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My Fairtrade Gold Jewellery Edit

February 23, 2022

My Fairtrade Gold Jewellery Edit

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Three Special Rings

February 10, 2022

Three Special Rings

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A Hare, Moon & Stars Christmas Collection

December 2, 2021

A Hare, Moon & Stars Christmas Collection

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Somerset Open Studios 2021

September 4, 2021

Somerset Open Studios 2021

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Introducing WILD…

Introducing WILD…

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Aquamarine for March & Mother’s Day

Aquamarine for March & Mother’s Day

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Make it Fairtrade this Valentine’s Day

February 6, 2021

Make it Fairtrade this Valentine’s Day

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Glorious Green Amethyst – A February Birthstone

January 19, 2021

Glorious Green Amethyst – A February Birthstone

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A Christmas Gift Guide

December 4, 2020

A Christmas Gift Guide

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September – The Month of the Sapphire

September 26, 2020

September – The Month of the Sapphire

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The continued silence by jewelry industry bodies on Russian #diamonds has been jarring.
Their silence threatens the very integrity of any future ‘responsible sourcing’ or ‘conflict free’ diamond claims.
This is an untenable position. They know this, and yet here we are. https://twitter.com/cvillegas16/status/1502051955061010440

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Bravo to LBMA for its moves on #gold.”These six refiners will no longer be accepted as Good Delivery by the London Bullion market until further notice”.

Of course, this prompts obvious questions about Russian #diamonds… The silence is deafening.

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🌟Two weeks today… Come find us in the @thegre

🌟Two weeks today… Come find us in the @thegreencraftsvillage
@glastofest to make awesome recycled silver rings, bangles and pendants!

🌟 You can’t miss us, we’re The Lost Treasure Silver Workshop, all pink, black and piratey thanks to wonderful tent maker and good friend Barnz of @piratesofthecarabina

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🌟 Shout out to this years Lost Treasure crew, the lovely @beccyprosser @handyowl68 & Mr @altonandwolf, can’t wait to work hard play hard and meet all you lovely Glastonbury Festival peeps soon! 💋 Xxx

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A wedding anniversary ring re-work workshop! 💫

A wedding anniversary ring re-work workshop! 💫 …

With super lovely couple Jan & Marcus who after 25 years of marriage to one another decided to come and spend the day with me re-working their original weddings rings into two new amazing recycled silver and gold designs! 💫

Entwined together forever, making just the perfect love nest here don’t you think? 💕

It’s been a while since I posted 🌸🐝 but th

It’s been a while since I posted 🌸🐝 but that’s not to say I’ve not been busy behind the IG feed…

💍 I’ve had my head down designing and making new designs which I will be revealing soon…

💛 I very recently achieved my Fair Luxury Provence Pledge of becoming a Fairtrade Gold Licensee… @fairluxuk @fairtradeuk

🎪 And I’ll be teaching in the GreenCrafts Village at Glastonbury Festival again next month!!
@glastofest @thegreencraftsvillage

But I’ve also been buying my first proper home for me and my boy on the edge of a cider orchard here in Somerset, so here’s to new beginnings, exciting times ahead, more twinkling ethical designer jewels and more enticing content coming soon 🏡 🌳 🍎 Xx
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It’s Monday and ‘I’m working on it!’ 🙏

It’s Monday and ‘I’m working on it!’
🙏 Working ‘On’ my business and the ‘Ethics’ that reflect my core values and reasons why I’ve remained a jewellery designer maker.

Four words sum it up nicely: #FairLuxury #ProvenancePledge
@fairluxuk

But first a little back story… 📖

Before 2015 having learned about the darker side of the jewellery industry and it’s supply chains, I was questioning whether to remain a precious metal Jewellery designer as I didn’t want to be apart of the problem. I made a pact to myself that I wanted to be part of the solution, making jewellery that had a positive impact on people and planet.

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Since 2015 I have been a #FairtradeGold #RegisteredJeweller @fairtradeuk knowing this fully traceable gold source along with @fairminedofficial gold is truly (in my opinion) the only ethical gold there is.

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Last year in January 2021 Fair Luxury, an amazing group of jewellery industry changemakers created the Provenance Pledge to help jewellers become more ethical in their practices and be held accountable. With their shared vision for a responsible and sustainable future for people and planet, these guys are seriously cool!

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Already being a Fairtrade Registered Jeweller, I made the Pledge to become a #FairtradeGoldLicensee which means rather than the traceable gold supply chain ending with my suppliers @cooksongold and @vipadesigns, the traceable gold supply chain will actually end with me, which in turn will offer you complete assurance of where your precious gold jewellery piece has originated.

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I’m excited to announce that I’m nearly there and have kindly been allowed to roll last year’s pledge over into 2022 to complete it hopefully by the end of this month as Pledge #10…

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I invite you to be inquisitive and ask any questions you may have on the above and I will try my best to answer them.

You can also find out more here: https://www.fairluxury.co.uk/featured/pledge/

These fabulous silver bangles were made recently b

These fabulous silver bangles were made recently by a mother and daughter duo on my Silver Saturday Bangle Making Workshop!✨

🌷Green fingered mum Belinda produced a glorious garden design 🌿… whilst daughter Daisy feeling the celestial vibes created the heavens above! 💫☀️🌜

Come and make a fantastic personalised silver bangle full of love and meaning, the perfect gift for Mother’s Day… or better still, come and enjoy a bangle making day together like Daisy and Belinda!

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Next date with available spaces is Sat 19th March. Book yours via the link in the bio or Eventbrite link below 👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saturday-silver-bangle-workshop-tickets-242040217807?mc_cid=89ab5ffc36&mc_eid=UNIQID

Happy International Women’s Day to all you stron

Happy International Women’s Day to all you strong, inspiring wonderful women out there! 👊🏼
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It’s also rather nice to be labelled a ‘Leading Lady’ too in this month’s @somersetlifemagazine alongside fellow Somerset Guild jeweller @ericasharpefinejewellery and my good friend Kate who owns the @tradingpostfarmshop.

It’s a fine uplifting feature celebrating many entrepreneurial Somerset women in business across the county… feeling proud to be one of them! 🤩

📷 by another awesome Somerset leading lady @oxiphotography 🙏♥️

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