Entwined by Holly Richardson – Chichester Art Trail – Open Studios – 5 Days in May

Posted on May 17, 2012 by plushjewellery

5th/6th/7th and 12th/13th May 2012 from 10.30am until 5.30pm

In short -Sunshine, showers, jewellery, cakes and two new arrivals.

The two weekends of the Chichester Art Trail saw the launch of gorgeous new pieces of Entwined by Holly Richardson. Since the closure of Plush’s Chichester shop, Holly has been busy designing and expanding her Entwined studio collection and the Art Trail saw the release of brand new Entwined pendants, earrings and the very first Entwined by Holly Richardson bangle.

It being May bank holiday, the first weekend saw us “blessed” with full on “great” British weather with the south coast lashed with heavy showers but that didn’t deter local lovers of art and design from donning their wet weather gear and heading out to explore the studios on the Chichester Art Trail and a steady stream of cheerful, if a little damp, people could be found enjoying the warmth of the small studio we’d set up our display cabinet in. We even saw a number of familiar faces from the Plush Chichester days who’d braved the elements to come out and see us and it was lovely to catch up. The new Sterling Silver, 22ct Gold and Diamond Entwined ring got a lot of attention and a number of cakes were consumed.

The four day break between the Open Studios events should have given us a breathing space to pause and prepare for the following weekend (and maybe even write a blog entry or two!) but when Holly’s twin girls decided they would like a mid-May birthday and arrived in the early hours of Friday 11th May, the pause quickly turned to excitement – all were soon home and settled.

The second weekend of Chichester Art Trail dawned and, in stark contrast to the previous weekend, both days were bright and sunny and it was a joy to be able to sit in the sunshine and listen to Skylarks singing overhead. The warm, fine weather brought out more people on cycles and the numbers arriving at our slightly out of the way position increased on the previous weekend.

It was the first time we had participated in an Art Trail event and we weren’t sure what to expect (other than the changeable weather) but we had a fantastic time. Big thanks to everyone who came out to see us.

See you soon

Holly and Allie

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

Posted on February 24, 2012 by plushjewellery

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

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

Posted on February 10, 2012 by 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 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

Entwined by Holly Richardson – Earrings and Pendant

Posted on November 30, 2011 by plushjewellery

This week has seen the arrival of new jewellery in Holly Richardson’s exclusive, Art Nouveau inspired, Entwined Collection.

The gorgeous handmade wedding rings and engagement rings are gathering an enthusiastic fanbase – Holly is working on some fabulous commissioned rings as I type, I’ll tell you more as soon as I’m allowed but I can say that she’s been tracking down some incredible Emeralds this week.

As with her Entwined rings, each and every piece of Holly’s Entwined jewellery is lovingly handmade here on the South Coast. This artisan collection is produced in limited number, if you are looking for a truly special present this Christmas, I may be biased, but you won’t go wrong with one of the Entwined pieces.