.....but I keep stacking the others in so many combinations 

(ooooh, like Indian Summer with Green Hornet) that I think I need them all.....  

Enjoy, & thanks for your feedback!