Personalised Sterling Silver Secret Message Moon Necklace

It’s a day of ponder and thought today across our Great Britain and afar as we remember the brave men and women of our armed services past and present and the world over, Words cannot say enough of their sacrifice ” Lest We Forget ” So I hope everyone’s Fireworks night went off with a bang and you all kept safe, We went to my hometown and thankfully the rain held off, Such a wonderful sight to see. I know everyone is gearing up for Xmas but really you would think it was coming up in the next week, Just ridiculous, I love Xmas, It’s the best time of the year for me but to have such a long run up to it just takes that special charm away from it. Well that’s my take on it, So let’s crack on with our new personalised sterling silver secret message Moon necklace, As usual completely unique to IndiviJewels  you are only going to be able to purchase this from us unless someone does a bad job of copying us lol. We are always trying to think up new ideas for expanding our Secret message range which can be more trickier then you think, You have to think of size you don’t want something that is to big or small, It has to have enough room for a decent sized message or the point of it has gone. Shape is also another problem, You could rattle off no end of shapes but depending on angles the person receiving the necklace won’t be able to see it!  So with all things moon themed at the moment we thought we would make an IndiviJewel take on it and we think it’s done the job. When you make a piece of jewellery unique as this it takes time to make and this is no exception, We cut out two lengths of sterling silver sheet, Same width but one a little longer than the other, Etch the text of your choice to which you can have 24 and 15 characters including spaces then comes the hard part shaping the two pieces of silver into the shape of a half moon which as you can imagine  could be a little tricky. We then solder the joins together then file away all the excess solder and using various sandpapers to get it to the point of polishing, The two loops for the chain and star are also soldered on, Once all this is finished it needs a good polish to make it all shiny, Clean all the polishing compound off them heat it up and put in the pickle pot to rid the piece of any last dirt and then drop in the tumbler for a few hours and Hey Ho one lovely unique personalised necklace ready for you to wear. As you can see a lot of time and effort goes into making just one of these piece’s but if you want to make a unique piece of jewellery then hard work is a must. So with Xmas insight this would make a unique personalised keepsake so hopefully you will like our latest necklace. OK time to go so till the next time ” Don’t  be like the the rest be an IndiviJewel “.

 

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Personalised Sterling Silver Vintage Tag Necklace

It’s the spookiest day of the year again and what a nightmare this week has been, When the change in season comes so do all the germs as well, I have had more shakes,Shivers and sweats this week than John Travolta in Saturday night fever! The kids have gone trick or treating so I’m sure they will come back with next weeks dinner, Haribo’s and Drumsticks, Those were the days! So it feels a little weird at the moment going to work, As I go in the dark and then when I’m finished I come back in the dark but not to worry my workshop is only at the bottom of my garden! Warmth and sunshine would be most welcome right about now as I sit here wondering if I should put my open fire on as I’m absolutely freezing. Maybe a pair of those glasses with the pictures of beaches and cold cocktails in would keep me in fine spirits these coming Winter months or I could just relocate to Australia. I suppose I should really write about our new product as that is my job! Well we are more than over the moon with this little creation, As always we try to make something a little different and this personalised sterling silver vintage tag we feel is a little gem of a unique charm that we can go on and make some more great creations with. So we like all things vintage here at IndiviJewels so why not make a piece of vintage jewellery, We wanted it to have a modern feel but from a period of time when things looked classy, Hence the very cool font we used on the main image as you can see but no worries we do offer other fonts if this is not to your liking, Just check the product info. Now this charm maybe small but it’s a little intricate when it’s been cut out, As you have to smooth all the edges without filing them away or making them look uneven, So you have to have a soft touch for this which to my surprise I’m not that bad! Must be my small hands. Now this may be a little confusing so I will try my best to un-confuse you, We have added this tag as two separate products, One is called ” The most precious gift ” which is for the birth of a newborn with all those important details. This product will not change but the necklace I’m writing about now you can have whatever text you can fit on, Hopefully that clears up that little problem. Now as you can see in the middle image you have the choice of a natural finish or if you want to look a little more vibrant then a blackened finish is for you. If by any chance you would like a different shape tag then just contact us and we will see what we can do for you. I have already made another piece with this tag but haven’t had the chance to photograph it yet but that’s one to look out for. As this was our new charm we have just added it to a sterling silver chain because we wanted everybody’s eyes to be focused on the charm itself. Right the kids have just come back with two huge pumpkin bags of sweets so I’m off to see what they will give me, Till the next time don’t be like all the rest, Be an IndiviJewel! Happy Halloween

