I Have Been Shortlisted For The Bridebook.co.uk Wedding Awards 2017
Over the last month or two, I have been eagerly asking for votes on my Bridebook Profile page. Bridebook.co.uk is a website providing happy engaged couples an easy to use free wedding planning service with one of the largest wedding supplier directories and a budget...
Make Your Own Ring
Hand make your own ring workshop Bristol I was recently asked if I could teach someone, to help them make their own ring and give as a gift for Christmas. It wasn't something I had ever given much thought to but immediately thought this would be great fun, and I would...
Carl and Sarah fell in Love
Carl and Sarah fell in love. And wanted the perfect engagement ring. If you're looking for a unique ring, this video shows you the easy process of designing and making your ring for you. Play the video below. If you need any inspiration take a look at my previous...
Remodelling 22ct Gold Into Two Complementing Handmade Wedding Rings
The task for this commission of handmade wedding rings was to create two designs using the 22ct yellow gold in each ring and 9ct white gold in the ladies ring given to them by their families. Both rings had to make use of the 22ct gold in a minimalist way with the...
Bespoke Handmade Diamond Stacking Rings
My task was to create a ring or group of rings using gold and silver engagement and weddings rings and their diamonds. After our initial discussion, we went along the route of creating a suite of wavy rings which could be stacked together using claw settings to...
Creating A Silver Ring, Carving A Wax By Hand
My commission to handmake a corset inspired ring lended itself perfectly to a wax carving which could then be cast in Silver. The piece started as a block of wax with a hole through it which I opened out to the required finger size using a wax ring sizer. This has a...
Handmade Rabbit Pendant
Recently I was asked to make a rabbit pendant of a much loved pet which had sadly passed away.I was given this photo so I got to work to design a few alternative ideas. My design ideas for the pendant included a more realistic interpretation of the photograph...
Happy New Year, thank you for all your support
I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to to have a fantastic year. I have had the privilege of making some of my favourite pieces to date. Happy New Year everyone, here's to 2015
Making a 14ct white gold, diamond and topaz engagement ring
Have you struggled to find an engagement ring you are 100% happy with? A customer of mine had a white gold and diamond engagement ring, it was a nice design but just not what she had always wanted. Then, when out shopping she found just the stone to go in her...
The 4 C’s, Which Diamond Should I Choose For My Handmade Jewellery?
The 4 C's: colour, clarity, cut and carat weight all contribute to the value of your diamond. The Most enjoyable part of creating a bespoke diamond engagement ring or a diamond pendant for a special birthday would be discussing design ideas and finding out what...