New necklace - Kyanite, Cubic Zirconia & Vermeil

New necklace! This one's a great Kyanite teardrop gem strung on crystal clear blue topaz Cubic Zirconia with 24kt Gold Vermeil accents. This one puts me in the mind of French Royalty.

November's Necklace featured on CapitolaGirl's blog

Great news! November's Necklace of the Month was featured on Capitola Girl's blog. Yay! You can check out the post here: http://www.capitolagirl.com/2009/11/saturday-sparkle-fall-color.html

Necklace of the Month Club - November 2009

Here's November's Necklace of the Month! The main pendant is wonderful Carnelian gemstone banded with 24kt Gold Vermeil. The Carnelian is strung on a handmade Vermeil chain with Turquoise & Citrine. The inner strand is a 14kt Goldfilled fine cable chain with a AAA Citrine teardrop. Gorgeous glowing orange is just just perfect for fall!

Stocking Stuffer Earrings - Kyanite Teardrops with Thai Silver art deco flower posts!

More earrings to stuff into those stockings! These Kyanite gem stones are really stunning. I've topped them will Thai Silver "daisy" accents and art deco flower posts.

Stocking Stuffer Earrings!

Introducing my new "Stocking Stuffer Earrings!" collection! The Apatite gems in these sweet & romantic earrings are simply stunning. They're a wonderfully lush, deep & inky blue crowned with 24kt Gold Vermeil. I wanted to make these earrings playful and so I've attached them to braided 24kt Gold Vermeil rings. In the center of the rings, I've nestled crystal clear blue Apatites and strung them on super-cute "berry" ear wires.

Fall/Winter 2009 Collection is here!

Well, the Fall/Winter 2009 Collection is finally done! Inspired by vintage French jewelry, the collection is called "Josephine Modern Vintage" and you can see it here: http://www.nicolayoon.com/josephine/ I'm so excited to be done & to finally be able to get some sleep and hang out with my husband!

Fall/Winter 2009 Collection Preview!

Here's a sneak peek at a new necklace from my upcoming Fall/Winter 2009 Collection. The main gemstone is a 24kt Gold Vermeil banded Iolite gem. It's a beautiful stone that shimmers from violet to deep purple in the sunlight.

New Necklace!

Here's a new necklace for this week!

I love just love the classic simplicity of this necklace! The main pendant is a large, AAA, heirloom-quality London Blue Topaz gem. It's crystal clear and just beautiful. Above it, I've hand-wrapped delicate, deep blue Apatite gemstones to create a shimmering ring. And to top it all off, I've also added a braided Sterling Silver Ring to allow the pendant to move freely on the chain.

Necklace measures 17 inches and the pendant adds another 2 3/4 inch.

Peridot!

Since Peridot is August's birthstone, I thought I'd root around for some quick facts about the "emerald of the evening." * Peridot is the one of the very few gemstones that occur in a single color. * The green color is caused by traces of iron. * 80% - 95% of all Peridot production comes from Arizona, USA. I'm a big fan of the gem myself. I just bought the gorgeous strand you see here at a Santa Monica, CA bead show. I wonder what I'll make...