You can buy the actual finished products on my 'One Love' necklace listing.
Thanks to Olivia Rostron Fashion and 4ordproductions for the wonderful video
]]>To enter, pop along to my Facebook post and nominate a friend who you would like to win and and if you are picked at random you’ll BOTH receive a Two Hearts Beat as One Ring,
You can both choose between gold and silver hearts, and any personalisation you'd like on each ring. The winner will be picked at random at 6pm on the 31st of October 2018.
You can see the Facebook post below. Good luck all 😘 xxx
I ensure my diamonds and other gemstones are all from legitimate sources not involved in the funding of conflict and in conformance with United Nations resolutions. I am also happy to repurpose old gold and precious metals, giving new life to loved items and saving on the environmental impact of mining new metals.
It's a bit more expensive for me to obtain gemstones in this way, and repurposing metals takes extra time, but I'm happy to cover the extra cost
I love to make sure my jewellery sparkles ethically as well as literally :-)
]]>She asked if I could make a spinning ring, with three spinners, each set with different gemstones, specifically a green emerald, a purple sapphire and transparent zircon.
If you've been around a while (or listened in history lessons) you might recognise these colours as the colour scheme of the Suffragettes - purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity and green for hope.
Using the design of my spinning rings as a starting point, I sourced some gorgeous stones. Ones like these - they’re really fiddly so I took a really close up pic so you can see them in their glittery loveliness.
...and then I set the stones in solid gold nugggets on the spinning bands. There was no need for a personalised message inside the ring so I carried on with the main inner band. This is what it looks like before I form it, solder it and finish it.
As you can see, I create all my pieces entirely by hand, so there was plenty of bashing, filing and soldering to make the ring. I won't bore you too much with that part of my work.... I then attached the spinning bands and gave the piece a thorough polish.
The was a lovely piece to make with a nice story behind it - bonus!
Here are some pics of the finished ring.
If you want to ask about a custom order, you can talk to me here. Alternatively, have a look around my other spinning rings.
]]>If any of you have built a website yourself, you'll know that it's more frustrating than juggling octopuses and takes ten times longer than it should! But anyway, here it is, and I hope you like it. If there's anything you like or don't like, feel free to comment.
I think it's made it a lot easier to find the pieces that you're looking for, and I've managed to add categories and tags and all the websitey stuff that will help my lovely customers find what they're looking for. There's also plenty of room for extra bits and bobs - like this blog!
On a personal level it's good to be in control of my own destiny and get away from the rigidity of the Etsy platform. But I've been on Etsy for over five years, so I'm not closing the shop. You can still find Jewellery Gina at http://www.jewellerygina.co.uk and you're welcome to use it if you prefer. :-)
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