minerals
Only Through Shadows
31 July 2020
I'm so happy to finally be able to launch my new (very small i.e. just me!) jewellery company. After quite a few set backs along the way, it took a little longer than I had hoped but considering we are in lockdown, I think it's okay. It has been so good to be working at a jewellery bench again, as over the years I have been doing less and less of that which I miss. I hope you will like to see what I have been up to in the last few months (since April). I have also started a little journal on the website where I aim to updated ideas, jewellery related projects and news etc.
Btw, you may recognise my lockdown model (It had to be either me or Pehr).
mineralogy
5 April 2018
I can't quite explain my passion in words for rocks, but I guess being a jewellery maker does make me drawn to them. I love the colours and textures and the facets and inclusions.
I, in no way believe that they hold any healing powers though I have to say, except they make me happy when I look and them and hold them in my hand...so..maybe in that way?
If you follow my Instagram stories then you'll already know that I bought this new collection of rocks for my forth coming RUST Jewellery photos for our website. I have played around with displays and photos using crystals and jewellery before and I love the colour that they bring to the website.
I looked for specific sizes and colours that would work well with precious metals and our diamonds, and using textured backgrounds like concrete, linen, marble and paper.
(polished rutilated quartz)
These agate slices are for shop display.
I love the layers in this citrine crystal, and the smokey orange and blush tint of hematite within these quartz points below.
I will post some of the jewellery photos here soon, once I get the time to take them! Plus we have some new collections on the way too!
troposphere
6 August 2017
We had a bit of fun on this very unpredictable weekend, using some stick-on blackboard paper.
It's nice to have a change to our mantlepiece now and again, and we learnt about clouds at the same time!
Of course as soon as I start doing something, the littles want their own go at it...
I had fun rearranging all our natural history collections against the dark background.
Especially my crystals.
This is a new one that reminds me of an Everlasting Gobstopper.
So we'll stick with it for a while, it's good to have an interactive mantlepiece during the summer me thinks?
I'm also planning a few new house re-shuffles, mostly to accommodate my new found hobby for propagating house plants 😂😳 I may have to start selling some in the shop, otherwise we will be engulfed by plant matter.
...a tour of our shop
1 May 2017 High St, Yarmouth PO41 0PL, UK
After a trip to London I had lots of ideas (and things!) to use for our shop display. I changed the window display as usual, and also rearrange the shop a bit and added some new cards and antique prints too. We have some amazing aprons for sale as well, all handmade in England using very fine materials. I will post more about these soon, as soon as they are available online.
We will be opening more days a week as well, ready for the summer season, so check our website for up-to-date opening times.
RUST Jewellery
5 High Street
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
PO41 0PL
UNITED KINGDOM
5 High Street
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
PO41 0PL
UNITED KINGDOM
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