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APRIL 2019 - MAKING THE UNPRECIOUS PRECIOUS

A couple of just-set found object talismans in sterling silver 🦠 A 19th century thimble, and a lost brass livery button with an incredible sinuous snake 🐍 Both found on the North Yorkshire Moors many years ago 💚 #talisman #talismans #amulet #amulets #foundobject #foundobjects #snakejewellery #snakejewelry #mudlarking #metaldetecting #metaldetectingfinds #charm #luckycharm #lovetoken #lovecharm #button #lostbutton #thimble #lostthimble #lostandfound #witchesofinstagram #spellbound #esoteric #wunderkammer #cabinetofcuriosities #makingtheunpreciousprecious
I am delighted to announce that now all our gold - whether 9ct or 18ct - yellow, rose or white - is now 100% recycled as standard! ♻️🔨💚 This teeny tiny gold setting is for something really special, but you’ll have to wait until Friday to find out what it’s for... #goldsmith #recycledgold #lovegold #fridayatfourdrop #jeweller #jeweler #artistlife #creativelife #creativeliving #selfemployed #ethicaljewelry #ethicaljewellery #slowfashion #ecoconcious
What an AWESOME day!☀️ This was our first #GatherLearnCreate event, co-hosted by me @jewelleryhannah and my pal Caroline @verde_flowers 🌸 Our guests spent their morning learning how to forge and create a pair of rings from sterling silver. We broke the day with a delicious lunch of homebaked focaccia, goats cheese tart, vegan chilli, and organic homegrown green salads, rubber-stamped with a giant bowl of strawberries and a glass of fizz 🥂 Then our guests spent the afternoon gathering seasonal flowers, grasses and foliage from the doorstep of our venue @harehopequarry to learn how to create gorgeous traily-wild bouquets 🌾 Swipe to see more photos of our day! You know you wish you were here ... watch this space for our next date later in 2019 ... blog post coming soon 🔨 #grassroots #grassrootscraft #craftmatters #diy #creative #creativeday #makeityourself #jewelleryworkshop #northpennines #weardale #harehope #adaywellspent #grownnotflown #britishflowers #lowimpact #craft #learnnewskills #countydurham #rural #countryside #englishcountryside #midsummer #midsummerfun
Delightful twisted antique Victorian bangle with pointed finials, in surprisingly solid 9ct yellow gold. Went up on the website last night and is available to purchase: tap to view! 🔗 #bangle #antiquebangle #victorianbangle #finegold #goldbangle #goldbracelet #summerjewelry #antiquejewellery #antiquejewelry
I’m certainly no painter, but nevertheless this is my modest photographic homage to John Singer Sargent’s “Carnation, Lily, Lily Rose” 🏮 Please note the composition of the bright lime-green sunkissed rose leaves top left which are balanced with the dreamy glass of Bollinger bottom right, and the top-soon-shed petals on the grass 🥂 #summer #midsummer #solstice #litha #midsummerseve #thelongestday #roses #englishgarden #england #englishsummer #photography #photographer #bollinger #champagneandroses
Two itty bitty mouthwatering antique Georgian garnets in their original collet settings, on 18ct yellow gold chains 🍒 Just gone live on our website! #fridayatfourdrop #georgian #garnet #georgiangarnet #daintyjewelry #daintynecklace #finejewelry #finenecklace #18k #flatcutgarnet
Is summer back at last? My favourite garden rose has never been so heavy with scented blooms! It’s Abraham Darby by @david_austin_roses 🌞 My handmade linen dress is by @phaedraclothing 🍂 My Navajo line bangle I’ve had for years 💙 #summer #morning #creativelife #creativeliving #ootd #boho #bohostyle #beyourself #rose #oldenglishrose #englishgarden #june #allthegreensofjune #turquoisebangle #navajojewelry #turquoiseovereverything
