Juanita, Customer Service Representative

Three years before I started at Nina Designs I opened a shop called Ollie Mae Mercantile where I sold antique lace, vintage buttons, sequins and lots of other vintage treasures. I still enjoy scouring estate sales and flea markets in search of junk-tique. My path into jewelry making began there. I found old costume jewelry worthy of being torn apart and re-created into something to die for! Before I knew it I fell head over heels in love with beads and jewelry making.

My Current Favorite Components

Lately I’ve been kind of obsessed with the idea of roaming, of not being tied down by the material world, by daily obligations, or the past. You know how sometimes you want to just explore. I think that’s why recently I’ve been using many creatures in my jewelry that symbolize the night, or portals between two worlds, or that simultaneously call to mind benevolence & destruction. Beauty is everywhere if we have the eyes to see.


Sterling Silver Owl Charm.

$8.40

Sterling Silver Dragon Charm.

$13.80

Sterling Silver Snake Pendant.

$28.40

Sterling Silver Textured Branch Pendant.

$35.30

Sterling Silver Rectangle Poetry Charm with a brushed finish.

$16.50

My Blog Entries

August Staff Picks: Favorite Jewelry Findings and PRIZE Giveaway - Once a month we're launching a "Pick Your Favorite Nina Designs Jewelry Findings" Giveaway. Simply leave a comment telling us what your favorite Nina Designs style.

Free Design Ideas feature many of our jewelry findings - We have hundreds of Free Design Ideas that feature many of our silver beads, clasps, charms, and jewelry findings.

July Design Idea Picks: Share your favorite for a chance to win! - Did you know that we catalogue hundreds of FREE design ideas for anyone to use? Feel free to make exact replicas or to use our designs as a jumping off point for your own inspirations.

Silver Jewelry Findings Help Clean Up the Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast - We think it's wonderful that silver jewelry findings can help support the efforts to restore the Gulf Coast.

Silver Feather Pendant Two Ways - The care and the detail that went into the design of this silver feather pendant is impeccable.

Winner of Silver Strawberry Charm Earrings - Congratulations to Ellena Daniel. You're the randomly selected winner of these adorable silver strawberry charm earrings!

Give Back to the Gulf Coast - Join us in celebrating our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint by helping to restore the Gulf Coast.

July Staff Picks: Our Favorite Jewelry Findings and PRIZE Drawing - Here at Nina Designs we offer thousands of different jewelry findings - from silver clasps, beads, charms, pendants, earring parts, chains, and more. With Nina and Leah constantly designing gorgeous new styles, our selection stays fresh and innovative.

How to Use the Tulip Crimp Clasps - Deer hide lace and silk cords & ribbons can be turned into necklaces and bracelets in just one easy step using Tulip Crimp Clasps.

Erin Strother, you won our silver stamping blanks contest! - Erin Strother won the drawing for telling us your favorite phrase for silver stamping blanks.

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Silver Charms show their crafty side

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