Blue Sky Photo Club – Block 2
You may have read my previous post about me doing a photography class. Well I enjoyed it so much and wanted to keep up the skills that I learned, so did the next course. It's split into 8 weeks and we had to do projects each week. Week 1 - Fifteen minutes, fifteen...
18ct Eco Gold Ruby Ring
I really enjoy taking on unusual commissions and am interested in doing what I can to help the environment. More people nowadays want to know where materials and stones come from, in particular if they have been sourced in an ethical way. However, it is extremely...
Silver Aquamarine Engagement Ring
We all know that weddings are extremely expensive and in this unpredictable economic climate everyone is looking to save money. As soon as you say the word wedding some businesses put up their prices. However if you are looking for value for money and good quality it...
Dendritic Quartz Brooch Pendant Commission
I really enjoy making bespoke commissions for clients and know that the process can take some time. Sometimes you meet people interested in your work when you do exhibitions, but for some reason they don't purchase something then and there. They take your card and...
9ct White Gold Diamond Engagement And Wedding Band
A client contacted me recently who was interested in getting a simple wedding and engagement ring set and didn't want to spend too much money as we all know weddings can be very expensive. She didn't wear much jewellery and wanted it to be timeless, easy to wear and...
Blue Sky Photo Club – Block 1
When I studied jewellery at Cardonald College I realised that I enjoyed Black and White photography. The course was split into different modules and I enjoyed experimenting and developing my negatives in the dark room. It was like magic seeing the image appearing on...
Birds Eye View And We Reign Invisible
I recently went to an interesting and unusual walk around Art exhibition & community event which documents the Past, Present and Future of Dundee's Hilltown. The exhibition shows artworks by Peter Mansfield in conjunction with Environment Arts Team (Dundee City...
Mens Pendant Commission
The majority of my clients are women but I also make jewellery for men and occasionally a client contacts me to make something bespoke which isn't like my own work. For me this is great as I love a challenge and like to take a break from making my own ranges of...
Wedding Commissions
Over the past few months I've been working on bespoke commissions for clients weddings. A client wanted a wedding band to fit with her princes cut diamond and platinum engagement ring. She had been to a few high street jewellers but they didn't have anything to fit as...
Wedding And Engagement Ring Commission
After exhibiting at the wedding show in Dundee earlier on in the year I met with a couple who wanted me to make their wedding and engagement rings. The female client already had an engagement ring which was purchased a while ago but was not to her taste any more. As...