<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774</id><updated>2024-09-05T18:07:35.181-07:00</updated><category term="karen village"/><category term="pictures"/><category term="shiana silver"/><category term="villagers"/><category term="codes"/><category term="annoucement"/><category term="featured designers"/><category term="celebrations"/><category term="events"/><category term="fair trade"/><category term="featured designers toggles shiana silver"/><category term="book"/><category term="charms"/><category term="pendants"/><category term="spirit lock"/><category term="toggles"/><title type='text'>Karen Village</title><subtitle type='html'>Karen Village is a Shiana blog about a very special group of hill tribe silversmiths, and  our website, Shiana.com</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>36</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-8110264264243724305</id><published>2009-04-17T09:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T10:14:29.552-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="featured designers"/><title type='text'>Create Jewelry: Glass: Brilliant Designs to Make and Wear</title><content type='html'>We received a lovely surprise in the mail today after the Thai New Year break.  It seems some of Shiana&#39;s unique goodies are featured in &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Create Jewelry: Glass &lt;/span&gt;by Marlene Blessing and Jamie Hogsett.  Yay!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPp6SVw8xwIrlval4EZX9hS3RzEUjpPCIfBxlWc-57ptE5tXQH3YW1YHzMWxKuxszKLVVB0uHcg2zKrHhPzJfvm4T5aKXs3Tm97L2G4oyoL_d7_rVRRzSEoEfYBGJws3CEDklWA/s1600-h/book.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 289px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPp6SVw8xwIrlval4EZX9hS3RzEUjpPCIfBxlWc-57ptE5tXQH3YW1YHzMWxKuxszKLVVB0uHcg2zKrHhPzJfvm4T5aKXs3Tm97L2G4oyoL_d7_rVRRzSEoEfYBGJws3CEDklWA/s400/book.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325703503642276978&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The book is gorgeous!  It&#39;s 120 full-color pages of top notch photography for inspiration and plenty of information (not just about glass beads either.)  We&#39;re in quite a few of the 20 beading projects, including my favorite &quot;Sweet Treat&quot; where the black antler headpins are woven with juicy looking beads to look like forest berries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMJcNHNqd5eb7cXUFfXY5Y_RNPyDYseI8L-ZA7u4yo0osOf2UZLA2V6o9vUvy-BYdlebNf40Ft4K-7i5ueKipLLVHADRJy7niMro88_8XAqpUO9lpQQ1bylM9HWW7UrtWWvk5g/s1600-h/blackheadpins.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 295px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMJcNHNqd5eb7cXUFfXY5Y_RNPyDYseI8L-ZA7u4yo0osOf2UZLA2V6o9vUvy-BYdlebNf40Ft4K-7i5ueKipLLVHADRJy7niMro88_8XAqpUO9lpQQ1bylM9HWW7UrtWWvk5g/s400/blackheadpins.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325708677710524978&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Creative, right? I thought so!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Create Jewelry: Glass: Brilliant Designs to Make and Wear is available at the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.interweavestore.com/store/p/2267-Create-Jewelry-Glass.aspx&quot;&gt;Interweave Book Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; for $22.95.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/8110264264243724305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/8110264264243724305' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8110264264243724305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8110264264243724305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2009/04/create-jewelry-glass-brilliant-designs.html' title='Create Jewelry: Glass: Brilliant Designs to Make and Wear'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPp6SVw8xwIrlval4EZX9hS3RzEUjpPCIfBxlWc-57ptE5tXQH3YW1YHzMWxKuxszKLVVB0uHcg2zKrHhPzJfvm4T5aKXs3Tm97L2G4oyoL_d7_rVRRzSEoEfYBGJws3CEDklWA/s72-c/book.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-7061897464258837421</id><published>2009-03-02T06:37:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T06:54:14.099-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="celebrations"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="charms"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="events"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="featured designers toggles shiana silver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pendants"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pictures"/><title type='text'>St. Patrick&#39;s Day Items</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Looking for a little luck this St. Patrick&#39;s Day?  Shiana has you covered with our unique silver shamrock charms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPJLnEwsT6Ge7e4nxa9J92ewq53wQVn04ztYvb-mtML0uM-p_dnG0isERp9CDs_zJa3tLDYDZnU9j6DyrsLIBCsutpatoOV9eNVpzjvCjWw8eEqcdF-FG_4mc5vZNkE_wiDhBdA/s1600-h/cloverkey.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPJLnEwsT6Ge7e4nxa9J92ewq53wQVn04ztYvb-mtML0uM-p_dnG0isERp9CDs_zJa3tLDYDZnU9j6DyrsLIBCsutpatoOV9eNVpzjvCjWw8eEqcdF-FG_4mc5vZNkE_wiDhBdA/s400/cloverkey.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308600578727547298&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:85%;&quot; &gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/6546789/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;[202010037] Sterling Silver 48mm Four Leave Clover Key Pendant (1 Pendant)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;Sentimental and historic, keys make wonderful pendants that seem to have a story of their own.  This Sterling Silver Key from Shiana might not open any padlocks, but will definitely bring attention to the wearer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18CN6uomo1Wy_6mnVUPz_BsIEaUz2T8R1-Tc4uY09k_TDBHJBYROFOu13ufAt-RSRnfMXgCXlNOA-LucK-niYHuk4ososL8PcmB-PNXGfagieS-rMQxPqyuMlso_3UnYmsbto5w/s1600-h/clover1.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 298px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18CN6uomo1Wy_6mnVUPz_BsIEaUz2T8R1-Tc4uY09k_TDBHJBYROFOu13ufAt-RSRnfMXgCXlNOA-LucK-niYHuk4ososL8PcmB-PNXGfagieS-rMQxPqyuMlso_3UnYmsbto5w/s400/clover1.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308600578082919106&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2937233/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[102120025] Thai Karen Hill Tribe Silver 55mm Hammered Clover Leaf &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pendant (1 Pendant)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a bold statement, our 55mm Clover Leaf Pendants can&#39;t be missed.  It comes in a variety of textured finishes, to see them all, search for the word &#39;clover&#39; on our website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRcfmLH5nCAS4ef5AaggG3uyfwiGJqgYg_jB311QH8vCETkNIqhe05QD6APo66I2KGpiAlHPljJlE-boAmP0o82dJRr0-tPgOzCl-XcVeX6PGWHl8cGprQihJu-vPKyDYPfvkWQ/s1600-h/shamrock.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 297px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRcfmLH5nCAS4ef5AaggG3uyfwiGJqgYg_jB311QH8vCETkNIqhe05QD6APo66I2KGpiAlHPljJlE-boAmP0o82dJRr0-tPgOzCl-XcVeX6PGWHl8cGprQihJu-vPKyDYPfvkWQ/s400/shamrock.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308602686233768722&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2176404/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[103990027] Thai Karen Hill Tribe Silver 28mm Shamrock Wish Charms (2 Charms)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Made in the style of a traditional wish pendant, this whimsical piece shows the hand stamped details proudly.  The charms comes in sets of 2 so that necklaces can be made for you and your special someone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/7061897464258837421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/7061897464258837421' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/7061897464258837421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/7061897464258837421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day-items.html' title='St. Patrick&#39;s Day Items'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPJLnEwsT6Ge7e4nxa9J92ewq53wQVn04ztYvb-mtML0uM-p_dnG0isERp9CDs_zJa3tLDYDZnU9j6DyrsLIBCsutpatoOV9eNVpzjvCjWw8eEqcdF-FG_4mc5vZNkE_wiDhBdA/s72-c/cloverkey.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-4920378781455235406</id><published>2009-02-02T00:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-02T00:31:54.660-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Designer Spotlight: Gay Harrison</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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 &lt;/span&gt;Her work can be found at high end retail stores, exclusive trunk shows in the United States and London.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;More recently, you can also find her work in silent auctions benefiting charities like the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;For more information on Gay Harrison, please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gayharrison.com/&quot;&gt;Gay Harrison Handcrafted Couture Jewelry &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSQ-Qs3vBAqHNS_IETTV1YD7FThhT6_gjnLmhC7LO9Z4TqLGmMPFsgNFUIxRgl57w6tOHslCWov_6L6Bg6Ybndhnivpbt6oo1V7SKiqqROHRlclRCi0u2TTRhJRn8OyJzWmfZwQ/s1600-h/after+five.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSQ-Qs3vBAqHNS_IETTV1YD7FThhT6_gjnLmhC7LO9Z4TqLGmMPFsgNFUIxRgl57w6tOHslCWov_6L6Bg6Ybndhnivpbt6oo1V7SKiqqROHRlclRCi0u2TTRhJRn8OyJzWmfZwQ/s400/after+five.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298114203061964386&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;[A piece from the &quot;After Five&quot; Collection]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/4920378781455235406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/4920378781455235406' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4920378781455235406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4920378781455235406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2009/02/designer-spotlight-gay-harrison.html' title='Designer Spotlight: Gay Harrison'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69VEmgCLpCPQ3CyLQLPYxowAvcFoXMZzix3IecUByIsa-LwJlo3MLM29AOAUbx9f35ECEGf3q3BU8r_tPO3wERX_5vA7vflQ3a7vb0w0LGR89B1-pQQq1OE9nND-BP_BgOTFgmQ/s72-c/gayharrison.