Antony & The Johnsons

1/26 at Radio City Music Hall, the perfect place to experience his exquisite, hypnotic voice and the gorgeous stage show MoMA contributed, spectacular.  No video will exist of this performance, so the next best thing is...

Aquamarine Treasury

Aquamarine on Etsy

"Where's Brooklyn At?" A Treasury

Thank you to MYFUNKYTWISTEDSOUL for including Piruli Jewelry!

Sugar, Oh Honey Honey

Receive 25% Off Your Entire Order: Piruli on Etsy

Receive 25% off your entire after-Christmas order until January 6th 2010 (Three Kings Day!). Use code newyear11 during check-out.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PIRULI JEWELRY!

Thirty Years with Mr. P.R. Nelson

"The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits." -Harvey Allen

I am overwhelmingly fortunate to begin the next 30 years in such an energetic fashion.

With that said, spending an evening 11 rows from Prince. PRICELESS. Felt like I was celebrating each year of my life during this concert. Welcome to America was a full celebration of his earlier work, and as always, the best damn party in town. Unfortunately for me, no good quality camera shots, but thanks to the dozens that blasted these photo's all over the internet:



Sheila E!


Due to a cancellation, we still landed at the best show of the tour so far. With a sexy rendition of Little Red Corvette, a ballet performance to Beautiful Ones, SHEILA E., and three encore's ending with If I Was Your Girlfriend(damn skippy)/Insatiable (my word!)/Scandalous (ow!)/Adore (my favorite!!)

So after a week full of festivities including an evening with the NY Scooter Club and Lucky Cheng's fabulous ladies of the East Village, Thousands of Santas bar-frolicking around NYC, Surprise Guest Birthday Party, Nick DiPaolo calling me a lesbian... there is no better way to end a week of birthday celebrations than with a big ole party in the Meadowlands... (thanks lexi-pooh!)

Piruli Jewelry Cyber Monday Contest!

Time for another contest just in time for the holidays! I'm giving away the soon to be featured, new, Tiny Gotitas Crystal Drop Necklace starting Cyber Monday (November 29th, 2010). To enter, simply comment on this blog with a brief description of your favorite jewelry or clothing trend, or must-have item of the season! I would love to hear what everyone is obsessing over this holiday season.

Winner will be chosen by a random number generator by the position of post. Comment must be received by 11pm EST on December 3rd.




The winner will be contacted by email or Etsy Conversation, please enter your preference in your comment.

Good Luck!

Gota De Luz Giveaway Winner

A big thanks to fellow Etsy-er Linda Pruitt for entering the contest and sharing with us about her recommended charitable organization, Portland Strides. She wins a Gota De Luz bracelet, and proceeds from the sales of the Gota De Luz bracelet during the entire month of May will help raise funds to donate to her walk this year, a walk sponsored by The American Cancer Society to raise awareness of and to help fight breast cancer.

We also send a warm hug to Linda, a cancer survivor herself. To help sponsor Linda's walk, please check out her Portland Strides profile and help become a drop of light in someone's life.

And be sure to check out Linda's Etsy Shop!

Spanglish Team Treasury East

Check out the new Etsy Treasury East, lists that never expire. I have created my first, preparing for a Hot Spanglish Summer!

SPANGLISH TEAM ETSY TREASURY EAST

SVPPLY.COM

Its always fun to find how people find my Etsy shop.

Check out this compilation of members bookmarks and listings of their favorite retail items. Thanks to typeis4lovers for marking my Long Isis Berries Necklace :)

SVPPLY

≈December≈ Piruli Jewelry

≈ Cyber Monday Sale!

Receive 15% off your total purchase
between 12am-11:59 pm EST
on Monday 11/30/2009.
(15% of your purchase will be refunded after payment is finalized through PayPal)

≈ New Items will be added all week long!

≈ The Etsy Jewelry Artist Guild is hosting a St. Jude's Charity Fundraiser sale, visit the eJAG blog for more information at http://www.etsyjewelryartistguild.blogspot.com/ or visit the eJAG shop.

≈Type 'Spanglish Team' in Etsy's front page search bar to discover wonderful team-wide weekend sales.

The Etsy Spanglish Team Anniversary Giveaway!

You could win a piñata full of wonderful Etsy Spanglish team gifts starting today (including a bracelet by Piruli Jewelry). The contest ends November 15th. For entry rules and a special look at all of the prizes in the piñata, please visit our Etsy Spanglish Team Blog.

Wicked Sunrise

Catching the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean in Long Beach Island, NJ. October 2009.

