LocLava Blog has MOVED to blogger!

So much newness going on!

I have combined all of my artwork, interior design work and my accessories business into one website. This will make it not only much easier to manage, but easier for you to find the information you are looking for.

I have also moved the blog to Blogger.com. The new address is

http://loclava.blogspot.com

I found blogger to be a bit more friendly for me to use, link and update. Please update your bookmarks
and follow me on blogger.

Changesand new listings are coming to the Etsy store next. Please stay tuned and thank you for your patience during this
necessary transitional time.

NEW Retail Locations! Gallery opening this Sat.!

My colorful silk scarves and cuffs are now available at the new Eve N Odd Gallery, located in downtown St. Petersburg, FL.

The Grand Opening is this Sat. !

Stop by and check out all of the affordable local art. See art by

Calan Ree    http://www.facebook.com/#!/calanree

Jennifer Kosarek    http://www.facebook.com/#!/weeklyhoot

Kristin Hemphill    http://www.etsy.loclava.com

and many many more! Sat. Feb. 12 from 6-9

 

Featured in 2 Treasuries! Check ‘em out!

I am honored to be selected for this treasury, Thank you.

‘Pops of Color’ by ginette1223

An eclectic collection of some of the beautiful items on Etsy I would love to own. Thank you to all those talented artists.

Suzani Upholstered Armc… MaterialRecove… $850.00	Primitive painted Early… JosephSpinaleF… $495.00	Adela Fine Art Print – … LauraJohnston $32.00	Purple Wall Vase IN STO… LynnCardwellPo… $15.00
serving dish burtonesqu… maryjudy $68.00	Handwoven rag rug decor… Gunaspalete $61.00	Love Lives Here…Giant… elukka $35.00	Stamps Mirror LapengCrafts $24.00
Tarnished Vintage Metal… WhiteWillowVin… $12.00	Floor Cushion Crochet lacasadecoto $55.00	Sparkle Purple Bar Stoo… TheFurnitureCo… $119.00	BIG 20oz Beer Stein or … Creativewithcl… $38.00
Silk Fiber Art Bib Styl… loclava $44.95	Dona Tareja teresaponte $70.00	CD 165 Hi Res VINTAGE T… scrapnow $6.99	IN STOCK – Celtic Swirl… Parizadhe $25.00

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Ever Changing Color Treasury! Beautiful. Thank you for selecting my item.

‘Ever changing color’ by faithnhope10

An excellent example of what great treasures can be found in these amazing shops……all so beautiful!

CUSTOM Hand Embroidered… twinklyspangle $16.42	Lampwork Handblown Lime… TheEmeraldTree… $22.99	Brooch, silver, recycle… fluxplay $100.00	antique brass chunky ke… SecretKey $17.00
Beaded Cluster Ring Oli… TesoroDelSol $40.00	Pens Flower Pen Bouquet… pinheadcreatio… $25.00	Vintage Mid Century Ato… TheBlushingApp… $61.25	Rural Sunset Silhouette… ArtbyMichelle $6.00
Light Blue Czech Firepo… MediterraneanB… $2.95	Blue and White Faux Pea… Phoenvix $8.00	Blues Hair Clips imynda $6.00	Crystal Earrings – Blu… onlymadeonce $20.00
Handmade Rhyolite and A… Jansjems $62.00	Flowers purple vintage … SouthernHippie $30.00	The Wild Flower Set LoMacDesign $45.00	Colorful Artisan Silk W… loclava $44.95

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Mustard Meets Amethyst

Thank you for featuring my New one of a kind Dreadlock Hair Jewelry!

