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North of England Wedding Awards Last Monday night we attended the event of the ‘North of England Wedding Awards’ at York Racecourse, we were gratefully nominated in the Customer Service category. The event itself was amazing, and to make the experience even better we won the award in our category! We at Dytham Jewellery Designers are elated. We work hard as a team and its great to see it pays off, we would like to thank everyone of our customers for voting for us. We proudly

April Birthstone The Birthstone for the month of April is the Diamond. Diamonds have always been known to be the symbol for ‘eternal and everlasting love’ and this is the reason why they usually represented in an engagement ring. Diamonds are the hardest gemstone and can only be cut with another diamond. They are made up of one element which is carbon, and its structure makes it fifty eight times harder than anything in nature. Diamonds come in various colours not just colour

I was nervous starting my first day as a designer at Dytham Jewellery, walking in I wasn't sure what my week would entail. At first I wouldn't have considered myself a creative person however over the course of the week I think I may have changed my mind. For my first day Jemma outlined the tasks she had planned to keep me busy throughout the week. I was given three exciting projects, the first project was to design an engagement ring that combined both modern and antique s

Once completing the first stage of designing rings, the second stage was to design a collection which included a ring and pendant. The ring and pendant would then be made in sterling silver. Initial ideas and rough sketches of designs. Once chosen a concept the designs were then developed. Taking the development stage further. #maker #jewellery #jewelry #modern #design #designer #designers #whitleybay #whitley #whitleybay #bespoke #bespokejewellery #BespokeJewellery #BespokeP

At Dytham Jewellery Designers we took the opportunity during work experience week at a local high school to learn the ways of being a designer to one student, Hannah. Throughout this week she learned what it takes to design jewellery at a professional standard. Mood boards, one expressing modern style rings and another of antique styles rings. Rough sketches of possible design ideas. From the rough sketches, ideas were more focused and developed further. Focused on one design

Wedding Fair at The Sage, Gateshead. Yesterday, two of us at Dytham Jewellery Designers took the opportunity to be part of a wedding fair at The Sage, Gateshead. It was great. We have had previous experience exhibiting at The Sage, however this time was even more enjoyable. At wedding fairs we are regularly approached to look at engagement rings and suggest wedding ring styles and possibilities. We often reassure brides showing them an array of design ideas they could potenti

Hallmarking your jewellery To begin with I am going to define what a hallmark actually symbolises in the eyes of the British Law. It is a marked stamp on metals of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium given by the British assay offices which certify their standard of purity. The British assay offices are located in Edinburgh, Sheffield, Birmingham and London, all owning their own trademark. Up to 1998 there were four compulsory marks for a hallmark, however, after 1998 the d

January birthstone - Garnet The birthstone for January is a garnet. The word ‘garnet’ comes from the latin word ‘granatum’ which means seed or seed-like referring to the form of the pomegranate. The reference is understandable, as the small garnets look a lot like the red seeds found inside of a pomegranate. Garnets are usually recognised as a dark red colour (Almandine and Pyrope), coming from a rich palate of oranges, pinks, deep purplish-reds. However, some garnets come in

Rose Gold Over recent years we have found rose gold making a comeback and have been creating with it more often. It originally turned fashionable around the 19th century, especially in Russia. It is a striking metal that oozes a more vintage and romantic appeal. To create the ‘rosy’ effect copper is added into the mix, the more copper added, the redder the metal will be. On the same note, a higher carat will contain more pure gold so there will be less copper added, makin

Keum-boo (also spelt Kum-boo or kum-bu) is an ancient gilding technique originating from Korea. This is created by applying sheets of 24 carat gold to pure fine silver, using heat and pressure causing a silver-gilt. During the fusion bonding of the two metals, atoms will exchange in a collision combining them permanently into one. #ancient #jewellery #whitleybay #whitley #whitleybay #engagement #jewelry #making #maker #art #artist #artists #arts #fineart #metal #metals #metal