A look at some of the memorial jewellery projects I have designed over the years to show you what can be done and how the process works. I will also cover some other options you may wish to consider if incorporating ashes into your jewellery doesn’t feel right to you.
Sarah’s Remodelling Journey
It is not uncommon for people to have mixed feelings about melting down and recycling metal, or un-setting and re-using gemstones from precious items they have inherited. But after a wonderful, uplifting hand over with Sarah, I am spurred on to share her journey with me and her reasoning behind reimagining her mother’s jewellery.
Engagement Ring Remodel
Instead of an eternity ring, Larissa decided she wanted to resolve an issue with her engagement ring to make it sit nicely with her beautiful half eternity style wedding band.
Recycling Jewellery: Reimagining Unworn Gemstones & Precious Metals
I have seen a real increase in customers enquiring about reusing metal and gemstones from existing jewellery. Very often, it is broken and unworn items or, even more commonly, inherited pieces that are not to the client’s taste but hold immense sentimental value. Increasingly, people are considering upcycling these pieces into something new rather than having them go to waste … Read More