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-8536250520865895445</id><published>2008-10-16T00:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T00:50:05.829-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A little word of blog...</title><content type='html'>A big thank you to &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Ann_Cole&quot;&gt;Lori &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Cole&quot;&gt;Cori Cole&lt;/a&gt;, who mentioned Pam briefly in their blog post on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theschoolforheroes.com/questlog/solving-poverty/&quot;&gt;Solving World Poverty&lt;/a&gt;.  Back when Pam was young--which really wasn&#39;t too long ago--she was a fan of the Quest for Glory series of games, which inspired many of her earlier artwork.  You can probably see how that has influenced her designs now, since much of her jewelry takes on a fantasy tone.  She now works with Shiana as a driving force to create fair trade jewelery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were also recently mentioned in &lt;a href=&quot;http://beadkeepers.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-webfind-shiana-hilltribe-silver.html&quot;&gt;October Webfind &lt;/a&gt;of Beekeeper&#39;s webblog, &quot;What&#39;s in the Attic?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through the magic of Google, we&#39;ve also found some other very nice blurbs:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebroadroom.net/lipstickpage/blogs/2007/10/shiana-silver-part-2.html&quot;&gt;The Lipstick Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;By Colleen Shirazi, a&lt;/span&gt; wonderful girl who created some nice Shiana items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailyjewel.blogspot.com/2008/08/shiana-karen-hill-tribe-silver.html?showComment=1218936240000&quot;&gt;The Daily Jewel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Robyn Hawk, who promotes our message.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Word of mouth is always good, word of blog works wonderfully well too!  Thank very much to everyone who has given us a boost.  If you&#39;ve recently blogged about Shiana, let us know!  You can go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com&quot;&gt;http://www.shiana.com&lt;/a&gt; and use the contact form.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Angie&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/8536250520865895445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/8536250520865895445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8536250520865895445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8536250520865895445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2008/10/little-word-of-blog.html' title='A little word of blog...'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-1507376895340388064</id><published>2008-09-16T01:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T01:46:33.642-07:00</updated><title type='text'>All That Glitters is Pink and Gold!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;&quot;  &gt;We&#39;ve just added dozens of new Vermeil items, for a real shimmering, sparkling, glittering, look!  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Along with our usual nature inspired twist, the new collection stems from the idea of peace and prosperity, with some emphasis on traditional tribal patterns and world cultural symbols.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW4paDGG51Qryou-7_7vlLl_hLcdjQEsdRlfRee85Ya-s_YrgJoXfNQG5M4YS88jQVDDSOMcYOwuPYAYzJ5sU1gNJ27lbAU7Cp0eM3XEqfAb6nAqIhHQTolnpe31elS_b0bbDCA/s1600-h/103990057.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW4paDGG51Qryou-7_7vlLl_hLcdjQEsdRlfRee85Ya-s_YrgJoXfNQG5M4YS88jQVDDSOMcYOwuPYAYzJ5sU1gNJ27lbAU7Cp0eM3XEqfAb6nAqIhHQTolnpe31elS_b0bbDCA/s400/103990057.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228070221437156114&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/5699453/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[103990057] Thai Karen Silver 30mm Connecting Leaf 2 Hoops Charms (4 Charms)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 charms are $9.99&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDyDKOoUjp4o2va4ZC8TnWvzQj70Vr_Zn8D8izS4g6tbcO2FOm5TFd84aLmCFh6Rz_2d1nDPyUUU7sFuxkwcfq0L_6nrKDLSDPXCpRakNEn9NCu1i0Kyrq1_XYxyxZ6nwvXBaTA/s1600-h/104040169.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDyDKOoUjp4o2va4ZC8TnWvzQj70Vr_Zn8D8izS4g6tbcO2FOm5TFd84aLmCFh6Rz_2d1nDPyUUU7sFuxkwcfq0L_6nrKDLSDPXCpRakNEn9NCu1i0Kyrq1_XYxyxZ6nwvXBaTA/s400/104040169.png&quot; 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Pendant (1 Piece)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFYOPNjyJey7xQtLJTZ1Qab-RKv2xbroRIU3OSlCzqDbq7EUG-7QwsGSvXrlyXsUj7O75l3t4GBBU8nOX6HvT9KyIIomvAD1oUHQOLje36Ke-T6VWEQmz3HTiDTeiNsprG4uiDQ/s1600-h/lotus.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFYOPNjyJey7xQtLJTZ1Qab-RKv2xbroRIU3OSlCzqDbq7EUG-7QwsGSvXrlyXsUj7O75l3t4GBBU8nOX6HvT9KyIIomvAD1oUHQOLje36Ke-T6VWEQmz3HTiDTeiNsprG4uiDQ/s400/lotus.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228074850450001634&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/5699449/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[103100116] Thai Karen Silver 10mm Lotus Calm Charms (10 Charms)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beautiful, heavy charms for $18.99&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_CMSGHMrFBma9Y8vjTazli1S5oXad74Q4lN3phC5gJFv6uPiYHzFBwEYMPV7kn2kTWZcK9n2Nif1aPjRhq13DFBnSHHViKwogvRo0g40SWcxAW6K9mYNCWYrTO0GiCoCNPedZQ/s1600-h/flower+pendant.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_CMSGHMrFBma9Y8vjTazli1S5oXad74Q4lN3phC5gJFv6uPiYHzFBwEYMPV7kn2kTWZcK9n2Nif1aPjRhq13DFBnSHHViKwogvRo0g40SWcxAW6K9mYNCWYrTO0GiCoCNPedZQ/s400/flower+pendant.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228076743588289538&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/5699442/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[102990022] Thai Karen Silver 55 Connecting 2 Hoops Flower Pendant (1 Pendant)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for $14.99&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;For more items or information, check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com&quot;&gt;http://www.shiana.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/5557558147176441364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/5557558147176441364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5557558147176441364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5557558147176441364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-2008-new-items.html' title='July 2008 New Items!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjW4paDGG51Qryou-7_7vlLl_hLcdjQEsdRlfRee85Ya-s_YrgJoXfNQG5M4YS88jQVDDSOMcYOwuPYAYzJ5sU1gNJ27lbAU7Cp0eM3XEqfAb6nAqIhHQTolnpe31elS_b0bbDCA/s72-c/103990057.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-4230093377165166054</id><published>2008-05-03T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-03T20:57:44.869-07:00</updated><title type='text'>World Fair Trade Day May 10th</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.fairtraderesource.org/wftd-08/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13SeYhVrWuTeHSg-FruopILkdJlufIXS2kEekt48wIsZyB__hqU-ou3-l2ELJVFBhqre465Ii5b48cQvf-kWjYl1mZSwnFw2LdobVyCjXVHVG_DlO6ptkWJNpMVCxr-FEUk2q8A/s400/wftd_2008_500x306.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196365393811799266&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t forget that May 10th is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fairtraderesource.org/wftd-08/&quot;&gt;World Fair Trade Day&lt;/a&gt;! Well, in some countries it&#39;s May 3rd to the 18th.  If you&#39;re in the United States, don&#39;t forget to check for events taking place in your own State.&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/4230093377165166054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/4230093377165166054' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4230093377165166054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4230093377165166054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2008/05/world-fair-trade-day-may-10th.html' title='World Fair Trade Day May 10th'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13SeYhVrWuTeHSg-FruopILkdJlufIXS2kEekt48wIsZyB__hqU-ou3-l2ELJVFBhqre465Ii5b48cQvf-kWjYl1mZSwnFw2LdobVyCjXVHVG_DlO6ptkWJNpMVCxr-FEUk2q8A/s72-c/wftd_2008_500x306.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-4408354098790133774</id><published>2008-04-08T21:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T21:34:00.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Silver Savings!</title><content type='html'>Looking for savings?&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.shiana.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and simply search for the words &#39;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;SAVE&lt;/span&gt;&#39; to see if the item you are looking for is available in larger quantities for a discount.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These bulk discounts can be layered on top of your wholesale discounts so you get the &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;bulk saving&lt;/span&gt; and the total &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;wholesale discount&lt;/span&gt; from your order.&lt;p   style=&quot;margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p   style=&quot;margin: 0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; 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color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Summer is all about being simple and edgy!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p face=&quot;Calibri&quot; size=&quot;11pt&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in;&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;&quot;&gt;Try these bold pieces with hidden details for your summer collections.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Like small paintings to adorn your neck, these etched pieces will draw attention wherever they go. