Jewellery Blog
Style guides, jewellery care, gift ideas and in-depth insights into precious metals and gemstones - written from nearly 30 years of experience designing and making jewellery in Australia
Details in Bali: flowers, ornaments, temples and more
Recently we spent some time in Bali - partly for business and partly for pleasure. I thought I'd share just a few of the lovely things we saw. This was my second visit to the island and it again st...
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Closing Etsy - but still open for business!
A heads up for those few customers who still shop with us via Etsy: our shop there is now closed. You can, of course, still purchase all of our current designs online in the jewellery shop. When I...
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Very intricate sawing for jewellery
... That's what I've been doing an awful lot of in the last few days. And here is the outcome of some of that work - an arabesque pendant in sterling silver with glass beads. If you've ever tried s...
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Making a Victorian-style pendant & earrings
Recently a loyal customer asked if we would make a pair of earrings and matching pendant in an older design which is no longer in production in the jewellery shop. The pieces were to be given as a ...
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Time for a change
It's a shiny new year and this one in particular I hope to be a very important one for me and my handmade jewellery business. I'm very fortunate in what I do for a living: I get to create beautiful...
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