part-timer
handmade jewellery
Commissions

Trident pendant
My first ever commission!
Sterling silver trident suspended on a leather cord.
Commissioned by Richard for Sam

Round textured set
Textured sterling silver pendant and earring set
Made for Sarah D

Birthstone necklace
Three siblings represented in sterling silver.
Each child's birthstone is bezel set at the base of the drop with the length reflecting their relative ages.
Commissioned by Jim for Audrey

Pāua shell pendant
Christmas gift for my son's class teacher. Pāua shell set into sterling silver.
Commissioned by the J5 class for Miss Rae

Garnet set
Beautiful deep red garnets in matching pendant and earring set.
Made for Fiona

Pāua shell thumb ring
Bezel set Pāua shell cabochons, wrapped in a sterling silver band
Made for Vicky

2mm band ring
My best friend has tiny fingers - this was made to fit her.
2mm round sterling silver stacker ring.
Made for Kirstin

Thistle torque bangle
Bittersweet story attached to this one.
I was asked by a friend to make a bangle for her husband's 50th birthday. She was dealing with metastatic cervical cancer and her condition worsened drastically during the time I was making this.
It was to be the last gift he received from her.
Commissioned by Donna for Cha

Anniversary cufflinks
Initial and lace imprint cufflinks to celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary.
Commissioned by Tara for Jordan

Fire opal earrings
Stunningly bright fire opals bezel set in sterling silver.
Made for Brenda

Clementopia cufflinks and tie-pin
In the crazy academic year of 2020 my son's class teacher created a fabulous imaginary country for their remote learning to focus on. Clementopia had a flag of pink, purple and green and at the end of term I was asked to make cufflinks and tie-pin as a gift from the parents.
Commissioned by the J4 class of 2020 for Mr Clements

Spinner ring
Similar in design to a ring I made for myself. Textured sterling silver band with three spinners.
Made for Anne

Amethyst repair
The original peridot had cracked and fallen out of this lovely gold ring. I was asked to replace with this beautiful, vibrant amethyst.
Repaired for Stephanie

Peridot stud earrings
Didn't have time to take proper photos of these - excuse the nails!
Peridot cabochons bezel set in sterling silver.
Commissioned by Angela for Leanne

Gold opal ring
18th birthday gift made using recycled family gold.
Commissioned by Kirstin for Emma

Green bypass ring
Brilliant green CZ, bezel set on a sterling silver bypass style band.
Made for Sarah S

Friendship pendant
This was a great pendant to design and make. I was asked to create this to celebrate a brilliant friendship, representing similarities and differences.
The texture was created using the initials of the two friends with green being the favourite colour of the recipient.
Commissioned by Cat

Oscar's pendant
My son spotted some stones that he liked and asked if I could make them into a pendant for him.
Bezel set malachite and chrysocolla malachite suspended from a rubber cord.
Made for Oscar

Squiggle earrings
Another end of year teacher gift - this time pink CZs for my son's J5 teacher.
Commissioned by the J5 class of 2021 for Miss Rae

Malachite split shank ring
Freeform malachite cabochon, bezel set in sterling silver with a split shank band.
Made for Debbie

Amethyst bezel set ring
Made this for my friend (also Kirstin) so she could carry a memory of her dad around at all times, amethyst was his birthstone.
Made for Kirstin

Bespoke Bespoke
This Sterling silver patinated brooch was modelled on a Zwartble sheep named Bespoke, so she's Bespoke Bespoke.
Commissioned by David for Lynda

Amethyst pendant
Another memory piece - made for my friend's mum so she could always carry her husband with her.
Made for Brenda

Amethyst earrings
Another item made for Brenda, to match her pendant.
Made for Brenda

Spectacular wedding ring
Sentimental family gold plus two new diamonds made into a new wedding ring. One half hammered texture, one half super-smooth.
Made for Jackie

Opal in matrix silver and gold ring
Vicky fell in love with this stone whilst visiting my table at a Christmas Fayre. Opal still in it's surrounding matrix set in sterling silver on a band which was remodelled from Vicky's own gold.
Made for Vicky

9ct gold shaped rings
Shaped bands (one textured, one smooth) made to fit neatly round the signet ring which belonged to the client's late mother
Made for Pat
I'm very fortunate, and honoured, to be asked to make bespoke pieces.
Below is a selection of commissions I've made over the years.
Some of these were made before I started taking light-box photos of my work or were made to a tight deadline and I simply didn't have time to capture "proper" photos - so please excuse the dodgy fingers in some of the shots.