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The Sage Gateshead Elite Wedding Show - This Is The Big One! St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, NE8 2JR Sunday 12th March 2017, 12 - 3pm...

March Birthstone - Aquamarine The Aquamarine is known to be March’s birthstone as well as representing the 19th wedding anniversary....

February Birthstone - Amethyst The Amethyst is a variety of quartz that is famous for its blend of deep violet colours and a light lilac...

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...

January birthstone - Garnet The birthstone for January is a garnet. The word ‘garnet’ comes from the latin word ‘granatum’ which means...

Rose Gold Over recent years we have found rose gold making a comeback and have been creating with it more often. It originally turned...

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...

Discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, palladium is becoming increasingly popular within the jewellery industry. This chemical...

With just one more sleep until Christmas Day, we are now preparing to close the workshop for the Christmas holidays. We will be closed...

Pushing the boundaries of craft in the goldsmith industry Since the 1960’s the boundaries regarding jewellery craft and design have...