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/3872440/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKI8btPoY7rt9yT6VNLsmkQ0nKNuAtYwJxkGJTNmyGn-o4i72_Pq5Bfkw-fv2kNIpgdou4ltgkj84yCp80TOoys9hRBqXO_dv2NIdk8Pb77l0P0Vh6lDXw6wGt5FxF2FvsIlmRQ/s400/sunflowertoggle.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183242301771682754&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;p   style=&quot;margin: 0in; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10.5pt;&quot;&gt;[104040156] Thai Karen Silver 50mm Sunflower Toggle (1 Set)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;This toggle features a beautiful etching of a sunflower against a leaf clasp.  Definitely a unique way to finish off any piece.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2288563/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiA0T7DaoxrE1KYmzM_IkEfn0W8BcmBn7Pg2xlmSMXka2t2EKP-TS89Hnc4DPc06WIbg72yGpnRYD519uc8slmhc4Jql_n3Ri4mY-cw5ctVD4dVMI9ssU3jdA33nqnlwF4ip9pUw/s400/sunflower.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183242310361617362&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;p  style=&quot;margin: 0in; text-align: center;font-family:Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:10;&quot; &gt;[102100110] Thai Karen Hill Tribe Silver 60mm Sunflower Soul Pendant (1 Pendant)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style=&quot;margin: 0in; text-align: center;font-family:Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;A big, bold pendant with an abstract flower design looks great with any color of beads.  Go natural with greens and browns or Urban tribal with bright reds and black.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4545444/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE324Go5XsV0guroDWlTV7tCeQgBcXtaGJlhtnS3kUsSV_MqeSPDnlz5HocXYveQrteSLs6w85NkjuHOax-385h5WoCpGZeJNaEbw5r8GylTT0QL4xo9Ckf8LomHYRt-DLIMuO4A/s400/simplicity.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183242314656584674&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in; font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style=&quot;margin: 0in; text-align: center;font-family:Calibri;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:10;&quot; &gt;[104040159] Thai Karen Silver 29mm Simplicity Toggle (1 Set)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;Clean and simple can also be stunning!  This geometric toggle is slightly curved so that it makes the perfect complement to wrists and neck lines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/4545444/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyYgkTcA6lyIC2J4Vav7fDXQgJFEZ7p9UQC5EaLh_bjnM_TwHtSVFoVKToffQChgORz-7PN9LRbbRvXC2Jqc1sTo1lrmo7eIUh_SyYDCvXcnQLHQINUDJ7ZO7aUCzTxT9CbEABw/s400/octagon.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183242318951551986&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in; font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;&quot;&gt;[104040158] Thai Karen Silver 29mm Octagon Toggle (1 Set)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;The Octagon Toggle has neater repetitive patterns, it&#39;s smaller than most of the etched pieces and can add an exotic look to any piece.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/3187735/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl4PoICB3oiW7x5nu54cbPtyBXjV2okr38CYyfWcx_7M2pioHFRAdJ-vInhrbPuQWDnOhCKJOQdpkbJyD8xNoDmI5bBfahK1jKcla6PtkxN6aqdXAHw9oxZrgO8EkMaf5ise9PQ/s400/diamond.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183242323246519298&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in; font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;&quot;&gt;[102100164] Thai Karen Silver 70mm Tribal Diamond Pendant (1 Piece)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p   style=&quot;margin: 0in; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); text-align: center;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10.5pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;&quot; &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;This large pendant is for someone who really wants to make a statement.  Because of the angles, it can really become a masculine piece, used as a buckle, or even a toggle (if you&#39;re feeling brave!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/1494790862301291596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/1494790862301291596' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/1494790862301291596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/1494790862301291596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2008/03/summer-simplicity.html' title='Summer Simplicity!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKI8btPoY7rt9yT6VNLsmkQ0nKNuAtYwJxkGJTNmyGn-o4i72_Pq5Bfkw-fv2kNIpgdou4ltgkj84yCp80TOoys9hRBqXO_dv2NIdk8Pb77l0P0Vh6lDXw6wGt5FxF2FvsIlmRQ/s72-c/sunflowertoggle.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-783884503810773592</id><published>2008-02-26T04:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-05T06:00:59.666-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fair trade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="featured designers"/><title type='text'>Interview with Shelley Dyer of Rasa Rocks</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5531008&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GTW8d7blAOzmxkHzBTVNqusuT9Dho_TfcCZGXhm8tg2hgVy0zRw5NkynH_6tJcxr3yfp-uP0M44vKRxft5FVQ19LGLmgi5H5XhPF-M71NTRLRGa4FyIUZSe-1YNnXBK41_V7pA/s400/shelley2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171272196172623442&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt;It’s been a while since our last feature.  Today we want to introduce you to Shelly Dyer of Rasa Rocks who is currently designing and showcasing her work on Etsy.  Her handmade work blends mystics with a hint of playfulness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p  style=&quot;font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt;Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from? What are your favorite things to do besides jewelry? And, how did you get started in jewelry design?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;I was born in &lt;st1:city st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Winnipeg&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:state st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Manitoba&lt;/st1:state&gt; in &lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;. I now reside in &lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:city st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Vancouver&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;, BC.Living on the prairies with the long cold winters, gives a person a sense of cont&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;emplation, and I developed a love for creative expression. At 15 I was a theatre student, and at 19, I led a troupe of young actors from one prairie town to another, playing the role of Rumplestiltskin. I also studied dance for years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt; Can you provide some information about Rasa Rocks? Where did the idea for the catchy name come from?&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR2UOyaxMfY9Ea_ObFyqoNWKgCTEoupiix2norBeHOtgjomPLkBQv3FijiLXy9u2MDiwb_700gfgoxL_aABFy7Hjz2rkdr35aitOtZVmbL_H9bJ36ObUoqTNkPxgowHWRGvTQ3A/s1600-h/rasa1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR2UOyaxMfY9Ea_ObFyqoNWKgCTEoupiix2norBeHOtgjomPLkBQv3FijiLXy9u2MDiwb_700gfgoxL_aABFy7Hjz2rkdr35aitOtZVmbL_H9bJ36ObUoqTNkPxgowHWRGvTQ3A/s400/rasa1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171274747383197330&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been a student of Eastern religions for years. So this is how the name&quot; Rasa Rocks&quot; came to be. The word &#39;rasa&#39; is Sanskrit meaning the sweetness, richness, nectar, of things seen and unseen. Shiana definitely has the &#39;rasa&#39; of the heart.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt; You said you are a student of healing arts, how does this affect the choices you make when designing? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Throughout all of my endeavors, the mystery of healing and the realms of the mystical called out to me. I have studied many forms of energy work, including a madcap study of Shamanism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt; What are your favorite sources for inspiration?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;When I began working with the balancing and healing powers of gems and metals, i soon began creating my own designs. Last year, I discovered Shiana and I find it to be the perfect product. Fair trade pure silver and gold in stunning designs! It is a pleasure to work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt; What do you plan for Rasa Rocks in the future? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;My shop Rasarocks is now taking form, and to expand its offerings, I have included a section called &#39;Rasrocks Kids&#39;. I believe it will be special for children to wear Fair Trade, non-toxic silver and gold. I will include a tag that explains to the child, and the parents, that with every purchase, they are supporting Fair Trade and the life of another child.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCb2aC12Ya2ddnpFvoc_zaDG0LXv9c8kV8hdDEAgBccvUh7XObHTnR37scXhUdCbuVFKhbEENZc_fEtX6MPIlTKSC9caS-9oOWO-cXIGU-uJ-BME0tJio0Ltt10Y2ZltTS04SBg/s1600-h/shelley4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCb2aC12Ya2ddnpFvoc_zaDG0LXv9c8kV8hdDEAgBccvUh7XObHTnR37scXhUdCbuVFKhbEENZc_fEtX6MPIlTKSC9caS-9oOWO-cXIGU-uJ-BME0tJio0Ltt10Y2ZltTS04SBg/s400/shelley4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171274481095224962&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);&quot;&gt;If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I could travel anywhere, I would like to go to the Karen village and watch the artisans at work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;        &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Find out more about Shelley at her etsy store, or send her an email.  Please also check out the Etsy storyteller group she belongs to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5531008&quot;&gt;http://rasarocks.etsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://etsylove.ning.com/group/rasicstorytellers&quot;&gt;wearbliss@telus.