My papa was 77 a couple of weeks ago, and #fathersday comes straight on the tail of his birthday! 🎂 I wasn’t going to do a sentimental post because (like papa) I feel weird about showing too much of myself. But WHATEVER! I’ve had a few glasses of wine and I love these pictures, so imma share them 💃 The first one that bucket really did have seawater in it, and he really did get me! Also, I still have (and treasure) that ancient Austin Reed cord coat that dad’s wearing - now significantly faded - and I wear it all the time, with thanks to @giveherpockets ✨ Second one I have no recollection but clearly we are cool AF and I am also holding Gobo the fraggle 🤷🏻‍♀️ Third one is me in my school summer uniform and must be dad’s birthday since mama and I are October 💫 Fourth one my dad is on our home’s shed roof and wearing trainers (WTF DAD) with his pal David Mason❗️ Then 5 is dad bogarting a lifeguards’ chair in Greece, a pic I took on a 35mm film camera when I was 10 🌞 Six Helvellyn summit 🏔 and Seven a brief moment of silliness at the Hawnby Hotel, when you were working so damn hard to make your own business soar. I learnt it all from you ❤️ #fathersday #dad #mydad #mainman #myoldman #mystory #rolemodel #selfemployed #mixedracestories #weareallmixedrace
My idea of a wild Friday night? Sitting on my front doorstep with a pair of binoculars and a glass of red wine. I’m watching the curlews gather shed sheep’s wool to line their nests, feeling the air pressure start to drop as the rain thinks about rolling in again (this time from the south), and smelling the last wisteria flowers on the wall to my left 🕊 #home #countryside #countryliving #rurallife #ruralliving #rural #northpennines #weardale #roomwithaview #fridaynight #moorland #heavenisforreal #englishcountryside
And vibe number three! 🌚 Three Harvest Moon talismans... handmade by me from a small secret stash of gemstones I’ve been hoarding! The focal point of these talismans are beautiful iridescent moonstones with carved full-moon faces. The faces are all so is cheerful and smiling, lovely friends to carry with you on tough days. The moonstones in their settings measure 12mm x 12mm, and have been set in handmade 9ct yellow gold settings with handmade 9ct yellow jump rings to suspend each one from. The charms have a closed back setting, with a matte satin finish 🌝 Online now! #moon #moonstone #maninthemoon #moonface #fullmoon #mooncharm #moonstoneface #mothermoon #goldcharm #charmgamestrong #moonfacecharm #lovegold #harvestmoon #fridayatfourdrop
Vibe number two... A wonderful, unusual and evocative antique Victorian jewellery casket which is very evocative of Pre-Raphaelite style. The Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood was founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Its heyday was the turning of the 1860s to 1870s, which is when this casket dates from. It is circular in shape, with all kinds of beautiful applied details. It has an ebonised plinth and lid-edge, with original painted matte gold surface. The casket is made from wood and is accented with carved mother-of-pearl cabochons all over the side and lid. It has an engraved brass escutcheon to the centre of the lid, again accented with carved mother-of-pearl cabochons. The casket has its original keyplane and original brass key; the lock is in full working order. Inside the box is lined with its original peacock blue silk lining which does have some wear as commensurate with age and use (please see photographs). There is also the original brass hinge which is strong and sturdy. Closed external measurements: width 13.5cm x length 13.5cm x height 6cm. In entirely original, unrestored condition, and a very evocative piece of decorative arts history 💫 Online now! 💫 #jewellerybox #jewelrybox #antiquejewellerybox #antiquejewelrybox #victorian #jewellerystorage #preraphaelite #gothicrevival #victorianart #casket #unrestored #fridayatfourdrop
I’ve been very, very crap these past few weeks with my #fridayatfourdrop so this week I have three vibes for you today! Here’s the first... handmade in recycled 9ct yellow gold with a protective evil eye sapphire 🧿 Oh and it has wings 👼🏻 #ringsofinstagram #handmadering #showmeyourrings #wingring #ringswithwings #evileye #talisman #protector #recycledgold #lovegold #delicatejewellery #delicatering #stackingrings #fridayatfourdrop