New Shy by Sydney Evan Friendship Bracelets Now at the Moon!!

We're loving these darling little friendship bracelets from Shy by Sydney Evan!  The perfect accessory for fun summer bbq's & beach bonfires, don't leave anyone out.  Get them today for you & your bestie to wear all summer long!!  Stop in or call us for more info 310-395-5516.  

3 Perfect Westside Brunch Spots for Mother's Day!

Looking for the perfect spot to brunch this Sunday for Mother's Day?  We've complied a list of some amazing spots that will be perfect for the mom in your life.

1. Huckleberry http://www.huckleberrycafe.com

      Located on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, Huckleberry is one of many creations out of the amazing minds of husband and wife team, Josh Loeb & Zoe Nathan (Sweet Rose Creamery, Milo & Otis, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar).  A local favorite on the Westside, Huckleberry offers fresh farm-to-table ingredients in a lovely and rustic setting.  They're doing brunch on Saturday & Sunday - May 10th & 11th.  Huckleberry is located at 1014 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 : 310-451-2311

2. Tavern http://www.tavernla.com

      Tavern perfectly captures California style. Whether you're dining in the sun drenched dining room or the lounge, Tavern has brunch favorites that are executed to perfection!  A special Mother's Day menu including a cornmeal cake with strawberries, creme fresh, and mint & grilled asparagus with burrata.  11648 San Vincente Blvd. Brentwood, CA 90049 : 310-806-6464

3. Zengo http://www.richardsandoval.com/zengosm/

      The perfect spot for a weekend brunch, especially with a large group Zengo offers bottomless small plates and cocktails for $35 per guest.  A sweeping ocean view along with world class cuisine set this beautiful restaurant apart from the rest! Zengo is located 392 Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA 90401 : 310-899-1000

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5 Coachella Alternatives Happening This Weekend!

If you're not heading to the desert this weekend for Coachella, don't worry we've compiled a list of fun events happening all over the city that are sure to keep you entertained!

MUSIC: CAP UCLA presents the music of La Santa Cecilia and David Wax Museum on Friday at 8 pm in Royce Hall. The bands are examples of modern folk music, with L.A.’s own La Santa Cecilia drawing from cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, rock and klezmer music. David Wax Museum from Boston fuses Mexican son with Americana. Tickets: $20 - $45 ($15 UCLA Students).

Say Cheese! Saturday is National Grilled Cheese Day and the last Grilled Cheese Invitational forever. It's taking place at the Los Angeles Center Studios in DTLA with music, games, beer, and of course…grilled cheese. The invitational is from 11 am-6 pm. Tickets: $15-$25.

Double Feature: The Aero Theater in Santa Monica is doing a double feature screening of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much & Shadow of a Doubt starting at 7:30pm.  

Get Groovy:  The Houston Brother's have launched their newest bar in Hollywood called Good Times at Davey Wayne's.  The bar is a throw back to everything 1970's complete with a secret entrance to the bar through a large refrigerator door inside of a garage that's concurrently holding a garage sale of vintage items.

Work It: Lorna Jane Summer Workout Series. Every Sunday through August 19 Australian activewear label Lorna Jane, which just launched in the USA, is celebrating the opening of its flagship store at Santa Monica Place with a summer workout series co-hosted by Lorna Jane and Equinox. Equinox group fitness manager and Lorna Jane ambassador Amy Dixon has curated a workout series on the dining deck. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free. 395 Santa Monica Place. santamonicaplace.com/Events.

Designer Spotlight: Marcia Moran

Marcia Moran creates bold styles with a sexy edge. Born, raised and educated in Brazil, she became a dentist in the early 90's but her desire was always to work with fashion and Jewelry. In 2003, she moved to Los Angeles and decided to make her dream come true. 

Working with different Brazilian designers she began to show her creativity, innovation and talent. As her company and the demand for new creative designs grew, Marcia decided to make her line more unique, by designing some pieces for her new collection. 

