Mar 14, 20171 min read
Morganite & Yellow Gold Ring
On the left is a costume jewellery ring and, on the right, a 9ct yellow gold, morganite and white sapphire ‘copy’ made to order for a...
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Oct 20, 20161 min read
Tanzanite & Silver Constellation Bangle
This lovely little commission was designed to celebrate a 45th Birthday. It’s patterned with a scattering of 45 tiny blue tanzanites and...
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Mar 15, 20161 min read
Commission: Antique Silver Coin Bracelet
Every now and again I get asked to make something really traditional. It’s almost always a lot of fun, if a bit of a puzzle sometimes!...
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Feb 19, 20161 min read
Commission: Recycled Diamond Earrings
Sometimes I get asked to recycle old family jewellery into something new and these earrings are a great example of this: They’re simple,...
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Sep 23, 20151 min read
New Stockist: John Lewis Birmingham
This week sees the opening of the new John Lewis store in central Birmingham, right above the remodeled New Street Station and Grand...
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Feb 20, 20151 min read
Craft & Design Magazine: Diary Writer 2015
I’m incredibly pleased and proud to be this year’s Craft and Design Magazine Diary Writer. Each year the magazine chooses someone working...
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Nov 5, 20141 min read
Handmade Britain: Chelsea Nov 14
Handmade Britain is just over a week away and, with some wonderful exhibitors on show here’s who I’m particularly looking forward to...
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Sep 3, 20143 min read
Workshop: Extraction for Jewellery Polishers
For many years I have got by in my workshop without a proper, large scale polisher. Oh, sure, I have a little barrel one (which is just...
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Jul 20, 20141 min read
Craft at the Three Choirs Festival, Worcester 2014
This year the annual Three Choirs Festival returns to the city of Worcester for a glorious week of music in the historic Cathedral. The...
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May 1, 20141 min read
Workshop Renovations, pt 2
Workshop renovations are coming on apace, with the last coat of paint due to go on the walls tomorrow I’ve roped in some wonderful...
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Aug 26, 20131 min read
Commission – Engraved Bangle
This lovely little commission went through the workshop over the summer, the engraved detail comes from a drawing the recipient did on...
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Aug 18, 20132 min read
Cornwall
This summer I took my first trip to the Cornish seaside, somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit but have never managed to – now that I...
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Feb 24, 20131 min read
New ellipses …
I collected some new castings in the week and finally got them onto my bench today. I made the original copper models of these, looking...
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Nov 14, 20121 min read
Centrepiece 2012
Today I set my work up at Birmingham’s annual selling exhibition of contemporary jewellery and silverware. Centrepiece, now in it’s 15th...
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Oct 3, 20121 min read
Goldsmiths Fair 2012 [Week Two]
The end of Septmeber/beginning of October is marked indelibly in the industry calendar as ‘Goldsmiths Fair‘. Now in it’s 30th year the...
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Sep 27, 20121 min read
DIY: Vice Installation
Now, I’m fairly confident playing with precious metals but yesterday I had to do some proper DIY. I’ve treated myself to a new workshop...
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Sep 25, 20121 min read
Catches …
Samples of some new catches that I’m getting ready for the winter season: #BeccaWilliams #tbarcatch #Sea #silver #jewelry #stringing...
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Sep 6, 20121 min read
New Stones …
I came back from a flying visit to IJL this week with a bag filled with new semi-precious gemstones to experiment with, here’s a taste of...
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Aug 9, 20121 min read
New shapes ….
I’ve been sketching new shapes for a while now and have finally had a little time before my holiday to put them into metal. I’m pretty...
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Jun 25, 20121 min read
Commissions: Stacking Rings
A little commission for a set of stacking rings went through the workshop last week (they’re a larger sizer of a design that the...
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