Jonny and Hayley got in touch with me to design a set of co-ordinating bespoke wedding rings to complement Hayley’s beautiful white gold, ruby and diamond engagement ring. Jonny lives in Scotland, the other end of the UK to me, and Hayley flits between the US and Scotland, so this was the definition of a remote design project! They really … Read More
Bespoke Tiger Pendant
Luke asked me to design a rose quartz pendant with a tiger theme for his girlfriend’s birthday. We discussed lots of options, including having a custom cut rose quartz in the shape of a tiger! But we eventually settled on this design – a silver overlay to sit over an oval rose quartz with a tiger prowling through the jungle. … Read More
Sentimental Remodelled Jewellery
Jenny approached me to redesign some old but incredibly sentimental jewellery her husband had given her in their early days, along with some jewellery her mother had left her. She wanted to melt down the gold and reuse the stones in more hardwearing jewellery she could wear and enjoy again. She also had a beautiful smokey quartz stone a friend … Read More
Bespoke Fitted Eternity Ring
Lee got in touch to design a surprise bespoke eternity ring for Karen for their 10th wedding anniversary. We had two things against us – her engagement ring is a twist shape so required a fitted eternity ring to fit nicely against it, and we did not have enough time to get a ring made for their anniversary. We decided … Read More
Katie’s Water Inspired Engagement Ring
Adam hand carved an engagement ring out of wood to propose to Katie on their favourite beach. Their love of water and nature was represented in the swirling form of the ring, and they wanted to capture this movement within her forever ring too. Katie and Adam asked me to design their full set of wedding jewellery. We started with … Read More
Dipping or flashing white gold
When looking at white gold jewellery in a high street jewellers, the sales assistants will often talk about having it ‘dipped’. Another term sometimes used is ‘rhodium flashing’. Both of these terms conjure images of simple and almost magical processes involving either vats of liquid metal or zapping the piece of jewellery with a special rhodium gun! I don’t blame the sales … Read More
Ampthill’s New Mayor’s Consort Chain – Celebrating the Town’s Rich History.
As a local business, I am pleased and very proud to have recently designed Ampthill’s new Mayor’s Consort chain celebrating the town’s rich history. When Ampthill Town Council needed to replace the Mayor’s Consort chain, they approached me to commission a new design. Ampthill has a rich and varied history, from its notable association with Henry VIII and the ill-fated … Read More
Rhodium Plating Yellow Gold
Although yellow and rose gold have seen a real resurgence in recent years, I am still finding that majority of the clients I work with are looking for white metal in their commissioned pieces. When it comes to inheriting jewellery, a lot of classic designs were made in yellow gold (perhaps with Platinum settings or design details) which sometimes does … Read More
Ryan and Caity’s Rose and White Gold Wedding Rings
Ryan came to me to design Caity’s bespoke engagement ring last year. As he’s based in Canada, we did all the designing via email and Skype. He had a good idea of what she liked so was confident to design it as a surprise. The end result was this stunning platinum, and 18ct rose gold ring with a diamond cluster … Read More
Caity’s Mixed Metal Engagement ring
Our dear friend Ryan gave me the huge honour of designing and making Caity’s engagement ring. She had shared images of engagement rings she liked with him in the hope he’d get the hint. These were very useful as a starting point for Ryan and I to work on a unique design made especially for her. It was clear from … Read More