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://etsylove.ning.com/group/rasicstorytellers&quot;&gt;http://etsylove.ning.com/group/rasicstorytellers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/783884503810773592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/783884503810773592' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/783884503810773592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/783884503810773592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2008/02/interview-with-shelley-dyer-of-rasa.html' title='Interview with Shelley Dyer of Rasa Rocks'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GTW8d7blAOzmxkHzBTVNqusuT9Dho_TfcCZGXhm8tg2hgVy0zRw5NkynH_6tJcxr3yfp-uP0M44vKRxft5FVQ19LGLmgi5H5XhPF-M71NTRLRGa4FyIUZSe-1YNnXBK41_V7pA/s72-c/shelley2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-9222250636094361477</id><published>2007-08-27T05:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-27T06:57:18.964-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="featured designers"/><title type='text'>Interview with Anna of Sakura Jewellery</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTMahEKFw87hSv0Z9dyjjpeL1TMdoVsfry7YNL924SaQVMLgDLT3GXoz17HsQDTI94PyxOBzLH3j9i78RsCiHGmouM6gLww-6E3BGLz7CHloEQ-Mnq9FousYzIaKBneO5A1_eZA/s1600-h/Annasmile.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTMahEKFw87hSv0Z9dyjjpeL1TMdoVsfry7YNL924SaQVMLgDLT3GXoz17HsQDTI94PyxOBzLH3j9i78RsCiHGmouM6gLww-6E3BGLz7CHloEQ-Mnq9FousYzIaKBneO5A1_eZA/s200/Annasmile.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103372228538928946&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;Anna of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 255);&quot; href=&quot;http://www.sakurajewellery.com/&quot;&gt;Sakura Jewellery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; is a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:city style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot; st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;London&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt; based designer who has been wowing the world with her creations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;After retiring from her life as a lawyer, Anna started Sakura Jewellery to fuel her creative passion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;We were able to get a little interview with her to find out more about her designs and her plans for the future. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;First off, what got you started in your jewellery des&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 153, 0);&quot;&gt;igning career?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have always been creative and loved anything to do with art at school but, as my work as a lawyer became more hectic, I felt that my creativity was increasingly becoming buried due to the stresses and strains of my life in the corporate world. My interest in jewellery designing was really born of a need to escape from those strains and stop me becoming 100% absorbed in my day job!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am self-taught and enjoy exploring new techniques and processes without any preconceptions about what is or isn&#39;t possible. In my mind there is never any right or wrong way to create a piece so I feel complete freedom when designing. I love every moment that I am creating my pieces because it is a purely self-indulgent process as far as I am concerned and creating makes me feel totally absorbed and filled with creative energy which leaves no room for stress or strain. Simply put, when I am creating my jewellery I feel truly happy :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting up Sakura Jewellery has allowed me to channel my creative energy into a tangible form. I also wanted to offer an alternative to the mass-produced jewellery abundant in the high street stores these days. I felt sure that it was possible to offer beautiful, hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces at affordable prices and that is my mission for Sakura Jewellery now and in the future :D &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;What are the things that inspire you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP22zVgW22vNNvA1Lckkvzlyj6IFLLLgagDMz-5kxb8WYTayH7qAKtSJOzI6AdYb2ol-gPM-E6JeymUz6Fhrt8quKd1TMf8iAJd2cCDAvZuU8JKjLDKChKoVGBm-X9vTOAwBEEsw/s1600-h/Dew_blog.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP22zVgW22vNNvA1Lckkvzlyj6IFLLLgagDMz-5kxb8WYTayH7qAKtSJOzI6AdYb2ol-gPM-E6JeymUz6Fhrt8quKd1TMf8iAJd2cCDAvZuU8JKjLDKChKoVGBm-X9vTOAwBEEsw/s200/Dew_blog.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103376476261584706&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am definitely inspired by the materials that I use and, in particular, the array of colours I find in the gemstones I use. I think colour affects us all hugely perhaps without us ever noticing and I really love to use harmonizing combinations in my work. I must admit that I don&#39;t follow fashion trends at all and generally make what pleases me and puts a smile on my face lol &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Many of my recent pieces have been heavily influenced by the gorgeous Karen silver I have used. For example, when I look at a Karen silver Sakura (cherry blossom) the rest of the piece just builds itself around that focal in my mind. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;How would you describe the creative process you go through when making a piece?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My designs either come to me in my dreams or just pop into my head when I least expect it. It is an almost magical process which I don&#39;t really understand myself. I must say it can also be rather worrying at times because there is always the possibility that the flow of design inspiration could stop at any time (fingers crossed that it won&#39;t :S). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;I generally only ever make one of each design because I believe that jewellery should be as unique as the person who wears it. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;I always start off by sketching what is in my head before I start to make anything tangible. This way I can get a feel for the balance and harmony of the design and also a sense of whether the finished piece will work in its entirety. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Once I have the design sketched out I start making the piece and make adjustments to the design as I feel necessary. I think because I sketch my designs first it is very rare that I finish a piece and then feel like I need to start again from scratch. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;You mentioned that you quit your corporate life as a lawyer to start Sakura Jewellery, what urged you to do that?  What challenges did you face in the transition?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpuwsv60gds3I9-8gXT3dzAbQ9YEWrl8cTx2wAHQTS41mRFOC22u8zgh5WgznNMqxipmFeJ-K_i_gZSyMkGVFOmh3Fe3Ac4AqEcTCZy2xEKP8ESDYRUWWo4EPxpDukmKiOw1PNA/s1600-h/Rainforest_blog.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpuwsv60gds3I9-8gXT3dzAbQ9YEWrl8cTx2wAHQTS41mRFOC22u8zgh5WgznNMqxipmFeJ-K_i_gZSyMkGVFOmh3Fe3Ac4AqEcTCZy2xEKP8ESDYRUWWo4EPxpDukmKiOw1PNA/s200/Rainforest_blog.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103377266535567186&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;Throughout my employment in Law, I always had the nagging sense that I may have been following the wrong path. It&#39;s difficult to explain but I had never really thought about what I particularly wanted from life or my career but rather focused on what others wanted me to do or my perceptions of what was expected of me. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;My work as a lawyer was interesting in that it provided a technical challenge, but the environment didn&#39;t nurture me spiritually and left me very little time to pursue anything creative outside of work. So, I decided it was time for a complete overhaul of not only my career but my life! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;I think the biggest challenge for me was not really leaving my old life but battling the perceptions of others that I was somehow wasting all my education by leaving the Law. Luckily I had strong support from my family and partner who really believed in me and my designs. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;To be honest, I have found it much easier and much more rewarding being self-employed lol Now I know that every minute I spend creating my jewellery is for me and my baby &quot;Sakura Jewellery&quot; :)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;What is next in for Sakura Jewellery? What are your hopes and plans?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have enrolled on a silver-smithing course from this November so I can continue to expand my skills and hopefully bring a fresh new twist to Sakura Jewellery come 2008 ;0) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;There is also a new Sakura Jewellery website in the pipeline which I am excited about so the future looks bright :) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;My hope is that my designs continue to be well received and that I can continue to indulge my passion for the foreseeable future ♥ &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:green;&quot;&gt;You can find out more about Anna and Sakura Jewellery at her website  and Etsy store.  She also runs a blog:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sakurajewellery.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.sakurajewellery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sakurafubukidesigns.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;http://sakurafubukidesigns.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sakurajewellery.etsy.com/&quot;&gt;http://&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sakurajewellery.etsy.com/&quot;&gt;sakurajewellery.etsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/9222250636094361477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/9222250636094361477' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/9222250636094361477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/9222250636094361477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/08/interview-with-anna-of-sakura-jewellery.html' title='Interview with Anna of Sakura Jewellery'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTMahEKFw87hSv0Z9dyjjpeL1TMdoVsfry7YNL924SaQVMLgDLT3GXoz17HsQDTI94PyxOBzLH3j9i78RsCiHGmouM6gLww-6E3BGLz7CHloEQ-Mnq9FousYzIaKBneO5A1_eZA/s72-c/Annasmile.