Marcia's eye-catching, contemporary jewelry is made of either brushed 18kt gold- or rhodium-plated metals, and beautiful semi-precious stones. Using the spectacular resources of Brazil Marcia designs for fashionable women who enjoy extraordinary pieces, Marcia's Jewelry helps women look fabulous, but not fancy...feel rich, yet reasonable... dress spectacularly, yet still simple.

MIA LARA at Moondance Jewelry Gallery

Mia Lara

The Mia Lara artisan jewelry collection is designed by Mia Lara Nathanson, a designer who views personal adornment as a quintessential form of expression. Designing since she was a young girl, Mia began her start in jewelry business by setting up roadside stands in her hometown with her beaded jewelry and homemade cookies. After attending Columbia University and receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology, Mia went on to work in the Fashion and Finance Industries. During her five years in the corporate world, Mia worked arduously to realize her dream of founding a company by devoting all her spare time to her creative vision and selling her jewelry at local New York Markets on weekends. Shortly after, she dove further into her business to make it a full-time endeavor, traveling to India where she spent time cultivating design concepts and sourcing stones. The inception of each design in her Mia Lara collection springs from a spontaneous gravitation toward a stone, allowing the process to organically evolve from a visual feast on natural splendor.

Holiday Bling by: Yasmeen

Moondance Jewelry Gallery is fully stocked with some amazing Holiday Bling!!!! Our professional jewelry stylists hand picked some of our favorite diamond pieces by Yasmeen. These beauties feature diamonds, sapphire, labradorite and chalcedony set in 14k gold. Please visit us on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica or our website www.moondancejewelry.com 

Feel free to place a phone order.. We ship world wide!!!! 310-395-5516

Happy Holidays to all!!!

OKTOBERFEST AT MOONDANCE JEWELRY GALLERY IN SANTA MONICA

Oktoberfest is the world's largest fair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the locals, it is not called Oktoberfest, but "die Wies'n", after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresienwiese) themselves. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also holdOktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event! 

Come celebrate the changing seasons with Moondance Jewelry Gallery in Santa Monica!! We are having a VIDA KUSH TRUNK SHOW, BEER, NAIL ART, DJ and MORE !!!! OKTOBERFEST IN LA WITH VIDA KUSH !!!

Oktoberfest at Moondance Jewelry Gallery! Wednesday October 9th, 5-8pm

Mark your calendars Moondancers!!  We're having a special after hours shopping event at Moondance Jewelry Gallery this Wednesday, October 9th 5-8pm.  

We'll be featuring an in-store trunk show with one of our favorite local jewelry designers VIDA KUSH!!  Help up celebrate the fall season with new collections of jewelry & handbags, festive drinks & tasty treats, music by DJ Shimmatron, and enter to win a $200 gift certificate to spend at Moondance Jewelry Gallery!!!

KITSCH JEWELRY @ MOONDANCE!!

www.moondancejewelry.com Kitsch's humble beginnings started with a young girl from Wisconsin named Cassandra who loved all things that sparkle and shine.  As a child, she would sneak away with her father's dentistry tools and use them along with any scraps she could find around the house to create all sorts of awesome accessories and jewelry for her family and friends.  Cassandra attended College at The University of Minnesota and FIDM's graduate program for design.  With any free time and money she could scrape together, Cassandra took her journey abroad, travelling the globe in search of unique designs, enveloping herself in ancient art and cultures. It is through her collective experience and love of design and fashion that she started Kitsch out of her tiny apartment.  In just a few short years, Kitsch has ballooned to becoming a leading accessories manufacturer with products including, hair ties, headbands, charmy rings, cute necklaces, funky earrings and other cute accessories.  Kitsch produces timeless accessories with vibrant colors and unique textures that can match any occasion.  Wear our pieces alone or stack, layer and collect.  Great as a gift for the friend you love.  You can never have enough Kitsch in your life. 

