This is a question that I get asked quite frequently at craft fairs and I answer as honestly as I can, In my experience no item of beaded jewellery is guaranteed or expected to last forever. Saying that I often see people wearing my jewellery and sometimes those pieces are more than twenty years old and are still going strong! But what about my bead bracelets, can they be worn all the time? I was asked this earlier this year and my answer was "I wouldn't advise you to sleep w

This week I added a couple of new freshwater pearl necklaces to my website. Both necklaces feature stunning olive green freshwater pearls...

What a stunning gemstone October's birthstone opal is! I would love to create something unique and original with some of the beautiful...

It is September already, how this year is flying by! It is now time to take a look at the birthstone for September - Sapphire. Probably...

We are well into August now so it is time to take a look at Peridot the birthstone for August. Peridot, also known as chrysolite, is an...

The month of June boasts three birthstones; Pearl, Alexandrite and Moonstone. I shall be concentrating this post on Pearl though, as I...

Today I am taking a closer look at Emeralds - the birthstone for May. Emerald is a green, bluish green gemstone and variety of the...

Diamond is both the traditional and modern birthstone for April, so lets take a closer look at it. Firstly Diamond is the hardest of all...

A bit late but I have finally found a few minutes to write a short post looking at Aquamarine - the birthstone for March. Aquamarine gets...

Amethyst is a semi precious stone, It is a violet variety of the quartz group. As a silicate mineral which has the chemical formula of...

Firstly it might be a good idea to have a brief introduction to birthstones Birthstones are gemstones associated with each month of the...