The 6 most recent posts are shown below with a tag cloud to filter all the posts going back over 10 years.
1st February 2026 - Today I write a bit about the elephant in the room, the huge increase in the price of precious metals such as gold. I also discuss what some customers are doing to meet their budgets and still make their new pieces special.
14th January 2026 - Please excuse me with starting the year with the style of jewellery I enjoy making the most. This ring made in late 2025 is a great example of transparent gems and dealing with colour cast from metal.
5th December 2025 - A big thank you to everyone for their support during the year. My last post for this trip around the sun features some old world styled rings I have been making recently. So enjoyable.
16th November 2025 - In this post I explore recycling gold jewellery that is not hallmarked.
23rd October 2025 - You can “design” anything from the top view. “Making” two rings that will sit next to each other in a way that will enable them to last however is far more complicated.
11th of October - One of my customers used the phrase “it has been a good minute” recently during a meeting and I thought it applied really well to how long it has been since I posted to the website.