Piruli Jewelry Tiny Buoy Necklace Giveaway!

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and the Etsy Spanglish Team, I will be hosting my first LaineyLizzard blog giveaway for Piruli Jewelry. I am very proud to be apart of the Etsy Spanglish team, getting to know about other art forms and the many variations of latin culture.

That said I will be giving away one Tiny Buoy Necklace featuring green aventurine and faceted orange swirl agate with sterling silver wire on dark brown cotton cord. Contains golden strand rutilated quartz rondelle beads acting as a button closure. Necklace measures 16"-17" in length and the pendant measures 5/8 inches(Retails for $15.00). The rules to enter are pretty simple;

• Check out various Etsy Spanglish Team members' shops and items using the following links. Spanglish Team on Etsy, Etsy Spanglish Team Blog, Spanglish Team on Flickr . Its always fun browsing and I'd love you to experience what I love about my fellow team members' shops.
  
• Return to this post and write a brief comment about your favorite team member shop and your favorite items. One comment per person please. Only comments left in response to this post will count towards the giveaway.
  
• One winner will be chosen with a random generator according to the number of your post and will be notified by email or through Etsy on October 9th, 2009. Winner will receive the necklace pictured above! If you wish to be notified through Etsy, please provide your profile name in your comment.
  

Good luck everyone! Thank you for your continued support of the Etsy Spanglish Team and Piruli Jewelry :)

Spanglish Team Labor Day Promotions

Hi all, in an effort to bring new fans to my Etsy Spanglish Team co-members, here is a list of shops with very cool Labor Day weekend deals! Stop in and spread some love (and by love I mean hearts!)

• Chic Boutique Jewelry 20% off sale.
• Paper Tree Stationery BOGO Sale, Buy one get one half off...
• WhimsyPics 15% off sale.
• AnaDiazArte 10% off sale.
  
• Yaya Handicrafts 15% off sale.
• Createev1 BOGO Sale, Buy one get one free... and Free shipping!
  
• Stitchingal 20% off sale.

Free shipping extended at Piruli.Etsy.Com through Labor day.

Happy Shopping!
-Lainey

And the Winner Is...

Congratulations to Kristi L. (AllThatGlittersbyKML) from Ohio, who participated in the Etsy Jewelry Artist Guild's first Hide and Seek contest, and won the Copper Isis Hoops below. Special thanks to Precious Metals and WiresNPliers for organizing the contest. To keep up to date with new members, new jewelry, new sales and contest, follow the team blog at http://etsyjewelryartistguild.blogspot.com, or the eJAG facebook fan page!

Agate, Lovely Agate

I love the gemstone Agate because of the multiple variations and patterns found. Here is a treasury featuring a collection of Agate pieces, including my Tiny Buoy Necklace.

From Wikipedia:

"Agate (pronounced /ˈæɡət/) is a microcrystalline variety of quartz (silica), chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks but can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.^[1]

Colorful agates and other chalcedonies were obtained over 3,000 years ago from the Achates River, now called Dirillo, in Sicily.^[2]

The stone was given its name by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher and naturalist, who discovered the stone along the shore line of the river Achates (Greek: Αχάτης) sometime between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.^[3] The agate has been recovered at a number of ancient sites, indicating its widespread use in the ancient world; for example, archaeological recovery at the Knossos site on Crete illustrates its role in Bronze Age Minoan culture.^[4]"

Glamorous Life, Revisited

I recently created a treasury on Etsy called The Glamorous Life, and through http://byhand.me I wanted to create a spotlight highlighting more favorites (love that its a permanent showcase of items, whereas the treasuries only last a few days), and here it is...

S'more Features

Piruli Jewelry is fabulously featured in the following treasuries :)

Fun Goodies -By BululuStudio
&
Silver Wood -By Yayahandicraft

As with all treasuries, these compilations are only active for a few days.

Both are curated by members of the Etsy Spanglish team, which you can follow on twitter via @SpanglishTeam, or visit our team blog, ETSY SPANGLISH. Its a wonderful group of artisans whom cherish both languages, english and spanish. There are many interesting stories, and lots of wonderful creations.

Featured in Etsy Treasury

Spanglisb team member, Yaya HandiCraft, made a beautiful treasury. I am more than honored to have my Gotas Indigenas earrings (bottom left) featured in this gorgeous treasury. You can click on the image above for another 24 hours to see the live treasury as it may change at any time. Want to make your own? Check out this article on making an Etsy treasury. They are lots of fun to put together.