Jewellery Blog

New jewellery range nearly done

We've got a couple of pieces to finish making and then there's a whole lot of photography and writing work to be done … and then finally the new jewellery range will be launched. Here are some fin...

A break from chaos

I've been working very hard and have had all sorts of important deadlines whizzing around over the last few weeks. As a result the studio ended up in chaos. Almost every available surface had a big...

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...

Another sneak peek: etched silver

Today I etched three new pattern designs into sheets of sterling silver: a labour-intensive process, so it's always great to see the outcome of all that work. I photographed the new sterling silve...

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 ...

New necklace clasps

This is an old jewellery post. Visit the jewellery in Australia shop to check out the latest. Just so you know, I've recently started using hinged sterling silver clasps for all of my necklaces rat...

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...

Sneak peek of a new range of jewellery

I've been working hard on designing a new range of handmade jewellery over the last several weeks. I've made a start on prototyping and testing some of the designs, so above is a very initial snea...

Another peek at my new jewellery range

Last week I completed a big batch of etching for my new range of handmade jewellery, which is planned to be launched in early April. Above are some of the sawn out pieces - none of these are compl...