Noelani Studios is now open!

You’ve heard rumors…and it’s true!  We’ve opened up a shop in Haleiwa town! We are located right across the parking lot from the post office, behind the HE>I shop.

Here’s all the details: We are open Mon-Fri from 10-6 and Saturdays 10-5, closed on Sundays.

Our entire jewelry collection is available here to view.  We are your one-stop shop for all of your jewelry needs- we can also do customizations upon request (there might be a small fee depending on the customization.)

I am excited to be carrying Tiare Hawaii clothing (I LOVE and live in these clothes-pajamas, beach, work and play!). They are so feminine, comfortable, beachy and elegant–perfect for every occasion.

We just brought in handmade cutting boards from local woodcrafter Jennifer Homcy. She uses all reclaimed wood from local trees such as koa, milo, mango, shower tree and more.  We love the HEART cutting board! So cute for a gathering with the ladies or a date night at home with your honey!

We are carrying local products such as Indigenous Soaps

(made by my good friend Love Chance) as well as lip balm by “Homemade by Husak”. Both of these are local companies and they use all natural products with no chemical preservatives and are super healthy for our bodies!

We will continue to add more local products from North Shore natives and other local companies. We hope you can stop in for all your personal or gift needs! (We have gift boxes available).

Hope to see you all soon!!

Love,

Noelani

 

 

 

 

India Adventures Part I

You’ve been waiting, and I’ve been settling in so nicely to my island life and home.  Thank you everyone for your support during my soul-searching journey, and thank you for your patience as I prepare this blog.

Although I enjoyed my travels immensely, I am so grateful to be back on the North Shore after 5 weeks away from my home and family, and everything that I know to be so comfortable and love.

I went to India for 4 weeks to study kundalini yoga (the yoga of awareness) at an ashram in with many master teachers and 153 students from 29 different countries. We had an amazing time learning the philosophy of yoga and how to teach kundalini yoga.  I have many photos and stories to share, so  I am going to just share some of my adventures a little bit at a time so that it is not overwhelming.

We stayed in the small town of Rishikesh, nestled at the foothills of the Himalayas.  It was a beautiful town, well known for its yoga community, great shopping and delicious Indian and Ayurvedic food.  There were monkeys in the trees and elephants in the hills.  The Ganges River is relatively clean in Rishikesh, as it flows freshly from the snow of the Himalayan Mountains.  We bathed in the river, also known as the Mata Ganga (Mother Ganges) at 3:30 AM a handful of times before our morning sadhana (daily meditation) at 4AM. It felt refreshing and was a powerful way to start the day, getting our blood circulating quickly and activating our glandular system.

Myself and Erica enjoying the beauty, power and grace of the Ganges River.

One of the exciting things I did while I was in India (besides lots of yoga) was to touch a cobra snake.  I was shopping for some gifts when I saw a snake charmer on the street in Delhi.  He told me his father had taken the venom out of its fangs after he found the cobra in the jungle.  The snake was being handled by the charmer and it didn’t seem bothered, so I gave it a try…

Click HERE to watch the video.  Enjoy the video, filmed by my travel companion and fellow yogini, Erica Jago!  

New Designs today at the Haleiwa Farmer’s Market!

ALOHA friends and beloved ones! I’ve just returned from my travels to India, and am excited to begin sharing my new knowledge and practice of Kundalini Yoga, as well as Pregnancy Yoga! I’ve been inspired by travel and soul-searching, evident in new jewelry designs and songs.

Join me every Thursday at the Haleiwa Farmer’s Market in Waimea Valley from 3-7 to view the latest designs, and listen to Hawaiian Music. Emilia, my lovely sister, is traveling this week, but will be back on the stage with me next week!

I look forward to seeing you all. Keep checking in for a new blog with photos and stories from my travels.

Join us for live Hawaiian music tonight from 6-7PM, also at the market!

Shell Hunting Time!

The waves have come and gone on the North Shore this past week. With the waves come plenty of beautiful shells, and with a flat ocean, it means it’s time for shell hunting! Aukai and I decided to go for a swim and see what treasures we could find.

 

I love the juxtaposing smells of the ocean and my little man…Salty and Sweet!

Waimea Valley Farmer’s Market

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, which indicates the wrapping up of 2012! I hope all of you have had bountiful harvests this fall, with the starfruit, ulu (breadfruit), apples, avocados…and much more. I do love the feeling of the rapidly-approaching holiday season and all of the delicious meals to be shared with loved ones!

As we approach the coldest time of the year, I’m preparing for the Haleiwa Farmer’s Market in Waimea Valley tomorrow, November 15. Stop by the Pikake Pavilion in Waimea tomorrow from 3-7PM for some early holiday shopping and perhaps some dinner with family and friends…

 Here’s a preview of some of the new designs for the Holiday Collection!

Our newest heart bangles, named “Paula,” after a long time friend of mine (I made it for her birthday!) are super cute; I had to keep one for myself!  They are available in sterling silver or 14k gold fill, and in different sizes for ladies of all shapes!

Our Ava Necklace on the left features faceted green chalcedony, a mother of pearl seagull, pyrite and peach colored vintage glass.

Our Ellie Earrings in the middle feature a faceted chrysophase bead, carved mother of pearl and cascading chains.

The Carli Earrings on the right feature soldered, hand-forged and hammered teardrop shape hoops with sea-blue chalcedony drops.

All of our new designs are available online at www.NoelaniDesigns.com.

Just so you know…All of our hoops are handmade in our Sunset Beach Studio. It’s quite a fun, yet tedious process to hand-make all of our hoops individually in the studio; first we solder the wire together, then shape them, then hammer them. To give them extra shine, we make sure to tumble and polish them so you feel like you’re sparkling when you wear them!

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, so is our Annual Black Friday Sale Event! Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the details to come soon!

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Gwendolyn Earrings!

Our lovely Gwendolyn earrings are back!  We were out of stock of this piece for a while, but we just got some more of these beautiful handblown glass beads in and they are stunning!  They feature a tiny faceted peridot bead on top, and beautiful flowing chains dangling down.  They are so cute and very easy to wear with almost anything. I think they would go well with very colorful outfits such as blues or greens, as well as with darker colors, such as browns or tans.

You can shop online here: http://www.noelanidesigns.com/products/gwendolyn or come visit our studio at Sunset Beach!

 

Happy Shopping!

 

Fighting Eel Trunk Show!

East side here I come! I’ll be at Fighting Eel in Kailua all day on Saturday, Sept. 15. Come see me, and come try on my latest designs!  Looking forward to seeing all the Windward ladies! See and click on the flyer below for more details! <3

 

I love FE Kailua! Their pieces are very easy to wear, casual or dressy, and super comfortable!  I always end up buying at least 1 thing when I go in to drop off more jewelry with them. My jewelry pieces match very well with the clothes in Fighting Eel we both have a simple and elegant style)…so it’s a very good excuse for me to update my wardrobe:)  Hopefully some of you can make it to Fighting Eel this weekend!