Crystal magic

7 November 2020

Some more new things that I have been working on for Only Through Shadows recently.

More about this over on my jewellery journal here : )

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Only Through Shadows : New things

25 October 2020

Just before I move out of my house (I will temporarily be without my jewellery studio) I thought I’d try and add a few new things to my stock.

I sourced this amazing little faceted grey diamond a while ago, and I wanted to do something simple with it…so I have put it by itself, which actually makes it shine even more I think. The chain is 9ct gold so although it appears delicate, it is relatively strong.

I have also created a new category to my shop ‘Minimalist’ perfect for people who like understated jewellery. I will be making some more for this category as soon as I have set my new studio (which is very exciting by-the-way as I have had to buy a complete set of new equipment and bench which is all just sitting in a box at the moment).

These silver stacking rings are perfect to wear everyday as they are comfortable and wont catch on anything. They are 1.5mm think so still fairly slim and can be worn with other rings together.

Also new are these pink opal drop earrings. The colour is so unusual, and each stone has different layers and facets within which is typical for natural opals.

long silver earrings pearls and moonstones

…and also these seed pearl and moonstone long earrings are now available in silver too.

Thanks for reading!

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Eight & a cake

21 October 2020 Greystones, New Rd, Brighstone, Newport PO30 4BP, UK

We have had a whole week of birthday here, I can't believe she is eight already where did that last year go?!

I am not really an autumn person, and it takes me a few months to get used to the dark and the cold. Also, not much to do here on the Island except go to the pub, which due to covid is not so appealing as it usually is. We did however go on a few nice walks and inhaled a bit of good old nature.

(my cake efforts this year - vanilla cake with cream cheese icing, edible dried petals and fresh thyme, as I always get asked, which is super flattering of course!).

(I poured out about half a litre of water from each of Leify's boots).

This year seems to be all about baby pumpkins! Which is fine by me because it pains me to throw away big rotten pumpkin lanterns each halloween. These can even go in the fridge and last longer too!

She is a complete gem, and still has not grown out of her toilet humour.

I have been so busy making jewellery these last few months, so apologies I haven't been here much lately. Thank you for reading my blog, and to those who have written to me to ask whats up, that is so nice!

All is well here as can be when in the midst of moving house during a pandemic. It is taking SO long and I have been going a bit crazy. Fingers crossed all will come good, but I am not sure where we will be staying during xmas.

And, another thank you to all of those who have bought from Only Through Shadows! It is amazing and such a good start for my new business. It's a little ray of optimism and I feel truly happy at my jewellery bench, so cheers to that!

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Only Through Shadows - New for Autumn 2020

10 September 2020

So I'm currently working on three businesses simultaneously, whilst selling and buying houses. Feeling slightly overwhelmed by it all, so I have found refuge at the jewellery bench!

I have recently sourced some beautiful stones and pearls which I have been looking forward to using.

I wanted to create some very simple jewellery that would make nice presents for just about anyone, with xmas in mind (I know I know).

I have been running Only Through Shadows for just over a month now and it is very interesting to see which items are selling the most. It seems that silver is still very popular, so I have made extra stock. The gold price is at extremely high levels at the moment (due to Covid mostly) so I will continue to make these to order, with the exception of a few popular pieces that are good to keep in stock for quicker shipping.

So the following pieces are all now available online...

I'm pretty much in love with the colours and textures within these Flower Chalcedony (which is a form of agate) They are super chunky so make for a nice weight in a long necklace. There are currently three different ones to chose from as they are all 'one of a kind'.

My daughter has badgered me to make an Eos necklace for a while now, as it is her design (inspired by She-ra's tiara) and I said she will get an ice lolly for each sale. (of course I will also save a percentage for her to invest in her own start up company one day ; ) It has a small grey/pink freshwater pearl also.

Very difficult to set such an irregular naturally formed Herkimer crystal, but I think it was worth it! This is in 9ct gold with 1.5mm band. It is a one of a kind ring, which will be resized to order.

Tiny faceted amazonites in this delicate looking bracelet!

Eos earrings, now also available in sterling silver.

Lots of new pearl jewellery. I love that pearls are coming back into fashion again. I like to use them sparingly for a more modern look. And I love the combination with the moonstones.