renaissance
renaissance inspired mother of pearl necklace with silver arum and pearl pendant I have been working with gemstone beads for the past couple of days, partly because we’ve reached that bleached-out time...
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rear of a silver ring – solder connection Making jewellery is partly about ideas and creativity, but a larger element than you might think is concerned with engineering and problem-solving. It’s fine...
View Articlenews from the workshop: moonstones
moonstone jewellery I love moonstones, with their subtle play of milky blue colour, but the supplier I usually go to for my materials does not sell moonstone beads, so I haven’t used them in my designs...
View Articlenews from the workshop: garnets
Garnet and silver leaf necklace I have now finished my first new design using the garnet beads that I bought a couple of weeks ago. I’m really pleased with these beads. They are a lovely deep, rich...
View Articlenews from the workshop: celestial
celestial necklace I’ve been away visiting family in the UK for the past few days, so my workshop has been rather quiet, but I thought I’d share some pictures of the designs I was working on before I...
View Articlenews from the workshop: silver birch
silver birch bangleOne way or another, I’ve mostly been working on designs inspired by the bark of the silver birch tree for the past few days. I usually apply the distinctive texture using the edge of...
View Articlenews from the workshop: raven
I haven’t made any birds or animals for quite a while now. I’m not sure why, just busy with other ideas I guess. I was prompted to start work on this silver raven after completing a commission – which...
View Articlenews from the workshop: silver cat
My latest creation is this sweet little mewing silver cat pendant. I’ve been mulling over doing a cat for a while now, but it wasn’t until I’d finished my silver raven that I actually sat down and...
View Articlenews from the workshop: silver hound
photo by Dawn The news from the workshop is that there is no news. I took some time off over Christmas, so I’m afraid I have no new creations to share. So, here is some old news instead. I made this...
View Articlegift ideas for january birthdays
silver birch earrings, drop and post versions Did you know that the silver birch tree is associated with the star sign capricorn? Apparently, according to Celtic tree astrology, this is indeed the...
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