I thought I'd post at least an Etsy Treasury

That's about as much energy as I have left tonight (there's a mgambo sead necklace of mine in there):

'A Taste of the Islands' by kitfletcherhill

Aloha "from the land where palm trees sway"We have some talented wahine (ladies) hereAnd of course kane (men)Fashioning gorgeous itemsHere's a sampling

Hawaiian Kahelelani... KauaiShellsand... $135.00	Hand Painted Silk S... SilkCouturebyT... $48.50
Handmade Purse with... kimonomegumi $45.00	11 - Fish Hook Des... Manaiaolangi $50.00
Custom Puka Shell B... MishaHawaii $35.00	Mgambo seed and tur... hilobeads $35.00
Organic Coconut Mil... KohanaBathandB... $9.95	Handmade Hawaiian F... HotLavaClothin... $52.00
Custom Silk Sarongs... kauaiartist $75.00	Aloha Custom Name M... AlohaPhotos $10.00
Double Tahitian Pea... ariijewelry $90.00	Hawaiian Lauhala Br... hawaiiandog808 $45.00
Opihi shell dangle ... OneGallery $18.00	Gardenia Candle Haw... doublebrush $4.80
Hawaiian Coconut Li... ShakaSoap $3.00	Sterling Silver - H... Kaceycrafts $40.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

The Second Clove Seed Harvest is here ...

As I mentioned a few months ago, there is a second clove seed harvest this (plant) year. It is here now. Once I get myself a bit more organized I will start on the backorders from Europe. For the US I have some in my Etsy and Artfire shops as well as in Ebay auctions and soon to come on Zibbet.

I frequently get asked by people in other countries whether I can ship to them. For some that's easy, for some it's possible and for some the cost makes it prohibitive, e.g. Australia requires an import permit on the side of the buyer which costs hundred os dollars and takes months to obtain. Several countries require phytosanitary certificates which I can get but also at a cost that makes all but large orders cost prohibitive.

Another Etsy Treasury to share too:

'Beads #8' by BeadsWovenToOrder

beadswww.etsy.com/teams/10725/beadsTop Treasurywww.etsy.com/teams/10548/top-treasury

Lampworked Glass Ho... sillypaws $10.00	ooak bead embroider... Shonette $142.00
Beadweaving Wedding... RedCatArtBeads $225.00	LASER LIGHT Night S... crownrosegems $195.00
Micromacrame friend... JanislaJewels $7.50	Sapphire Rose - nec... HereTodayBeadw... $30.00
Blue Heart Necklace... TechBeadazzled $24.95	Copper Flower Pins janissupplies $9.00
The Waterlillies in... M1dnightDreary $13.00	Blue Hydrangea Lamp... crazyladyglass $24.00
Lampwork Beads -TRE... UglyDucklingBe... $29.00	Bracelet made with ... hilobeads $12.00
Hand Beaded Bobby P... BeadsByDawn $9.00	Silk Strands - Hand... ElementBeads $20.00
Blue sodalite, purp... DonnasEarthlyD... $47.00	Sapphire Blue Brace... createdbydenis... $18.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Happy New Year from Hilobeads!

A bit late, but better late than never I guess.

Some good news and some bad news: I just renewed the hilobeads.com domain for another 3 years - we're coming up on the 4 year anniversary. I haven't made up my mind yet whether to have a sale of any sort, and where, if.
I have new fresh water pearls but no pictures taken yet.
The bad news: I have to increase the price on drilled mgambo seeds, on Etsy only so far but that's because that's all I got around to yet. I may also have to increase the price on Job's Tears but that depends on how this year's harvest comes out. I sold close to 30 lbs last year and pretty much ran out.

In the ambivalent news (I have those too): the lilikoi picking season for production is over. I like the income but I need the time to pick Job's Tears now.
Clove seeds are again coming in (second harvest, for the first time). Picking 200 per day doesn't get all of them. I have some international orders still waiting but currently my day job takes all the energy I have.

And, having sold some jewelry again got me motivated to make some more (but again no pictures yet).

So that this post isn't completely without pictures, an Etsy treasury curated by redemptionart from Team Hilo Etsy:

'Rock me Gently, Rock me Slowly' by redemptionart

But love me hard!Valentine gifts from the islands of Aloha!

Button Necklace - V... MRSButtons $50.00	Hand Sculpted Organ... EastBayPotters $50.00
rough emerald awanderingpond... $11.00	Black Ring Copper W... stoneandbone $30.00
White Wedding Bell ... doublebrush $11.95	Triangle View PhotographsOfH... $40.00
Red Valentine Eye P... SoulRole $18.00	Teardrop earrings w... Hokulewa $15.00
Hawaii Volcano Hous... MaiAloha $10.00	Rocking Chair - Fan... UpcountryDesig... $250.00
Men's Boxer Bri... 2tiedye4 $16.00	pearl bracelet - c... BayRepublic $42.00
Glass, Bead, Encase... LavaLampwork $18.00	Light Color Hawaiia... hilobeads $12.00
Hawaiian Dolls: Hol... menehunebabies $99.00	Handmade Recycled P... thewhatnaught $11.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.