Last Necklace of the Month for 2009!

Here's the last Necklace of the Month for 2009. It a gorgeous Amethyst teardrop with 24kt Gold Vermeil strung on a medley of crystal clear Cubic Zirconia. It's been a great year and it seems fitting to end this one on "Holiday Lights" You can see my Necklace of the Month newsletter here: https://www.nicolayoon.com/store/news.php

Stocking Stuffer Earrings - Chalcedony Sprouts

How cute are these? I don't know what I love more, the Chalcedony gems or the "sprout" ear wires. I'll be stuffing a couple of these into my own stocking for sure.

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.

Double Strand Double Moonstone Handmade Necklace

This is one of my favorites from the Josephine collection! It's 2 strands of Champagne Cubic Zirconia with gorgeous pearl white Moonstone pendants. This one's perfect for a wedding!

Sapphire!

Since Sapphire is September's birthstone, I thought I'd root around for some quick facts. * Ancient civilizations believed that the world was set upon a giant Sapphire. * Princess Diana's engagement ring from Charles was set with a Sapphire gem. * Sapphires occur in many other shades besides the traditional blue including pink, yellow and green. I'm a big fan of the pink variety myself. Here's a Pink Sapphire & Garnet Lariat necklace I made earlier in the year.

Etsy Front Page - Garnet Bells Handmade Earrings

My Garnet Bells earrings were featured on Etsy's front-page over the weekend. Yay!

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!