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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

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

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

On the 5th of September we closed the shop for the day which is a vary rare occassion for a Saturday. We couldn't refuse being at Jemma's wedding which was in her hometown in Cambridgeshire. What a wonderful weekend it was, you can tell her designer flare was put into the wedding with every single finishing touch being perfect. It was a stunning rustic, but colourful wedding. As a treat here are some photos of the day. #Wedding #Cambridgeshire #september #designer #scottish #

We just got a little bit over excited that we now have branded boxes for all our wonderful commmissions. We couldn't just have a big re-fit and then leave all the finishing touches as they were. #bespokejewellery #JewelleryBox #Newcastle #WhitleyBay #Monkseaton #Bespok #Jewellery #Engagement #Wedding

We are hard at work re-fitting our shop out to become an independent bespoke haven. Last night we started putting the new floor down. The shop will be open as normal for the moment but we apologise for any inconvenience if you visit the shop and its not quite running as normal. #wedding #bespokejewellery #Refit #Shop

As quite a few of our customers may have seen already we have been well underway into giving our shop a face lift. We are excited to launch our new Commission Wall. Over time we will change the images that we showcase, these will included finished products, thank yous, sketches and the goldsmiths hard at work. Maybe you will be able to spot your bespoke item on our wall soon. #Wedding #bespoke #rings #bespokejewellery #commissions #commissionwall #photos

Its been long over due, but finally we have a lovely new website to showcase everything that we do. We hope you like it everyone #wedding #Website #bespokejewellery