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Tag: silver jewellery
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Nostalgia!
The Office Studio 
The Conservatory Studio This week I have been feeling quite nostalgic! My eldest daughter has just completed her GCSE’s and is looking forward to an exciting future, I on the other hand, have been looking back on my silversmithing journey!
When I first started out, I was in the ‘Office’ with a load of clutter, a computer table and my workbench. I was then evicted (which was a blessing) into the conservatory. A step up really! The light was fantastic, I had more space, but in the winter it was freezing and in the summer it got so hot that it almost melted my block of polish!
Last year, I sidestepped into our small converted barn and since then, it has been renovated and I have made it into my studio. It is perfect, I have just about got it how I want it, room for everything – or just about, light, heat, water and electricity, it is all self-contained. Since March I have been offering jewellery workshops and it was a bit of a squeeze to fit two clients and myself into the ‘business’ part of the studio, so it was clear that I needed to expand into the showroom. I set my husband to work to construct three jewellers workbenches so that I could accomodate up to three people in a workshop session, it’s really handy being married to a carpenter!
Andy constructing the workbenches Since then I have invested in tools for each bench, it has been slow and steady but now if feels like things are really falling into place after a lot of hard work and stubborn determination! It feels good to look back and appreciate how far I have come, with the backing and support of family, friends and some really good advisors!
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The Wedding – a personal touch!
Everyone loves a good wedding and the all exciting build up! In July I got married and obviously made the jewellery for my bridesmaids, a wedding ring for Andy and I and a few bits for myself.
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As my bridesmaids are all specials stars and their dresses were pink, I opted for small star pendants with sparkly pink Swarovski beads. One for my daughters, Tallulah and Connie and one for Erin my niece. https://insilver.co.uk/product/personalised-mini-star-pendant/
I wanted to make something personalised for myself and decided on a double fingerprint heart with my fingerprint and Andy’s joining. I followed the traditional something old, something new and used a Swarovski Aquamarine bead for the something blue. Andy and I were both born in March, so the blue Aquamarine worked perfectly! I had the back engraved with ‘Aimi & Andy. 14.7.17’. Our names are behind the relevant fingerprint.
As my wedding dress had lots of beaded detail at the front and a semi-open back, I chose to make use of the shape of the back of the dress and add the double fingerprint heart.
I was very keen to make the wedding rings and Andy and I both like silver rather than the traditional gold colour. As we both have practical jobs, we needed a strong metal so opted for 9ct white gold. We shared design ideas and eventually went with a double band, mine was a slinky version and Andy’s was a wider version. I hadn’t made anything in gold for a while and was reminded how much easier gold is to work with compared to silver.
Andy and I were really pleased with the end result and everyone comments on how lovely it is that I made our rings!
Please contact me to discuss your own silver or gold bespoke wedding jewellery ideas.
Wedding photography courtesy of Nigel, Red Apple Photography. www.redapple.org.uk.
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Everyone loves a good wedding and the all exciting build up! In July I got married and obviously made the jewellery for my bridesmaids, a wedding ring for Andy and I and a few bits for myself.
As my bridesmaids are all specials stars and their dresses were pink, I opted for small star pendants with sparkly pink Swarovski beads. One for my daughters, Tallulah and Connie and one for Erin my niece. https://insilver.co.uk/product/personalised-mini-star-pendant/
I wanted to make something personalised for myself and decided on a double fingerprint heart with my fingerprint and Andy’s joining. I followed the traditional something old, something new and used a Swarovski Aquamarine bead for the something blue. Andy and I were both born in March, so the blue Aquamarine worked perfectly! I had the back engraved with ‘Aimi & Andy. 14.7.17’. Our names are behind the relevant fingerprint.
As my wedding dress had lots of beaded detail at the front and a semi-open back, I chose to make use of the shape of the back of the dress and add the double fingerprint heart.
I was very keen to make the wedding rings and Andy and I both like silver rather than the traditional gold colour. As we both have practical jobs, we needed a strong metal so opted for 9ct white gold. We shared design ideas and eventually went with a double band, mine was a slinky version and Andy’s was a wider version. I hadn’t made anything in gold for a while and was reminded how much easier gold is to work with compared to silver.
Andy and I were really pleased with the end result and everyone comments on how lovely it is that I made our rings!
Please contact me to discuss your own silver or gold bespoke wedding jewellery ideas.
Wedding photography courtesy of Nigel, Red Apple Photography. www.redapple.org.uk.
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A new workshop for 2017!
If you have seen me recently you would have noticed that I have been splattered in white paint!
During the Christmas holidays a new workshop area has been constructed, so I have recently traded working with silver for working with a brush and roller! I wanted as much natural light as possible so an upcycled glazed door has been fitted and the original Victorian window has been pruned from plant growth, painted and cleaned to within an inch of it’s life.
There is still a fair bit to organise before I move the workbench in, but I’m looking forward to having my own dedicated space and hope to get the workshop days up and running by the end of Spring!
Aimi 🙂
