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OCTOBER BIRTHSTONE

Well aren't you October babies the lucky ones, with two fabulous birthstones to choose from. With both Opal and Tourmaline you are spoilt for choice as the latter is available in a wonderful array ...

WHITE METALS - Silver, Platinum and Palladium

I work with a variety of metals. Today I thought I would tell you a little about the different white metals I use. Silver: Most of the silver jewellery sold in the UK is sterling silver. This is ...

SEPTEMBER'S BIRTHSTONE - SAPPHIRE

September’s birthstone, the sapphire, has been popular since the Middle Ages. Back then, the celestial blue colour of this gem symbolised heaven and attracted divine favour and wise judgement.When ...

FELL IN LOVE WITH MEXICO

Recently I had the pleasure to be part of an amazing styled shoot that celebrated all things Mexico. Such a beautiful and well thought out shoot with some of the most exquisite floral arrangements ...

AUGUST'S BIRTH STONES

Happy birthday August babies! Your month has 2 birthstones, peridot and spinel. Peridot is a gem-quality transparent variety of olivine, a mineral composed of magnesium-iron silicates. Peridot is o...

NORDIC ROMANCE | A FREE SPIRITED COASTAL STYLED SHOOT

Thrilled to share these amazing images with you today as featured on Festival Brides  "Nestled on the East Sussex coast is The Gallivant, a beautiful beachside venue and host to this week’s pret...

July Birthstone

Rubies, the birthstone of July, are considered the king of gems and represent love, health and wisdom.  I thought I would share a few facts about these precious stones Rubies and sapphires are dif...

June's Birthstone - Pearl

Pearls have recently developed a strong association in many peoples minds with twin sets and grandmothers, but natural pearls were at one point worth more than diamonds, and were even more popular....

May's Birthstone - Emerald

If you were born in the month of May, like me, then the Emerald is your birthstone. Gem quality emeralds are incredibly rare, and therefore very expensive. The vast majority of emeralds found conta...

April's Birthstone - Diamond

April's birthstone is the diamond, probably the most famous gemstone. Diamonds are the hardest substance in existence and have a variety of uses across different industries making them hugely valu...

March's birthstone - Aquamarine

If you are born in March then your stone of choice should be an aquamarine. This stone is a member of the same mineral family as emerald and morganite. The name comes from the Latin aqua marina,...

February's birthstone - Amethyst

February's birthstone amethyst is a variety of quartz, as are an awful lot of things. It comes in various shades of purple and violet from very pale to dark. I have occasionally seen a very pale ...

January's birthstone - Garnet

Garnet, the birthstone for January, can sometimes be seen just as a cheap substitute for Ruby, but it's a really beautiful stone in it's own right. The name comes from a middle English work for ...

December's Birthstone - Turquoise

  Turquoise is the birthstone for December. It is the oldest precious stone having first been set into jewellery 7,000 years ago. The Aztecs and Incas believed it could bring good fortune, and it i...

November's Birthstones - Topaz and Citrine

  November babies have a choice of 2 birthstones, Topaz or Citrine.  The name topaz comes from the Greek name for St John's Island in the Red Sea where an orange stone was mined. In the middle ages...

Anatomy of a Ring

Looking for your wedding bands, or considering a commission? Here is some basic terminology to help you describe what you are looking for.

October's Birthstones - Opal and Tourmaline

  October babies are particularly lucky when it comes to birthstones. Not only do they have two to choose from, tourmaline or opal, but tourmaline comes in a wonderful range of colours Opals are a ...

Jewellery care - tips for your sparkly things

This week I have a couple of simple tips for taking care of jewellery.  Dealing with oxidation: Some metals such as silver and copper change colour slowly when exposed to air. They darken and can e...

September's Birthstone - Sapphire

  September’s birthstone is the Sapphire. Sapphires are of course one of the world's most precious stones, the most expensive examples being beautiful blue stones from Kashmir.  Sapphires come in a...

August's Birthstone - Peridot

  Peridot, the birthstone for August is one of very few gems only to appear in one colour, green. The intensity can vary and the most valuable stones are a dark olive green. It used to be mistaken ...