Thursday, June 24, 2010

My Very Own Secret World


Recently, I did a trade with my friends, Jeff and Taryn at Mystic Orb Sacred Earth Talismans. Taryn fell in love with my felted wall hanging of chickens by a red wheelbarrow, and said I could make a custom request in return. Jeff carves some of the most amazing jewelry I've ever seen out of all different kinds of gorgeous wood, antler, bone, stone, you name it. Recently, he even did some ultra eco-friendly buttons carved out of scotch broom stalk rounds (a nasty invasive weed).  They sell his work on their Etsy shop and at our local Eugene Saturday Market. I had been pining away for a Sacred Orb necklace to call my own for a long time, so this was a great trade!

I told Jeff I wanted a wooden pendant carved with mountains. Trusting in his amazing talents and creative license from there, I eagerly awaited my necklace. Right around my birthday, they surprised me with this most beautiful surprise! A tree watching over a forested valley with a river below and mountains in the distance. Jeff said it was my own secret world. Indeed it is. My own secret world that I carry with me wherever I go, and visit whenever I want to. I love it.

I tried to get as close-up of a picture as I could. Just look at all that tiny detail. Wow!

Thank you Jeff and Taryn!

5 comments:

  1. OH it is beautiful, lovely to have something tailor-made, cheers Marie

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  2. Thanks for writing this post Lara! You are the sweetest! Also, thanks for telling me about it on facebook because I have been living outdoors lately and I am so behind on everything computer related (including reading blogs and blogging myself.)
    I look at the wall hanging every day and I realized that the tree in it reminds me of the apple tree from the fertility dream I had right before I got pregnant. How cool is that?! :)
    Sending you a big hug!

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  3. Taryn and Jeff's stuff is so beautiful. I want it all. Unfortunately I will just have to drool over it.

    Kathi

    hippiefairyloveratyahoodotcom

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  4. I am loving it! great job...and love your site!

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  5. Wow! That is absolutely gorgeous! i ove all the carved trees! i've added them to my favorites. :)

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