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Image of Kirsty Halsey's Hallmark from London Assay Office

All about Hallmarking

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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

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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

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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

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WI life Magazine Interview

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This lovely interview, recently published in the Nov/Dec WI Life magazine gives a great insight into why I started making jewellery, my inspirations, my health issues, and what I get up to behind the scenes! I hope you enjoy reading it!

Handprinted Purple Gift wrap with metallic silver Christmas themed images- including Christmas trees and snowflakes

Christmas Gift Wrap

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. And as a special thank you to you for your support, I’m offering you free Christmas gift wrap for your jewellery gifts this year! I’ve hand printed this paper myself using traditional wooden block stamps and a beautiful metallic silver paint to give that added Christmas sparkle! There are a mix of Christmassy designs, which will be chosen at random for you