A client asked me to turn this gorgeous piece of sea glass into a pendant for his partner.
Sea glass is always so beautiful, and how lovely to be able to wear a piece you found yourselves!
Tag Archives: silver jewellery
Haematite and Sterling Silver Ring
Emma, a gorgeous client of mine, chose this stunning piece of haematite from my gemstone collection to be created into a ring for herself.
The stone is 40mm long, and the colour is so versatile – easy to wear with everything.
Thanks, Emma – you were a delight to work with!
Art Nouveau Inspired Silver Earrings
Even though my usual design style is ‘striving for elegant simplicity’, I actually love the Art Noveau period – so in that vein, I designed these earrings for myself.
I’ve been wearing them nearly every day since I finished them. I’ve had quite a few comments and requests, so I may even make some more for my shop!
be my valentine – valentine’s day legend
Valentine was a third century Roman priest who got caught marrying Christian couples. Assisting Christians was a crime at the time, so they arrested and imprisoned him. The Emperor Claudius took a liking to his prisoner, until Valentine tried to convert him to Christianity. Claudius subsequently condemned the priest to death. A beating with clubs and stones failed to kill him, so they beheaded him. He was later martyred for his troubles. Poor old St Valentine!
It wasn’t until the fourteenth century that Valentine’s Day as we know it was born. The famous poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the poem ‘The Parliament of Foules’. This included the popular notion that birds paired off to mate on 14 February each year. Also referred to in this poem were some Valentine’s Day traditions such as sending anonymous love letters. Exchanging token gifts with your lover was also mentioned – my vote is for jewellery of course!
As well as love, young people and happy marriages, Valentine is also known as the patron saint of beekeeping and epilepsy.
I like to think that Valentine’s Day is now a celebration of not just romantic love, but love of any kind – including loving yourself. Love makes the world go round, so Happy Valentine’s Day!
Shattuckite and Sterling Silver Ring
My lovely client Emma was kindly given some Silver Forge dollars to spend for her birthday.
She chose this one-of-a-kind piece of shattuckite from my gemstone collection to be made into a bespoke ring.
I loved working with Emma, she is so fun and has a good eye for the unusual!
Emoji Bear Pendant
My son asked me to make him a pendant to give his girlfriend for a special occasion. He wanted the emoji bear symbol:
I think it turned out ok!
I love those cutie pies!
Botryoidal Carnelian Ring
I love all the cabochons I source, and it is a bit of an obsession with me! I’d love to keep them all, but that’s just silly – so one of the many joys of being a silversmith is sharing these gorgeous finds with nice people.
Once in a while, though, I come across a cabochon that I just can’t part with. This botroidal carnelian is one of those.
It’s a great ring to wear with earth tones, which I’ve been more drawn to lately.
If you’d like a custom made gemstone ring of your own, check out my gemstone collection, and let me know which one you’d like to wear!
Malachite and Sterling Silver Ring
My lovely mum came to visit me last year, and as we were looking through all the gemstones I have. I asked her to choose one she liked, and this was it!
I made it into a ring for her, and took it down when I went for a visit.
I love my mum!
Malachite Earrings
My gorgeous client Charmaine has a huge malachite ring I made for her, and she wanted some earrings to match. These malachite gemstones are in my gemstone collection, so I created this pair of earrings to give her.
This was the first time I attempted this particular style of bezel setting, and I’m pretty pleased with the way they turned out!
Dendritic Opal and Sterling Silver Ring
Charmaine, a gorgeous friend of mine, commissioned me to create this piece of dendritic opal from my gemstone collection into a fabulous new statement ring for her.
A person can never have too many Silver Forge rings!
It’s always a pleasure to make something special for someone nice. I feel very lucky to do what I do!