About The Designer

Shell Chic...Maui, Hand-crafted Jewelry by Owner and Jewelry Designer Karla Barnes.  

With a love for the ocean and a love for style, Karla Barnes creates jewelry that reflects the treasures of the ocean while also cherishing sleek simplicity.  Born and raised in the islands of Hawaii, she knows much of Hawaii's fashion incorporates the laid back slipper-wearing lifestyle with the pop of gorgeous jewelry to spruce up any tank top, dress, or bikini.  Her jewelry is the juxtaposition of the rustic and the refined, the raw and the radiant, the organic and the outrageous...

Sold in boutiques/stores here in Paia, Makawao, and Lahaina on Maui, Shell Chic Maui jewelry is expanding it's presence and is available for purchase so you too can enhance your jewelry repertoire with "jewels" of the islands.