Fine art photography & hand-made gifts from the island of Kauai, Hawaii
About Me
- TreasuresFromHawaii
- Aloha & thanks for stopping by! I have online shops at: http://www.zazzle.com/treasuresfromhawaii* & http://www.treasuresfromhawaii.etsy.com where I sell Fine Art Photos & Beach in a Bottle gifts(vials filled with sand, shells, coral, beach glass and other treasures that I personally collect from Kauai's seashores~~~These make wonderful wedding/party decor/favors and any occasion gifts... Please visit ~~ I love company!
Different Options in Shipping Mailers & More!
You have to visit SunlitOrchard's shop for wonderful "green" products ~ Sunlit's shop link is: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5566099#
She does a lovely job using recycled brown paper bags for something different in shipping mailers and bright fun fabrics for aprons, lunch totes, lingerie bags, etc...
Here's a few pix of the fine items you can expect to find while browsing in SunlitOrchard:
Enjoy!
She does a lovely job using recycled brown paper bags for something different in shipping mailers and bright fun fabrics for aprons, lunch totes, lingerie bags, etc...
Here's a few pix of the fine items you can expect to find while browsing in SunlitOrchard:
Enjoy!
Kauai Artist's August Newsletter~~~Featuring ME! :D
Mahalo to my fellow Kauai Sistah, Marionette, who has kindly featured me in her Painting Paradise Newsletter for August...
Stop by her website: www.kauai-artist.net to sign up for her wonderful monthly newsletter featuring talented artists, easy and useful painting tips, Marionette's lovely artwork and many more goodies...
Stop by her website: www.kauai-artist.net to sign up for her wonderful monthly newsletter featuring talented artists, easy and useful painting tips, Marionette's lovely artwork and many more goodies...
Thinking of the Sea??
Love the ocean, sound of the surf, your toes in the sand? Visit Rachel's blog to see my beach-in-a-bottle charm and other featured treasures from the sea
http://handmadechic.blogspot.com/2009/06/lifes-beach.html
Thanks Rachel...Aloha! :D
http://handmadechic.blogspot.com/2009/06/lifes-beach.html
Thanks Rachel...Aloha! :D
Aloha Spirit...It's In Everything Hawaii
All photos for sale in my etsy shop(if you fall in love with something and it's not listed just convo or email me and I'll be glad to list it for you!) God bless...Dava
Find more photos like this on Hawaii Photography
Find more photos like this on Hawaii Photography
New "Ethereality" Series
Enjoy my new photo series ~ soon to be listed for sale in my etsy shop! God bless...
"RaindropsUnderBlues&Violets"
"Ethereal Death"
"GreenLeafInAnEtherealWorld"
"RaindropsUnderBlues&Violets"
"Ethereal Death"
"GreenLeafInAnEtherealWorld"
HanapepeHoliday
Last weekend, for Mother's Day, my mom-in-law(she's more like a second mom!) and I took a girls' day out and drove to Hanapepe for a look at their art and antique shops...
While tromping around town, we ran across the cutest local used bookstore, Talk Story
~ www.talkstorybookstore.com, which reminded me of the old antique stores in Northern Florida - open and airy, high ceilings, dark, worn, wooden floors, painted barn red and complete with oh-so-sweet shop cats :D! We fell in love with the place and its owners, Ed and Cynthia...Knowledgeable about their business, friendly and full of Aloha spirit Ed and Cynthia are intent on giving back to others, not to mention being all about the Hanapepe community...Visit their website for more history and information...On an end note, I am proud to say some of my photos are displayed and for sale in their shop ~ Thanks for your kindness Ed & Cynthia!
Hanapepe(or as it is fondly known by locals~Kauai's Biggest Little Town) is the art capital of our Garden Isle...Hanapepe means "crushed bay"...Enjoy a few photos of this quaint, historical and rustic town which are all for sale in my etsy shop...
