New Kraken ear plugs in time for Octopus Awareness Day!

Even the octopus has an awareness day!  We have three styles of octopod themed ear plugs for gauged ears to choose from.  Our new style, Kraken, comes in sizes 2g through 1 inch.  It is rare to find a double flared tunnel with this fine of detail in the smaller gauges, but our artisans were up for the task.  Check out all of our amazing hand carved, organic jewelry at www.avaiaartisticjewelry.com.

Do you know some famous octopods?  Scientific American has come out with of a list of 8 well known cephalopods from fact and folklore shown below.

8. Billye: Who is a giant pacific octopus and is capable of opening childproof jars in lightning speed to get at treats.
7. Puget Sound GPO: A giant Pacific octopus that ended up in a clash with a diver in Seattle, Washington. The octopus lost the fight and its life but local attention was drawn to the plight of the octopod and whether or not it should be legal to hunt and serve them up as tablefare!
6. Tellaro Octopus: A fameous Italian octopus that supposedly kept pirates at bay and saved a town some 350 years ago. 
5. Ozy: Another talented jar opener at the Island Bay Marine Education centre in New Zealand.
4. Kraken: Yep, you know the legend.  The Kraken loves to swallow up ships, and although it might have been a giant squid, folklore and images paint it more like an octopus
3. Shark Killer: This sneaky night stalker was ripping up the sharks that shared its tank at the Seattle Aquarium.
2. Camouflage Master: This one has gone viral on youtube. You know you want to watch it again.
1. Paul: Paul was given the number one spot for his amazing psychic abilities.  He has a knack at predicting the outcomes of soccer matches.  He resides in a German aquarium and predicted the winner of all 7 matches in the 2010 World Cup for Germany and the winner of the final match between Spain and the Netherlands.  Quite an amazing feet for an invertebrate!

(List and abbreviated content Courtesy of Scientific American Website)

Halloween is coming! Let's look at some gauge styles befitting this holiday.

Whether Halloween comes once a year to you or if it is your style all year long, Avaia Artistic Jewelry will have a style of gauges to match your personality or party.  Check out some of our favourites below.

Our HOWL style is hand carved out of organic water buffalo horn with bone dust inlay.

Appropriately named "Hellbent" these were designed to be scary

The above style was name "Tempest" and could pair wonderfully with Halloween.

This dragon style is called "Scatha"

And another dragon style called "Parthos"

And what about some OWLS?

The above owl is called "labyrinth" after the barn owl in the movie.

The SAGARIS style has a medevil feel to it. We also have this style in bone, red sabo wood and black areng wood.

And DIABLOS named after the devil himself.

Also possibly an urge to Howl at the Moon.

But what ever you plan for Halloween or thereafter, check out the selection of gauges at Avaia Artistic Jewelry and let us make your day or every day awesome.

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How to care for organic wood jewelry

This is part of a series of blogs on how to best care for organic jewelry. Wood is a popular material, especially for ear gauges. It can be carved into tunnels, plugs, tapers, and hanging styles.

The best thing to do when you first receive wood gauges is to oil them with jojoba oil. Jojoba is a natural oil that will help to preserve and maintain the rich color of the wood. Oiling prevents cracking and can be frequently applied. If there is any detail carving, oil will enhance the image.

Wood is a fragile material, and even the larger sizes may break or crack if dropped. In addition, wood should not be exposed to water, at least for extensive periods of time. We don't recommend showering or swimming with your wood jewelry.

Our experience has been that wood is not as prone to warping as horn. It is lighter weight than both horn and bone and is comfortable to wear.

Check out wood ear gauges at Avaia Artistic Jewelry by clicking here!

Red tigers eye plugs

Red tigers or red tiger eye plugs have far more interest than yellow tigers eye plugs. They capture a play on light that is absolutely brilliant. The nature of this stone asks to get noticed. Subtle until light strikes it, but then WOW. We have a range of sizes in red tigers eye plugs and tunnels starting at 6g and going up to 1 1/4". You will not find our quality at our reasonable prices elsewhere. Visit www.avaiaartisticjewelry.com