As most of us fashion-hungry women know, the fashion capitals of the world are Milan, New York, Paris, and London. However, Miami has been gaining traction on the fashion scene in the past few years. Miami hosts the annual Mercedes Benz Fashion Swimwear week, and Miami’s lush tropical backdrops are perfect for sizzling hot photo shoots. Not everyone recognizes Miami as the next budding fashion capital of the U.S., but Jewel Be Mine owners Natalie Mery and Valentina Osuna see all the potential in the world.

As the most magical time of the year falls upon us, the Jewel Be Mine team grows more excited every day to host our holiday-themed bazaar, the We Love Christmas Market! This very special shopping event, which will be held in the charming Brickell area of downtown Miami, will feature vendors selling everything from fashion clothing and jewelry to home décor. Did we mention that this is a great opportunity to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones, as many items will be available at very special holiday prices? Even better, you can feel good about getting your holiday shopping on early, as this event will benefit a good cause: admission is a donation of either $5 or a toy that will go towards helping the children at St. Jude’s hospital (who need a little extra love this time of year!)

Dopodomani, one of our featured Venezuelan designers

Here at Jewel Be Mine, we could not be any more excited for tomorrow’s event, Made in Venezuela (in conjuction with Vava Showroom)! We can’t wait to show you some of the most fabulous jewelry you’ve ever seen, all created by Venezuelan designers! It’s an event close to our hearts, as the founders of Jewel Be Mine are both from Venezuela.

This event has been keeping us extremely busy! We’ve been prepping all day for tomorrow’s sangria and jewel fest, and we took some pictures to share with you what goes on behind the scenes before an event at our lovely Lounge:

As we get ready to kick off Trendy Healthy Mondays (our yoga/detox/wellness series), we wanted to share with you the amazing benefits of yoga. Just as Jewel Be Mine is all about making our customers feel great with pretty jewelry, we also want you to feel great on the inside (both physically and mentally!). Although this is just an intro to basic yoga positions (courtesy of Brickell Hot Yoga), we hope that we can open the door for those of you who haven’t had a chance (or perhaps felt intimidated) to try the transformative practice of yoga. We promise you won’t regret it! Here are some reasons why:

In case you haven’t heard, Venezuela is coming to The Lounge at Jewel Be Mine this Thursday, September 26^th! We are so excited to announce a partnership with Vava Showroom for our event, The Lounge at Jewel Be Mine + Vava Showroom = Made in Venezuela! At this event, you can expect to see over a thousand lovely pieces of jewelry by Venezuelan designers such as Dopodomani, Kokivi, Indira Mollegas, Ili Sadovnik, and many, many more. You will also have the opportunity to meet some of the most popular Venezuelan jewelry designers of today. We’ll also have Sangria (yes, please!). This event is a great chance to mingle, network, shop, and of course, celebrate great Venezuelan fashion! If you’re not familiar with Vava Showroom, they are a great destination for Venezuelan jewelry, featuring 8 designer collections at their Miami location. We’re psyched to work with them!

Ability Explosion and Stand Among Friends are two amazing organizations in support of disabled members of the community. Jewel Be Mine has partnered with Ability Explosion for two not-to-be-missed upcoming fundraiser events!

The most exciting time of the year for fashion lovers has arrived: it’s finally Fashion Week Spring 2014 in New York City! Here in the office, we’re so excited to see all the amazing fashion that the coming week brings!

This Thursday, we’re reminiscing on our awesome Grand Opening, held here in the Lounge at Jewel Be Mine a little over a month ago. It seems like just yesterday, as we’ve been busy planning more events, picking out amazing new items for the website (coming very soon), and enjoying the company of guests in our Lounge! That night was just the beginning of so much to come, and we look back fondly at the festivities with some exclusive, never seen before pictures: