Sunday, January 31, 2010

Dia de los Muertos Ear Art


Inspired by Frida Kahlo and my favorite Mexican Holiday Dia de los Muertos. Paint on a uni-brow, add some red lipstick and you are ready for a fiesta! Ole!

Silver conchos with handcrafted plaster skulls, ethnic beads, silver charms, Czech glass and hand carved diablo beads from South America. Silver plated ear wires.

See these one of a kind handcrafted earrings and more at http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlanetCalamari

Happy Birthday Franz Schubert

Franz Peter Schubert
January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828
Austrian Composer of the Ave Maria

One of my favorite versions is the Ave Maria featured in the 1940 Disney movie Fantasia: Click to hear

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Planet Calamari Etsy Store to Open Soon!


Happy 2010! My muse has returned from her long vacation in the stratosphere.

A Planet Calamari etsy store is now in progress. More Frida inspired jewelry, sculptures and retablos will be featured on this site.

Stay tuned!
thank you
jeanie marie