We all have changing tastes and styles, sometimes our jewellery just needs adapting to fit and suit our evolving lifestlyes or perhaps it requires adaption to preserve integrity and keep pieces going into the future, safely and securely. This rather splendid pear cluster ring was quite a large piece to wear so the client wished for a beautiful pendant adding a complimenting 18 carat chain with my usual extra jump ring ends to allow the wearer to enjoy the piece with any neckline. It works...

Three bequeathed great grandfather and grandfathers gold rings and a brief to make one signet for a young man to carry forward with him through life. The sides to be owl like by design and the top to carry his initials. Such an enjoyable brief to get my design teeth into. Casting is an option using customers gold but we need about 40% extra to get the pour this is then handed back so to cut out this process and the need for extra gold, with a careful design in place I set about hand forging...

A lovely set of Amethysts pieces and a solitary pear shaped stone found their way to me. The owner and I chatted before I embarked upon reimagining these into couple of new pieces using the stones, the gold was to be used as part payment. The lady in question suited Silver and we wanted something fluid and versatile for the wrist and something a bit special for the pear drop Amethyst as a neckpiece to take in the little diamonds from the Amethyst ring. I made this lovely bracelet and pendant...