Nikki Stark Jewellery Blog
Sterling Silver - a brief introduction
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 being...
Sterling Silver - a brief introduction
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 being...
Gemstones for beginners - Facets
Following on from my introduction to gemstones, here is a little information on cutting. On a basic level stones are generally either cut with facets, or into cabochons, which have...
Gemstones for beginners - Facets
Following on from my introduction to gemstones, here is a little information on cutting. On a basic level stones are generally either cut with facets, or into cabochons, which have...
Jewellery care: tips for caring for your sparkl...
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 caring for your sparkl...
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....
Gemstones for beginners
There are a huge variety of natural gemstones regularly used in jewellery. Most are minerals of some kind, the definition of a mineral being that it is solid and stable...
Gemstones for beginners
There are a huge variety of natural gemstones regularly used in jewellery. Most are minerals of some kind, the definition of a mineral being that it is solid and stable...
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....
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....
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...
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...