Saw this vintage gas tank and truck at the edge of town:
Love an Old Tin Roof:
Historic Aloha Theatre Sign:
Little Red Shack:
While tromping around town, we ran across the cutest local used bookstore, Talk Story
~ www.talkstorybookstore.com, which reminded me of the old antique stores in Northern Florida - open and airy, high ceilings, dark, worn, wooden floors, painted barn red and complete with oh-so-sweet shop cats :D! We fell in love with the place and its owners, Ed and Cynthia...Knowledgeable about their business, friendly and full of Aloha spirit Ed and Cynthia are intent on giving back to others, not to mention being all about the Hanapepe community...Visit their website for more history and information...On an end note, I am proud to say some of my photos are displayed and for sale in their shop ~ Thanks for your kindness Ed & Cynthia!
Hanapepe(or as it is fondly known by locals~Kauai's Biggest Little Town) is the art capital of our Garden Isle...Hanapepe means "crushed bay"...Enjoy a few photos of this quaint, historical and rustic town which are all for sale in my etsy shop...
Saw this vintage gas tank and truck at the edge of town:
Love an Old Tin Roof:
Historic Aloha Theatre Sign:
Little Red Shack:
Featured on DustingInPearls' Lovely Blog
I have been featured on Rosehaven Cottage's oh-so-pink blog today...
Cindy wrote an inspiring few paragraphs regarding my work and
life here on the island of Kauai, Hawaii...
Hope to see your comments there about what you think :D
God bless! Dava
Cindy wrote an inspiring few paragraphs regarding my work and
life here on the island of Kauai, Hawaii...
Hope to see your comments there about what you think :D
God bless! Dava
EtsyShopsOfTheWeek ~ 5/6/09
If you'd like to have your shop considered for a future "EtsyShopsOfTheWeek" feature, please comment on this post as to what your favorite item is from the above shops...
God bless! Dava
EtsyShopsOfTheWeek(ESW2)~4/29/09
If you'd like to have your shop considered for a future "EtsyShopsOfTheWeek" feature, please comment on this post as to what your favorite item is from the above shops...
There was ONE SALE from last week's ESW2 feature(Michiganhemp's necklace)...congrats!!
Until further notice I am suspending my EtsySellerOfTheWeek(ESW)feature...Thanks!
God bless...Dava
There was ONE SALE from last week's ESW2 feature(Michiganhemp's necklace)...congrats!!
Until further notice I am suspending my EtsySellerOfTheWeek(ESW)feature...Thanks!
God bless...Dava
Old Plantation Home Photo Essay ~ Part I
I took these photos at the Puakea Golf Course...It is an old plantation home, now empty and sadly in disrepair, but nevertheless has a haunting charm all its own...
"BlowingInTheBreeze":
I couldn't believe it when I saw that a badly broken set of windows on the second floor actually still had drapes in them ~ Gave me the feeling that someone's mama would be calling them in for dinner any minute!
FrenchDoorsOutToVeranda1&2:
This scene made me think of days gone by ~ Days spent sitting on the veranda with a glass of fresh-squeezed lemonade...It also made me sad. Sad of what these once-proud French doors have become ~ broken glass and hanging by a hinge...
Yet, somehow, I think back again to lazy days on a new whitewashed veranda and a porch swing and those doors are back on their brass hinges; beveled panes of glass shining crystal clear in the summer sun...
TheWindow:
As we rounded the corner and looked up, this window reminded my husband and I of every one of "those windows" appearing in every horror movie house we've ever seen ~ You know the ones - At any minute a freakish face will appear and you will know BIG trouble is about to happen...
These photos are for sale in my etsy shop: www.treasuresfromhawaii.etsy.com
There are many more pictures to tell the story of this wonderful old plantation home...stay tuned for Part II of my essay! God bless...Dava
"BlowingInTheBreeze":
I couldn't believe it when I saw that a badly broken set of windows on the second floor actually still had drapes in them ~ Gave me the feeling that someone's mama would be calling them in for dinner any minute!
FrenchDoorsOutToVeranda1&2:
This scene made me think of days gone by ~ Days spent sitting on the veranda with a glass of fresh-squeezed lemonade...It also made me sad. Sad of what these once-proud French doors have become ~ broken glass and hanging by a hinge...
