I created these Czech glass and sterling silver clip-on earrings at the request of Trish, a customer of mine.
The clips are premade, as it’s just not practical to try to make them myself.
She was very pleased with how comfortable they were, and I’m creating her another pair as we speak!
The lovely Mel was a lucky one at Christmas time – her husband gave her a drusy agate and sterling silver ring.
He originally bought a ring from my shop, but when it arrived, he realised that he had misjudged the size.
I was happy to help by getting him to return it, and creating a custom made one instead! Louis chose the ring from my gemstone collection.
Mel creates gorgeous things for little people (and some for big!) in her shop Creative Wishes.
So cute!
I created this forget-me-not charm bracelet for a customer to give to her boss for Christmas.
The sterling silver chain is pre-made, but the clasps and the charms are handcrafted.
Thanks, Cherie, I hope it was appreciated!
Any fans of Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM or Forro in the Dark may be familiar with Atoms for Peace, an alternative rock band with some very famous names in it!
These cufflinks were specially designed to incorporate features of the AMOK album cover, and created for a lovely customer to give to her husband, a diehard Radiohead fan.
Just between you and me, these were the first cufflinks I’ve ever made – they were great fun! The cufflink backs are prefabricated sterling silver, but the rest is all my own sawing work.
I wonder what Thom Yorke, Flea, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco would think of them? 🙂
After a visit to see my gemstone collection in person, Robbie chose this piece of petoskey stone and piece of drusy agate to be made into a cuff and ring set for his partner.
I love the way the stones are completely different materials, yet still complement each other beautifully!
I finished the ring with a high polish and the cuff with a brushed finish to add some interest and set the off beautifully. Thanks, Robbie!
I created this ring for Scott to give to his wife for their wedding anniversary. He wanted to show her how much a part of his family she was by sharing his family crest with her in some way.
He provided me with some great information and some pictures of his traditional family crest. After quite a bit of design discussion, as this ring was to be feminine, we settled on using a portion of the drawing to create the feeling of the crest – I really loved this swirly winglike piece!
Using a garnet to symbolise the red that appeared throughout the family crest (and which, of course, also symbolises love), I was very very happy with the end result. Thanks so much, Scott, it was a pleasure to work with you!
Margaret, a lovely woman I met at my stall at the BrisStyle indie Markets, chose this stone from my gemstone collection, and commissioned me to create a pendant for her daughter’s birthday.
I spent quite a while deciding whether to have the stone pointing up or down – I went with down as you can see! The granulation just adds a little something, I think.
Thank you so much, Margaret, and I hope that your daughter loves her new pendant!
A lucky girl is going to be the recipient of this matched set of sterling silver spiral ring and earrings for Christmas this year!
Peter emailed me a description, a couple of photos and a quick sketch of the style he was after, and I took it from there.
I think the silver end cap spheres set off the hammered texture nicely!
These were fun to make, and I hope they will be well received. Thanks, Peter!
When this hueso handcarved bone cabochon arrived at our house, I nearly kept it for myself, but my son instantly said how cool it was, and asked if he could get me to custom make a pendant for his friend, Charlotte.
The moon face is so serene!
I learned a little bit about bone and bone carving while I made it. I am always so pleased to know there are such talented people in our world!
When your brother-in-law’s birthday comes around, what else do you give him but a custom made ring?
This ring is sterling silver, and I oxidised it with liver of sulphur to give it a fabulous matte black finish.
Perfect for a rockstar cool guy. While you’re marvelling, check out Silence The Sun* – a totally rad** band!
*Husbands may or may not also be part of said band
**Radness may not be just in the eye of close family members