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We recently were very honoured to make an appearance in an article written by the lovely Michelle who is a fantastic wedding planner and has a guest spot in Northern Insight Magazine. Take a look: Michelle's Details are as follows: Michelle Jones Wedding Planner T: 07751564684 E: michelle@mjweddingplanner.co.uk W: www.mjweddingplanner.co.uk #NorthernInsight #Magazine #PR #Writeup #Article #JewelleryDesigners #BespokeJewellers #Newcastleupontyne #PerfectEngagement #Wedd

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

Last year we came across 'The Wedding Guide UK - Awards' but honestly had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. It was all pretty last minuet when we got involved and once we arrived at the awards night realised how important it was and how huge the recognition would be. This year we are happy to be nominated again and really hoping to be recognised for all we have done in the wedding industry. Voting closes on the 30th July and will only take 2 minuets to cast your v

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

Discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, palladium is becoming increasingly popular within the jewellery industry. This chemical element is a rare, natural, lustrous silver-white metal and does not need to be plated. As palladium is a part of the platinum group of metals, it shares many of the same chemical properties as platinum, one of them being they are both naturally hypoallergenic materials. It is a hard-wearing metal and does not tarnish. However unlike platinum

Information about the birthstones represented for December, they are Zircon, Tanzanite and Turquoise.

Want to meet us along with lots of other brilliant wedding suppliers? We will be starting to attend many Wedding Fairs in the North East this year. We will keep this post up to date with the exhibitions we will be attending. Dates and Wedding Shows 17th April (Sunday) - Noon till 3pm - Bewildered Bride @ Wallsend Hall The Green, Wallsend, NE28 7PA www.BewilderedBride.com 24th April (Sunday) - 11am till 3pm - Brides Up North @ Alnwick Castle http://bridesupnorth.com/wedding-f

We are so lucky to be so close to the seaside. As anyone who has been to the beach all sorts is washed up on shore. We in the Northeast are very lucky to be able to find "legends of the memaids tears' also known as sea glass. We have several customers who just love the seaside, walking along taking in the fresh air and also searching for Seaglass. What is Sea glass? Sea glass begins as normal shards of broken glass that are then persistently tumbled and ground until the sha