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For a daily dose of handmade goodness you can visit monsterbites365.com, where fellow artists and sisters Ash and Kimmy feature an artist each day.

Today Marlon is featured, with an earring giveaway! Leave a comment and win a chance for some earrings!

Celebrating spring...

Spring is always our busiest and most exciting time of year. We just returned from a wonderful trip to Nicaragua in March, after a great show at Kentucky Crafted. In Nica, Marlon had the chance to collect a lot of materials, and most importantly, we got a chance to visit with family and friends. We came home to a lot to catch up on, but a warmer studio and beautiful weather has made it fly by and feel easy compared to the dreary and bitter cold winter days.

The garden is planted, the dogwoods have already bloomed, thank goodness Spring is in full swing!

This week Marlon will be demonstrating his craft at the Berea Artisan Center and getting ready for our favorite art fair, Cherokee Triangle!

Cherokee was our first art fair, 5 years ago. We moved to Louisville from Nicaragua and had only a week to put together a booth design, business cards, etc. Lots of great advice, creative ideas, mirrors, rocks and other props came from our friends. Five years later, it's hard to believe that this will be our 6th time at Cherokee! It's a good way to celebrate the bittersweet anniversary of moving to Kentucky, we are so thankful that so quickly we created new, lasting and warm memories in our new home. So stop by our booth with your green cup in hand, and let's say cheers to 5 years of Naturaleza Organic Jewelry!

Art Full Life - Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2010

Last year was our first year participating as vendors at Kentucky Crafted: The Market. Like many of the shows we do now in Kentucky, I grew up going to this show. It's a huge indoor marketplace featuring juried members of the KY craft marketing program. We were honored to win the "Best New Exhibitor" award in 2009. This year a photo of our almond oval necklace was featured in all of this year's promotional materials. Friends have sent us clippings from several magazines distributed state-wide. What an honor!
We hope you'll come see us in early March and support other Kentucky artists and craftspeople.
Booth #503

Another happy engagement...

It's always special to know how our rings have played a role in the memories and commitments of another happy couple. Congrats to Micah and Andrea!

"I recently ordered 2 Nacascolo rings. I proposed to my girlfriend at Christmas with the ring, and since, we have gotten nothing but praise for them. I wanted to thank you for the prompt service and amazing product. Again, thank you for the time and craftsmanship that went into making these rings. It was great to have them be a part of such an important day for us!

Micah & Andrea"

Photo by Mikenna Rapp

Modern Hippies of the Month

What we like about Modern Hippie Magazine is that it takes two terms that get thrown around a lot, breaks them down, and takes them back. We'll be honest, in Kentucky, even the hippie-est of us all don't always embrace the term because more often than not it's used in a derogatory way. We were thrilled when Ellie Campbell of Modern Hippie Magazine interviewed us for this article, and appreciated her giving us a trip back to the dictionary to think about these words and their role in our lexicon:

mod‧ern “of, pertaining to contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility”

hip‧pie “a person, who rejects established institutions and values, seeks spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness…

Indeed, we can embrace being Modern Hippies, and appreciate Modern Hippie Magazine naming us and Naturaleza Organic Jewelry Modern Hippies of the Month!

Read on for the full interview...