Hot Rocks Hawaii

Check out my Jewelry Tab: Trying out something new – since my store crashed……I will showcase some special jewelry designs with pricing. If you are interested to buy – just email me at hotrockshawaii@gmail.com for availability. Secure buying still done through Paypal. Thank you for looking and supporting my Hawaii business!  Aloha  Janet d

You Gotta SEE this!

Today is the last day for the Hilo Inter-Tribal Pow Wow in HILO Hawaii.  You will be pleased. I went the first day and was amazed how many tribes are participating, yet how pleasantly small an event it was.  The main event: bring your blanket, sit down and watch.  I had been to the Waimea Pow Wow years ago and was impressed on how you felt attending…..this event gave me that and much more.  I mean it is exciting in the way it was presented, the way you feel the spiritual vibes, the colorful tribal wear, the beautiful princesses, the friendship dance (get up and participate)…..or just watch and relax in our beautiful Wailoa park. This is also a great people-watching event and a great day in the park.

Today, will be special being Memorial Day. Take a chance – get out – enjoy our culture on the Hilo side of the island.  You only live once!

This is an alcohol-free event – but plenty of Shave-Ice!  Hurry up – the event starts in a few hours……go on – get!

Aloha

Sorry, technical difficulties in my Hot Rocks Hawaii Store…..you can read about the jewelry but the pictures are not there.  Will be revising store to a Gallery – coming soon……..If you need a gift now for graduation, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day just email me at hotrockshawaii@gmail.com

Aloha

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School ArtWork

Great News!

For a poor economy – we still pulled the “cat out of the bag”  at the Paradise Art Studio Tour 2009……….in all we raised a total of $1,036.00   The donation check was presented to the Pahoa Intermediate/High School on February 3rd by the PST.

This will help support art in the schools in our community.  As you can see from the artwork (above) displayed at Hot Rocks Hawaii Studio, we have some really great artist in the making!  Alot of people remarked (WOW) on the self-protrait – I think he only drew it in a manner of days!

Thank you for supporting this event and visiting my art studio – it was a fun event.

Janet d.

Thanks to everyone for your well wishes – I am so glad to report that the surges came in rather than a tsunami disaster.

Whew- lucky – just lucky this year!

I understand due to the length of the wave trough (the short intervals of this event) we were given surges rather than crashing larger and larger ramped-up crashing waves. I am so happy it was Bambi that came to Hilo instead of Godzilla……..

Well, here we go – I hope that it is a very tiny wave as our island …..especially Hilo, has a history of tsunami disasters.  The worst part is that this is exactly the same as the 1960 wave that came from Chile…….if you live in Hilo you should have already evacuated Hilo town.  Don’t mess with this……it may be a wave only a foot tall at the Gallapogos islands but when it hits here it could be 10 times that size or more.

What is it like? Well, I just heard the 2nd set of Tsunami sirens going off at 7am, we can’t get gas for our vehicles because the line at the nearest gas station is 2 miles long……just have to sit this one out (wish I had filled up the car yesterday) .  Lucky I live up the hill in my subdivision – so I don’t have to evacuate but I worry for all the coastal peopel…….I still have my emergency bucket – that I have for Hurricanes, we have water, we have a veggie garden, can food in the pantry – looking good. Temporarily, this morning the cell lines were not working – but you could use the text messaging to talk to others (good thing I learned how to text last year).

Looking at the sunrise this morning,  you would not know that a potential disaster is about to happen, beautiful blue skies with white clouds. But, for me I am on high alert, called family here and on the mainland, friends who need to move boats etc.

Please be just a little tiny high tide…….give Hilo a break.

Big Island: Be safe out there, be prepared for Godzilla……and hope that only little Bambi walks in the door!

Aloha

Janet d

Have you noticed? I have noticed that talk shows, entertainers and the media have switched from the “metal” cheap jewelry chains to natural stone jewelry designs.  I now see beautiful chunks of stone and precious gemstone pendants accompanied by a strand of stone jewelry.  I knew it would come back and apparently it has in 2010.  People are feeling “real” and that reflects in the jewelry they pick and wear.  I know it is a throw-back and retro thing…..but it is a good thing.  (Just stash your metal jewelry junk – it will be collectible one day     Enjoy!

Look at this:

Coral and Jade

Simple yet elegant – Coral and Black Jade necklace for sale at Hot Rocks Hawaii.  Wear the real thing – real Jade and real coral – don’t wear fake plastic jewelry when you can afford to wear real jewelry with value.  Check our some of my posted jewelry at my store tab or contact me for more information. Aloha, Janet d

Obama knows what we mean by “Lucky we live Hawaii” :

President Obama

I live on the Big Island of Hawaii – I went to the beach on 1-1-10 – just gorgeous!  I sat and just watched everything from the Humpback Whales breaching near Hilo Bay and beyond the Horizon, watched the boogie boarders invade the surfer’s waves (and nearly get whacked), tourist enjoying our warm weather in the middle of winter, the splashing of the water on round river rocks (Honoli’i surf spot) and the soft sounds of tree and palm leaves  swaying in the wind coming out of the north today.

Lucky we live Hawaii. And to top it all off – I ate one my homemade “lava” brownies with extra, extra chocolate – this is the life! President Obama – he knows this is the life – the only thing missing from my perfect day was a Shave Ice!  Lucky we live Hawaii.   Aloha – Janet d

The Art Studio Tour was fun!  Just too bad there were so many events in the community.  Lower than expected numbers of visitors to our place.

Studen ArtWork

Pictured above are the 3 pieces of Student Artwork displayed at Hot Rocks Hawaii Studio.  Everyone especially commented on the top right self drawing. Good job guys!

Hot Rocks Jewelry for Sale

One of 2 setups for the Art Studio Tour. My guests were impressed with the inside the home setup rather than the typical garage setup most of the art studios typically do.  I will probably do a class early in the year…..guests were interested in a “hands-on” class where they will only be charged for supplies and I will let them do their own natural stone designs.  If you are interested please email me your address and I will post in the new year. Aloha – Janet d