Etsy Gems: Mohop - Customize your sandals!

If you are a creative person, and you love shoes, ribbons and wood, I have a perfect match for you!

Mophop.com, also available on etsy, offers special ribbon-tied/laced sandals. The variety is just amazing - Round toe, square or pointy; maple, cherry or walnut wood; 1-inch height to 4-inch wedge; thong or not; metalic ribbons, solid sunny cotton ribbons, thick or thin...you name it, Mohop has it! And they are comfortable because of the contour design and the faux leather padding.

And the best thing is, you can tie it anyway you want. See these few samples...

Mohop started with Annie Mohaupt and Siamak Mostoufi. Annie has a degree in architecture and started making shoes in 2005. Today, the Mohop Sandals are available in a few hundred different variations and each made by Annie and a small team of artisans in their Chicago studio. Check out their shops and be inspired to create your own way of wearing the sandals!

Where is bunnynikisha?!

Oh hi, I'm right here!

Sorry folks I've been traveling this week for my day job (bunny slave...sigh) and was not able to post anything until today. And yet, it's friday so I don't have anything too interesting either.

Let me just give you a preview of what's in store this weekend.

1) New product postings coming Sat night at my etsy store
2) A great find on Etsy for the shoe lovers - Mohop

And next week as promise, I'll post the Autumn/Fall trends so stay tuned!

:)

Circle crazy!

I have recently discovered some really pretty prints of trees with a theme of circles. It has inspired me in creating a series with mother of pearl discs. These little pieces come in different colors. I'm hoping to launch them within August and will provide you a preview here on my blog soon.


So for now, enjoy these beautiful prints from our fellow artists on Etsy:

(top left)Rosemary Pierce-Lackey (top right)JellyBeans

(top left)Papermoth (top right)AndThen

(top left)PaintingPrints(top right)Scott Garrette

Kefir Cultured Milk Diet - do it if you dare

OK, it's not that scary but it sure does when you look at the menu. If you have tried Kefir Cultured Milk, you'll know that it's the perfect coating for your stomach. Healthy and yet effectively curb hunger. With probiotic it also helps keep your digestive system efficient.

The only problem for this diet to me, is what I need to eat with Kefir... :(

This is a 6-day cycle diet. After the diet ends, you can eat normal but I recommend to keep up your exercise afterwards. A few friends tried the diet and successfully removed 5lbs or so in 6 days. But after the diet ended, it is easy to put back on what you lose unless you keep up the "shape-conscious" lifestyle.

Here it goes:

DAY 1: Cleansing
Drink only nonfat kefir in a volume of 1.2 liters, 100-125 grams every 1.5 hours

DAY 2: Carbs and Fibre day (yes you hear it right)
Drink 1.2L of nonfat kefir and eat 4 potatoes.
The consumption of food must be alternated every 1.5 hours. e.g, 125g of kefir --> 1.5hr later 1 potato.
During the day you have 8 consumption of food.

DAY 3: Protein day
1.2L of nonfat kefir and 400g of degreased cottage cheese. 100g of the cottage cheese per portion. Same as previous day, the consumption of food must be alternated every 1.5hr. Total of 8 consumption of food.

DAY 4: Fibre day
1.2L liters of nonfat kefir and 8 cucumbers. 2 cucumbers per portion.
Same as previous, alternate consumption of food.

DAY 5: Protein day
1.2L of nonfat kefir and 1 chicken. Boil chicken without the salt!!!
Separate meat from bones, mix white and red meat and divide to 4 parts.
Same as previous, alternate consumption of food.

DAY 6: Last push
Today, only nonfat kefir of 1.2L. Last day people, hang in there and you will be able to squeeze into that tight jeans! Drink every 1.5hr.

And there you go, pretty thing.

UPDATE - Giveaway on Stylist Diva!

A fellow blogger - Stylist Diva is throwing a Great Giveaway tomorrow (Wed, Aug 5) to celebrate her blog makeover. Check out her blog at:
http://www.stylistdiva.blogspot.com/

My Pink Berries earrings is part of the giveaway!

Great Healthy Diet - Kefir Cultured Milk

Summer is almost over but it does not mean we are saved from dieting.

I put on so much weight with the July 4 weekend and ice-cream this summer I cannot even imagine what would happen to me after Thanksgiving. The thing is, I just can't stop snacking. It's like my stomach is so used to being stuffed up I need to constantly keep it filled...dangerous.

If you have the same problem, here's a good diet option. No need to starve.


I discovered this from my Russian client at work - Lifeway Kerfir probiotic cultured milk. Go for the lowfat plain one. It's actually quite sour but for those that are crazy about Yogurt drink, you'll LOVE this. And the best thing is, you can blend it with any fruit of your choice (just be mindful of the calories from fat content and the sugar level of certain fruits) - and it is super delicious.

This is a good meal-replacement at 110 calories only, with 2g of fat per serving without any addition. And different from fruits or yogurt, it actually curbs your hunger during the day. What I do is that I drink it as breakfast and dinner. But eat normal during lunch. Together with some exercise, you'll be able to lose weight but be healthy. Try it ;)

Of course you can go with the hardcore 7-day treatment. I'll post it next but I really don't have the determination to go through it...Stay tuned.

Delay in debute of new series

Hm...another weekend went by so swiftly.

Sorry I was not able to post my macrame necklaces earlier. There are still some minor tweaking I'm making and I thank you for your patience.

I realize that the strength of the threads make some difference to the effect I'm looking for. So I'm still tweaking them right now. I hope I can finish it by mid of this week...

Meanwhile, I'll share a new piece made earlier.

The picture on the left is the finished piece - the centerpiece is made of pink dyed coral beads and the neck sections are made with pink shells. I ran out of the pink shells and will need to substitude with glass beads for the version that will be put on sale soon. But I think the effect will be quite stunning with the antique metal threads as the color will come out really nice.

Be patient this will be posted this weekend ;) Visit my store at:
http://nikisha.etsy.com