house call: noelani designs

aubrey * kanio * myra

audrey hepburn may have had to stroll over to tiffany's for a wistful glimpse of the jewels she coveted, but you simply need to ring up designer noelani love for an in-house show of her fetching accessories inspired by the islands. gather up your girlfriends for a few hours of shopping sans traffic, crowds and 1-800 numbers surrounded by all the comforts of home.

all the pieces in the noelani designs collection are handcrafted into organic shapes with sprinkles of semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls and other offerings from the sea.

a minimum of 10 guests is preferred and a few weeks notice is all it takes to book your favorite date. and, a few inside tips from noelani - each design is named after the customer who purchases the very first piece (a little extra incentive to call dibs when you spot something you fancy) and the lucky hostess scores 20% of party sales in free jewelry.

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sweet nothings - take two

1 - for the romantic, ginger13's birdie locket allows your beloved to keep you near and dear to her heart 24/7.

2 - midori jewelry just made it a bit easier to give your sweetie something sparkly by offering a 20% discount on designs featuring gemstones in shades of pink or red (berry spritzer shown above).

• secret code: bemine
• expires: mon, feb 10th

3 - moea's cowrie ring in pink gold is sure to please valentine's who swoon for edgy design.

4 - noelani designs' organic drip cherry hoops mixes pearl shells with colorful cherry quartz teardrops.

5 - sweet simplicity compliments of janet jewelry's pretty in pink briolette necklace. h|h readers also score 10% off online orders all month long!

• secret code: hapahale08heart
• expires: fri, feb 29th

and, if your valentine needs a little help in the gifting department, send a hint about the new custom jewelry design service recently introduced by tsang & mirai. simply select your favorite gemstone combination and in a few days a necklace made just for you by your one and only will arrive in the mail.

weekly sales sheet

noelani designs * i'iwi by eve furchgott

with only twelve days until xmas, it seems apropos to post an early edition of the sales sheet this week so you can plan your holiday shopping accordingly.

stop by pacific home on thursday evening for a holiday trunk show featuring the collections of jewelry designers ani young and adove roden.

• when: thu, dec 13th - 5p to 7p
• where: 420 ward ave

friday evening, the honolulu gift fair kicks off at the blaisdell for a one stop holiday shopping extravaganza. scoop up letterpress goodies from miemiko atelier plus stylish picks from the fashionista's market.

• when: dec 14th-16th - fri/5p to 9p; sat/9a to 7p; sun/9a to 5p
• fyi: donate a canned good and score free admission

across the street (and weather permitting), noelani designs and midori jewelry will be among the indie designers and artists making an appearance during the thomas square artfest.

• when: sat/sun, dec 15th &16th - 9a to 4p

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social wahines sample sale

just a little reminder that the first annual social wahines sample sale is set for tomorrow evening. due to popular demand, the event has been moved from the kaneohe yacht club to the mid pacific country club in lanikai.

participating designers include meleana handbags, pualani swimwear, polkadotreehouse, roberta oaks and noelani jewelry.

• when: tue, oct 16th - 6p to 10p
• where: lanikai room at the mid pacific country club
• tix: $10 at the door
• rsvp: danielle [at] socialwahines [dot] com

noelani designs

malia + olivia

if you haven't been to first friday in chinatown then you are definitely missing out on one of the more bohemian things to do around the islands. one of the highlights for me was noelani designs (who just happens to be one of the designers who participated in urban pacific last weekend) who was showing her work at one of the galleries when i checked it out this summer.

marguerite

the pieces strike just the right balance between flirty and unfussy so people will notice you first then your jewelry. a few cool things to know is that noelani is happy to customize designs to your liking, and, if you ever have a problem, you can send it back to be fixed so your favorite earrings can live on to enjoy your next adventure.