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  I'm having a Photo Contest to help celebrate the holidays!  Enter to win a $100 Shaya Gift Card! How to Enter: All you have to do is upload a photo of yourself wearing a Shaya design to my Facebook page (like my friend Karen in the photo). How to Win The photo with the most "likes" by 11:59PM on December 24th is the winner!  So feel free to ask all your friends to like your photo, and I'd appreciate it if they'd like the Shaya page too! I will post the winner on my Fac

This year, I have a whole line of new designs exclusively at the Union Square Holiday Market. I’ve been doing more work with gunmetal and mixed metals, and people really like them.  Gunmetal is a great material to work with.  It can be edgy, and it can be elegant at the same time. I am very happy about how this new necklace turned out.  The hand-hammered gold-filled squares have a rich texture and feel.  The fifth off-center gunmetal square and chain add the edginess

Set up and load-in at the Union Square Holiday Market started last night.  It's great to see old friends from previous years and other markets.  This photo is the "Before" picture of me last night, with my friends who are helping me with the construction and installation. Urban Space NYC encourages us to create unique spaces in our booths.  Personally, I've been planning my holiday market booth for months, and I am very excited for everyone to come see it.  We have three d

No little elves here in the Shaya Studio.  It's just me and my metal working tools, hammering away and creating jewelry for the Union Square Holiday Market! This will be my second year with a booth boutique at Union Square, and I am very excited to be back.  Last year was great.  So many nice people buying gifts, and the weather wasn't even so cold.  I have some great heaters, and my booth was so warm most of the time I didn't need to wear a jacket. The market runs for al

I was really happy to see this photo of Lauren Stone, a great customer who bought some of my jewelry at the Nolita Market to wear to the Emmy Awards!  Here she is, on the Red Carpet! Must have been a great evening.  And it's amazing to see my designs accenting her dress.   Lauren is wearing the Twista Gold Bangle Bracelets and also a Shaya ring. (Notice the square and rectangle designs?) Thank you, Lauren! ~Shaya