 

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Personalised Rose Gold & Sterling Silver Heart Bracelet

Sunday Morning, Early Sunday morning to be precise! but that’s what happens when your ” Cherubs” sleep in your bed! I’m still half asleep so apologies if I waffle on a bit until my brain wakes up and starts to write something you may understand. So last week I made some time for myself  to make a bracelet I had thought about for a little while. I had sourced out some sterling silver donut beads a while back but the design I had in my head needed another precious metal then I found these Rose Gold rondelles beads and hey-ho it had the same hole diameter so I could use the sterling silver chain I wanted to instead of elastic which I like but just wanted to do something different and lucky for me the components all worked. Now this bracelet was more of a trail so to speak as the idea in your head doesn’t always look good in the flesh but it came together really well actually a lot better then I ever thought. Now when I normally design jewellery I like to have a very elegant toggle or clasp but because I wanted just the bracelet to stand out I was looking for something a little smaller. I wasn’t actually looking for a magnetic clasp but as Rose Gold goes there is little to choose from then I came across this little beauty! It’s only 5mm but when I attached it on it just worked right away with the design, It looks a bit quirky but I love it, With the bracelet being quite chunky and heavy it’s so quick and easy to flick it round your wrist and let the little magnet do it’s trick, Will definitely be looking to use this one on other designs. When I looked at the bracelet it looked just a tad bare around the clasp area so added one of my favourite charms that I have used on some other pieces, The angel wing and heart charm and I thought it just fitted in as soon as I added it. The personalised heart is one of our designs which we size and cut ourselves and have used on some of our other pieces, It’s just the right size I feel and you can still have quite a bit of text but you only have to contact us if you need one a little bigger. Overall I think this is a really cool bracelet with the Rose Gold rondelles the centre area really pops and the quirkiness of the clasp really blends in with the bracelet as if it’s not even there which was what I was looking to do. I already have a couple of variations in my head so look out for some more goodies, Until the next time – Don’t Be like the rest be an IndiviJewel! Hope this made some sense, I’m on my 3rd cup of tea and I feel I need matchsticks to keep my eyelids open lol.

 

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Personalised Wedding keyrings to Italy!

OK first blog of the month and a very momentous one for Alice and Michele of Padova, Italy who are getting married today! The reason I’m writing about their wedding today is that they let IndiviJewels be a small part of there huge occasion which we are really humble about. It means a lot to us that someone would want our products in one of their if not the most important day of there lives. So they wanted to give their nearest and dearest some personal gifts as a loving keepsake and we were the lucky company to do this for them. They choose to give six personalised key rings with the persons name on one side and a message on the other with the date which just happens to be today! So wishing them all the best for today and the future. Now when I was packing this order I realised I hadn’t taken any photos of it like I had planed, I had to put one of the disc’s back in the tumbler for an hour so ended up running very late, It’s nearly 5pm and I’m racing around to get this order to Italy when I had forgotten to take a photo of them, So the post office close’s at 5.30pm so it was a case of snapping a few photo’s free hand in a matter of minutes which if anyone knows about photographing the chances of having quality pics is not really going to happen and yes having just gone through the pics today they are sadly not great! So it was the case of picking the best one out of a bad bunch as you can see with the photo I have used. I spoke to Alice about writing a blog about the big day and she kindly said she would send some pics through to me so I will update this blog when I have them. So it’s time to say arrivederci for now although I could well should be back on tomorrow as I have a new personalised bracelet to chat about. So don’t be like all the rest be an IndiviJewel just like Alice and Michele.

