Shop Small: The Best Handmade Women-Owned Jewelry Brands for Holiday Gifting

When you shop handmade, women-owned brands, you’re doing more than finding a beautiful gift — you’re supporting real artisans, real stories, and real women building something from their hands and hearts. Jewelry is deeply personal, and during the holidays, it becomes even more meaningful.

This season, we’re celebrating the jewelry makers who create with intention. From coastal to boho to mountain-ready styles, every brand on this list offers something completely unique — and all are handmade here in the United States.

Below are five women-owned jewelry brands worth supporting this holiday, including three that share a special connection: Tula Blue, Bronwen Jewelry, and Surf Gems — all proudly carried by Title Nine, a women-founded retailer championing female founders across the country.

 

Tula Blue — Handmade, Lifeproof Jewelry You Can Live In

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Tula Blue was born on the Texas coast and built for real life — beach days, busy mornings, workouts, travel, motherhood, and everything in between. Every piece is hand-spun on nautical-grade rope and completely waterproof, sweat-proof, kid-proof, and adventure-ready. This is jewelry you never have to take off.

What makes Tula Blue especially popular during the holidays is its versatility and giftability. Many of the bracelets — and several of the necklaces — are one-size-fits-all, which makes gifting effortless. Every piece is made with real pearls and natural stones, all anchored on our signature rope, and the stacking and layering options are endless. Whether you’re building a full holiday stack or choosing one meaningful piece, Tula Blue makes it easy to give a gift she’ll love and actually wear every day.

Customers also love that several necklaces have no clasps at all and are fully adjustable. Just slip them on and go. Shop: the DUET 

And gifting isn’t just for her — Tula Blue also offers pieces for kids and men, making it simple to find something meaningful for the whole family.

Whether you’re shopping for an athleisure-loving friend, a traveler, a mom who never stops moving, or someone who simply wants jewelry they can live in, Tula Blue is meaningful, effortless, handmade gifting at its best.

 

Surf Gems — Upcycled Coastal Beauty Handmade From Surfboard Resin

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Surf Gems is a women-owned jewelry brand based in California, transforming scraps of surfboard resin — leftover materials from board-shaping studios — into vibrant, modern, wearable art. Each handmade piece mirrors the movement, color, and creativity of West Coast surf culture.

No two pieces are alike, making Surf Gems an incredible gift for ocean lovers, artists, surfers, and anyone who appreciates bold, sustainable jewelry.

Founder Abby Ahlgrim launched the first collection in 2020, combining her background in sustainability studies with her commitment to artistic expression. She developed a process to chisel colorful gems from Surf Rock, the slabs of petrified pigment often discarded by surfboard shops. Each gem is shaped by hand in her Morro Bay studio — just blocks from the cold waters of California’s Central Coast.

Surf Gems — like Tula Blue and Bronwen Jewelry — is also carried by Title Nine, a testament to the brand’s craftsmanship, adventurous spirit, and female-founded mission.

 

Anvil + Aura — Hand-Forged Metalwork + Meaningful Stones

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Talisman + Treasure for the Maverick Spirit.
Created from small wonders originally found in nature, every Anvil + Aura piece explores design through a reverence for material and symbolic power. Inspired by ephemeral natural processes, tribal adornment, and raw organic forms, each item is hand-forged with intention.

Founded by Andrea Moore and Tiva Rose, Anvil + Aura is shaped by their shared fascination with the lost-wax casting process, their love of natural materials, and their deep belief in self-expression through adornment. Their combined backgrounds in jewelry-making, fine art, design, and photography create a distinct visual language that feels both grounded and celestial.

The result is jewelry that feels elemental, bold, soulful, and deeply personal — a stunning choice for anyone who appreciates artful metalwork, natural stones, and jewelry with story. Each one-of-a-kind piece is crafted in Austin and makes a meaningful, heirloom-feeling gift for the woman who values artistry and symbolism.

 

Highway Hippie — Boho, Colorful, Free-Spirited Creations

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Highway Hippie is handmade by Hallie, a Texas artisan who leans into color, creativity, and expressive boho energy. These pieces feel joyful, vibrant, and full of personality — perfect for festival lovers, free spirits, and anyone who wants jewelry with a little groovy magic.

Hallie describes her aesthetic best:
“Although we often get categorized under Western fashion, our style is truly more boho, groovy, and all good vibes. Stay golden!”

Handmade, small-batch jewelry carries a warmth that mass-produced accessories simply can’t replicate — and Highway Hippie embodies that warmth beautifully.

 

Bronwen Jewelry — Adventure-Ready Jewelry Handmade for the Outdoors

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Bronwen Jewelry is handcrafted in Bend, Oregon and built for movement, travel, and active lifestyles. Their pieces are lightweight, durable, and designed to withstand hiking, swimming, yoga, running, and everyday adventure.

There’s a beautiful parallel between Bronwen and Tula Blue: Bronwen is the mountain-ready counterpart to Tula Blue’s ocean-ready designs. Both serve the woman who wants her jewelry to keep up with her, not slow her down.

Bronwen Jewelry is also carried by Title Nine — a meaningful alignment of craftsmanship, strength, and female-led adventure.

 

A Shared Spotlight at Title Nine — Three Women-Owned Handmade Brands Standing Together

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One of our favorite parts of this story?
Three of the handmade, women-owned jewelry brands featured here — Tula Blue, Bronwen Jewelry, and Surf Gems — are all carried by Title Nine.

Title Nine is a women-founded, women-run retailer that champions female entrepreneurs, adventurers, and makers. They carefully curate brands that represent strength, movement, authenticity, and craftsmanship. Seeing these three artisans side-by-side on their shelves is a powerful example of community over competition.

It’s women lifting up women.
Makers celebrating makers.
Brands sharing space, supporting each other, and thriving together.

Title Nine’s Women-Founded Brands 

 

Why Handmade, Women-Owned Jewelry Makes the Best Holiday Gift

Handmade jewelry is personal. It carries intention. It reflects the hands, heart, and story of a real artist.

When you choose small-batch, women-owned brands, you’re giving a gift that is:

• meaningful
  
  

• unique
  
  

• long-lasting
  
  

• created with care
  
  

• supportive of a woman building her dream
  
  

This is the kind of gift people remember.

 

Supporting handmade, women-owned makers keeps creativity thriving and helps preserve the craft of jewelry making. If you’re looking for a gift that’s handmade, meaningful, and ready for real life, we’d love for you to explore Tula Blue’s lifeproof, rope-spun pieces — crafted by hand in Texas and designed to layer, stack, and live in.