Hi, I’m Nichola. I am the maker and designer of Nichola Jewelry. When I was a kid, my mom used to bring me to The Bead Shop in Laguna Beach. I remember rummaging through containers of thousands of beads for hours; then, we’d go home and create something with all of our findings. It was then I found my love for jewelry making.

All of my jewelry is designed and handmade by me in my home studio in Rancho Santa Fe, California. I offer a unique assortment of ocean-inspired and botanical designs that are all hand-fabricated. I start with silver sheet and wire, saw, file, solder, texture, form, oxidize, and polish each piece by hand. The metals I use are fine silver, sterling silver, and gold. I also use precious and semi-precious gemstones and genuine sea glass from the beaches of England and Southern California. I studied Fine Arts at California State University, Long Beach.