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Coin Pearl & Aquamarine Gemstone Cluster Charm Bracelet

 

So I finally got round to making this coin pearl bracelet to go with the necklace that I made a while ago, Maybe in future I should try making them together now there’s a thought! Men, Multi-tasking just doesn’t really work together lol. I love working with coin pearls especially if you can source out real quality ones otherwise it’s not worth it as I guess you could say I try to be a bit of a perfectionist. I’d have to admit I’m very fussy when it comes to materials, I have so many designs on paper but I only like to use top quality bits and bobs that’s why I have so many unfinished designs hanging around the workshop. You don’t really see to much coin pearl jewellery about and it’s a bit different from the norm so like I said I love working with them especially when you have a good design you can make some wonderful pieces of jewellery. When I’m in the workshop late at night having a brain storming session! Which let’s be honest doesn’t happen to often lol.I love mixing pearls and gemstones it’s one of my favourite parts of designing  but you have to get the mix right for it to have that elegant and sellable look. One of the best combo’s with pearls and gemstones I feel is white/cream pearls with blue gemstones, Just something about pearls and blues it makes me think of sandy beaches while watching an Ocean or Sea  or I’m I just thinking of where I would lie to be right now! Focus, I have used Aquamarine for this design as you might have read in the title of this blog!  But lots of other blue stones would look good as well such as London blue Topaz, Tanzanite or even Sapphire but I went with a warm colour that blends in well and not to over powering but just to give it a little contrast. So to start with I have used a solid and elegant sterling silver charm holder with a whopping 14mm graded coin pearl which has a lovely iridescence about it. Mingled in and around the coin we have AA graded 3mm Aquamarine faceted rondelles which give it that little bit of sparkly needed which are accompanied with beautiful 3-4mm round pearls so overall it makes a wonderful center piece. Now for the rest of the bracelet we used 8-9mm coin pearls to tie in the bracelet as a whole, These little beauties have a wonderful shape and colour about them. Now I have changed the clasp used on the necklace to one which I think suits the design a little better, As you can see it’s a beautifully designed twisted heart and arrow clasp and yes it will also be on the necklace from now on( Yes I’m a professional lol). I have to say the bracelet is very feminine and elegant and would look good on any women’s wrist, That’s not being big headed I’m just very proud and happy to have made this piece and if you don’t have confidence in your work then your in trouble. So all I have to do is make up some earrings and bing bang boo what a lovely set we shall have for you lovely people to wear. OK it’s Friday afternoon, It’s only taken me a week to write this blog! The day is just starting for me, No rest for the wicked I have to re-take some photo’s of our new personalised silver and rose gold bracelet which I hope to chat about in a few days. Till the next time, Don’t be like the rest, Be an IndiviJewel!

 

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Pearl,Rose Gold, Gold Fill & Sterling Silver Bird’s Nest Bracelet

Now it feels like Summer! This week has been lovely, Could really get used to weather like this shame it won’t last. As the weather has been fantastic not much has been achieved by way of work but on the bright side four down and three to go, Yes that’s right I’m on about weeks and how long my charming cherubs have left before the dreaded return to school, come on most of you are counting down just like me. While the kids are destroying the house and garden over the holidays I have locked myself in the work shop and designed and made a new addition to our “Bird’s Nest” range which I kinda like, wasn’t sure how the idea in my head would look in the flesh but it’s even better than I imagined. I’m now in the thought process of designing an entire range based on these three little entwined balls. With the good weather comes the weddings and if any brides are looking for something a little unique then this is definitely one to check out, There will be a matching necklace at some point didn’t quite get round to that as it was a late one when I made the bracelet. The pearls are amazing when in natural light which can sometimes be a problem when just looking at a photo as it doesn’t always give you that true reflection of their quality. The pearls are graded AA+ and I have added a new spacer in between them that I have sourced out, I always like to have a space in between the pearls on my work I just think it looks classy. This spacer is a 3mm donut yes that’s right a donut!  and it fits round the pearls like a glove and improves the design which is always what I try to do f possible with all our work. There is nothing better than using real quality components when designing jewellery that’s why we pride ourselves on using quality materials. So I then used 20 inches of each of the following, Rose gold, 14k Gold fill and sterling silver 0.5 wire to make the balls which did take a few attempts as it can be a little tricky to get the start right as you don’t have a lot to play with and sometimes it ended up like an American football. All three “Bird’s Nest” hang from a beautiful solid and chunky charm carrier, The carrier itself is very elegantly designed so it really fits with all of my designs but especially when working with pearls. I like the components I use to all be in proportion so the overall design of my work looks correct and this can be tricky when using multiple materials which can be time consuming but I lucked out on this one! so I was very happen with the toggle I used to finish the design off, Very solid and chunky looking  just like the charm carrier and fitted really well with it and it just made the bracelet come together which made me happy because I really don’t like trolling through website after website looking for materials especially as I have no patience and want to finish my work quickly lol. This bracelet is a unique design and can be worn for everyday use but obviously does and will be thought of as a wedding /Bridal piece but it’s very elegant and well made so I’m more than happy with it lets hope everyone else does too. OK so on to the next design, Right best get back to the little people and see if one still has a house to live in. so don’t be like the rest be an IndiviJewel! Yes still loving the cheesy tag line.