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-4275780035483847684</id><published>2007-07-26T01:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-26T01:43:45.362-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Greenery Themed Blog Post</title><content type='html'>Greetings everyone!  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I know it’s been a while since we have updated the blog.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;June and July has been quite busy for us as we prepare for the winter collection of designs.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you haven’t received the email newsletter, we’d like you to know that Shiana is giving site wide discounts on our items for bulk purchases :) the details can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.shiana.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Now, enough about that and more about the village and our greenery themed blog post!&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It’s been rainy for several days, which caused some trouble along the road sides (mud slides, broken trees, the usual rainy-season hindrances.)&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Luckily the village is at a high spot, and flooding is rare, and with the rain in full swing, we’re lucky that the forest plants were thriving. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Which leads us to this package right here:&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZJk5BaPEA6d7a1UUmCbucMLRo4xPWPuNX3nnmOo4cFJ62DJCx52LP1ogHCIHBhjL6tSj_G41hIDiwxJbwW0FqaSn5BonRBwQgQW47eg396yW7Q3uxBxqmQDS_c_dRcsGjCS24Q/s1600-h/package.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZJk5BaPEA6d7a1UUmCbucMLRo4xPWPuNX3nnmOo4cFJ62DJCx52LP1ogHCIHBhjL6tSj_G41hIDiwxJbwW0FqaSn5BonRBwQgQW47eg396yW7Q3uxBxqmQDS_c_dRcsGjCS24Q/s320/package.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091423255635488722&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Given to us by sweet Siwaporn, who makes Shiana’s lovely fish beads. The package is full of &lt;i style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Phak waan&lt;/i&gt; (Pak wan) which when literally translated, means “sweet vegetable”, a leafy green vine, which really does taste sweet when stir fried or boiled in soup.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Imagine a leafy sweet asparagus and you will get the basic taste of Phak wan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFQVCbXxAik4GYb5i8ITHWZuKQpL7rz-CqlVzDY6tEqkuOTJwG4Sc6dWqHFfEp-jNKMn4y83NUWmQmNALrjP2mdmaKd8VSsMSrMYBo7PyevPkgfLRmN2D7HCUnicVTtbdq6LVgA/s1600-h/chilli.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFQVCbXxAik4GYb5i8ITHWZuKQpL7rz-CqlVzDY6tEqkuOTJwG4Sc6dWqHFfEp-jNKMn4y83NUWmQmNALrjP2mdmaKd8VSsMSrMYBo7PyevPkgfLRmN2D7HCUnicVTtbdq6LVgA/s320/chilli.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091423255635488738&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;We also saw that Ngu-ga started to grow some hot green chili in his garden.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These were also picked right after the photo was taken to make a spicy chili salsa.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The villagers often eat their vegetables with a spicy dip which is a bit different from the traditional Thai spicy dips and sauces because they don’t contain fish sauce.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The dip contains soy sauce or salt, shallots, green grilled chilies (pictured), garlic, parsley and lime juice.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You have to eyeball the amount of ingredients you put in, but it makes for a great dip, and tastes better on the second day. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Lastly, there is this odd tree.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We found it while visiting Ngu-ga’s orchard.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;No one really has any idea what it is, but the “fruits” are hollow inside and the skin is quite thin.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If any one knows, feel free to let us know!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYYLsZ86JL9NlY4bCllk26Ev3fwU3Lz-lZu3dQR9hQchU3dw7NGNZ2agCDRZDcKWVV9RHxlK8PG8cgtj0smFLNaV5vYK4xheI1ONp2nOwnPNDa_LPFuwOfwaT9DATMc9xa_I4yg/s1600-h/dono.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYYLsZ86JL9NlY4bCllk26Ev3fwU3Lz-lZu3dQR9hQchU3dw7NGNZ2agCDRZDcKWVV9RHxlK8PG8cgtj0smFLNaV5vYK4xheI1ONp2nOwnPNDa_LPFuwOfwaT9DATMc9xa_I4yg/s320/dono.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091423259930456050&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Take care and have a great summer!&lt;br /&gt;Angie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/4275780035483847684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/4275780035483847684' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4275780035483847684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/4275780035483847684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/07/greenery-themed-blog-post.html' title='Greenery Themed Blog Post'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZJk5BaPEA6d7a1UUmCbucMLRo4xPWPuNX3nnmOo4cFJ62DJCx52LP1ogHCIHBhjL6tSj_G41hIDiwxJbwW0FqaSn5BonRBwQgQW47eg396yW7Q3uxBxqmQDS_c_dRcsGjCS24Q/s72-c/package.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-7652870236600212998</id><published>2007-05-06T23:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-07T00:47:42.972-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="codes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fair trade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toggles"/><title type='text'>World Fair Trade Day is May 12th</title><content type='html'>Hi Everyone!&lt;br /&gt;We know its been a while since our last posting.  I just want to remind everyone that World Fair Trade day is on May 12th.  You can get more information about it at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fairtraderesource.org/pages/WorldFairTradeDay/overview.htm&quot;&gt;Fair Trade Resource Network&lt;/a&gt;.  Those who are in the United States can find some events in their respective States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHAaRofGsTeRXVdvfKDDrNkOOyKnJI8oVmU43vkGM1tQsM7WFmkws_fkQWmfaOOBivlYwLm7fTS_QcrlsTVQOr-Apnj67MBr4NM1vKZ56VNTIdHBX3glerogAttLlmHJHkv9vlQ/s1600-h/banner.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHAaRofGsTeRXVdvfKDDrNkOOyKnJI8oVmU43vkGM1tQsM7WFmkws_fkQWmfaOOBivlYwLm7fTS_QcrlsTVQOr-Apnj67MBr4NM1vKZ56VNTIdHBX3glerogAttLlmHJHkv9vlQ/s400/banner.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061709640172074210&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHAaRofGsTeRXVdvfKDDrNkOOyKnJI8oVmU43vkGM1tQsM7WFmkws_fkQWmfaOOBivlYwLm7fTS_QcrlsTVQOr-Apnj67MBr4NM1vKZ56VNTIdHBX3glerogAttLlmHJHkv9vlQ/s1600-h/banner.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Celebration of World Fair Trade Day, we&#39;re having a special price on two of our new toggles:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/3049938/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/121312132221718219282211214219284215218215288219236219292239228297242233226231236241238241238233250&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBsEKoR3jxw2D7KyXmw2sZTo_SD1FAyE5laYc8Rkz9Gnc080k987SRE5R797kx5l7uFYMS29FWtTk4C18WChBSfiEbN1zvWtrhmxfacW9uscJSRd1YKN18MjpMT9CE7N_WLTPaA/s200/10404-0148_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061715206449689842&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/3049938/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/121312132221718219282211214219284215218215288219236219292239228297242233226231236241238241238233250&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[104040148] Thai Karen Silver 25mm Window  Toggle (1 Set)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The window toggle is fit for all seasons and occasions, it is a combination soul pendant with a matching toggle bar (you can still use it as a pendant.) This is a very strong and versatile toggle. If you do not want to use it as a centerpiece, it will politely be tucked away at the back of a necklace or bracelet to accent your work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ar2fH7xFDhK1_Ogs8S88oFBonegKAQ_onIFlfG1EJE5gBMSmShA3qmrYhiw3owcFSnentzmY3K1E-naMFYz5pNcnaVuuMydSI6nnFij3K7DvhcEXALzbQ_M5OYbrRdL6Qgt3A/s1600-h/10404-0146_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ar2fH7xFDhK1_Ogs8S88oFBonegKAQ_onIFlfG1EJE5gBMSmShA3qmrYhiw3owcFSnentzmY3K1E-naMFYz5pNcnaVuuMydSI6nnFij3K7DvhcEXALzbQ_M5OYbrRdL6Qgt3A/s200/10404-0146_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061719445582411058&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/3049936/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/121312132221718219282211214219284215218215288219236219292239228297242233226231238243234233236237240&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(153, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;[104040146] Thai Karen Silver 30mm Moon Fish Toggle (1 Set)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Moon Fish toggle is a perfect summer accent piece, reminiscent of warm nights in the oceans where the full moon calls deep sea fish up to the surface.  The small details on the fish are all created by hand stamps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Use the code &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;fairtradeday&lt;/span&gt; to get &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;20%&lt;/span&gt; off of the window toggle and the Moon Fish toggle when purchasing it on our website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Coupon Code Details:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Place this coupon code into the &quot;coupon code&quot; form field during checkout.  It is located under the order subtotal.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;This code is valid until May 30th, 2007.