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!
Monday, May 02, 2011
Fun with Beads! Danielle Walker's "Queen Bee Jewel Gallery"
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Published on Subearthan Cottage Blog
Charity of Subearthan Cottage has been kind enough to include Jonara Blu Maui in one of her Wednesday Etsy feature blog posts. You can read the article here: This Weeks Featured Artist: Jamee Jones Creator of Jonara Blu Maui
Charity's favorite piece in my Etsy shop:
Charity also has her own shop at etsy called SubEarthan Cottage for Handmade Soaps, Jewelry and More Her soaps look so yummy..chocolate, vanilla....mmm and they are wrapped up super cute! Please go and take a look at her shop.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Tahitian Black Pearl Jewelry: Wear a Piece of Paradise
It has been my pleasure to make friends through Twitter with Tahitian Pearl Jewels. They have some of the most scrumptious jewelry! There is no middleman. They farm their own pearls in Tahiti and send the pearls to their other base in Oahu, Hawaii where they assemble the jewelry. Because of this they are able to have very competitive pricing. 
This bracelet caught my eye right away. I'm a big fan of organic looking pearls..so keshi pearls are a definite favorite of mine. I've never seen Tahitian keshi pearls before so I was really excited about this. It goes so well with the nugget shaped 14k gold spacer beads. This beauty is called "Cora" from the Ariitea Collection
Here is a little bit from their 'about' page:
Our journey in the Tahitian pearl business started in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia, specifically in the island of Ahe.
We come from a family rooted in the tradition and craft of Tahitian pearl farming, and our experience comes from generations of collective knowledge mixed with new technologies and techniques.
The color of Tahitian pearls are mesmerizing. I love the teal color this one named “Pehe” picks up. It looks amazing w/ the white gold and diamonds.
If you are in the market for some Tahitian pearl jewelry I suggest you check out Tahitian Pearl Jewels. You can even follow them tahitipearls on Twitter..they are often there hanging out with the rest of us and are available for questions and friendly service :)
