Nikki Stark Jewellery

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You better watch out

This week it really feels as if Christmas is almost here, which is probably a little over the top there are a few weeks still to go. I've almost finished packing up my stock for Etsy House  and I'...

Uncut gemstones - glamour with an edge

Recently I found some amazing uncut spinels online. I love uncut gemstones, they can have wonderful depth of colour and a touch of sparkle, mixed with the rough edges. As they are natural forms the...

Stella and Orbit

I have made a few additions to my Stella and Orbit collection over the last few days, and there are still some more to come. This collection has a very simple elegant feel, the Stella items stand ...

Etsy House

I have a very exciting announcement this week, some of my products have been selected for the first ever UK based Etsy pop up shop! The pop up will take place between 5th -7th December at 5 Great ...

18ct gold bands

I've recently added these gorgeous hammered bands to my website and Etsy shop in 18ct gold, along with my skinny hammered bands. The image below shows, from left to right, 9ct yellow gold, sterling...

New Sailing Boats

With Christmas coming up I decided it was time to start building up my sterling silver flotilla. These little sailing boat necklaces are the perfect gift for anyone who loves the sea or sailing. Ea...

Unique wedding rings

Judy and Ricky have tied the knot so I can finally share these lovely wedding rings with you all! Judy contacted me back in May to discuss the possibility of making some unique wedding bands for h...

A birthday commission - unique cast silver rings

These two unique silver rings were created by lost wax carving. This is a really old technique where a mould is carved from hard wax and then cast into metal. It is a great technique for creating ...

A special order necklace

I recently had a request from a customer who had bought several of my rocking wishbone rings for a heart shaped necklace for her mother's birthday.   She loved the hammered texture of the wishb...

White gold

Gold, as we all know, is yellow. Definitely very yellow, bright and rich and warm. White gold therefore is in a way an interesting concept. The alloys are created to hide the colour of the gold, an...

A September wish list

At this time of year I always feel a sudden rush of energy, and the desire to move, start something new, or more likely, just buy some new stationery. Despite the fact that I left school quite som...

Gemstones for beginners - Facets

Following on from my introduction to gemstones a few weeks ago, here is a little history of the cutting process. On a basic level stones are generally either cut with facets, or into cabochons, wh...

Introducing Ria

My Ria rings are an older design, but I've had a couple of orders for these recently, and had forgotten how cute they can be.   As with a lot of my designs the inspiration for these cute little...

Aventurine Quartz

Whenever I visit a gemstone shop I love searching through the trays and drawers for unusual shapes and colours. Recently I found a small box of teeny irregularly cut aventurine quartz hiding in a ...

Holiday finds

I very rarely buy jewellery for myself made by other people but just occasionally I find something I can't resist. In Madeira on holiday I came across a teeny little jewellery shop in an alleyway ...

The ocean waves - a bespoke man's ring

This ring was a commission from a friend of my mother's for her son's 30th birthday. She wanted a chunky silver ring, something simple but not too close to a wedding band. I hand carved this rin...

Rocking wishbones

These very simple rings developed from an experiment. I was making a cage of silver to surround a glass bead, and picked up one of the quarters of the cage and slipped it on like a ring. A few fur...

Summer Colour Crush - Coral

Coral has been everywhere for what seems like months, but at the moment it's still by far my favourite colour. Whether it's a subtle hint like on the edges of these tulips, or a deep reddish tone i...

A bespoke wedding ring

It's a year since I created a bespoke wedding ring for a friend of mine. This bride was looking for something pretty with a rustic edge, she showed me a few images and we then agreed on 4 designs ...

Wanderlust - Island hopping

Although I'm lucky enough to live in a beautiful area of the country, this time of year always fills my mind with places I would love to be. I seem for some reason to be very drawn to small islands...