WINGS HAWAII AT MOONDANCE JEWELRY GALLERY !!!

WINGS HAWAII IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF LOCAL, HANDMADE & ECO-FRIENDLY CREATIONS! 
IT ALL STARTED WITH 3 BEST FRIENDS MEETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA. 
BEACH COMBING, SHELL-DIVING, SURFING, SAILING, HIKING, DRAWING AND CREATING
TIED THEM TOGETHER AND TURNED A COLLEGE PROJECT INTO A THRIVING COMPANY.

www.moondancejewelry.com

FROM DAY ONE TO NOW, GRASS-ROOTS IDEALS HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT FACET OF OUR COMPANY:
ALL METALS AND FABRIC SCRAPS ARE RECLAIMED OR REUSED. ALL INKS AND DYES ARE NON-TOXIC.FABRICS ARE SOFT AND SUMPTUOUS ORGANIC COTTONS AND SUSTAINABLE BAMBOO FIBERS.
ALL GARMENTS ARE CUT ONE AT A TIME AND PINNED BY HAND.THESE GOODS ARE PHYSICALLY CREATED IN HAWAI'I BY THE WINGS HAWAI'I DESIGN TEAM.
TAKE A SECOND TO THINK ABOUT IT... CREATED BY HAND:

WE SCREEN-PRINT OUR ORIGINAL ARTWORK ON ECO-CONSCIOUS BLANKS,WE HAND-FABRICATE AND HAND SAW AND CAST OUR JEWELRY,WE PATTERN AND SEW EVERYTHING FROM DRESSES TO BIKINIS AND BAGS,WE PAINT ON HATS, PICK SHELLS AND LOVE LIFE!

YOU CAN WEAR WINGS HAWAII AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A GENUINE PIECE OF ART, FROM RIGHT HERE ON MAUI.WE DO IT ALL HERE RIGHT IN OUR HAIKU STUDIO AND WE ARE STILL DOING IT BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU. <3

Lionette by Noa Sadé now at Moondance Jewelry Gallery!!

We're so excited to welcome Lionette by Noa Sadé to the Moon! Dressing up any outfit is easy with these bold pieces that are sure to get loads of attention. Perfectly feminine and sophisticated, this line is easily a new favorite of all the girls in the store. Come by and see in person, you'll be hooked!

 When they first met in 2008, Noa Sade and Vanessa Lee felt an instant connection.  From their positive outlook on life, strong core values, love of travel, and of course, passion for jewelry and fashion, the two bonded over their commonalities and quickly became the best of friends.

Noa, originally from Israel, comes from a family of artists.  Self-taught, Noa thrives on the creativity of design.  Vanessa, China born but raised in NYC, is a former fashion buyer with deep roots in the industry.  Together, the two make the perfect team.

In September of 2009, Lionette was born with the vision of creating  a brand and a collection that was both glamorous and unique, that would stand out in the industry and be the perfect accessory for any occasion, day or night.  The dream was to work together as best friends and business partners, doing what they each loved most.

Over the last 3 years, the brand has evolved organically and the designs have proven to be distinctive from the rest, leaving an indelible mark on the jewelry jungle. Lionette is available in some of the best boutiques in the US and abroad and can be shipped worldwide. Every piece is handmade in NYC with a lifetime guarantee policy.

www.moondancejewelry.com

HIPANEMA AT MOONDANCE!!

HIPANEMA came into being after two Parisian girls met in Rio. Inspired by colors seen throughout their travels, these two girls from Paris decided to take some Brazilian fabulousness back with them to Paris. Aside from these bracelets being the new MUST HAVE, the girls created a revolutionary accessory! Every fashionista wanting the layered look can buy ONE HIPANEMA piece and your done. Each breacelet it attached by an easy magnet, and has 3-5 different bracelets on each! 

We LOVE these bracelets!!! 

Moondance Jewelry Gallery