I received a new batch of Swarovski crystal recently including some sparkly new Swarovski Indian Sapphire AB 10mm faceted rounds (style 5000). I have a well-established range called “Bali Crystals” and I decided to make add it as one of my key summer colours in this range. Below are the results of this... 

I’m really lucky with my in-laws and particularly so with my mother in-law. She’s French and wonderfully kind and thoughtful. Last birthday she bought me a piece of jewellery, a lovely faceted teardrop of blue chalcedony hung on a leather cord. I have worn it lots but now the wear and tear is beginning... 

I quickly put together a couple of sets of little sparkly earrings to complement my Grandmother’s Garden bracelets, here they are: Spring Colours 1 Spring Colours 2  Read More →

One of the uniquely fortunate aspects of my new career is that I can make thoughtful gifts for friends and family. Gone are the days of searching for something appropriate, all I have to do now is source the right materials! So then, it’s my little sister’s birthday next week. She’s fun and bubbly... 

It’s April, and I just love the lilacs, yellows and fresh new greens of this time of year! My grandmother’s garden is always full of daffodils and bluebells and so it was this, as well as the spiky shoots of new grass that inspired a new bracelet… Then then I did another with the purples and... 

AB stands for Aurora Borealis and is named after the atmospheric phenomenon otherwise knows as the Northern Lights. In jewellery making it refers to a metallic coating applied to crystal to produce a shimmering effect of different colours, which vary depending on ambient lighting.  Read More →

Mother or Pearl is the nacreous interior of a pearl-producing clam. Nacre is the iridescent material which builds up in layers coating the insides of the shell, and also forming pearls themselves.Mother of Pearl may be dyed, but in its most natural form is either black or white.  Read More →

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Murano is an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. It lies about a mile north of Venice and is famous for its glass making, particularly lampworking. In 1291, all the glassmakers in Venice were forced to move to Murano due to the fire risk that their ovens posed to the predominantly wooden structures of 13th century... 

Tahitian Black Pearls, or Black Pearls are so special because of their rarity. These pearls, ever though cultured, can never be mass produced (like freshwater pearls) because of the precise conditions required by the black pearl oysters (Pinctada margaritifera) The Tahitian government has produced a set of pearl grading...