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The coupon code is only used with purchases from http://www.shiana.com and not eBay auctions or buy-it-nows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Have a wonderful May! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angie Thien&lt;br /&gt;Shiana.com&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/7652870236600212998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/7652870236600212998' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/7652870236600212998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/7652870236600212998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/05/world-fair-trade-day-is-may-12th.html' title='World Fair Trade Day is May 12th'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHAaRofGsTeRXVdvfKDDrNkOOyKnJI8oVmU43vkGM1tQsM7WFmkws_fkQWmfaOOBivlYwLm7fTS_QcrlsTVQOr-Apnj67MBr4NM1vKZ56VNTIdHBX3glerogAttLlmHJHkv9vlQ/s72-c/banner.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-5589712593133370780</id><published>2007-03-20T23:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-21T00:07:57.568-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Air Pollution at the Village</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;&quot;  &gt;The dry season comes swiftly in the village, and with it follows dust storms and debris from the clearing of farm fields by slash and burn methods.  To add to this, many people have taken to burning garbage as a quick alternative, due to the lack of a stable garbage collection system.  When so many families throughout South East Asia do this, some fires can get out of control.  Destroying local forests and devastating the environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p face=&quot;arial&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95d5PU6I_h8W2A1hIs6PNlPj0YxOllM9GaZNTeVXiDl2yvAxIOPwu45VPGk4fiLnaFlGWlj0w9G3j2mQK-r2nvMJVP1BInXUbaNHSt9dthggQR1fUE2tAYA1aa1dMhvFCTlJjYg/s1600-h/march14007_smog.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95d5PU6I_h8W2A1hIs6PNlPj0YxOllM9GaZNTeVXiDl2yvAxIOPwu45VPGk4fiLnaFlGWlj0w9G3j2mQK-r2nvMJVP1BInXUbaNHSt9dthggQR1fUE2tAYA1aa1dMhvFCTlJjYg/s400/march14007_smog.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044270203828884354&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style=&quot;text-align: center;font-family:arial;&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;[Picture of Road at 11:00am: What should have been clear day]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;On our last few trips up to the village, we noticed small fires almost everywhere, along the sides of the road, and even in the dry mountain forests.  The smoke from these fires has become so bad that many places in Northern Thailand have been declared disaster zones due to such poor air quality. The villagers are situated near these disaster zones and the smog.  Coughing and eye irritation has become common.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We’re happy to report that the air quality has improved from the last few weeks that we were at the village, however no one can tell how the situation will effect the health of the villagers in the long term.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the village homes are still made entirely of wood; they are deigned in a way so that air can easily pass through the home and cool the residents. Unfortunately this offers little protection from the dust. As the loud nights of crickets and geckos seem to quiet down, we can only pray for the health of those who have to live firsthand in this crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;;font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;&quot;  &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/5589712593133370780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/5589712593133370780' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5589712593133370780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5589712593133370780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/03/air-pollution-at-village.html' title='Air Pollution at the Village'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95d5PU6I_h8W2A1hIs6PNlPj0YxOllM9GaZNTeVXiDl2yvAxIOPwu45VPGk4fiLnaFlGWlj0w9G3j2mQK-r2nvMJVP1BInXUbaNHSt9dthggQR1fUE2tAYA1aa1dMhvFCTlJjYg/s72-c/march14007_smog.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-8670900684689892090</id><published>2007-01-29T06:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T07:04:02.392-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="celebrations"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="villagers"/><title type='text'>The Heart of the Village</title><content type='html'>This week we were invited to a gathering at the Heart of the Village. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The village heart is a large white building placed at the center of the village. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It is rarely opened except on special occasions.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;And even when opened, outsiders were rarely allowed inside. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I knew we were in for a treat when we saw the plain white building brightly decorated with colorful paper. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The door was wide open with our friends standing just beyond, motioning for us to join them for prayer.&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0TJ9tWr3ECmQV8OFArwDU2MJhu2v3IfQAYauxKVmnSkjYRqh8I0t5h04R50J4EsB58Qj7Ujcg5dtMJ4psyPTsivPSsVszNkMrWkNJajMvRXebINTu8f1THIgKHhtOoSWPaQx6g/s1600-h/shiana01207_4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0TJ9tWr3ECmQV8OFArwDU2MJhu2v3IfQAYauxKVmnSkjYRqh8I0t5h04R50J4EsB58Qj7Ujcg5dtMJ4psyPTsivPSsVszNkMrWkNJajMvRXebINTu8f1THIgKHhtOoSWPaQx6g/s400/shiana01207_4.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025467169366365938&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The seating area was divided into sectioned mats for the different streets or sub-neighborhoods in the village. We greeted a few different neighborhood leaders before I saw Tutara who had saved us a seat next to his family.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilasklUNWUFmof_qPrxvZ2sMz_Xj09OKQdAsvdWyUpWhf20AqXLiklQNiDTBC1k_e-tN2YcptpH7TOgL_q52fc7kCkywSbuqmaOith-YUgSjF-j6o4VN0nep4lAyZBqpeWVvBGtA/s1600-h/shiana01207_2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilasklUNWUFmof_qPrxvZ2sMz_Xj09OKQdAsvdWyUpWhf20AqXLiklQNiDTBC1k_e-tN2YcptpH7TOgL_q52fc7kCkywSbuqmaOith-YUgSjF-j6o4VN0nep4lAyZBqpeWVvBGtA/s400/shiana01207_2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025467169366365906&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;We sat in silence, listening to the Buddhist mantras. My dad explained to me that this was the first day, and that the monk will stay to continue chanting non-stop for seven days and nights. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The prayers explain the life of the Buddha.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It is done at least once a year to ensure the village’s health and for prosperity, and for everyone world-wide to be generally at peace.&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdChtQ6y6y6rgz6dMlRuVg-kZvkbH_3A7DgKUtejuUyorY9VzTWRd3LkdBgBA4f_ZnhGLb8Hssj2VClEVek4A4rAouCRtnd4b3vOnsxX3Qne3uqez1RsTFt1q50grFgbEmHYVPA/s1600-h/shiana01207_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdChtQ6y6y6rgz6dMlRuVg-kZvkbH_3A7DgKUtejuUyorY9VzTWRd3LkdBgBA4f_ZnhGLb8Hssj2VClEVek4A4rAouCRtnd4b3vOnsxX3Qne3uqez1RsTFt1q50grFgbEmHYVPA/s400/shiana01207_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025467169366365922&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Some villagers sat with candles in front of them, while others lit candles outside. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;After a while, we went out to the fish ponds with Tutara &amp; his son, Sudee (Tutara’s brother-in-law) and Sudee’s nieces Jajan and Jahaair to feed the fish. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It was a special occasion, so the village fishes were eating coconut shavings and rice that had been blessed by the monks.&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb6UPBiy6JVY3li7GA58tKZKLU2gUokP6xYKzz0rF0zhDhW82mGoq4JwGgVY1nIXl1WQeo-epCFm34zaRGS2_RWgpuJGiz9AioAbjxlir1mHsniV5iWbTwLbyJoyjRabaWhPCUw/s1600-h/shiana01207_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb6UPBiy6JVY3li7GA58tKZKLU2gUokP6xYKzz0rF0zhDhW82mGoq4JwGgVY1nIXl1WQeo-epCFm34zaRGS2_RWgpuJGiz9AioAbjxlir1mHsniV5iWbTwLbyJoyjRabaWhPCUw/s400/shiana01207_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025467160776431298&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;With our spirits rekindled, we reflected on what an honor it was to have participated in such an event.&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;As we were leaving, I asked Tutara if the village heart will be closed by the time we come back. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;He laughed and said, that while the doors to the building may be closed, the true “heart of the Karen village” is never closed so long as there are people who care. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/8670900684689892090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/8670900684689892090' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8670900684689892090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/8670900684689892090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/01/heart-of-village.html' title='The Heart of the Village'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0TJ9tWr3ECmQV8OFArwDU2MJhu2v3IfQAYauxKVmnSkjYRqh8I0t5h04R50J4EsB58Qj7Ujcg5dtMJ4psyPTsivPSsVszNkMrWkNJajMvRXebINTu8f1THIgKHhtOoSWPaQx6g/s72-c/shiana01207_4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-2472480360489804661</id><published>2007-01-21T22:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T22:09:01.923-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pictures"/><title type='text'>Cold Mornings</title><content type='html'>Uncle Suporn told us that the more curled the Makam (Tamarin) fruit is, the colder it would be during the year.  I guess he was right.  It&#39;s been very cold in the village recently. Yesterday morning it was about 1o degrees Celsius  &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 153, 102);&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  outside (the coldest this month).  