Born into a musical family, Paula (Elsner) Nurse grew up in Hawaii singing in church and playing guitar. She began her professional career as a back up singer for the Don Ho Show in Waikiki and for the next 25 years continued a successful career in the entertainment industry in Hawaii and internationally.

Eventually drawn into the world of crystals and gemstones, Paula created Starseed Beads & Gems in the historic little town of Honokaa on the Big Island of Hawaii. For over 10 years she created jewelry there that can only be called pieces of art utilizing the beauty and energy of gemstones that she collects from around the world. In 2005, she sold her shop to devote her time solely to designing.

Originality, design and color are uniquely characteristic of Paula’s work. She loves working with ‘high vibrational’ gemstone beads such as rubies, emeralds, tanzanite and sapphires. However, her work is not limited by any means to these stones but encompasses all different types of beautiful and unusual gemstones.

Each piece is an original creation designed and made in Hawaii by Paula. Her passion is to capture every facet of the beads she is working with to create a special one-of-a-kind piece. She also designs for special commissions and her clientele come from all over the United States to have special pieces designed just for them.

Currently Paula's jewelry can be found at the following places:

Sargent's Fine Jewelry, 802-A Front Street, Lahaina, HI  96761 - 1-866-667-2131
Andrea Smith Gallery, Tlaquepaque Plaza, Hwy 179, Sedona, AZ
Maui Master Jewelers, 3655 Baldwin Ave, Makawao, HI - 808-537-5400
TORI RICHARD - Honolulu
TORI RICHARD - Honolulu Academy Of Arts on 900 S. Beretania Street Honolulu
TORI RICHARD - Wailea Maui
Indochine - The Kings Shops at the Hilton Waikoloa - 808-866-8282
Taro Patch Gifts in Honokaa
ElementTaro Patch Gifts - Honokaa
Elements - Hawi
Lehua Jewelers - KTA shopping center in Waimea