Echoes of the Forge - a jeweller's blog

Set of sterling silver potion bottle pendants flat lay in a warm wooded scene

How to choose meaningful jewellery as a gift

December arrives before you’re ready. It always does. Suddenly the candles are lit, your brain is approximately 40% mince pie and you’ve just remembered you promised yourself meaningful gifts this...

How to choose meaningful jewellery as a gift

December arrives before you’re ready. It always does. Suddenly the candles are lit, your brain is approximately 40% mince pie and you’ve just remembered you promised yourself meaningful gifts this...

Everyday Elven Style: Subtle fantasy style for real life

Everyday Elven Style: Subtle fantasy style for ...

You don't need a crown or a cloak to look like you belong in an epic story.. The most Elven people I've ever encountered look, on the surface, entirely ordinary....

Everyday Elven Style: Subtle fantasy style for ...

You don't need a crown or a cloak to look like you belong in an epic story.. The most Elven people I've ever encountered look, on the surface, entirely ordinary....

Moonstone earrings in sterling silver, natural light flat lay

The ancient myths and legends behind Gemstones:...

The Mythical Origins of Your Favourite Gemstones Even now, when I'm working with a gemstone, I find myself thinking about what it carried before it reached my bench. Like what...

The ancient myths and legends behind Gemstones:...

The Mythical Origins of Your Favourite Gemstones Even now, when I'm working with a gemstone, I find myself thinking about what it carried before it reached my bench. Like what...

Which D&D Adventurer are you?

Which D&D Adventurer are you?

Find your fantasy jewellery style Let's be honest. If you were a D&D character, you wouldn't just roll for charisma. You'd wear it. Every piece has an alignment, an intention...

Which D&D Adventurer are you?

Find your fantasy jewellery style Let's be honest. If you were a D&D character, you wouldn't just roll for charisma. You'd wear it. Every piece has an alignment, an intention...

The Sorcerer's Pouch: A new fantasy jewellery collection of handmade potion bottle pendants

The Sorcerer's Pouch: A new fantasy jewellery c...

I designed this collection during a heatwave, which sounds wrong, I know.  Potion bottles and sorcerer's pouches are the kind of magic that lives in autumn and not what you...

The Sorcerer's Pouch: A new fantasy jewellery c...

I designed this collection during a heatwave, which sounds wrong, I know.  Potion bottles and sorcerer's pouches are the kind of magic that lives in autumn and not what you...

Pile of books. Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/@eddrobertson]

5 Books that Inspired My Jewelry Designs This Y...

I've always read the way some people collect things, getting lost in the story with true immersion. The detailed imagery, deep character connection and the deep twisting politics of a...

5 Books that Inspired My Jewelry Designs This Y...

I've always read the way some people collect things, getting lost in the story with true immersion. The detailed imagery, deep character connection and the deep twisting politics of a...