Yet, somehow, I think back again to lazy days on a new whitewashed veranda and a porch swing and those doors are back on their brass hinges; beveled panes of glass shining crystal clear in the summer sun...
TheWindow:
As we rounded the corner and looked up, this window reminded my husband and I of every one of "those windows" appearing in every horror movie house we've ever seen ~ You know the ones - At any minute a freakish face will appear and you will know BIG trouble is about to happen...
These photos are for sale in my etsy shop: www.treasuresfromhawaii.etsy.com
There are many more pictures to tell the story of this wonderful old plantation home...stay tuned for Part II of my essay! God bless...Dava
PHOTO HUNT ~ Protection
EtsyShopsOfTheWeek(ESW2~4-22-09)
If you'd like to be featured here in the future for free exposure/traffic to and for your shop, visit the above shops, come back to THIS POST THREAD and leave a comment on which item/shop is your favorite and follow my blog for updates! I will be putting this out on twitter, as well as a link on my etsy shop... God bless...Dava
PhotoHunt: Purple
PhotoHunt
I love purple ~ it's my birthstone (as well as my niece, mom, mema's(grandma) and mom-in-law's) ~ so I had fun with this week's hunt! God bless...
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I love purple ~ it's my birthstone (as well as my niece, mom, mema's(grandma) and mom-in-law's) ~ so I had fun with this week's hunt! God bless...
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EtsySellerOfTheWeekExtended (4/12)~ RobinMariaPedrero
To assist in promoting her shop due to a family emergency, I am extending Robin's reign as featured Etsy Seller of the Week~~please visit her shop for gorgeous paintings, postcards, photos and more!
If you'd like to be featured as an upcoming seller of the week, comment here, under THIS THREAD("EtsySellerOfTheWeekExtended(4/12)") as to which of Robin's shop items is your favorite and make sure you are a follower to my blog...very simple for gr8 free exposure to your Etsy shop!
God bless....Dava
EtsyShopsOfTheWeek(4/10/09 ~ ESW2)
If you'd like to be featured here in the future for free exposure/traffic to and for your shop, visit the above shops, come back to THIS POST THREAD and leave a comment on which item/shop is your favorite and follow my blog for updates! I will be putting this out on twitter, as well as a link on my etsy shop also... God bless...Dava
Handmadeology~TimAdam...Gr8 Combo!
If you are one of the many who sell their art, handmade goods, photos, etc., online through Etsy or Artfire, you must visit the above link for handmadeology.com!
Tim Adam passes on informative and must-see insider tips for your shops and blogs. Tim is a God-send to the "newbies" out there who are lost or just need some guidance as to where to start in this vast internet shop world...He graciously gives back on a consistent basis with his Top-10 Mondays and other features he runs here giving others a chance for free exposure for their shops...You won't be disappointed!
God bless...Dava :D
Tim Adam passes on informative and must-see insider tips for your shops and blogs. Tim is a God-send to the "newbies" out there who are lost or just need some guidance as to where to start in this vast internet shop world...He graciously gives back on a consistent basis with his Top-10 Mondays and other features he runs here giving others a chance for free exposure for their shops...You won't be disappointed!
God bless...Dava :D
Treasury Feature & Wonderful Etsy Sellers!
I'm being featured in a lovely treasury by CCCOE -
"http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=50459"
Also - BubbaChenille is posting about my Etsy Seller/Shops of the Week features on her blog(Etsy sellers are the kindest people!)
http://bubbachenille.blogspot.com/2009/04/bubbachenille-featured-and-home-from.html
Have a gr8 week evy1 and I'll cya back here for posting of my new sellers of the week on Wednesday!
God bless...Dava
"http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=50459"
Also - BubbaChenille is posting about my Etsy Seller/Shops of the Week features on her blog(Etsy sellers are the kindest people!)
http://bubbachenille.blogspot.com/2009/04/bubbachenille-featured-and-home-from.html
Have a gr8 week evy1 and I'll cya back here for posting of my new sellers of the week on Wednesday!
