Island Cowgirl Jewelry Cool Bloggery

...right brain, left brain...

The text for the left brain reads:
"I am the left brain. I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Strategic. I am practical. Always in control. A master of words and language. Realistic. I calculate equations and play with numbers. I am order. I am logic. I know exactly who I am." 

And for the right brain:
"I am the right brain. I am creativity. A free spirit. I am passion. Yearning. Sesuality. I am the sound of roaring laughter. Vivid colors. I am the urge to paint on an empty canvas. I am boundless imagination. Art. Poetry. I sense. I feel. I am everything I wanted to be."

Wow.

Which one are you? 

(I think we all know which one I am...I don't see things as they are...I see things as I want them to be...)

~h 

-Kudos to the Missouri Institute of Natural Science

...our store by the sea...

We are so proud of our little store by the sea...It all began almost by accident 4 years ago when I wandered by a "For Rent" sign on Main Street. And every year it just keeps getting better & better. I just returned from a round of buying trips and we have some fabulous new finds coming in everyday.

One of the wonderful things about having a store is that I get to carry all of my friends work!...How awesome is that. Each and every one of us struggles to live out our lives as an artist and yet be true to our vision...and somehow manage to run a business in the middle of it all. It is not an easy path...but one that we would not have any other way.

If you are in Huntington Beach, Californa please stop by and say howdy...and don't forget to live out loud.

Peace, love & horses....

~heather

...surrounded by love...

Valentine's day is one of our favorite days around the store...And as you can see I love to make hearts. Hearts with words, hearts without words, big hearts, little hearts...pretty much hearts of any shape...As a child my homework was always doodled with hearts. (It often got me in trouble...I don't think my science teachers truly appreciated my artistic side...)

Our windows this year are an explosion of red & rose petals...my girls did such an awesome job with them...And we hope to pass along the love...

Love is noisy. Love is messy. Love is inconvenient. Love is hard. And love is rare.

But really…when everything else falls away.
Love really is where its at.

At least for me it is.

XOXO

~heather

...bright lights, big city...

Off to NYC...the city that never sleeps...My old stomping grounds. As many of you know I went to school in New York and hence always feel at home once I get off the plane. The people are straight forward, no nonsense and terribly funny. Not only that they are incredibly genuine & generous....if it was warm & had a beach I would probably still live there.

 

 
I was here for work...but work is never without a little fun. After a hard day of walking the show...we found an amazing little cafe on 9th & 49th that rocked the brunch experience. It was called Vinyl. They had mosaic bathrooms of Elvis, Dolly Parton & Cher complete with each singers action figure. A total trip...

 

 

 Anthropologie at Rockefeller Center is not to be missed...They are borderline genius with their displays. No...they are pure genius. Nobody rocks it out like they do.

 A tie dye zip tie wall...curtain...thingy. I mean does it get anymore brilliant than this? Seriously. Blown. Away.

A rug on the wall...no on the floor...no on the wall...Oh boy, who cares. This is beautiful and I covet it.

Jen, from Quirks of Art, one of my good friends & amazing retailers, was my partner in crime during my stay in NYC...and we sure did have a grand time...to be continued...

XOXO

~h

...southern love...

Each season we pack up and set off to our tradeshows with all of our new designs in tow...one of my favorites is in Atlanta. I just love the southern charm...and the fried chicken ain't so bad either. 

I get to meet with all of my wonderful retailers and say howdy...and maybe talk about jewelry...and of course our dogs. There is always inspirational A-R-T installations around that always make me weak in the knees...this year they had an exceptionally colorful one.

Setting up the booth after a long night of travel is always tough...sometimes it takes more than one set of eyes to really see...Can you tell we were tired? I think it took us about 5 minutes to notice this...

Our new IPAD covers were a big hit with the retailers! We love them too!

All the rage were our new Cowgirl Bling Bracelets...Swarovski crystals & pearls on different colored leather wrap bracelets! So awesome...You can buy them from our boutique at Island Cowgirl.com...

We had an awesome show and cannot wait to ship out to all of our new retailers...spread the love!

XOXO

~h

 

...Have a very Hippie Christmas...from Surf City, USA...

Here are some photos from our little beach town...the locals take great pride in decorating our Main Street near the pier. There is a holiday lighting ceremony, a big Christmas tree that plays music when you walk by...(which scared Nigel) and a fat Christmas bear sitting on a park bench...(which also scared Nigel)...

We have fun each year planning our Holiday windows...This year we made yarn balls and strung them from a braided hippie fabric garland. The girls had fun making snowflakes from notebook paper just like we when we were in Kindergarten...

Thank you all for making this our best & most beloved holiday season ever...we hope everyone loves the Island Cowgirl that they are getting under the tree....

XOXO & Peace..

~heather

...flagship store gets a facelift...

After 3 years we decided to update our Flagship store and give it a facelift...and the first thing we needed was a bad ass sign...

Our old sign was...well...ok. But our new sign...is a custom made, rusted metal sign that we think is just our style. It was a bit tricky to install because...A) I am dreadfully afraid of ladders. And anyone who is up on them. B) Our sidewalk is very, very narrow and our street is very, very busy...which brings us back to reason A).

Despite my trepidation...all went well...and after the great long sign hunt, custom designing & back and forth...it finally went up.

We think it looks awesome...just wait till you see what we do next! The projects never stop...Ask my Sherpa...he'll tell you.

XOXO
~h 

...new & coming soon...

We have been hard at work making some new designs for our Spring 2012 collection....which should be available in January. This uber-awsome ring is called "Love's Shield" meant to protect all those who are destined to wear it.

Our new inspirational bangles...stack them up high...or mix them up with our leather bracelets...I personally cannot wait to get one of these for myself...My favorite being "fortune favors the bold"...

There is more to come...we will keep you posted as soon as they arrive!

Peace, Love & Horses...

~heather