Fall Everywhere else except Miami

Fall is beautiful what with the leaves changing colors and what not. This however does not happen in Miami, we get humid or chilly mornings, heaping hot and rainy afternoons and the evening varies. Oh and our leaves change into pretty green ones to ugly brown dead ones. I know I sound dramatic, but if you lived here you would know exactly how moody our weather is. Luckily I have had the chance to see the autumn leaves fall in person twice in NYC and once in Georgia it was so pretty, not to mention the opportunity to shop for some new fall and winter items.

Whenever I get the chance to travel during the fall and winter seasons I will wear something along the lines of this outfit right below. It is really the only time I can sport a sweater and boots all day long.  

For Peach Post Earring go HERE

In Miami this is more of what I would wear during the season, even if it is a little chilly or even by our standards freezing by noon it will return to regular Miami weather. So I might as well dress for the rest of the day rather than the first five hours.

For Moonstone Gold Bracelet go HERE

What is the weather like in your city or town?

Work Attire

Hey gals I am so sorry for the silence the last couple of days, I got into research mode and let time get away from me. With the holidays right around the corner I am doing my best to be prepared and expect the unexpected, since it is my first holiday season with NovaMar. I'll share more about that later on though. 

For those of you who do not know I work at a hotel as an operator. I love it here but my uniform, lets just say, is not very flattering or cute in my opinion. Right below it says work attire and that is pretty much what it looks like. Lets face it though I look nothing like the lady pictured and my hair has to be up in a pony tail. I am on the heavy set side and wearing a navy blue pencil skirt right above the knees that moves all over the place looks messy not to mention the 3/4 sleeve light blue blouse that can not be tucked in. Yes I said it my shirt can not be tucked in and then add a super thin white belt with patent leather 3" black heels and you have what I must wear to work, day in and day out. Don't get me wrong having a uniform definitely saves me time before work and keeps my clothes nice and new, I just don't look very flattering in this uniform, OH! did I mention how my uniform can not be form fitting so it's pretty much baggy on me. Yes, heavy girl in bigger clothes is no bueno. There are tons of other rules but I won't bore you with those. 

This is me today ready for work! My hair will be up soon but it's down for the sake of picture taking. Notice how I have makeup on but it's very professional and natural. Well for my accessories they have to be on the "professional" side. So I wear my OHM that I got at a thrift store in NYC and I usually wear my silver Brighton earrings that a dear friend gave to me for my FIU graduation in May of 2012. I have literally not taken them off since then, well occasionally but not very often. I also wear a really simple charm bracelet that was also given to me and since then different friends have given me charms for it. 

I felt my daily outfit needed a pick me up so I designed new earrings. Since my uniform is only 3 colors and my makeup is natural I wanted my earrings to be vibrant yet professional. I had these beads from a previous bracelet set I had made and thought this was the perfect color so I wire wrapped them in silver and voilà my new work earrings are born!

What do you think of my simple yet chic new earring design? Leave your comments below I love hearing what you have to say.

To have your very own Teal Post Earrings go to: NovaMar

To see what I use for my makeup go to: Smoky Brown Eyes

Redesign

Redesigning is my way of recycling a design. I love druzy's, I think they are beautiful and look like mystical rocks that sparkle. Don't you?! They come in so many different shapes, sizes and color the possibilities are endless. 

At first I designed these druzy stones with gold beads and thought oh my how sexy! Apparently in the Etsy community I was alone in my love for this design. Not to fret I just redesigned them into these bright colored beaded bracelets with gold accents. 

Well these got way more attention but alas there they were sitting in my inventory with out a new home. Not to worry I have plenty of other ideas for these stones and then I decided I would make wire wrapped druzy rings! Now I have two rings reserved! 

For those fellow entrepreneurs that have something that does not sell or get any attention, do not worry I am sure you can redesign it into something that will catch someones attention! I know I am happy that I was able to design these druzy into something else, it also shows you not how versatile I am as a designer but also how these beautiful stones can pretty much be made into anything.

Styling NovaMar Jewelry

I love putting outfits together! Seems like my closet just grows, virtually anyways. The Starfish Ring is my most popular item on and off of my store. I figured I would style one for you guys. 

What do you think? Do you have any other ways we can style either a starfish ring or any of the many designs NovaMar has to offer. Send me an email to collaborate KMBalda@gmail.com

Purple Starfish Ring

Lilac Aura Tier Blouse

On The Flip Side Double Sided Jeans

Christian Louboutin Nude Patent Pigalle Pumps

To see other ways of styling NovaMar Jewelry click HERE

Peacock Blue Briolette Earrings

Part of being a creative soul is experimenting with color and new techniques. With time you will notice that my dominant color is BLUE all shades of it! It is my all time favorite color ever since I was a little girl. I thought it was strange that all the other little girls loved pink (Blah) in time I realized it was the dreamy, creative person inside that new that all the shades of blue would inspire me.

This is my first time wire wrapping and I am pretty satisfied with the outcome! Not only am I in love with the color scheme (of course) but I know with more practice my designs will get even better. Soon enough I will have more of these lovely beauties and right after I will have rings and goodness knows what other things my imagination will come up with. 

First attempt not too shabby.

Final design, I love it!

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Spotlight NovaMar Jewelry

Check out this lovely post about NovaMar on La Caseta de Paper.

P.S. There is a sweet surprise somewhere in the feature.

How to style NovaMar Jewelry

Last week I shared with you how to style my designs into your outfits on Be Real Be You. In order to do this I use Polyvore  to show the everyday fashionista the many different styles that NovaMars jewelry offers.

If you've never heard of or used Polyvore before it is s program that allows you to add items to your account and then you can create your own outfit, diy tutorial or your favorite makeup products. Since I have added my own designs to the database, other members also have access to them too. So I signed on today and to my surprise a ton of people have used my Pink & Gray Bracelet Set and incorporated it to their style. I have picked the top three that I absolutely love. I love how these three individuals have used one of my designs in such beautiful and diverse ways. 

This makes me happy beyond belief, just knowing that I am designing exactly what I set out to do!

Thank you Natka5229

Thank you Tory B

Thank you Vera05

Por Amor Project: Designer Diaries : Karina Balda from NovaMar

Check out this lovely post about me and NovaMar!

Por Amor Project: Designer Diaries : Karina Balda from NovaMar: This week, as part of our Designer Diaries Series, I had the pleasure of interviewing the handmade jewelry designe...

New Products!!!

Here are some new items that are being added this week. They will all be available soon on my etsy store. More colors coming soon, keep an eye out.

Inspirational Mondays

So Mondays always seem to be a drag and definitely the day of the week we all happen to dread. Here is a little something to brighten your day! Expect one every Monday.

“Happiness cannot be traveled

to, owned, earned, or worn. It  

is the spiritual experience of  

living every minute with love,  

grace & gratitude.” 

- Denis Waitley

Over the Moon

Still over the moon after my purple and crystal earrings were featured in my first blog! Check it out over at Beckabonce Loves... Weddings 

Purple and Gold Crystal Earrings
NovaMar