God bless...Dava
EtsySellerOfTheWeek (4/5)~ RobinMariaPedrero
This week's featured Etsy seller is RobinMariaPedrero~~please visit her shop for gorgeous paintings, postcards, photos and more!
If you'd like to be featured as an upcoming seller of the week, comment here, under THIS THREAD("EtsySellerOfTheWeek(4/5)") as to which of Robin's shop items is your favorite and make sure you are a follower to my blog...very simple for gr8 exposure to your Etsy shop!
God bless....Dava
Etsy Shops Of The Week(4/1/09 ~ ESW2)
This week's wonderful items and their "owners" are:
If you'd like to be featured here in the future for free exposure/traffic to and for your shop, visit the above shops, come back to THIS POST THREAD and leave a comment on which item/shop is your favorite and follow my blog for updates! I will be putting this out on twitter, as well as a link on my etsy shop also... God bless...Dava
If you'd like to be featured here in the future for free exposure/traffic to and for your shop, visit the above shops, come back to THIS POST THREAD and leave a comment on which item/shop is your favorite and follow my blog for updates! I will be putting this out on twitter, as well as a link on my etsy shop also... God bless...Dava
God's Perfection & Beauty
Yesterday, while Josh and I were playing on the beach collecting treasures that the sea washes up on its vast shores, we came across one of those rare finds~~a perfectly formed, wonderfully colored cowrie(Mauritius Island Cowrie)shell! It gleamed in the sun, shiny and brilliant in its design and markings...It was breathtaking!
As I climbed over lava rock and walked across the slippery rock-strewn stones under my feet to get there, I prayed it would be empty...Empty of life that I could snatch it up and take it home to enjoy it there...
As I reached my "prize" and bent down to detect what I already knew in my heart to be, I realized how selfish I had been to pray for its emptiness...Such a beautiful creation was not made for one person, it was formed of love and talent and perfection for the creature living inside...The one clinging, with much life, to the side of a rock ~ gleaming in the sun as the tide washed over it again and again.
I knew then that I was just meant to enjoy it in its surroundings, its God-given home of the sea, and I smiled at the gift that God gave me~~even if I didn't get to take it to my own surroundings, my own home...And I smiled~~again...
New Seller of the Week Featured
Aloha!
There are two new features on my blog which help gain exposure for others' Etsy shops(I try to give back wherever I can)~~The first is "EtsySellerOfTheWeek"(ESW), which features up to 6 items from that person's shop on the blog's front page...The second is "EtsyShopsOfTheWeek"(ESW2) featuring 1 item each from 12 different shops...I also "tweet" these features on twitter and list the information on my Etsy shop's front page! Visit my blog and see this week's featured "EtsySellerOfTheWeek"(new shops of the week will be posted on Wednesdays)...
For more information on how your shop can be featured, see the post "EtsySellerOfTheWeek"(ESW)Feature...Another shop exposure opportunity is my "EtsyShopsOfTheWeek"(ESW2) feature~more information on my blog @: http://treasuresfromhawaii.blogspot.com
Mahalo/thank you and God bless! :D Dava
ETSY SHOPS OF THE WEEK(ESW2)Feature(Wednesdays)
Last Wednesday I began Etsy Shops of the Week(ESW2) feature(This feature runs Wednesdays through Tuesdays)...
Please visit this week's wonderful shops and give some love to their "owners"!
To have your shop/item featured here next week ~ visit the items above in the Etsy Shops of the Week feature, come back here and comment(ON THIS POST THREAD) with your favorite item/shop. I will post here on Tuesdays as to next week's featured shops/items. So check back then.
I'm also announcing my features' winners each week on twitter and on my Etsy announcement page for more exposure for your shops!
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See the "Etsy Seller of the Week"(ESW1) post threads for another opportunity to gain exposure for your Etsy shop and items. There, the winner of the ESW1 feature is announced on Saturdays with this weekly feature running Sunday through Saturday...
Much luck...
:D God bless!!
Please visit this week's wonderful shops and give some love to their "owners"!
