The best make it yourself kits, courses and workshops for creative souls
Do you know someone who just loves to make? It doesn’t matter what it is, they can’t wait to get stuck in to learning a new skill. Then...
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Oct 21, 20193 min read
New Lumiere jewellery collection launch
I’m so excited to finally be able to share my new Lumiere jewellery collection with you. It feels like this one has been a long time in...
Oct 9, 20193 min read
Meet the stockist: An interview with Flux Gallery, Bristol
Flux Gallery is a wonderful little oasis of calm in the centre of Bristol, owned by silversmith Sarah McCallum and managed by Sarah and...
Sep 13, 20193 min read
7 of Bristol's best independent shops, cafes & restaurants
If you know Bristol at all, you’ll know that it’s a city with a strong creative and fiercely independent spirit. I go as far as to say...
Jul 10, 20193 min read
Beauty in simplicity
When I started making jewellery I was partly driven to do so by the desire to make the sort of jewellery that I would want to wear. I...
Jun 27, 20193 min read
Creativity without a purpose
I’m showing you this picture above, not because I think it’s something ‘good’ or ‘valuable’, but precisely because it isn’t. This was...
Jun 13, 20192 min read
Perfect summer dresses & jewellery styling inspo
Summer is upon us and I'm ignoring the rain and hoping it will turn out to be as beautiful as it was last year (initial signs are NOT...
Jun 4, 20194 min read
What equipment do I need to wax carve jewellery at home?
Wax carving jewellery at home A question I'm often asked after people have attended one of my Make a Ring classes is “How can I do more...
May 20, 20193 min read
Meet the stockist: VK Gallery, St Ives
VK Gallery is a fine art and contemporary craft gallery based in the riverside town of St Ives in beautiful Cambridgeshire. Opened in...
May 14, 20192 min read
A visit to the V&A's jewellery gallery
A little trip up to London last weekend gave me the perfect excuse to drop in on the the V&A’s newly reopened jewellery exhibit. The...
Feb 19, 20193 min read
Inhorgenta 2019
Over the past few weeks I feel like I’ve fallen into a big black hole from which I’m only just emerging. I’ve been flat out preparing...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Bristol jewellery making workshops & parties
It was a hardy bunch who turned up to last week’s Make a Ring workshop at Kiln in Bristol. With snow forecast to start during the course...
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