"...women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly." --Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Namesake
After much trial and many errors, I've finally uploaded some new items to my Etsy shop. I'm calling my new collection of wax print necklaces with copper pendants and lace/brass earrings The Namesake. With Etsy's new "relevancy" search criteria, sellers have to be more descriptive with items to ensure that customers will find exactly what their looking for. So, that means I can't give my items clever titles (like the names of my female friends and relatives) for fear they will get lost in the shuffle. But, I manage to add my preferred titles in my descriptions. Case in point: if you click on the link below the photo, you'll discovered that these are "Chandelier Earrings - Purple Lace and Copper Beads", but I call them "Tselane, Palace Queen". Tselane is my middle name, hence, The Namesake. There are three pairs of chandelier earrings and five wax print necklaces in the collection. Following, is a brief preview.
Full disclosure, I hated my middle name growing up. There's the weird spelling with the silent "T". It sounds weird when pronounced, which caused a lot of my classmates to resort to calling me "salami" ( I made the mistake of telling my niece about this). It's African in origin, but no one really knows what it means (I was born in the 70s in the Midwest). It wasn't until I got to college and met a girl from Kenya who could pronounce "ts" together so melodically that I began to appreciate my exotic middle name. A few years after my husband and I moved to NYC, I found an old book (published in 1961) called "Tselane" in which the title character is a South African princess (and I'm pretty sure the inspiration behind my middle name; from one of my mother's coworkers at the time - I think). Although I use my maiden name as my middle name since getting married, "Tselane" is still The Namesake.
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8 comments:
What a beautiful middle name Tyra! So unique and lovely...
Thanks, as always, Briar :-)
You make beautiful jewelry! I love those earrings.
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Dee...thank you! That actually means a lot coming from you. Your blog is awesome :-)
I went to your Etsy shop and I can't find the largest and longest necklace in this picture that is on the bottom. The one with the black/white beads and pop of teal. I LOVE it! Beautiful. Can you make it for me and what is the cost? Thank you for your sweet comments! Kiah
Your middle name is beautiful & so is your jewelry. Amazing!
Prissy
rushourfashion@gmail.com
Thanks a lot Prissy! Those compliments go a long way coming from you :-) I appreciate the visit!
I love indian inspired jewelry, this necklace is gorgeous!
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