Nikki Stark Jewellery Blog

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.

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

July's Birthstone - Ruby

  July's birthstone, Ruby is one of the traditional precious gemstones alongside sapphire and emerald. Rubies are technically the same as sapphires, all other colours of this specific mineral are...

July's Birthstone - Ruby

  July's birthstone, Ruby is one of the traditional precious gemstones alongside sapphire and emerald. Rubies are technically the same as sapphires, all other colours of this specific mineral are...