Jewellery Blog
Articles by Australian designer Simone Walsh
I love ornate jewellery designs, but it's also great to have some more simple, minimalist and geometric pieces, especially for everyday wear or if you're dressing up in something bold and just need...
Exciting news: our new jewellery range is starting to emerge from the design process, resulting in actual pieces of jewellery! There's still lots to do: making and refining more designs; making dec...
Details in Bali: flowers, ornaments, temples and more
Recently we spent some time in Bali - partly for business and partly for pleasure. I thought I'd share just a few of the lovely things we saw. This was my second visit to the island and it again st...
Closing Etsy - but still open for business!
A heads up for those few customers who still shop with us via Etsy: our shop there is now closed. You can, of course, still purchase all of our current designs online in the jewellery shop. When I...
Making handmade silver earrings
Over the last couple of days I've been making a big batch of post earrings, along with a number of other pieces. At this time of year I start making bigger batches of designs in preparation for the...
It's not often that I get to take any time to smell the roses at this time of year, but this year I'm trying to be a bit easier on myself in the lead up to the busy season. So a few days ago my pa...
Thought I'd share a bit more of some new jewellery designs I've been working on over the last few days. To the left are a stack of stacking rings, all handmade in sterling silver or gold filled and...
New jewellery range nearly done
We've got a couple of pieces to finish making and then there's a whole lot of photography and writing work to be done … and then finally the new jewellery range will be launched. Here are some fin...
I've been working very hard and have had all sorts of important deadlines whizzing around over the last few weeks. As a result the studio ended up in chaos. Almost every available surface had a big...
Very intricate sawing for jewellery
... That's what I've been doing an awful lot of in the last few days. And here is the outcome of some of that work - an arabesque pendant in sterling silver with glass beads. If you've ever tried s...
Another sneak peek: etched silver
Today I etched three new pattern designs into sheets of sterling silver: a labour-intensive process, so it's always great to see the outcome of all that work. I photographed the new sterling silve...
Making a Victorian-style pendant & earrings
Recently a loyal customer asked if we would make a pair of earrings and matching pendant in an older design which is no longer in production in the jewellery shop. The pieces were to be given as a ...