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by Maura Nicholson
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Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on Jul.19, 2010, under Handmade Jewelry
Blue abalone shell, wow this pieces is just stunning! the blue is, well so blue with shades of pink and purple. Then you have the darker blue lines and puddles which remind me of the sand at low tide. I thought little white freshwater pearls would be perfect with this glorious piece of ‘shell artwork’ all mixed up with some shiny silver!

Abalone and pearl necklace
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by Maura Nicholson
closeAuthor: Maura Nicholson
Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on May.28, 2010, under Handmade Jewelry
This necklace is just perfect for the summer time, it has a blue abalone shell set in silver as the centre piece. Then it has 2 strands of silver chain and freshwater pearl beads, it also has freshwater pearls hanging the pendant . The abalone shell is the most stunning shades of blue with shots of pinks. You can check it out on my online store.

Blue abalone shell and freshwater pearl necklace
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by Maura Nicholson
closeAuthor: Maura Nicholson
Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on Sep.26, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry

Blue abalone and gold star earrings
I am often asked where I get my inspiration from for my designs, everywhere I say! what I mean is that I store images of any pattern, sculpture, shape, colour, painting etc in my good old brain, the designs then just come to me and once I am on a role.. pages and pages of them appear. This in its self is a big problem to me, I just can’t make them fast enough. With everything else that goes with running a business there are just not enough hours in the day, anyways if you would like to buy this one :-), here is a link to my shop.
Happy Weekend Ahead !!
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by Maura Nicholson
closeAuthor: Maura Nicholson
Name: Maura Nicholson
Email: maura@mauranicholson.co.uk
Site: http://mauranicholson.co.uk/
About: She comes from an artistic background and with a father who was an artist, poet and musician. She studied Craft Design at Southampton Art College and specialized in Jewellery. After leaving college she began to exhibit at various craft fairs such as Alexandra Palace and The Ideal Home exhibition. She now works from her studio on the Isle of Wight, taking inspiration from the fantastic quality of light, with the sound of waves a constant backdrop to her work. Her designs have appeared in You magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, Company, New Woman and Vogue.See Authors Posts (67) on Sep.23, 2009, under Handmade Jewelry

Blue abalone shell and gold, perfect!
I wore this necklace at the weekend to a friends wedding, in the early days of my career I found it really difficult to part with my favorite pieces, so now I always make one for myself ! One of the perks of being a designer/maker. I had a lot of comments about it and the rings I was wearing. I love the mix of blue and gold it just looks so right together and blue abalone shell just seems to gleam. If you love the necklace and wanna buy it, check out my website.
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