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Diamonds are a.....

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 valua...

Blossom pink - a spring wish list

At this time of year the streets of London fill with blossoming trees, it's one of my favourite sights of the year. Magnolia trees are my favourite, the huge flowers are just so beautiful in shades...

Silver Service

This weeks blog has a couple of facts about silver. Most of the silver jewellery sold in the UK is sterling silver. This is 92.5% pure silver, with the rest generally being made up of copper. The...

Aquamarine - For March Babies

Continuing with my birthstone series, if you are born in March then your stone of choice should be an aquamarine. The name comes from the latin aqua marina, water of the sea. The most valuable col...

Instagram Giveaway

I'm giving away a rose gold Sally ring on Instagram! Click the image below to head over to Instagram to enter. Boring T&Cs below:    The promoter is: Nikki Stark Jewellery. Employees of ...

Spring is springing

Although today is a little gloomy last week was really beautiful in parts. It feels as if spring is on the way and it has really made me want to bring a little more colour into my life. My favourit...

Gemstones for beginners - Cabochons

A few months ago I wrote a post on faceted gemstones, and this month I am following up with a couple of facts about cabochons. The name comes from a middle French word for head, and refers to a st...

Square bands

A few weeks ago I was asked if I could make a square band as a special order item, and I liked the finished item so much I immediately decided to add this to my range. The square shape at 1mm feel...

Mother's day gifts

With Mother's day fast approaching I thought I would share a couple of suggestions for gifts. I have several unique stone set necklaces ready to ship, these are a perfect gift for someone who will ...

Amethyst - for February babies

I thought I would continue with birthstones after the interest in last months post about garnet. If your birthday is in February then your birthstone is amethyst. Amethyst is a variety of quartz, ...

Anastasia - lost wax casting

This week I thought I would share a little information on the lost wax technique which I use to create my Anastasia necklaces.  This is a really old method of creating sculptures or jewellery. T...

Styled by Charlie

This week I've received some images of my jewellery from the very lovely Charlie and thought I would share some of them with you here. Charlie has the most gorgeous blog over at www.styledbycharli...

Gorgeous Garnet

Garnet is the birthstone for January, so it's the perfect time to focus on this beautiful stone. Garnet can sometimes be seen just as a cheap substitute for Ruby, but it's a really beautiful stone...

The Gold Standard

I've had several questions recently about gold and it's different carats and colours, so thought I would repost some of the information from my first ever blog post, with a few updates. Gold is, i...

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I've had quite a quiet time over the last couple of weeks which has been really nice. Last year was a really exciting one for my little busine...

A Sailing Boat Commission

I was recently contacted by a customer who had seen my sailing boat necklaces, and wanted to buy one for a friend who is a keen sailor. She sent me an image of her friend sailing in a competition,...

A bit of Christmas cooking

I have tried a couple of new recipes recently which could be a great addition to any Christmas party. These spiced plum bellini's at first glance look like quite a lot of effort, you make up a syr...

Last Minute Christmas Gifts - in stock items

With Christmas getting ever closer here is a quick round up of some pieces I have ready and waiting to ship which would make perfect presents! I have one of these gorgeous Stella necklaces in each...

Gemstone necklaces

I've added a few gemstone necklaces to the website today. These are ready to buy from stock and are perfect gifts for Christmas. These lovely tourmalines have both been cut into very unusual sha...

Christmas gift ideas

Jewellery is of course a great Christmas present option (I would say that). Here are a couple of tips to help if you're thinking of ordering something for a friend or loved one. The difficulty wit...