Showing posts with label blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Infamous Jewelry Octopus - Beachy Hawaiian Style

I couldn't help myself when I found this mother of pearl octopus...we've all seen this creature used again and again in jewelry over the last several years. Mostly in different metals..though I have seen it gem incrusted..that one was gorgeous! I think he's such an interesting subject :)



In Hawaii we call the octopus "tako" though that is a Japanese word. You will find Japanese words used here and there quite often in Hawaii. The Hawaiian word for octopus is one that I never even heard living here..I had to look it up! It's "he'e" which would be pronounced "hay-ay" as 'e' sound is 'a'.



This Mother of Pearl Octopus Necklace is available for purchase at Jonara Blu Maui

Or if you prefer Etsy you may find it here: Octopus Necklace in Mother of Pearl - Maui Style

Friday, November 12, 2010

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

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

New ArtFire Collection - So Soft and Dreamy



One of my favorite pieces designed by my sister Kimberlee Aihara of Aihara Visuals was chosen for the dreamiest ArtFire Collection today..its the second necklace on the second row.



Here is a close up picture


Thank you to Phyllis from Gold Bracelets at ArtFire for creating this dreamlike collection and including Jonara Blu Maui :)

If you are interested in the necklace, it's entitled "Dream Garden" and is on sale! You can find it here Dream Garden Beaded Necklace in my shop at ArtFire

or here Dream Garden Beaded Necklace in my shop at RubyLane


or here Dream Garden Beaded Necklace in my shop at Etsy


Saturday, October 03, 2009

Earrings!

New earrings....more to come...


Available here: Cotton Candy Drops - Artisan Earrings


Available here: Smokey Quartz and Stabilized Turquoise Beaded Earrings



Available SOON! Email if you have questions


Available here: Pink Mint Mochi - Beaded Earrings




Available here: Lime Shave Ice - Beaded Earrings

Thursday, October 01, 2009

NEW! Sandy Beach Bracelet!

Hot off the workbench....



Ocean blue amazonite and puruvian blue opal w/ both blue and brown contrasts along w/ sandy beach colored jaspers and Hill Tribe silver sea life creatures



Available here: Sandy Beach - Beaded Bracelet

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Maui Beachcomber - Beaded Necklace




A Beachy mix of shells and semi precious gemstones show off a pendant of blue Peruvian opal and a shell that I found here on one of Maui's beaches.

Bead ingredients include: amazonite, abalone, mother of pearl, desert jasper, blue Peruvian opal, glass seed beads in a champagne color and Hill Tribe silver accents.

Maui Beachcomber Necklace available at Jonara Blu Maui

Thursday, February 26, 2009

A Sneek Peek at some New Summer Fun Bracelet Additions





Coming soon to Jonara Blu Maui

Monday, December 08, 2008

New Today - Abalone Starfish Earrings



I just added these to the shop today.
Abalone Starfish Earrings
Colorful abalone paua shell with dangling indicolite Swarovski crystal starfish and olivine Swarovski bicone accents all hand wire wrapped with sterling silver wire.
Earrings hang 1 5/8" from bottom of sterling silver Bali style ear wires.
Available here

All regular priced jewelry is 20% off until the end of December!

Jonara Blu Maui
Jonara Blu Maui Etsy

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

More Blue Jewelry

Here are a couple more pieces I made to match Turquoise Sky



Turquoise Sky - Maui Beaded Earrings



Paua Palm Tree Bracelet

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Turquoise Sky



Latest creation now available. If interested click here Turquoise Sky

Monday, September 22, 2008

Fishy earrings to match

Here are the earrings I had planned to make to match the fish bracelet I just posted the other day. I uploaded it to my shop yesterday and it was sold this morning...so I quickly finished making up the earrings and snapped some photos of them so I could offer them to my customer. The pictures are a little washed out because I don't usually take them in such bright sunlight..but I didn't have a choice. Photoshop helped bring back the color in a bit..




If she doesn't want these..then they will be placed in my shop at Jonara Blu Maui

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Pretty little fishies swimming in the bright blue ocean...


I thought I had all these guys lined up..swimming in a circle..but one got away from me (fish are slippery you know) and flipped around. I supposed fish don't normally swim in a circle. So maybe it doesn't matter...what do you think? It doesn't bother me...I don't need everything symmetrical...I just need balance in shape and color. I do think however, that I will restring it and turn the little guy around. Go figure I didn't notice until editing the picture!



Tropical Fish Beaded Bracelet

I hope everyone is well. I do miss all the blog fun I was having...It was a blast! Update on my son...they are thinking he's got an an autoimmune situation going on in the stomache and colon. The white blood cells present are the kind that come because of parasites or food allergies and all that has turned out negative. So he's started a high dose burst of steroids..that lasts 3 days..then taper down the dose for a week..then we see the doc again. Hopefully it will calm his digestive system down so he can eat better. We are very hopeful that between that and a nutritional support program we have him on that we will get him well again :)

I've started creating a little again. It feels really good. I've 3 more bracelets sitting here that I need to make a couple of changes to and then finish off with a clasp. My shop is near empty! I usually have 5 to 6 pages of product and I've only got 3 up..but the last page is all sold. Which is good! I'm not complaining..but I really need to make jewelry and get it in there for the busy shopping season. Now if this heat would just chill out so I could actually breathe in my beading room..I might actually be able to accomplish something.

Hope you are doing well..I will be checking up on your blogs as time allows ;)

xoxo

Jonara Blu Maui

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

More Beautiful Blue!

I've been busy creating more with the beautiful blue pearls I had..these will match lovely with the pieces in the Sapphire Dreams post I just couldn't stop working with them until they were all gone :o)


available here



available here



available here

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Mermaid's Tear - Beaded Necklace

A shimmering mother of pearl tigers eye shell teardrop pendant with faceted amazonite, white top drilled freshwater pearls, opal and pacific opal aurora borealis Swarovski crystals and tiny aurora borealis glass beads.



the back side of the pendant is just as beautiful and quite interesting with the swirling ridges of mother of pearl. Many have told us they like to wear these pendants both ways!


Available here at Jonara Blu Maui

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Sapphire Dreams

I have finally escaped my tax prep prison and am back with some new jewelry to offer. I am in love with these new sapphire blue pearls..they are so lustrous as they shimmer blue with a hint of purple. I bought the petal keshi shapes about a year ago and had nothing to match them until recently when I came across some coin pearls and fat rice pearls at two different vendors. They all match perfectly. I'll be sad when I'm out of them. Coin pearls are becoming harder and harder to come by..esp nice ones like these.


available here


available here