These are the earrings that we made in our workshop to match the beautiful pendant that was featured in an earlier post, and I have even managed to capture the amazing six rayed star that is displayed in both the earrings and pendant that makes these sapphires so unusual and special! If you were thinking you liked the look of them, the set has been snapped up so they are not available anymore, but please get in touch if you would like something equally unique and special and we will see what we can do to help!

The winner of our Valentine’s Day competition is… Elizabeth Hutchinson! Congratulations to Elizabeth for winning with her entry that showed thought and imagination, and than you to all of you who liked and shared to enter! 🙂

I know we’re still in January (and it seems to be going on forever!) but I thought it would be a good time to set a little competition to win a lovely heart pendant and chain for your beloved, or a special friend that deserves a boost! Like, share and tag the person you think should win, and comment why you think they deserve the treat? The winner will be announced on February 7th, Good luck!! 🙂

A lucky lady found this delicious piece of butterscotch amber on a local beach and brought it in to be turned into a pendant for her. She had a much smaller piece made into a ring some time ago, and decided to have a matching pendant even though the colours of amber did not match. This lovely butterscotch amber is the more commonly found colour on our Suffolk beaches, with the gorgeous creamy colour being due to microscopic air bubbles trapped in the fossilized resin. Every piece of amber is unique, (even more so if you manage to find it yourself!!) with this colour you can often see what look like storms trapped in permanent stillness, prehistoric air swirling forever.

I loved making this bracelet! Any of you who know me will know that I have a love of all animals, and my beloved Trumpton was a constant companion and regularly to be seen (and admired!) in the shop over the years before he sadly passed a couple of years ago at a ripe old age. This bracelet was made for a family to give to their relative that wanted to commemorate the dogs she had lost over the years, so we made little discs with a paw print, the dog’s personal birthstone and their name engraved on the reverse. The family also wanted a personal message to be engraved on the reverse of a heart for her, and for it to be tough and hardy to wear every day. The result is pawfect!

Now that the festive season is behind us, I am able to post some of the bespoke pieces that have been made in our workshop recently, and that I have been keeping secret just in case I spoilt a surprise! This lovely ring was made for a young man who wanted to pop the question to his prospective bride. He had a few ideas as to design, he knew that it had to be a lower flush setting that would allow her to wear it at work without it catching or getting in the way, and he knew she would like white gold and something possibly interwoven. I came up with some drawings and he chose the design, and this was the result! And she said yes, of course!

Jackey, Carol and Annie (and Womble obviously!!) would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming you all in 2020!! 

Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you enjoy a peaceful, restful, healthy and happy time with family and friends and those you love. And if you can’t be with them for whatever reason, I hope they are close in your thoughts and hearts. Jackey x

We are open today (Christmas Eve) until 4pm, we will then be closing for our annual holidays until January 2nd when we will open at 9am as usual. I would like to thank all you lovely customers for your support this year, it’s much appreciated! Jackey x