SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN JEWELERS

The downtown necklace has that useful Lily balance — handmade detail, clean lines, and enough personality for everyday wear. Downtown Necklace puts...

Santa Cruz artist Lily Hudson handcrafts this necklace with gold fill and rose gold fill. The handcrafted 14k gold fill fringe necklace by santa cr...

Tiny diatoms inspire the pattern; bright enamel does the rest. Daria Salus layers powdered glass over copper and kiln-fires these long drop earring...

Santa Cruz artist Lily Hudson handcrafts this necklace with gold and sapphire. The sapphire gives the necklace its pop of color, while Lily’s simpl...

These Swiss Blue Topaz Gold Hammered Hoop Earrings pair Swiss blue topaz with an easy, polished design that still has plenty of personality. The ha...

A little color, a little shine, and no need to overthink it — these Baroque Keshi Pearl and Sapphire Earrings feature baroque keshi pearls and sapp...

This Yellow Sapphire Necklace puts yellow sapphire front and center in a clean, easy-to-wear design. The sapphire gives the necklace its color, whi...

These Keshi Pearl Earrings pair keshi pearls with an easy, polished design that still has plenty of personality. The natural pearl shapes make the ...

This Freshwater Pearl Necklace is a good argument for wearing more color, with freshwater pearls at the center of the design. The natural pearl sha...

These Turquoise Hoop Earrings pair turquoise with an easy, polished design that still has plenty of personality. The hoop setting keeps the turquoi...

Bright opal-blue enamel in a simple circle shape. The circles measure about 1 inch across, with an overall length of about 1.5 inches. Simple circl...

A bright aqua fern in wearable form. Daria Salus layers powdered glass over copper and kiln-fires the enamel for rich color and depth. Aqua Enamel ...

These Ocean Blue Quartz and Gold Fill Hoop Earrings let ocean blue quartz do the talking, with a clean shape that keeps them easy to wear. The hoop...

These Labradorite and Gold Fill Earrings pair labradorite with an easy, polished design that still has plenty of personality. The labradorite gives...

Sterling cuff with line and flattened balls Jill O'Reilly has been designing and crafting jewelry since 1977. Her work is recognized for being clas...

Color is the whole point of these Ocean Blue Quartz Waterfall Earrings, with ocean blue quartz adding just the right amount of sparkle. The waterfa...

Santa Cruz artist Lily Hudson handcrafts these earrings with emerald, gold fill, and lapis. The rainbar earrings has a little movement built into i...

Multicolor Beaded Necklace shows Lily Hudson at their most straightforward, with the materials doing more talking than the sales pitch. The multico...

Soft green enamel in a simple teardrop shape. Daria Salus layers powdered glass over copper and kiln-fires each pendant for luminous color, then fi...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Smal...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Beau...

A fresh little hit of aqua green, inspired by leaves. Daria Salus layers powdered glass over copper and fires these earrings in a kiln, building up...

A little movement, a little shine, and plenty of personality. Daria Salus hand-fabricates these sterling silver cascade earrings in the Bay Area, g...

Gold fill and various pearls in this elegant necklace! Handmade by local Santa Cruz artist, Lily Hudson.

These Citrine Gold Fill Earrings let citrine do the talking, with a clean shape that keeps them easy to wear. The citrine gives the earrings its co...

These Green Sapphire Triplet Earrings pair green sapphire with an easy, polished design that still has plenty of personality. The sapphire gives th...

This Apatite Gold Fill Necklace is a good argument for wearing more color, with apatite at the center of the design. The apatite gives the necklace...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. The ...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Here...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. This...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Rect...

Santa Cruz artist Vanessa Mellet handcrafts delicate jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones, often drawing inspiration from the natural world. Gree...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. This pair mixes Sterling Silver and Coral with Mus...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. Musi combines Sterling Silver and Peridot in a pai...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. This pair mixes Sterling Silver, Garnet, Black Ony...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. Here, Sterling Silver, Enamel, and Turquoise are w...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. The earrings bring Sterling Silver, Enamel, and Ra...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. Musi combines Sterling Silver, Enamel, and Rainbow...

Santa Cruz artist Musi Hunt makes delicate, imaginative jewelry with a beautiful sense of color. This pair mixes Sterling Silver, Enamel, Coral, Tu...

The pearls in the tahitian pearl link necklace keep the look organic and a little imperfect—the good kind of imperfect. The materials in Tahitian P...

Three strands of turquoise, amethyst, spiny oyster, and hessonite garnet make this bracelet an exuberant mix of color and natural texture. Sterling...

Aquamarine barrel beads bring cool ocean-blue color to this sterling silver bracelet by Santa Cruz artist Kate Nolan. The rounded stone shapes and ...

Warm, sparkly sunstone gives this sterling silver bracelet its soft orange glow. Made in Santa Cruz by local artist Kate Nolan, the stone brings na...

Paua, spiny oyster, and moonstone bring an especially good mix of iridescent color, warm shell tones, and soft glow to these sterling silver cap ea...

Patinaed seahorses, shimmering paua, and mother of pearl make these earrings unmistakably ocean-inspired. Santa Cruz artist Kate Nolan mixes sculpt...

Iolite and amethyst bring layered purple-blue tones to these small sterling silver dangle earrings by Santa Cruz artist Kate Nolan. The compact siz...

Luminous mother of pearl and bright green peridot add color and shimmer to these sterling silver earrings by Santa Cruz artist Kate Nolan. The mix ...

Sterling silver Buddha elements are paired with iridescent paua and mother of pearl in these earrings by Santa Cruz artist Kate Nolan. The mix of s...