If youve been here a while, you'll know how much I love offering personalisation. Jewellery which means a more with names, birthstones, and secret messages.  So a little while back, after years of uhming and ahing I've decided to take the plunge and by myself an engraving machine.  The reason I've been putting it off is because they just cost SUCH a lot of money, but I think it's going to be worth it (?). This new workshop buddy of mine is called Derek and he will allow me to engrave names, dates, phrases onto things rather than having to rely soley on hand stamping.    Th ..read more

Adding texture to a ring band is a fantastic way to make it your own. And if you're going for a set of stacking rings, mixing up the textures can look amazing. I always recommend it! Let me talk you through some of the textures I offer here;    Smooth/ polished band.  A smooth polished finish is a traditional, neat look for any ring band. This is basically free of any added texture, and I just polish the silver up to a high shine using a range of sandpaper from rough, to super fine to remove any scratches and marks on the silver. After that I use a polishing compound to add tha ..read more

I love making pieces with what I think of as THE perfect stone for summer. Dreamy Photo by James Connolly on Unsplash Every time I make something with this stone - I have visions in my head of white sandy beaches, and palm trees. Also, one of those fancy cocktails with pineapple and coconut or something (which doesn’t really appeal taste wise but looks great in my daydream). If you've followed me on instagram or on my facebook page for a while you might already know what I’m talking about because I go on and on (and on) about it every summer. But if not, let me intr ..read more

ECO-FRIENDLY SILVER You might have noticed in some of my product descriptions that I use eco-friendly sterling silver where possible. So, I thought you might like a bit more information about what I mean by that. SILVER MINING AND EXTRACTION Silver ore is mined in underground and open pit mines in, which can be problematic in terms of the working conditions, and in the use of child labour (in Africa and Asia children as young as 5 are involved in the mines). In addition the environmental impact of mining is huge, and toxic substances can pollute the air and water sources in the area of the min ..read more

Which is the right ring band for me? This is a question that often crops up; especially with wedding rings which ideally we'd like to be wearing for a very long time. When it comes to choosing a ring, be it a stacking ring, or a wedding band there are a number of band styles to choose from. Below is a description of the main styles of band I offer, but please be aware that on the website not all of the band styles are listed for each ring. This is purely because there are so many options I couldn't add them all on to my system! It just doesn't allow for that number of variation; so do ge ..read more

Garnet - the birthstone for January What is January’s birthstone? Garnet is the beautiful deep red birthstone for January. Perfect for this time of year, the rich warm glow of a traditional red garnet really brightens up the grey January days.  The history of garnets The name garnet comes from “granatus” which means pomegranate in Latin - a reference to that juicy red colour of the gemstone which looks like a pomegranate pip.  Garnet has been used in jewellery since the Bronze age and they have been found in pieces from ancient Egypt (the pharaohs wore necklaces studded with garn ..read more

The February-born shall find Sincerity and peace of mind, Freedom from passion and from care, If they an amethyst will wear.   From light pinkish violet to a deep dark purple, its often said that the Greeks believed these beautiful stones could prevent intoxication hence the name; the word amethyst comes from the Greek word “amethystos” meaning “not intoxicated”! I'm not sure you'd want to rely on this particular property of the stone on a night out though.  I don't think they were just referring to the booze - rather thinking of amethyst as an amulet to keep yourself from going ov ..read more

There is something particularly special about personalising a piece of jewellery with engraving. It takes a gift to the next level of thoughfulness, and adds immeasurable meaning to the most simple piece of jewellery.  What to engrave on jewellery Simplicity can be beautiful - choose a name, date, or place (a town, postcode, or latitude/ longitude,). Or just a words like Mum, sister, best friend. Choose a favourite lyric, or quote from a film or tv show.  I can even engrave fingerprints, soundwaves (!), symbols, emojis....let your imagination run wild.  BUT sometimes it's hard t ..read more

My wide band silver russian wedding rings have become one of my most popular pieces recently so I thought you might like to see a little behind the scenes video of them being made.  They are really just three simple bands, which are interlocked but the tricky bit is the shaping of each ring and the sizing. Aaaah the sizing!! That really took me way too long (and too much silver) to figure out. ? Obviously these aren't all the steps just some little clips along the way but it gives you the idea of how I make them.  Sanding and polishing is the bit that takes a loooooong time so ..read more

We all know about the different birth stones for each month - but did you know about birth flowers? Yes! There are traditional birth flowers to represent each month.  I love the symbolism behind jewellery, and have begun reading around symbols more widely.  This rabbit hole led me to explore Floriography - the Victorian language of flowers. Which then led me on to birth flowers. The list of birth flowers for each month is : January Snowdrop February Violet March Daffodil April Daisy May Lily of the Valley June Rose July Water Lily August Poppy September Morning Glory October ..read more