‘am-e-stard………………………… when amethyst hooks up with mustard’ by Velvetmanna

THANK YOU Swirl Car… papersquid $2.50	Bulgarian Giant Lee… MoonlightMicro… $3.00	Handmade Polymer Cl… CreativeArtCen… $19.00	Green Siamese Kitty… craftyhag $9.00
Glamorous Beaded Ha… cjBlue $10.00	Unique Pink bead an… RecreationalAr… $10.00	Yellow fabric set 6… FabricGalore $14.50	Tropical Starfish i… CinfulArt $20.00
Yellow Agate, Fuchs… DearGeorgette $45.00	Amethyst Frosted Sp… fragiacomoglas… $9.00	Dreadlock Hair acce… loclava $14.00	Purple Haze Fabric … zizzybob $14.00
Ylang Ylang Olive O… EScentualCreat… $4.00	Personalized Baby B… Babybonbons $59.95	Amethyst, Tourmalin… AudreyGardenLa… $48.00	Yellow Flowers Cand… julzbooks $10.00

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Featured in a Treasury!

Such an honor to be selected by other fantastic artisans! Thank you

‘Colorful Spring’ by PatchworkMountain

Irises Hand Painted SILK SCA… SilkMagic $38.00	Penelope – Lampwork Glass Be… StoneStreetStu… $128.00
City Girl Loves her Colors….. bellajewelsII $498.00	Pink Blue Lavender Lotus Bow… ClayLickCreekP… $30.00
Jubilation Extra Small Flare… romyandclare $30.00	Gorgeous retro multi colored… thedepo $32.95
Beautiful Hand Blown Glass S… oneilsarts $289.00	Margaret J Bright patch work… bfyvintage $20.00
The Geraldine Hair Piece – C… Hayashibeads $36.00	Wall coat rack handmade calyrew $75.00
Pickle Family Circus GloriaKirk $54.00	Vintage Small Colorful Itali… overthetopover… $18.00
Bohemian Rainbow Vase owlcreekcerami… $46.00	Kaleidoscope Jeweled Rosette… kattwilliams $30.00
Large Serving Bowl with Rain… JMNPOTTERY $85.00	Colorful Artisan Silk Wrist … loclava $38.00

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New Loc Jewels Listed!

Available on http://www.loclava.etsy.com

Loc Jewels

I am loving these pieces. So earthy and glorious. They bring out the real earth mama in all of us. Wire around a loc or braided section of hair and go. Dark wire blends in with darker hair. Other wire colors coming soon.

Coming Soon to www.loclava.com

coming soon to loclava.com

coming soon to www.loclava.com

coming soon to loclava.com

Made with beautiful wooden, clay, shell and metal beads.

Easy to take in and out for work or weekends.

Comes packages in a lovely jute gift bag. Ready to wear or share.

Prices from $12.00.

Available soon on www.loclava.etsy.com

Anticipation of beads

I have been waiting anxiously all week for my new order of beads and fun things to come in. How many people check the delivery status over and over again, even though the delivery date hasn’t even come yet? I get so excited when I have a new order of supplies coming in, no matter what it is. Fabric, beads, clips anything. So stay tuned. New items coming quickly. The sooner that FedEx truck arrives the sooner I can get busy.

What will these turn into?

New Retail Location!

Great News! Loclava’s Bandana’s and dread jewels are now available at http://dollylocks.com! Visit Alin for any hair styling or permanent makeup needs!

www.dollylocks.com

Located at

2510 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North

St. Petersburg, FL 33704

727-643-1124

Leap of Faith

Ok, so I did it. Took that great leap of faith. Well more than one actually. I made a lot of necklaces, bracelets, scarves and wrist cuffs. All in unique styles that are my own creation. I took all kinds of pictures, I cropped the pictures. Then re sized all the pictures. Then figured out item title names, wrote descriptions, took measurements and converted them into metric. Uploaded everything onto my etsy site. Then went into the forums and asked for critiques.

Really they were so helpful. I learned all about tags and the importance of repeating the title names throughout the description. All of this is such a work in progress. It can be very overwhelming.

Now this leap of faith, writing a blog. Writing is definitely not my forte. But running an online business or really any business for that matter makes you a master of everything. So, I will share my journey thus far and hope you can learn from my experiences with designing, creating, marketing, packaging, branding, selling and shipping.