a getting-to-know and a giveaway: Nikki Lorraine!

Nikki Lorraine's new jewelry line is as full of enlightenment, energy and originality as she is.

For as long as she can remember, Nikki has been accessorizing her own outfits and often creating pieces for herself and friends to enjoy.  While her own style sense may be simple, her love and taste for glamorous accessories and adornment has always easily set her apart in a crowd.  

Her debut line features a combination of textures and materials with geometric shapes and incredible angles, intended for impressive every day wear.  Pulling inspiration from her love for urban environments with an earthy and rooted heartful approach, Nikki has designed a fashionable and stunning series of unique jewelry.  

Nikki says, "I've always really loved the feel of Native American aesthetics and design...I like working with earthy and eclectic things and love raw materials.  Combining old and new, with the raw and funky really expresses exactly my own taste and style." Nikki goes on to explain, "This collection is very angular, which I am very much in love with."

When I first met Nikki we bonded over curly-hair care and I would laugh at her outrageous and aerobic dance moves--since then we have become close friends, seeking out similar energies in the world around us.  As I have watched her focus her time on developing her business and building her line, I couldn't help but be impressed by her ability to create something so fitting for the tastes of our local scene, still true to her character, and yet capable of success in a larger market. 

Nikki is naturally a dream seeker, and always chasing after refining her talents so she can share them with other people.  However, it took heavy encouragement from her friends and over-coming a lack of inspiration to push her into launching her product line.

"Call me crazy, but I ended up praying for inspiration...and it came," she says.  "I decided I wanted to roll with it, to follow my dreams and passions...and do what I always wanted to but had feared."  

It's proving a valuable move for Nikki.  She already has big plans for a spring/summer product launch in early 2012 (which will include a variety of pieces intended for menswear), individual shop consignment in boutiques throughout the region, and down the road...placement on the runway during Fashion Week in NYC.  

You can check out her products in person at the upcoming Beehive Bazaar in December in the company of many other great local artists and product designers, at Magdalena's Bazaar in Jerome, AZ or online. Check out her new website www.nikkilorraine.co and THEN follow the instructions below to enter the giveaway for a free piece of your choice, courtesy of Nikki Lorraine! 

The deadline for this giveaway has now passed.  Check out the results, here.

HOW TO ENTER: 

1)  "Like" the Nikki Lorraine Facebook fan page.

2)  Peruse the Nikki Lorraine Shop/Site for your favorite piece.  

3)  Leave an enthusiastic comment below with the name of and a link to your favorite piece from the Nikki Lorraine shop.  

BONUS ENTRY:  "Share" the link to this blog post from the Scene Sister fan page on Facebook! 

A winner will be selected and announced here on Thursday, November 3rd at 1PM MST.