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See Beauty Everywhere jewelry is lovely, unique and made locally

By Vera Chinese

Jewelry designer Katelyn Nolan shows off one of her designs made from an antique key. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Jewelry designer Katelyn Nolan shows off one of her designs made from an antique key. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

For teen jewelry designer Katelyn Nolan, sewing bracelets from designer brand labels like Coach and Chanel was an empowering act during a tumultuous period in her life. 

The Cutchogue resident, who struggled to fit in during her high school years, was hospitalized for cutting at the age of 15. To heal emotionally, she needed a way to show the world she refused to let others judge her.

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Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

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