Golden Garden Necklace
Story:
Inspired by my trip to Rome and the beautiful colours and architecture inside the Vatican.
Description:
- Antique flower and leaf components which have been restored and embellished with Swarovski stones
- Bronze plated chain
- Vintage embellished pearl brooch clasp
- All components have been hand woven together
- Early 1900 restored antique bronze finish chain
- Fresh water pearl detail embellished on leaf component
Detail:
Length of necklace 40cm
Extension bronze plated chain 14cm
Currently selling at My Sugarland
Good Karma Bracelet
Story:
Red a colour used at weddings, and an ink colour for writing cards in indian culture to bring wealth and prosperity. The reason I called this Good Karma was because this necklace has sterling silver vintage indian charms that have sacred meaning. I designed this piece to bring the wearer good luck.
Description:
- Vintage metal flower by Giovani hand enamelled by me with bronze enamel
- Swarovski cream pearls
- Smoked topaz and black diamond colour facetted glass beads
- Milky raspberry coloured Austrian crystal stones
- 1920s flower detail metal link
- Swarovski crystal roundel bead
- Antique sterling silver Karma sutra disk
- 9ct gold clasp
- X2 Semi precious oval shape facetted Mookaite beads
- Gold plated mesh bows
Detail:
Length of Bracelet: 18cm with 4cm extension chain
Persian Treasure Bracelet
Description:
- 1930s antique gold plated vintage clasp
- Swarovski off white colour pearl
- Milky mint colour Austrian crystal Ralton stone
- Vintage cut out shape metal flower part
- Antique silver karma sutra disk
- Vintage ivory and gold painted flower
- Light and smoked topaz facetted glass beads
- Filigree and patterned metal ball beads
- Painted Italian flower
- Gold plated clasp
- Hand finished with Handmade with love tag
Detail:
Length of Bracelet: 18cm with 5cm extension chain and pearl bead end.
SOLD
Eastern Promise Bracelet
Story:
There are so many colours, textures and variety of components in this piece it was my symbolic memory of what a variety of plates can look like in certain Hindu ceremonies. I wanted it to feel like having everything that was important, embedded in one bracelet.
Description:
- Antique vintage amber and fabric buttons
- Vintage antique gold plated chain
- Opaque Swarovski stones in Aqua, Fuchsia, Montana colours
- Gold plated fine chain
- Fresh Water pearls
- Large turquoise oval shape stone in centre
- Moukaite oval shape facetted semi precious beads
- Fuchsia round shape semi precious beads
- Amazonite round shape semi precious beads
- Lantern shape 8mm Swarovski beads in Blue Capri, Fuchsia, blue zircon and crystal.
- Off white colour Swarovski pearls
- Filigree metal ball beads
- Antique ornate chain with mix of aqua, blue zircon, fuchsia and turquoise coloured stones.
Detail:
Length of Bracelet: 19cm
Further information:
All items on this bracelet have been hand woven together used gold plated wire and nylon.
Good Karma Earrings
Description:
- Antique vintage Kashmirian style metal components
- Semi precious oval facetted mookaite beads
- Swarovski cream pearl bead
- 1920s vintage flower detail
- Swarovski jet hematite long facetted drop bead
- Gold plated fish hook
Detail:
Length of Earring: From base of hook 9cm
SOLD
Golden Garden Earrings
Description:
- Vintage metal components restored with Swarovski Crystal stones
- Clear Crystal Quartz semi precious bead
- Swarovski crystal and jet nut colour
- Off- white Swarovski pearls
- Small fresh water pearls
- Antique gold plated earring fish hooks
- All parts for this earring have been hand woven together
SOLD
Opulence
Story
Opulence necklace is exactly that, a jewelled masterpiece which encapsulates all that glittens, I wanted this piece to resemble the essence of a Faberge egg, but also feel quite organic and vibrant like a garden made from gem stones.
Description:
- Vintage metal flower brooch
- Vintage smoked topaz stone flower brooch
- Swarovski purple velvet colour pear shape stone
- Swarovski Golden shadow colour oval shape stone
- Swarovski Fuchsia large oval shape stone
- Swarovski Opal grey square shape stone
- Swarovski Crystal Dorado coloured round stones
- Swarovski long oval shape crystal stones
- Vintage Swarovski crystal shoe clips
- Vintage irregular facetted crystal beads at back of necklace
- Vintage amber colour stone brooch component
- Vintage jewel leaf part with jonquil coloured stones
- Swarovski gold plated magnetic clasp
- Tanzanite irregular shape Swarovski crystal bead
- Swarovski flat back light smoked topaz coloured stones
- Vintage gold chain detail in necklace
- Back of necklace lined with vintage lace fabric
Detail:
All components on this necklace have been intricately handwoven together.
