31/12/2022 31/12/2022

Happy New Year!

I did intend for this blog to be a full blown account of all the crap that I’ve been put through over the past few months, but after finally moving out the last of my things yesterday, I’m feeling nothing but relief and wanting to look forward to a more positive future…

Anna 15/11/2022 Anna 15/11/2022

Adaptations…

A few months ago now, a very lovely lady got in contact and asked if I was able to cut off some rings that were stuck on her finger. She was suffering from arthritis, and just like I remember seeing happening to my grandma’s fingers when I was much younger and she was still with us, her rings were now well and truly stuck.

Anna 24/10/2022 Anna 24/10/2022

Severn Sisters - A True Community!

I’ve written a couple of blogs over the last few weeks that I didn’t actually publish. I’m not sure why, but I’m going to just go with the idea that if I thought they were any good, I’d have finished writing and published them! Today though, I do really have something worth writing about. It’s a story of real community and collaboration, of crazy ideas, hard work and lots of love…

Anna 12/09/2022 Anna 12/09/2022

Beyond repair?

This is only going to be a short blog, but I just wanted to share a little repair job that I’ve been working on today. The client initially sent me an email a few weeks ago, as she’d been told by a high street jeweller that her sentimental gold dress ring, wasn’t able to be resized.

Anna 26/03/2022 Anna 26/03/2022

How to Make Your Own Wedding Rings

Make Your Own Wedding Rings…something I was first asked about many years ago, and something that I kind of now assume everyone else knows about too. But…I’m starting to realise that perhaps that isn’t actually the case, especially after my recent bit of media coverage where the local journalist really didn’t know that making your own rings was a “thing….Cue this blog….

Anna 18/02/2022 Anna 18/02/2022

Blustery Day(s)

I should have been at my bench today working on some Etsy orders and new collection pieces, but the weather decided otherwise and forced me into spending a day on the sofa. It’s been productive though, as I’ve finally finished off completing both the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism website and airbnb forms to list my workshops on there - hoorah!