Wordless Wednesday - Panda Bear!

My fur child..not a real panda..but yes a baby goat with a shirt on (it was cold)

See more wordless wednesday posts here on the wordless Wednesday blog

and here on 5minutesformom

Jonara Blu Maui

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!

New Pearl and Hand Knotted Silk Necklaces...

Fresh new pieces just added to the shop :D



Purple Plumeria - Freshwater Pearl and Paua Shell Silk Knotted Necklace



Mysterious Blue - Freshwater Pearl and Swarovski Crystal Silk Knotted Necklace

New Jewelry Added to the Shop!

Hula Pearls


Jungle Hoops


Sapphire Blue Freshwater Keshi Pearl Anklet


Lime and Turquoise Beaded Anklet

New Video - Beach Brides and Their Jewelry

I wanted to throw together a video w/ some of the pictures I've received from my brides.

beach brides and jewlery www.jonarablumaui.com - kewego


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Video from blu40jewel

Violet Butterfly - Now Available

Violet Butterfly - Beaded Bracelet now available at Jonara Blu Maui

A whimsical mix of ebony wood, amethyst, purple dyed crazy lace agate, purpurite, dyed sugilite, carved dyed bone, freshwater pearl, Hill Tribe silver accent spacers, Hill Tribe silver flower charm and a Hill Tribe silver butterfly charm.

Etsy Treasuries!

How exciting.. I've been featured in a treasury two times this week! It's always such an honor!

Here is the treasury from Sunday the 28th of December entitled "Mahalo Maui" Click on it to see a bigger picture. I'm the bright blue sapphire coin and keshi pearl necklace at the bottom right:



And then here is the one from today called "Rainbows from the Sea" Here I'm the paua shell and Swarovski crystal starfish at the bottom middle



Both of these are thanks to Cindy of Peacock Jewellery who makes beautiful jewelry, much of it featuring the beautiful paua abalone shell. Please visit her shop!



thank you so much Cindy!

New Beach Wedding Baby Coin Pearl Necklace

Baby white freshwater coin pearls measure about 9mm with white button pearls, tiny white semi round pearls and opal aurora borealis Swarovski crystals on white silk. Perfect for the beach bride and beyond! Will be posted in my shop very soon..beach bride pieces go fast so if interested please email me :)




And as a side note...we finished the puzzle! It was sad to take it apart and put it away..and now it's gonna be tough to find one as fun!



Beaded jewelry by:Jonara Blu Maui

Purple Shell Bracelet

Here is the the last of the bracelets I made last week. A Hill Tribe silver shell bead with purple pearls, labradorite, Swarovski crystals and Hill Tribe silver spacer beads. Look for this in my shop Jonara Blu Maui very soon

Turquoise and Turtles...coming soon!

Here is my latest sea turle bracelet...I've got these two little Hill Tribe silver honus swimming with different types of turquoise and some Hill Tribe silver accents.
Soon to be priced and added to Jonara Blu Maui

Summer Beaded Ankle Bracelet

It's summer and it's hot! Your colorful socks have been put away until winter and now its time to show off those cute summer ankles with a beaded anklet...and where better to get that beaded anklet then to get one that wasmade on Maui!




Brown glass seed beads, with turquoise and copper accents. Findings are gold filled. Size is adjustable from 9 1/2" to just under 10 3/4".
Available here

Ruby - July birthstone

July's birthstone is Ruby and it's rich color reminds us of love and passion. It has been said that the Ruby's red glow comes from an internal flame that cannot be extinguished, it's no wonder that making a gift of this stone is symbolic of everlasting love. I have a special spot in my own heart for ruby as it's my own birthstone :)

The word Ruby comes from the Latin "ruber," meaning red. It is a variety of the mineral Corundum which is the second hardest mineral after Diamond. It comes in a variety of colors, and is considered a Sapphire in any color except red.