Ruthie Henshall wore this necklace in the Christmas Special of Dancing on Ice, 25th December 2008.
SOLD
Frosted Flower Necklace
Description:
- Semi precious crystal quartz, half the bead is in natural form and the other half is smooth
- Gold plated chain
- Antique flower castings and old brooch parts which have been restored and embellished with Swarovski crystal AB coated stones.
- Hand woven pearl detail on leaf section
- Vintage leaf chain detail in middle section.
- Finished with Handmade With Love Tag
Detail:
Length of necklace: 63cm
Jewel Necklace
Story:
A necklace designed and inspired to make you feel like royalty from a beautiful Indian Palace.
Description:
- Antique flower and leaf components which have been restored and embellished with Swarovski stones
- Vintage Swarovski gold plated Shoe clips
- Vintage mother of pearl brooch parts
- Metal parts embellished with Swarovski crystal stones
- Each piece hand woven with gold plated wire
- Swarovski cream pearl woven on top
- Back of necklace gold braid trim woven into necklace
- Adjustable necklace with 11cm extension chain
- Vintage gold metallic trim on back of necklace
Detail:
Length of necklace around neck: 48cm
Height of necklace from the middle: 18cm without extension chain.
April Vogue 2010 Dream Ticket Necklace
Summer In Paris
Story:
This piece is very special to me as it holds hidden messages and memories of my summer in Paris. The tapestry buttons reminscent of the beautiful antique furniture shops I stumbled across, tea cups having tea and cakes in some beautiful patesseries and my favorite Annick Goutal perfume from my first trip to the store many years ago in St Germain des pres.
Currently selling at My Sugarland
Byzantine
NEW COLLECTION
Story:
A restrospective piece inspired by all things Baroque and Parisian.
I tried to capture an essence of this era through my choice of colours and materials.
Description:
- Off white Grosgrain ribbon ruffled hand embroidered with Swarovski pearls, crystals, mother of pearl and vintage buttons
- Animal print vintage rectangle links
- Vintage button toggle clasp
Currently selling at My Sugarland
Victorian Lace
NEW COLLECTION
Description:
- Victorian Lace hand embroidered with Semi precious beads, pewter plated metal tubes, Swarovski Crystals, pearls
- Neckline antique gold chain
- Liberty's of London printed fabric
- Lined with hand dyed navy blue silk.
Currently selling at Gill Wing Gallery
Golden Collar
NEW COLLECTION
This necklace brings a fusion of the east with west, the collar a representation of all that is now with the rise in modern technology, it's clean and hard edged, however in contrast I used pearls symbolic of other aspects in life that are simple,soft, femine a representation of nature yin and yang. The 2 silk scarfs at the back of the necklace are inspired by belts worn around the waist with Kimonos symbolic of the binding tool bringing the two together.
Description:
- Hand made Gold plated metal collar
- Swarovski crytstal stones
- Antique restored jewelled flower
- Swarovski cream , golden pearls
- silk cord knotted in between chain and pearls.
- Liberty's of London hand printed silk scarf ties behind metal collar.
Warrior
NEW COLLECTION
Story:
Having visited an african art exhibition I was inspired by the amulets and costumes that were worn and wanted this necklace to be symbolic of the strength and power these people had.
Description:
- Antique jewel medal lined with copper.
- Hand woven and stitched grosgrain ribbon in soft taupe colour
- Dimante chains platted with glass pearls and ribbon
- Antique dimante chains knotted with pearls
- Swarovski crystal beads.
- Dark wood link.
Currently selling at My Sugarland
SOLD
Lost And Found Gems
New Spring/Summer 2010
Sunken Treasure
New Spring/Summer 2010
Story:
This piece is symbolic of uncertain times in my life lots of mixed components have been jumbled and knotted together, the title sunken treasure symbolic of my saying that "one persons rubbish is another person's gold".
Peacock Sunken Treasure
New Spring/Summer 2010
Empress
New Spring/Summer 2010
Blush Necklace
New Spring/Summer 2010