Vendor: ken + dana bridal Type: Wedding Band Price: 1350.00 – 1750.00 (7 variants) Dasha – inspired by our Poppy and Clary – combines sculpture and symbolism.  Featuring a hand carved natural wood grain-like design, this 2mm wide spiral shank symbolizes the merging of two paths into one destiny with a pretty sprinkle See the full post >

Vendor: ken + dana bridal Type: Wedding Band Price: 2450.00 Josie is hard to resist. She exhibits an intricate nature inspired design that is made up of a collection of trillion and round sparkly white diamonds.  They all sing a song together – one of love and passion. Her bark texture brings brings See the full post >

I thought this week I’d let you all in on how a wedding ring (band) is made.  I have simplified it a bit (so it fits on the page!) and taken out all the bashed fingers and burnt worktops (no-one is perfect…).     Here the gold is in granule form in the crucible ready […]

As some of you may know, we offer a free clean and polish service every two years for your wedding and engagement rings.  However, many clients ask me how best to look after their rings on a daily basis – so I thought I would share with everyone my trade secrets for cleaning and caring […]

Are you one of Fairtrade gold’s 50,000? April 15, 2014 / Greg Valerio Published on Rhythm’s. Tear Funds on-line platform for youth and community leaders. Visit http://rhythms.org/ As I stood on the edge of the half hill and looked down I was astounded by what was happening here. Indentured slavery, extreme exploitation, and child labour in […]

As an ethical jeweller I have many clients who come to me with sentimental rings and heirlooms that aren’t quite their style, or simply a stock of old jewellery that they never wear. Remodelling existing rings is a great way to bring another level of meaning into your jewellery or a great way to recycle […]

I love it when a client asks me to design an engagement ring using sapphires. Not only are they beautiful, durable and available in a fantastic array of colours, they are also a good little ethical gem.  Most sapphires come from either Sri Lanka (commonly known as Ceylon Sapphires) and Australia. (Malawi and the USA […]

Having a bespoke engagement ring commissioned can be a daunting process. I imagine it’s much like if I had to fix a car in order to ask my boyfriend to marry me. I would be a little intimidated. Hopefully I can answer some questions here and allay some concerns. Firstly, I am a nice person. […]

The luscious ruby has for centuries been one of the most sought after and admired gems. Along with diamond, emerald and sapphire it forms the 4 “precious” gems. As some of you may know, ruby and sapphire are actually the same mineral (corundum – from the Tamil word Kuruvindam). Red corundum is ruby and the […]

We’re excited! – following the success of Fairtrade Gold in Latin America, a new Fairtrade Gold project was recently launched in East Africa. One of the mines, which has entered into a Fairtrade deal with the UK, is in Geita, Tanzania. Tanzania is the fourth largest gold producer in Africa, with hundreds of thousands of […]