It's official. Prizm's Spaceship Superstar has the dumbest lyrics ever.

But don't trust me, read for yourself:

Every night is a different flight to a different galaxy
Do a sold-out show, then I hit the road in my starship limousine

Get so damned tired and uninspired doin' all these one night stands
It's a giant leap for Rock'n'Roll...but it's too much for just one man

I'm a Spaceship Superstar... gotta solar-powered laser beam guitar
I'm at the top of all the charts on Mars...I'm a Spaceship Superstar!

On Mercury, they're crazy about my stellar rock'n'roll
And I always sell out in advance at the Martian Astrobowl

The fans, they swarm like meteorites to our concerts on the moon
You should have seen us knock'em dead on Venus doin' all our favorite tunes

I'm a Spaceship Superstar...gotta solar-powered laser beam guitar
I'm at the top of all the charts on Mars...I'm a Spaceship Superstar!

If you'd care to view/hear the atrocity in person, click here.

Gorgeous vintage rhinestones & filigrees

Gorgeous vintage rhinestones & filigrees, originally uploaded by buenostyle.

Check out my flickr site and etsy site for some gorgeous new summer pieces!

New Boutique - Ingenue!

The neighborhood of West Broadway just got a little sweeter with the addition of Ingenue. Just opened at the start of 2009, Ingenue brings a little taste of Main St. & Gastown to Kitsilano.

Lovely proprietor Jennifer loves local designers and has stocked her shop with labels like Allison Wonderland, Dace, Erin Templeton, Elroy, Two of Hearts, and of course, moi!

I was dropping off an order there yesterday and I noticed she had this great window display set up with designers names on it - and there I was! I was so pleased I took a photo.

So go check out Ingenue if you are in the area. You can make an afternoon of it - strolling from MacDonald St down to Alma (there's a good thrift store on West Broadway just before Alma). Hungry? Go to Solly's for bagels or to Cafe Mumbai for an excellent Indian lunch.

Ingenue
2821 W. Broadway
Vancouver
604-716-5733

More shots from the Epic eco fashion show

Pauline from the fantastic line Flora and Fauna sent along another link to some great images from the Epic eco fahion show taken by Yvonne Chew.

The focus was far more on the clothes than on the accessories (of course!), but if you look real close, you can see one of my necklaces on the model here:

EPIC - a good "green" time was had.

Thanks to all of you who dropped by my booth at Epic and for all your lovely comments. (See more info on EPIC in the post below). The necklace shown above consists of a pair of vintage rhinestone clip-on earrings wired with a vintage rhinestone bow brooch to make one gorgeous cluster. Strung on grey glass faux pearls - many people thought they were the real thing. I'm glad I got a photo of this one because it was brand new and sold to a very nice lady that day.
For me, the highlight was the eco fashion show put on by Fashion High. It was fantastic to see so many talented, hip, fresh designers all choosing to use eco-friendly fabrics as their main medium.
Here's some pixs of my booth set up. On the bottom right are the new blingy key collection. It's my riff on those ridiculously expensive, jewel-encrusted Tiffany's keys that you see advertised everywhere.

Beside my booth were the lovely Basil and Blake from Inkspoon. I was impressed to learn that all of their garments are sewn and printed in Canada - the Kootenays to be exact.

And check out Granville Magazine online - they chose me as one of the top local designers to check out at the show!

BuenoStyle at EPIC this weekend!

I'm excited about the upcoming "green living" expo EPIC this weekend. I've attended it in the past but this is the first time I will be exhibiting and selling there.

Now - you mat be wondering why is my jewelry considered in the "green" category? Mostly because I use as much vintage and reclaimed material as possible in my designs. By using what has already been produced years ago, my jewelry has a smaller "footprint" than purchasing something brand new. It hasn't taken any new energy to smelt the metal, no stones or metal have been mined from the earth. I love the look of natural stones (sea jasper, quartz, etc) but I will not use them in my designs because I have no idea how they have been quarried from the earth. Many semi-precious stones are mined in poorer regions such as Africa and South America and you have no idea how the workers are treated never mind the environmental impact.

And, generally speaking, I'm committed to eco-friendly practices and packaging. All jewelry items come packaged in recycled tissue and a cute gift bag. I had quite a dilemma about packaging acually. I was concerned that the little gift bags I was buying were probably made in China (sweatshop labour/shipping long distances) but I was adamant that I would not ever buy any plastic or cellophane packaging. Then someone pointed out that people will tend to save those little bags and re-use them instead of throwing them out. At least they won't end up in a land fill, so I decided to go with them.

I'm just starting to research further into ethical mining practices and have found this promising organization, and this great web site - both on ethical mining practices. I have yet to find any information on purchasing ethically quarried stones though.

Epic runs from Friday May 8 (1pm - 8pm) until Sunday May 10 (mother's day!). There will be fashion shows put on by Fashion High, and lots of inspiring green products to check out. Bring your Mom down and make a day of it!

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