 

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New Personalised Sterling Silver Golf Ball Markers

So here we are three weeks into the school holidays and only four to go! How come this seems like the slowest time of the year lol. We just got back from a short break at the coast and well excuse me if I thought it was supposed to be summer, Rain, Rain and well more rain but the indoor swimming pool was nice! OK so haven’t been active on the blog front recently seems to have been put on the back burner of late so have a few to catch up on. I wanted to start with our new personalised sterling silver Golf ball markers which we made especially for Father’s Day and which also proved to be very popular with you guys and gals. With summer here and a lot of the big Golf tournaments on around the globe Golfing accessories become very popular and mix in Father’s Day and it becomes very busy.These markers make a great keepsake for those Golf mad Dads, Grandads and not forgetting all the Mums and grandma’s. We have added five new designs which cover a wide range of images and layouts so there should be something for everyone although there is always room for more but will keep them secret till next year!  Just to let you guys know we do make custom designs with images that customers give us and we have made some really nice custom Golf ball markers so just a thought for you to think about if none of these ones tickle your fancy, I wish I had some photo’s to show but because we are always busy and in a rush we never have the time to take any, Well thinking about it my brain doesn’t actually work at the time! You know us guys we cannot multitask if we tried! I have to say these products are one of our favourites to make, We just love all the unique messages that come through to us, Love, Family, Funny ones, and even the rude ones yes we don’t hold that against anyone because we know that all the messages will be well received. OK so you should by now get the picture if your still reading this! We make great Golf ball markers lol, Right it’s time to take the dear cherubs out to burn some energy off so don’t be like the rest be an IndiviJewel – Really like that line although when I read it to myself it does sound cheesy!

 

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Update And Our Personalised Name Charms

Well long time since I was last on! Unfortunately we have had a couple of major illnesses in the family one of which was my partner in the company who just happens to be my wife. Not to go into to much detail but she had to have a big operation so we have been running on autopilot with the business for the last couple of months but things slowly but surely getting back on track. So woke up this morning looking to stuck into work and then the two cherubs come down stairs both ill! Lovely, although it does give me the chance to do some work on the computer, As they say everything for a reason! Like I said not much happening with new stuff, You know me I have about 30 half finished projects on the go although these last couple of months have giving me the chance to sit down and think of some exciting and unique designs, Now weather they will work or not I’m not to sure lol. So on to our personalised name charms, Now this isn’t a new product as such well I suppose it is thinking about it in away, One of our bestselling products is our name charm necklace but over time we have had numerous requests if we just sell the charms on there own, Now it was one of those jobs you think to yourself yer no problem we could do that quickly well didn’t quite work out that way but now it’s finally done, That’s one job crossed off the list! So what we offer on this is the oval charm which you can have text on the front and back if you wish, You can have it blackened or just left natural silvery white. Now the charm comes with a standard 6mm jump ring but we have added the option of a couple of charm holders to make it a little more elegant when adding to your existing  jewellery so you can wear it with your pandora bracelet if you wish or jewellery of that nature. OK so that’s about it for now, Back to work well probably not I will have to look after the two poorly cherubs who just asked if they could play the PS4!

