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  I just wanted to thank my mom today for being such a wonderful person and a huge influence on me. She is one of the most creative people I know. This photo is of the two of us in her ceramics studio, where I used to spend a lot of time.  Thanks, Mom, for passing some of your talent on to me! Happy Mother's Day!

I am happy to introduce the Rose Gold Jada Necklace exclusively for Mother's Day.  The original inspiration was the Priscilia Necklace, which represents the connection between two individuals - friends, family members or a couple.  From this design, I came up with the Jada Necklace in mixed metals.  Since the Jada design features one larger link interconnected to a smaller link, I decided to dedicate this design in rose gold as a special gift for Mother's Day.  The rose gol

Introducing the New Gunmetal Collection from Shaya! I am very proud to introduce the new Shaya Gunmetal Collection to you! I have been really excited about this new element in my work. Gunmetal is a deep grey, almost black metal finish that adds even more versatility to my designs. The original gunmetal was developed back in the day to make guns, and later it was replaced with steel. We have come a long way today, using gunmetal to make jewelry instead of weapons. Because of its metallic bla

Hi!  I’m back! Last year was a fantastic year for Shaya Fine Handcrafted Jewelry. I launched the new website and had the first sale within the first 10 minutes.  I am working on adding more designs to the site very soon.  It has been amazing to reconnect with friends and customers from around the world on Facebook and Twitter too. The 2011 season at the Nolita Market, Crafts on Columbus and other fairs was a blast.  I wonder if anyone pays attention to the weather

You saw the before photo when we were setting up the booth what feels like a million years ago.  As promised, here is the "after" photo.  I finally shaved. So here is my holiday market booth!  We can do pretty much whatever we want with our spaces, and I put a lot of time into creating a warm and welcoming feeling and to make it easy for you to see and touch the jewelry.  I use wood blocks, which have a really great texture.  And the metals really come alive against t