Lyn’s Handmade Entwined Ring – 18ct Gold, Platinum and 3 Diamonds – Created Using Family Jewellery

Lyn's Handmade Entwined Ring - 18ct Gold, Platinum and 3 Diamonds - Created Using Family Jewellery

Normally I use a blog post to tell you about a special piece of jewellery that we’ve made for someone, but in this case, I’ll let Lyn’s words speak for themselves:

“I was wearing my Grandmother’s platinum wedding ring.
I had inherited my mother’s gold wedding ring and her gold engagement ring with three diamonds.
I also had my own “Cheap and Nasty but all we could afford” gold wedding ring.
So on the occasion of our 25th wedding anniversary we started hunting for a ring.
BUT….
I hate wearing more than one ring on any finger, and was worried about the “bling” look of all round eternity rings.
I searched high and low for something with meaning, and failed miserably.
Then I saw the Entwined collection, and it got me thinking about unused rings, stones and how little pleasure I get from the past; if my Granny’s ring and my Mother’s rings are sitting in a jewellery box.
I decided to put the past firmly into the present and combine 4 rings.
The stones from my mother’s engagement ring now represent three generations and I dread to add up the combined years of married life…. about 135 years worth!!!!
The design that Holly adapted from my sketchy sketch is perfect, and it’s lovely and dull, the platinum is set up by the dull gold band, which is just right, as it’s not too shiny for me.”

Lyn’s Entwined ring has a significant meaning to her and her family. We love working in collaboration with clients in creating a special piece of jewellery and we were incredibly honoured to be entrusted with three generations of family jewellery and the creation of this very special ring with all the family history tied up in precious metals and diamonds.

Lyn's Handmade Entwined Ring - 18ct Gold, Platinum and 3 Diamonds - Made From Family Jewellery

Three Generations of Wedding and Engagement Rings Used in Creating Lyn's Entwined Ring

Lyn's Handmade Entwined Ring in Progress

To speak to us about creating your perfect piece of jewellery you can email us: hello @ plushjewellery.co.uk call us: 01243 778424 skype us: plushjewellery or tweet us: @plushjewellery

JB & MC 28th April 1874

With the price of Gold and other precious metals riding high at the moment we find ourselves increasingly using clients’ old family jewellery in the making of their new jewellery. We had a meeting with a client on Saturday who had been given a number of old pieces of jewellery that had lived in a box, under a bed for some time. It had just been sitting there, why not make use of it.

I always make a photographic record of any jewellery we take in to be upcycled or repurposed and as I was photographing this particular collection of rings and pins, I noticed the engraving inside two of the rings…

JB & MC 28th April 1874

JB & MC 28th April 1874

JB & MC 28th April 1874

JB & MC 28th April 1874

JB & MC 28th April 1874

JB & MC 28th April 1874

These two rings don’t appear to have started life together; the patterned band was hallmarked in Birmingham in 1873 and the narrower band bears Scottish hallmarks but they have travelled together for nearly one hundred and thrity eight years.

To speak to us about creating your perfect piece of jewellery you can email us: hello @ plushjewellery.co.uk call us: 07532 444145 skype us: plushjewellery or tweet us: @plushjewellery

Anthea’s Handmade Entwined Ring Set – 18ct White Gold, 18ct Yellow Gold and hand picked 23pt Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Anthea’s Handmade Art Nouveau Inspired Entwined Illusion Ring Set – 18ct White Gold, 18ct Yellow Gold and hand picked 23pt Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Anthea loved the way our handmade Entwined interlocking ring sets looked but she didn’t want or need two distinctly separate rings. She talked it over with Holly at Plush who suggested we kept the look of an Entwined set by subtly and permanently joining the two rings together on the inside.

A combination of 18ct golds was decided on for this special ring set; 18ct white gold for the rings and 18ct yellow gold for the vine and leaf and the setting for Holly’s handpicked 23pt round brilliant cut diamond.

A note about our white gold: If you are accustomed to seeing very bright, more chrome coloured, white gold, you may be wondering why the white gold we use is greyer in colouration. The bright colour comes from the white gold being plated, more often than not with Rhodium (a metal more expensive per gram than Platiunum). As with all plating, this can wear away over time – especially on rings – revealing the true colour of the white gold underneath. We chose to use an unplated white gold in our 18ct white gold rings (but one whose alloy contains a high proportion of white metals) so that the colour your ring has in 20 years time is the same as the day the ring was made in our studio.

To speak to us about creating your perfect piece of jewellery you can email us: hello @ plushjewellery.co.uk call us: 01243 778424 skype us: plushjewellery or tweet us: @plushjewellery

Anthea’s Handmade Art Nouveau Inspired Entwined Illusion Ring Set – 18ct White Gold, 18ct Yellow Gold and hand picked 23pt Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Anthea’s Handmade Art Nouveau Inspired Entwined Illusion Ring Set – 18ct White Gold, 18ct Yellow Gold and hand picked 23pt Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Anthea’s Handmade Art Nouveau Inspired Entwined Illusion Ring Set – 18ct White Gold, 18ct Yellow Gold and hand picked 23pt Round Brilliant Cut Diamond

Sue’s Handmade Sterling Silver, 22ct Gold and Diamond Entwined Ring

Sue’s Handmade Sterling Silver, 22ct Gold and Diamond Art Nouveau inspired Entwined Ring

Sue had purchased jewellery from us in the past and wanted to treat herself to her own bespoke, handmade Entwined ring. Was it going to be an issue that she couldn’t meet with us to allow us to measure her ring size? Not at all!

We asked Sue to send us a ring that fitted the finger on which she intended to wear her Entwined ring and although the ring was narrower that her Entwined ring, a combination of mathematics and experience made sure the finished ring was a perfect fit.

As our Entwined rings individually handmade making changes to the design is no problem; Sue asked if it was possible to have her diamond set further along the leaf than usual.

We originally thought about using 18ct yellow gold for the setting for the diamond and other details but 22ct yellow gold, with its richer colour, sets the design off perfectly.

Sue loved her handmade Entwined ring.

To talk to us about creating your perfect Entwined ring; email us: hello @ plushjewellery.co.uk – call us: 07532 444145 – Skype us: plushjewellery

Sue’s Handmade Sterling Silver, 22ct Gold and Diamond Entwined Ring

Sparkling Diamonds at Half Price – Valentines Gift Anyone?

We rediscovered these pieces of sparkling diamond jewellery hiding in a box at the back of our safe. We looked at each other and said ‘drat’ (or words to that effect). They are far too gorgeous to go back to living in a box in a safe, thus we have decided to offer them at half their original retail price. With thirteen days to go until the romancefest of Valentines Day, it’s a perfect opportunity to give gorgeous diamonds this February 14th without hurting your bank balance.

To view more pictures of this diamond jewellery and to buy, visit our main website www.plushjewellery.co.uk/diamonds.asp

18ct White Gold Round Brilliant Diamond Pendant - WAS £420.00 Now £210.00

18ct White Gold Diamond Stud Earrings - WAS £396.00 Now £198.00

18ct White Gold Pave Diamond Pendant - WAS £276.00 Now £138.00

18ct White Gold Baguette and Round Brilliant Diamond Pendant - WAS £499.00 Now £250.00