Fun with Beads! Danielle Walker's "Queen Bee Jewel Gallery"

I had the pleasure of recently meeting Danielle Walker via facebook...a very friendly creative gal whom I am happy to be a colleague of. She's the proud owner of not only Queen Bee Nail Gallery but an online jewelry shop called none other then.. The Queen Bee Jewel Gallery. As I browsed her jewelry shop on Etsy it's easy to see that she is over flowing with ideas. I'm always a bit jealous of those who can really get their hands in there and be creative with all sorts of medium.


Like this super cute and crafty multi-coloured button bracelet, she's given vintage plastic buttons new life.


And this very interesting ring..being a pearl gal I noticed this right away..as well as my love for sci fi..this ring called the "Orbit Ring" looks like so much fun!



Here is a recent piece Danielle was most proud of..and I would be too with all that bead work!

Keep up the creativity Danielle and continue to grow..it's an inspiration to everyone in the craft world!

Etsy Treasury - The Aloha Way of Life

Thats me down in the bottom right corner. you can visit the the actual treasury here Thanks so much SurfhoundSoapCompany

Kelly Reins @ She's That Girl

It was my privilege to meet Kelly Reins a few weeks ago through ArtFire...she emailed me asking about my wire wrapped rings made in her size. When I took a look at her own shop all I could do was smile. What fun she creates with beads and charms and believe it or not..domino pieces! I had to have one of her Domino pendants. So I offered a trade for the ring in which Kelly was very willing. Now I'm the happy owner of this sweet little Japanese Kimono Doll necklace:



Here are some other creations of hers that caught my eye:

from her steampunk collection



She's obviously got a thing for mermaids...who can blame her...they are so cool:






If you'd like to see more you can find Kelly's whimsical pieces here:

Beach City Beader at Ebay

She's That Girl at Etsy

She's That Girl at ArtFire

Mahalo for trading with me Kelly!

A Jonara Blu Maui Giveaway!

Kim at CraftyMamaof4 has featured my Etsy shop on her blog! And we are having a give away!

Winner gets these earrings:




And the winner and 4 runners up each get a Jonara Blu Buck worth $5 to use in my shop. These are totally transferable..so they can also be given away as a nice gift :)

Here is the link to her blog post about the giveaway: Jonara Blu Maui - Etsy Showcase

CraftyMamaof4 does features on lots of Etsy shops and giveaways on her blog so keep and eye on her blog to join in the fun!

Wire Wrapped Rings

Some fun little rings....


Turquoise

Leopard Jasper

Crab Fire Agate

Purple Dyed Crazy Lace Agate



Available soon in my ArtFire and Etsy shops

Lure of the Ocean - Maui Pearl Jewelry

A beautiful mother of pearl shell with hints of champagne/tan coloring hangs from the center of a shimmering mix of Swarovski crystals, tan freshwater rice pearls and freshwater coin pearls dyed a mocha sand tone. These coins are a very nice quality, smooth and lustrous with a shimmer that pics up so many colors in the sunlight. Each are hand knotted on tan silk cord.

For more information check this piece out here

New Copper Earrings

Cool copper seashell beads with stabilized chinese turquoise drops on over sized copper Bali style ear hooks.

*UPDATE! - These are now available in my shop click here for details



Sweet little copper flower charms dangle from coin shaped carved and dyed bone. Over sized ear hooks are Bali style copper. Hand wire wrapped with copper wire.

*UPDATE! - These are now available in my shop click here for details

Jonara Blu Maui - Fresh and Funky Beaded Jewelry with an Island Twist!
Jonara Blu Maui's Etsy Shop

Ocean Princess - Beach Wedding Pearl Earrings

Here are the matching earrings for yesterdays post..now available in my shop at Rubylane


Cream verde freshwater coin pearls and semi round freshwater pearls with golden shadow Swarovski crystals and vermeil daisy spacer accents.
All findings are 14k gold fill. Earrings hang 1" below the bottom of lever-back ear wires.
Available here at Jonara Blu Maui



Jonara Blu Maui Fresh and Funky Beaded Jewelry with an Island Twist!
Perfect for your beach wedding
http://www.jonarablumaui.com
http://www.jonarablu.etsy.com

Brightly Colored Hawaiian Flowers Inspire Maui Jewelery Designer

Pua Aloalo
Hibiscus brackenridgei



The hibiscus, all colors and varieties, was the official Territorial Flower, adopted in the early 1920s. At statehood in 1959, the first state legislature adopted many of Hawaii's symbols as part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS, state laws). It wasn't until 1988, however, that the yellow hibiscus which is native to the islands was selected to represent Hawaii. For this reason, you will see many older photos and postcards with the red hibiscus, or any other color for that matter, as the state flower. These weren't incorrect at the time.

The above picture and information was taken from 50states.com

We have so many beautiful colors of Hibiscus in Hawaii..here are a couple of pictures I have taken myself while out on walks in my neighborhood.





I find the bright colors and rich variety of flowers here on Maui very inspiring to my jewelry creating. While I enjoy the subtlety and elegance of creating pearl jewelry..I also love to create funky bright colored jewelry.




Here are some stunning orange pieces that I posted on my blog a while back:

Crab Fire Aate Necklace
Juicy Carnelian Bracelet

Jonara Blu Maui - Fresh and Funky Beaded Jewelry with an Island Twist!
Jonara Blu Maui's Etsy Shop

For more beautiful jewelry please visit my friends and colleagues shops:

Belle Adorn- unique artisan jewelry
PearlGirlWorld- Affordable Genuine Pearl Jewelry

I've been added to an Etsy Treasury!

I am so excited..I got a message yesterday from Unidlehands telling me she's chosen one of my jewelry items to add to a treasury..and she got her treasury added into the group of treasuries. I guess it can be difficult to get a spot as they only allow so many.

Her treasury theme is "Paisley, Pearls and Pretty Girls. I fit right into the pearl section. Here is the part of her treasury collection with my item in it. You can see it in full here. Mine is the purple coin pearl and chain necklace.



I would love to direct you to her own Etsy shop, however at the moment she is not making anything for her shop to sell. She does do a variety of crafts..jewelry..sewing handbags and her favorite folding palms. You can read about her on her bio that I linked above. Hopefully she will find her creative muse again and post some items up on Etsy :)