 

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Freshwater Coin Pearl And Aquamarine Gemstone Necklace

Morning one and all, What a gorgeous sunny day we are having this fine Sunday, It’s amazing how a bit of sun puts a spring in your step and a smile on your face! So before I have to drag the kids off Batman 3 to take them and the mad mutt out I want to get this blog up and running, Told you I was getting on a roll with making stuff. Well I’m excited about this design, Some pieces you just get a good buzz about and that’s how it was when making this Coin pearl necklace With the summer season fast approaching it’s even more of a reason to show your pearls off, The way the sunshine reflects off pearls to show the different colors in the pearl are amazing. OK enough about sunshine as I’m getting a bit delirious thinking about a beach and a cocktail, I feel like booking a holiday now, Focus man there is work to do! In any case I need you guys to buy this necklace first so I can go on my travels lol. So first up it’s really hard to find an elegant charm holder bead, There’s not that many around but I have managed to source one out which I’m more than happy with. So on the charm holder I have attached a whopper of a coin pearl, A 14mm one which as you can see from the photo’s looks great quality to which it is! otherwise I wouldn’t use it! Around the pearl I have added a little cluster of 3-4mm round pearls and mingled in between are some beautiful 3mm aquamarine faceted rondelles, I love using faceted gemstones they just look more classy and give off a wonderful sparkle when the light hits them. So now we have our main focal point it’s onto the rest of the necklace, Now I did try using round pearls for this and it did work but I felt it just wasn’t right so I found these lovely cute 8-9mm coin pearls which when I put it all together just clicked straight away, As per usual I added the sterling silver spacers in between the pearls as I just think it looks more classy and elegant. Now the look of the necklace is unique (As always) and it gives the necklace it’s own identity and as you know I like my designs to flow and have the same look all over. So all in all I’m really happy with it and will be making the bracelet at some point today ready for photo’s during this coming week (Fingers crossed). Just as I near the end of another fact based roller coaster of a blog the sky is now GREY! Unbelievable so instead of a nice relaxing stroll in the woods thinking about summer jewellery it will be two head to toe muddy kids and a soggy boggy mutt to clean this afternoon! Right time to say bye for now so see you next time, Be an IndiviJewel!

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Handwrapped Rose Gold, Gold Fill And Sterling Silver “Entwined” Hoop Earrings

Afternoon people! Told you I would be back soon with another exciting never to be missed blog so here I’am WooHoo. Well It’s the middle of the week when everyone goes “Argh” but not me I love my job! Well where are we? Well I seem to be on a roll at the moment with making new designs, The only problem now is the weather! I like to take my photo’s out in the natural light but it sure has been blustery these last few days, Just as I thought the weather was changing for the better with March coming round it strikes back and bites you in the you know what. Well a little while ago we made a new necklace, The “Entwined” necklace which we made with Rose gold, Gold fill and sterling silver well it’s become a real hit with you girls and sales have been great so due to those facts we decided to make matching earrings! It’s the same principle but we have added them onto some beautiful hoop earrings which I think you all would agree look fab. I love the fact we have mixed precious metals together, It just looks so striking and unique which is what we try to do, Give you something different. So hopefully you folks will like these earrings just as much as the necklace and keep us in business lol.  As you can see in the photographs the hoops are a lovely thick size and the diameter of them is 25mm so will definitely catch your eye. The actual bead is carefully hand weaved and woven by me or my wife so like all our work it is made to order but if you want a matching pair best get them from my wife! Only joking my weaving skills are above and beyond (nothing like blowing your own trumpet) as you can see in the photo’s. Well I think that covers this blog but with a bit of luck should be back with another in a day or two so mark it down in your diaries, Till the next time, Be different, Don’t be like the rest, Be an IndiviJewel – Just like us. The more I write that the more cheesy it sounds but I like it so who cares!

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