collecting.

this is a list of just a few things i'd like to start collecting asap:

+ my hair...as in i want it to grow back REALLY REALLY fast b/c i kind of miss my 'fro that sort of became my identity + head/neck scarves, you know, the really beautiful silky printed ones that i can use as a head scarf or a necklace + frye boots or just boots in general. i'm most specifically craving cowboy boots, though + yoga pants, yoga tanks, yoga books, yoga anything, really + vintage beads + asymmetrical necklaces, like the newest ones in my shop + and lots and lots of "rasa" (see below)

from marybeth's blog:

rasa is literally translated as "juice, essence, taste, plasma, or transformational state" and is pretty much the nourishing juice or energy that fills us with life. so when spring rolls in we feel a burst of energy - the days are longer (but this time in a good way..), we feel lighter and more playful and even more hopeful.

newbies.

here are some of the newest additions to the shop:

show some etsy love.

just thought i'd let everyone know that i've reduced all the prices on my jewels on etsy by a couple bucks, so spread the word, homies. xoxo.

www.bonkosiamc.etsy.com

internet window shopping

so, today has been dedicated to scouring the internet for a few birthday presents for myself. normally, i make a huge deal out of my birthday, counting down the days from the beginning of the year until march 21st. yes, i have always done this...from the time i could speak [likely] to just last year. so for approximately 20 years (given that i could talk around the age of...2), my birthday has been the most important day of the year (christmas is a close second and both days have a 'wants' list.) with just under a week until i officially become old (in my book, that's 23) and a little extra cash in my bank account, i've decided that i'm going to buy myself something nice...or a few things that are nice, just not as nice. my day has consisted of asking sellers questions on ebay about the vintage frye boots that are up for auction, searching high and low for flouncy skirts that can only bring spring & summer here just a little more quickly, thinking about how many soy candles i can buy without being considered crazy and counting down the minutes left at work until i can go to revival and carefully peruse their second-hand goods (my sister and i have this thing w/ second-hand stuff, but i will make exceptions for things that i find extremely exceptional.) for a while though, i have wanted a pair of dr. scholls classic sandals. yes, i said it. you know, the ones with the one leather buckle strap that remind you of your grandma claribel (shout out to my grandma claribel, who, bless her heart, has probably never used the internet.) and until today, i figured these puppies only cost $50 max. little did bonkosi know that in 2008, a pair of dr. scholls classic sandals run about $90 a pair. what?!

new creations...

some new ideas that will be showing up in my store very soon.

can't wait for cowboy boots and flouncy skirts.

a new favorite artist.

i'm not sure how i found her, but blog-surfing, i came across my new favorite artist: jess gonacha. maybe it's because her paintings and drawings bring to life the cold/warm spring days i am so long for or because i'm living vicariously through her and if i could truly paint, i would want to paint like her. either way, her paintings are beautiful and luscious. and perfectly done.

along with her website, she also has a beautiful etsy store.