The villagers are hardy, and seem to have no problem with the wind while I was shivering in my three layers of clothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to take some pictures before we left to Bangkok, and thought it would be nice to share with you what an average morning in the village is like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMZAv-1SfLWJc9C46rE9dnU4aAtJY9f1-iiq4OcqUcX07MCFIktm33W-u1YMDFc2V_f2z1S-1OFcQ9yAEzisWyf1gfPKaTw1g3iR48_Qrey56ovQiDOp3rjLWxVJ_s9ZqdVt_Pg/s1600-h/shiana012107_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMZAv-1SfLWJc9C46rE9dnU4aAtJY9f1-iiq4OcqUcX07MCFIktm33W-u1YMDFc2V_f2z1S-1OFcQ9yAEzisWyf1gfPKaTw1g3iR48_Qrey56ovQiDOp3rjLWxVJ_s9ZqdVt_Pg/s400/shiana012107_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022740874450720402&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;While Sa&#39;cher has gone out to purchase new gasoline for the torches, one of his apprentices sets up the soldering table for him.  Today they&#39;re making leaves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwNGQK0HB3nwJRuYKNjL7S39Lji8MoJyS2hm59_4frgmLtTO3sgnBFwfVR-bqawAOlt9N3YMe7Hf9hRy1vpbK3ySY5eh2HMi1FLpuPInEdhcOxzP_LWrXNlH-tzamnWmcned3xQ/s1600-h/shiana012107_2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwNGQK0HB3nwJRuYKNjL7S39Lji8MoJyS2hm59_4frgmLtTO3sgnBFwfVR-bqawAOlt9N3YMe7Hf9hRy1vpbK3ySY5eh2HMi1FLpuPInEdhcOxzP_LWrXNlH-tzamnWmcned3xQ/s400/shiana012107_2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022740878745687714&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It&#39;s warmer to sit in the sun while you build a fire.  Today&#39;s breakfast is rice pourage and picked vegetables.  Many of the villagers choose to be vegetarians as part of the Buddhist belief to not harm other living things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWE8MQx881u7sx2-sOUKdyDui7D7gB3I0DHULyvlffmetXiBTqrbau3MG1YAeQUCwhXGdq31uEacaA-2Kfkcn35BHjTq6ayhLyU5FdCxZmoTxU3b6hfNByzwZYzcgTlxaB0f7Jw/s1600-h/shiana012107_3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWE8MQx881u7sx2-sOUKdyDui7D7gB3I0DHULyvlffmetXiBTqrbau3MG1YAeQUCwhXGdq31uEacaA-2Kfkcn35BHjTq6ayhLyU5FdCxZmoTxU3b6hfNByzwZYzcgTlxaB0f7Jw/s400/shiana012107_3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022740878745687730&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A villager sands down the edges of a silver shell.  This household also owns a small village grocery store, where cotton strings for beads, shampoo, and cans of Pepsi can be purchased.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that we&#39;re back in the city I really do miss the cold mornings.  Luckily, I won&#39;t be away for very long, we&#39;re taking another trip next week.  Take care, everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angie&lt;br /&gt;shiana.com&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/2472480360489804661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/2472480360489804661' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/2472480360489804661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/2472480360489804661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/01/cold-mornings.html' title='Cold Mornings'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMZAv-1SfLWJc9C46rE9dnU4aAtJY9f1-iiq4OcqUcX07MCFIktm33W-u1YMDFc2V_f2z1S-1OFcQ9yAEzisWyf1gfPKaTw1g3iR48_Qrey56ovQiDOp3rjLWxVJ_s9ZqdVt_Pg/s72-c/shiana012107_1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-495048354851786581</id><published>2007-01-02T05:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:00:23.377-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="annoucement"/><title type='text'>Happy New Year, Friends!</title><content type='html'>Hello everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s been busy here at Shiana. We’d just like to thank you all for a wonderful year, and we hope for an even better 2007!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our immediate plans for the New Year include stocking much more pink gold vermeil and black silver.  Speaking of which, our vermeil gold test piece has been worn daily for 1 year and 2 months now, and it has not shown any signs of wear.  We also had some of our items lab tested to show that it is 3 microns of gold and 5-7 layers of e-coating (protection).  Pictures soon &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Secondly, we are designing more matching components.  (Yes we do listen!) Many more toggles, beads and links with similar patterns will soon be available so you can whip up a necklace that is a perfect fusion between your style and the silversmiths.  And, we will be naming them under similar titles to make it easily searchable.  The new items will now have a 2007 stamp, to ensure the date they were produced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warmest wishes everyone, all the best from our village to you!&lt;br /&gt;-Angie T.-&lt;br /&gt;Shiana.com&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/495048354851786581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/495048354851786581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/495048354851786581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/495048354851786581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-new-year-friends.html' title='Happy New Year, Friends!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-5850722852804866362</id><published>2006-12-16T09:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:00:00.838-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shiana silver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="spirit lock"/><title type='text'>A Little About Spirit Locks</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;A Little About Spirit Locks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlExkdJB24EpHjHgUdyYhuvlTviiGVcjK-VF4e-22HM2z8CuHGL95S2dGM61wPIvtfMmYqPjDP4pVYTTei5ZcsdMoVq0dKW32ovEEL40khDdhDXQY8J0-1FyqXbk81bdDp63ldg/s1600-h/10202-0027_1.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlExkdJB24EpHjHgUdyYhuvlTviiGVcjK-VF4e-22HM2z8CuHGL95S2dGM61wPIvtfMmYqPjDP4pVYTTei5ZcsdMoVq0dKW32ovEEL40khDdhDXQY8J0-1FyqXbk81bdDp63ldg/s320/10202-0027_1.JPG&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5009173241984788610&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;While we try to record all the information we find, some things do get lost. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I found some old notes on spirit locks (at least four years old), which may be of better use if shared, this is unedited, and I think I’ve written a better version else where, but I will get to recording that later. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;The spirit locks are strung with the loops on the top, not with an external loop or bar. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;They are in a traditional padlock shape to help keep the soul within the body. So, they are used to basically to “lock” the soul (which resides in a person’s head) in the body.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;They are traditionally worn to the back of a person, similar to a clasp.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;It is good luck to give new born babies spirit locks to protect them from evil spirits that might try to steal the child’s spirit away. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;In ancient Thai culture, if a spirit becomes unhappy it will leave the body to go back to live in the forests. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;A person can loose their spirit when they are frightened or in times of great stress. &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Loosing your spirit does not actually mean dying, a person without his or her spirit will loose their Charisma, and they will be unable to focus. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/5850722852804866362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/5850722852804866362' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5850722852804866362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/5850722852804866362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/12/little-about-spirit-locks.html' title='A Little About Spirit Locks'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlExkdJB24EpHjHgUdyYhuvlTviiGVcjK-VF4e-22HM2z8CuHGL95S2dGM61wPIvtfMmYqPjDP4pVYTTei5ZcsdMoVq0dKW32ovEEL40khDdhDXQY8J0-1FyqXbk81bdDp63ldg/s72-c/10202-0027_1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-116558914877504050</id><published>2006-12-08T06:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:00:34.976-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="annoucement"/><title type='text'>Announcements about Checkout System</title><content type='html'>Happy Holidays, everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a few announcements about the changes to our checkout system.  Please notice the new features at the lower right hand side of our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.shiana.com&lt;/a&gt; checkout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1987/1420/400/498182/shiana_checkout01.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1987/1420/400/287814/shiana_checkout02.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Calculate Shipping &amp;amp; Handling&lt;/strong&gt; link will open a popup window that will help you find the correct price for FedEx or Standard mail to your location anywhere in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new &lt;strong&gt;Paypal checkout feature&lt;/strong&gt;  forgoes the normal checkout steps and allows you to make instant payment without sharing sensative information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please also Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Items purchased between December 23 - 31 will be shipped on January 3, if you wish for your items to make it to you before Christmas, please select the FedEx shipping option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warmest wishes!&lt;br /&gt;-Angie T.