To have your shop/item featured here next week ~ visit the items above in the Etsy Shops of the Week feature, come back here and comment(ON THIS POST THREAD) with your favorite item/shop. I will post here on Tuesdays as to next week's featured shops/items. So check back then.
I'm also announcing my features' winners each week on twitter and on my Etsy announcement page for more exposure for your shops!
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See the "Etsy Seller of the Week"(ESW1) post threads for another opportunity to gain exposure for your Etsy shop and items. There, the winner of the ESW1 feature is announced on Saturdays with this weekly feature running Sunday through Saturday...
Much luck...
:D God bless!!
Featured on AGAmbroult's blog...!
Please visit AGAmbroult's blog and see her insightful and kind words about my shop! Then visit her Etsy shop and see her talented works with metal...she puts her heart into every item...Thanks for your thoughtfulness, Amy...God bless! Dava
Tags work...
If you are looking for a boost for your traffic and sales in your Etsy shops, the above post by lilacpop is a must-read! Gr8, clear info and links to wonderful information on tagging your listing items...
Thanks lilacpop and congrats again on being selected for Etsy's gift guides http://www.etsy.com/gift-guides/mother-s-day/132?&page=2
God bless!
Thanks lilacpop and congrats again on being selected for Etsy's gift guides http://www.etsy.com/gift-guides/mother-s-day/132?&page=2
God bless!
New Treasury~Show them Love!
Go see these wonderful items and Etsy shops! God bless....
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=47252
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=47252
Featured in Flutterbys and Flowers' Blog
Laura has graciously featured my Etsy shop in her blog...go visit and see her wonderful things...Mahalo/Thank you Laura for your kindness! God bless...
Featured on Lisa's islanddreamlife Blog!
My fellow island-girl(although she's on Oahu and I'm here on Kauai) and etsyian artist has kindly featured some of my work on her blog:
http://islanddreamlife.blogspot.com/
I'm so thrilled and excited at my first blog "showing" (grin)...and I wish to give a big Mahalo(thank you!) and hug to Lisa for her kindness and support! I have come across so many helpful, intelligent and talented people since opening my shop at Etsy about a month ago. Please visit and show some love to Lisa's blog~~her paintings are incredible...As soon as I get some extra cash(sigh), I hope to grace my walls with some of her wonderful island depictions...beautiful!
Thanks again Lisa...much love and Aloha! Dava
http://islanddreamlife.blogspot.com/
I'm so thrilled and excited at my first blog "showing" (grin)...and I wish to give a big Mahalo(thank you!) and hug to Lisa for her kindness and support! I have come across so many helpful, intelligent and talented people since opening my shop at Etsy about a month ago. Please visit and show some love to Lisa's blog~~her paintings are incredible...As soon as I get some extra cash(sigh), I hope to grace my walls with some of her wonderful island depictions...beautiful!
Thanks again Lisa...much love and Aloha! Dava
Etsy.com Treasuries...lovely works of art
Updates on the etsy treasury world!
To see more wonderful talented artists' work visit my treasury: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=43181 (expires 3/3)
Yours truly is featured in monicaj's treasury: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=42827
and at: http://timothyadamdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/top-10-monday-22309.html where my "Waimea Falls" print is being featured...(awww shucks)
Please visit... :D
To see more wonderful talented artists' work visit my treasury: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=43181 (expires 3/3)
Yours truly is featured in monicaj's treasury: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=42827
and at: http://timothyadamdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/top-10-monday-22309.html where my "Waimea Falls" print is being featured...(awww shucks)
Please visit... :D
Featured in TimothyAdams' Top 10 List for 2/23!
I am so very excited that my print, "Waimea Falls" is being featured in Timothy Adams' Top 10 List for the week of 2/23! You can see Tim's list at: http://tr.im/top10feb23 (I'm #7) :D
or visit my shop (http://www.treasuresfromhawaii.etsy.com/)...I love company!
Thanks for the awesome opportunity Tim...Dava
or visit my shop (http://www.treasuresfromhawaii.etsy.com/)...I love company!
Thanks for the awesome opportunity Tim...Dava
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