A day in my life
Fancy a behind the scenes tour of a day in my life? The fabulous Cornish based Kernowcraft very kindly asked me to film a day in the life of a jeweller with them- and you can see the finished video below! I had great fun creating the video as the day went on, cuddling the kitties when they made an appearance and showing what I get up to behind the camera- I hope you enjoy a little glimpse into my word and my jewellery studio! They also did a written Q & A with me too! You can find the
Muddy Stilettos Awards Finalist
I’m a Finalist!! It’s very exciting here at Black Cat Jewellery HQ right now- not only have I been nominated, but I’m in the final top 5 for Jewellery Store in the Essex Muddy Stilettos 2021 Awards!! I couldn’t be more over the moon!!🙌 The voting has been set back to 0 for the final voting section, so we’re starting from scratch! With voting closing at 5pm on July 23rd, there’s not much time left to get your votes in! If you’d like to vote, please click HERE. You’ll be asked to register your email address to be in with
All about Hallmarking
My first hallmarked parcel has arrived back from the @theassayoffice ✨ Oh the excitement! ✨
So here is my very own hallmark! And a little ‘did you know’ too-
✨Each mark is made up of 5 sections from L-R- the sponsors/makers mark (mine is KH in a diamond), the fineness symbol (the lion), the fineness mark (925 for sterling silver), the assay office mark (the London leopard for me, obviously I was going to choose a cat!!), and the year (W= 2021).
Biz’ee Women Interview
Here’s a little interview I did with the lovely Sharon Hawkins of Biz’ee Women Networking on May 6th. She asked me lot’s of questions about my business, and I did my best to answer them! I hope you enjoy it finding out a little bit more about me and Little Black Cat Jewellery!
Gold Filled Jewellery
Gold Filled is fast growing in popularity within the jewellery making world, giving the look and feel of gold with a more affordable price tag. I had the chance to work with some gold filled products for my latest Cooksongold tutorial (which you can find here: https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/project/make-a-gold-filled-heart/), and I was really impressed with how lovely the products were to work with.
How it’s made
Gold Filled is fast growing in popularity within the jewellery making world, giving the look and feel of gold with a more affordable price tag. I had the chance to work with some gold filled products for my latest Cooksongold tutorial (which you can find here: https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/project/make-a-gold-filled-heart/), and I was really impressed with how lovely the products were to work with.