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ABOUT KATE KOEL

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CRAFTED FOR YOU

ABOUT KATE KOEL

gift ready

PACKAGED WITH CARE

MEET US IN PERSON

WEST COAST CRAFT

FORT MASON PAVILION

June 13+14

10am – 6pm

  • Sat+Sun, 10-6

    San Francisco

    West Coast Craft
  • Saturday+Sunday, 11-5

    Wheaton IL

    Markets For Makers
  • Sat+Sun, 11-5

    San Francisco

    Vibe Markets
Handmade turquoise pendant necklace with crushed turquoise and mother-of-pearl in resin, Kate Koel Vacation Treasures collection
10 min read
Turquoise Jewelry: A Designer's Guide to Wearing the Sea

Turquoise has carried meaning across oceans and centuries — protection, calm, the steady blue of water remembered. This is a designer's guide to wearing it, built around our Vacation Treasures collection, where real turquoise lives inside every piece.

Gold pendant necklace with gemstone resting on neckline, Kate Koel handmade jewelry
10 min read
Pendant Necklace Guide: How to Choose One You'll Actually Wear

A pendant necklace should feel like a small piece of you sitting close to your heart. This guide walks through every style we make, gemstone, heart, pearl, initial, turquoise, crystal, malachite, so you can choose the one that actually fits your life.

Round Abalone Shell Stud Earrings and Statement Oval Ring styles with a plain sterling silver necklace
11 min read
Abalone Shell Jewelry: What It Means, Why It's Special, and How to Wear It

Abalone shell jewelry holds the ocean's shifting light in a way no manufactured material can imitate. This guide answers the questions buyers ask most — what it symbolizes, whether it counts as a gemstone, why it commands a premium, and how to style sterling silver and 14k gold filled abalone pieces in modern wardrobes.