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A perfect combination

4/3/2013

The beautiful Chadijah. The hip, exotic designs of PoseManikin. A perfect combination.

Chadijah won our "One trip: One necklace" contest last week. Her prizes arrived at her house yesterday, and she kindly posed in the gifts and posted them for us to see on Facebook. Thank you so much, Chadijah!

Chadijah won the PoseManikin GEO 16 Leather Necklace

Chadijah won the PoseManikin GEO 16 Leather Necklace (second image)

Chadijah won the PoseManikin Feather Drop Earrings

One Trip:
One Necklace

PoseManikin:
An Artist's Life

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PoseManikin: An Artist's Life

3/26/2013

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It’s Thursday night at the home of Allie Oliver-Burns and her husband Josh Burns. Tonight they’re staying in for date night, making homemade pizza. But Allie and Josh—both artists with design degrees—are no ordinary couple, and nothing about the pizza is ordinary either—just look at it!

Allie is an artist in every sense of the word. She brings artistry to everything she does, be it photography, experimental music, graphic design, cooking, or jewelry-making. Her website, an artistic work in itself, is PoseManikin (www.posemanikin.com).

I first started following Allie about a year ago. I was drawn to her leather necklaces that conveyed for me a spirit both exotic and natural. I finally ordered one a few months ago, and everything from the personalized packaging to the unique design of the necklace made it special for me.

PoseManikin GEO Leather 10 necklace

You can win this GEO Leather 16 necklace, worth $26, by telling us your #1 must-have travel item in yesterday's post. Just click on the photo to get to the post.

PoseManikin Triple Green Gold Crystal Bead Hoop Necklace, $22, available through Etsy.com

"[Jewelry making] is a process I compare to painting on canvas.
The materials, like paint, merge together to complete an exquisite picture."
--Allie Oliver-Burns of PoseManikin

You can see more of Allie's designs at the PoseManikin Etsy store, on her PoseManikin website, or on her Facebook page.

Now Allie has a new line of jewelry out—the Mod Candy Collection. The geometric shapes conjure up the beehive hairstyles of the 50s. The playful, colorful baubles are perfect for spring.

As I've followed Allie on Facebook and Twitter over the course of the year, I've seen her post amazing photographs and recipes. She has designed cd covers and shot portraits for the indy musicians Lee Hester, Damon Jones, Set on 7, and Jennings Music. Her portraits and self-portraits each convey to me the haunting, timeless quality of two of Allie's musical influences: Depeche Mode and David Bowie.

Singer, songwriter, guitarist Damon Jones © PoseManikin

Jennings Music © PoseManikin

Lee Hester © PoseManikin

CD design for Jennings Music © PoseManikin

Photo by PoseManikin

Allie is also culinary artist with a new cookbook just released this week! The cookbook features such fabulous recipes as black tea chocolate almond cranberry scones! Because it honors her mom's memory, Allie is giving away the downloadable cookbook for free--just click on the photo of the cookbook to the right =>

PoseManikin's Black Tea Chocolate Almond Cranberry Scone recipe

Allie and her husband Josh, a digital painter, eat, drink, and breath art. I am so glad to support an independent artist of Allie's talents!

Artists Allie Oliver-Burns and her husband Josh Burns

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One trip: One necklace

3/25/2013

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Beaches, best friends, and bars. I recently took a vacation with my dear friend Tami to Miami! Before I left, I ordered the GEO Leather 10 necklace from the hip, creative genius of Allie Oliver-Burns, the founder and jewelry designer of PoseManikin (www.posemanikin.com). Within a couple days, a beautifully decorated envelope arrived containing my new leather and metal necklace along with a handmade card made just for me.

PoseManikin's GEO designs of leather and metals feel both natural and edgy and move easily from sea to sand, from neutrals to tribal prints, from day to night. As I packed, I realized the GEO Leather 10 was the only necklace I'd need for this trip.

Posemanikin's GEO Leather Collection combines Beads, crystals, metal, stone, leather, pearls, wood, and chain.

Win this beautiful GEO Leather 16 necklace & a mystery piece of jewelry!

Just post a comment below or on our
OMF Facebook page in answer to this question:
What's your #1 must-have travel fashion item?

PoseManikin GEO Leather 16 necklace

We'll send this necklace, worth $26, to the person who writes our favorite comment in response to the question above. Whoever wins will also receive a mystery piece of jewelry to share with a friend or to keep. Contest closes in 3 days: Wednesday night, March 27, 2013, at midnight.

My vacation started as I put on the GEO Leather 10 with my neutral travel outfit:

On the plane to Miami!

Four hours later, it was wonderful to run out onto the beach!

I wore my Body Central kimono dress for cocktails and dinner. I flipped the GEO Leather 10 necklace over to create a solid color to go with my patterned dress.

GEO10 necklace with Body Central dress. It was a bit chilly, so I wrapped up in a scarf.

The next day Tami and I went out to lunch on the Lincoln Road Mall. The GEO Leather 10 necklace went perfectly with my tribal-print dress from Fossil. Tami tried on the necklace too with her white Victoria's Secret sundress.

GEO10 necklace paired with Fossil dress.

GEO 10 necklace paired with VS convertible dress.

Our last night I pulled out my favorite Urban Outfitters Staring at the Stars Ever After dress. I love fringe! So I loved how the fringe on the hem of my dress and my scarf is picked up by the fringe on my GEO Leather 10 necklace.

Fringe carries through from my Posemanikin GEO10 necklace to the hem of my UO dress

The nights are bright on South Beach in Miami, Florida

Since I've been home, I wear my GEO Leather 10 necklace all the time--today with a black crewneck sweater and white skinnies, last weekend with a t-shirt, a long wrap cardigan, and jeans. It really does seem to go with everything and adds a bit of edge and interest to my outfits. I'm in love with all PoseManikin's GEO leather collection and want more!

I told Allie, creator of PoseManikin, about my love of this collection and about this article, and she offered us the exclusive contest opportunity. Just tell us your #1 fashion travel item--either below in a comment or on the OMF Facebook page, and you could win the amazing GEO16 Leather necklace and a mystery piece of jewelry to share with a friend or to keep. Do it now because we're closing the contest in 3 days, Wednesday night, March 27, 2013, at midnight. I wish I could enter! At the moment, I have my eye on the GEO12 necklace...

Next on my list: PoseManikin
GEO Leather 12 necklace, $20

Win this PoseManikin
GEO Leather 16 necklace =>
& a mystery piece of jewelry by answering this question:
What is your #1 must-have travel fashion item?

Loving my GEO Leather necklace but missing
South Beach and my best friend Tami so much!!

All about the artist:
PoseManikin: An Artist's Life

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A perfect combination

PoseManikin: An Artist's Life

One trip: One necklace

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