-&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/116558914877504050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/116558914877504050' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/116558914877504050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/116558914877504050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/12/announcements-about-checkout-system.html' title='Announcements about Checkout System'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-116098829329784935</id><published>2006-10-16T01:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:00:50.260-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pictures"/><title type='text'>Want to learn a little Karen?</title><content type='html'>It’s easy to find words of praise in Karen.  Our village has a mix of two Karen tribes (sgaw and pho) and several languages are spoken.  Here are some traditional words of praise:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E-dee&lt;/strong&gt; means Beautiful&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chur&lt;/strong&gt; means sweet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Book-ka-yan&lt;/strong&gt; or (Buk-khee if it is a name) means hard working&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Su&lt;/strong&gt; means good&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take note that while you learn a little Karen, the next generation of silversmiths are learning a little English as well:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/1600/RIMG0094.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/400/RIMG0094.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/116098829329784935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/116098829329784935' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/116098829329784935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/116098829329784935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/10/want-to-learn-little-karen.html' title='Want to learn a little Karen?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-115865042035324402</id><published>2006-09-18T23:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:01:09.990-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="annoucement"/><title type='text'>Pam&#39;s Interview at Artisan Craft!</title><content type='html'>Pam (known as &#39;&lt;a href=&quot;http://klyph.deviantart.com/&quot;&gt;Klyph&lt;/a&gt;&#39;) was recently interviewed by Artisan Craft Club on Deviant Art for her finished jewelry.  Her close link to the village allows her to work side by side with the artisans with similar tools and techniques.  For years, Pam has been the great mind behind many of the new designs that come through Shiana.  Her work has been passed to different Karen households to be recreated by the villagers as part of Shiana’s mission to diversify designs, encouraging the creation of unique items for each household instead of mass duplication of existing pieces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read the entire interview, please see this link:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.deviantart.com/article/22241/&quot;&gt;http://news.deviantart.com/article/22241/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/115865042035324402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/115865042035324402' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115865042035324402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115865042035324402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/09/pams-interview-at-artisan-craft.html' title='Pam&#39;s Interview at Artisan Craft!'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-115296954770408555</id><published>2006-07-15T06:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:03:55.776-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pictures"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shiana silver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="villagers"/><title type='text'>Featured Villager: Noi-tu</title><content type='html'>Noi-tu is a village elder specializing in pendants which represented peacock feathers. Noi-tu&#39;s charms are carefully made from silver wire that are cut and hammered into shape. His new feather charms are perfect companions for anklets and organic pieces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/320/nguga.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See some of Noi-tu&#39;s work:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2265257/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/210213210131621921828121219216283214221222287218229218291224229234297236241234241230241238247250237244&quot;&gt;Peacock Feathers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2265257/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/210213210131621921828121219216283214221222287218229218291224229234297236241234241230241238247250237244&quot;&gt;Spear Charms (shorter)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2322699/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696/sret/210213210131621921828121219216283214221222287218229218291224229234297236241234241230241246245234245240&quot;&gt;Spear Charms (longer)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/115296954770408555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/115296954770408555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115296954770408555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115296954770408555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/07/featured-villager-noi-tu.html' title='Featured Villager: Noi-tu'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-115012278344671574</id><published>2006-06-12T07:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:04:43.877-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="codes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shiana silver"/><title type='text'>June Coupon Code: Clasps</title><content type='html'>Hi Everyone!&lt;br /&gt;I’m sorry that this month’s coupon code is a little late. We have some new clasps available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use the coupon code: june01 and get 10% off each of the following clasps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Please use this coupon code during checkout.&lt;br /&gt;• Place it into the &#39;coupon code&#39; form field located under the order subtotal.&lt;br /&gt;• Valid until July 5th, 2006.&lt;br /&gt;• The coupon code is to be used with purchases off http://www.shiana.com only. eBay and eBay store wins are not included.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2346782/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/200/10404-0113_2.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2346782/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;104040113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2346836/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/200/10404-0114_1.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;W104040114&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2346832/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/200/W10404-0111_3.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;W104040111&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/115012278344671574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/115012278344671574' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115012278344671574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/115012278344671574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/06/june-coupon-code-clasps.html' title='June Coupon Code: Clasps'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-114940691945056119</id><published>2006-06-04T00:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:04:57.714-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="karen village"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pictures"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="villagers"/><title type='text'>Random Pictures: Village Brothers</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Random pictures from the village: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Two Karen brothers play in the herb garden. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/1600/PICT9599.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/320/PICT9599.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/1600/PICT9601.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/320/PICT9601.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/1600/PICT9598.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/320/PICT9598.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/114940691945056119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/114940691945056119' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/114940691945056119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/114940691945056119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/06/random-pictures-village-brothers.html' title='Random Pictures: Village Brothers'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22196774.post-114838963863257589</id><published>2006-05-23T05:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-01-28T20:05:30.457-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shiana silver"/><title type='text'>Bling Ring Bases</title><content type='html'>Bling Ring Bases Now Available!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As requested, bling ring bases that match the simple summer print rings are here.  These can be opened up to enlarge the ring size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2322740/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1987/1420/200/10505-0031_3.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;[&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shiana.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2322740/vpcsid/0/SFV/29696&quot;&gt;Bling Ring Bases&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Read more at http://karenvillage.blogspot.com or visit us at http://www.shiana.com&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/feeds/114838963863257589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/22196774/114838963863257589' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/114838963863257589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22196774/posts/default/114838963863257589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karenvillage.blogspot.com/2006/05/bling-ring-bases.html' title='Bling Ring Bases'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>