Christmas Close Down

December 12th, 2011

Wishing everyone a joyous and festive Christmas and a happy, peaceful New Year.

Thank you for your support during 2011 and we look forward to serving you in 2012.

Cut off for online orders is 12 noon, Monday 19th December.

Our last shopping day this year will be Wednesday 21st December when we will be open until 12 noon.

We’ll be back on Tuesday 17th January, 2012.

Customers may continue to place orders online and these will be sent out as soon as possible upon our return.

Baroque Art Gilders paste

November 25th, 2011

Baroque Art Gilders Paste is used to colour and rejuvenate wood, metal, wax, ceramics and much more. Accentuate the best bits with this waxy medium, a concentration of wax, resin and pigment. Read the rest of this entry »

Ring for opening/closing jump rings

October 7th, 2011

Believe it or not, this ingenious little tool is actually called Ring for opening/closing jump rings. Not very imaginative, but certainly descriptive.

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October trading hours

October 5th, 2011

From Monday October 10 until Friday October 21, 2011

Dear Customers,

While Robyn is on a two week holiday, the shop will open from 9am until 2pm, except on Mondays when Rachel will be here until 5pm.

So: Monday 9am to 5pm; and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 2pm until Friday 21st October.

Normal hours will resume on Monday, October 24, 2011.

I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience while we are short staffed.

Carmen

September’s Sapphire

September 21st, 2011

I can hardly believe it’s been a year since I began my series on birthstones, and now it is time for the last one – in this set, anyway.

The versatile mineral corundum comes in many colours, all of which, except for red, are known as sapphires; red corundum is, of course, ruby. So those of September birth can choose almost any colour they like, but the most popular by far is deep blue. Read the rest of this entry »

Letter, Number and Design Punches

August 31st, 2011

Fantastic if you want to add a personal touch to jewellery elements, punches come in all sorts of designs, including upper and lower case letters, numbers, flowers, hearts, and stars. Read the rest of this entry »

August Birthstone, Peridot

August 12th, 2011

A curious myth surrounds the peridot; it is believed to glow at nightfall. I wonder if it really does posses this ghostly quality. Has anyone ever observed a peridot in the early evening? Was it phosphorescent? Read the rest of this entry »

Sunshine, lollipops and… Rhonda Lenton

July 24th, 2011

Words that describe one of our favourite customers, Rhonda Lenton, include cheerful, colourful, creative and friendly.

And we couldn’t be more delighted to tell you that Rhonda came THIRD in the Wiring Category of the Jewellery Makers section at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, earlier this year!

Congratulations Rhonda!

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July Ruby

July 6th, 2011

Rich, red and radiant with an inner fire, the ruby represents love and passion and is the birthstone associated with the month of July. Prized for its warm, glowing colour since the earliest of times it has been the world’s most valuable gem for thousands of years. Read the rest of this entry »

Wire Guards and French Wire

June 17th, 2011

Constant friction with hard or sharp metal findings like jump rings and clasps can cause excessive or premature wear in the threading material of your jewellery. Wire guards and french wire are both designed to help prevent this, whether the stringing you use is wire, cord or silk thread.

But what is the difference between these two protectors?

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