In ancient times, they were thought to represent heat and power. It was said that if you threw one in a pot of water, the water would boil! This gem was also ground down to a powder and put on the tongue as a cure for indigestion.

I have not used any ruby beads so far in my jewelry creations, but one of my very talented colleagues and friends has..she sent me a picture to share...



You can find more of her beautiful work at Szarka's

If you have made something with rubies, please feel free to send to me while we are in the month of July and I will post it for you on my blog along with your link :) jonarablumaui @ hawaii.rr.com (remove spaces)

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A Collection of Hawaiian Palm Trees

Since I was fighting the flu bug while staying at the Grand Wailea..I found myself looking up a lot from my laying down and resting by the pool position. So I snapped pics of the palm trees. Enjoy....









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Jonara Blu Maui's Etsy Shop

Q the Cat

Meet Q my sisters new kitty...

for more cute pics of this little fluff ball check out the post on her blog here Not only is my sis an awesome jewelry designer..her true calling is photography so this little guy had his first photoshoot and he's looking pretty sharp ;-)

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Jonara Blu Maui's Etsy Shop

Summer Starfish Earrings

Fun summer earrings with turquoise and copper starfish charms.
Available here


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Young Dragster....

Only 7 weeks old and at his first drag race! Here's the little guy I did the Race Car Baby Shower for.





So this was Saturday...the memorial weekend drag races. Much bigger then the usual drag races. Its something we do once a year because Bryce..the dad in the pic above.. loves the drags so much. I just enjoy tailgating and being together. We didn't get there with enough daylight this time though to get pics of the cool cars...and actually this time there were so many reg cars racing that it kind of got boring. It would have been 10 times worse though if I didn't have this cute little baby to play with :)




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NEW! Beach Bride Jewelry

Pearl and mother of pearl plumeria beach bride necklace and earrings.


A hand wire wrapped white mother of pearl plumeria shell and white coin pearl dangles from slinky sterling silver bead chain.
This piece is availablehere



White mother of pearl carved plumerias dangle from white freshwater coin pearls. Perfect for your beach wedding!

Earrings are available here




Jonara Blu Maui
Jonara Blu Maui's Etsy Store
Specializing in Beach Bride Pearl Jewelry Designs

Beaded Jewelry Video Slide Show

Here is a collection of my work that I put to music..my first video slide show. I had no idea that I had this movie maker program on my computer..how fun!

Many of these pieces have sold...but others are still in my shop at Jonara Blu Maui

If you like looking at jewelry..enjoy the eye candy!

David Cook Wins American Idol

I just had to post about this because I'm super happy with the results..esp after the judges all but worshipped David Archuleta last night

here is a youtube video for you enjoy of the final results being announced :)



Fresh and Funky Beaded Jewelry with an Island Twist - Jonara Blu Maui

New baby kitties in the family

My mom finally got herself some kitties..she loves kitties and always has at least a couple in her life. It's been very hard for her to not have any..it's been well over a year as she and my father had to spend about a year in Oregon for my dads heart surgery. Now that they are back they had to get new jobs and a new place to live ...get settled. So finally last week she got two new babies.





here is my nephew Kana with them..they brought them over to my house for a visit.



I have always wanted to see how my cat Crash would react to a baby..he's not territorial at all. It was so cute..he just kept sniffing the kitten and the kitten was perfectly happy to lay there next to him.

My mom brought the two kittens over to my sisters house and she ended up wanting the white one. so mom gave him to her since she thought she had a boy and a girl but in fact had two boys. They are actually from different litters and she wants to have babies. She went back and got a long haired orange kitty...thinking it was a girl..but this too is a boy lol! They were naming them Maya and Inca..but now I'm not sure if they will keep those names since they are both boys. My son wanted her to name them Speed and Trixie from the new
Speed Racer movie..but now since it's two boys he thinks she should name them Speed and Rex.

my sis is a photographer so she's got super cute pics of the kitty she kept on her blog here. He is a little white puff ball with orange tips...they named him Q for "Q-tip" lol!

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