About us

 

Hello and Welcome!

I'm Nadine and I'm the maker of all the pieces you see in this shop. All jewellery pieces are slowly made with 100% recycled Sterling Silver, ethically sourced gemstones, designed and made by me. Slowly made means I take time and care, creating each piece from start to finish. 

I'm Portuguese living in Scotland, lucky to have found a very handsome scottish man who made me mum of two beautiful girls, and I'm a self-taught silversmith. After many years working in admin roles in different industries and not feeling accomplished, I finally have the opportunity to do what I've always wanted!

I've always enjoyed making jewellery and, in the past, created many pieces made with crystals and beads. However, I always dreamt to create pieces with Silver using traditional methods that would allow my creativity to expand. Being able to create beautiful pieces and see other people wearing them, it is only my dream come true! 

Uniqueness and designs

I can't, unfortunately, say that my all my jewellery pieces are unique designs because they aren't. There are a lot of the "simpler" designs that most of us jewellers use and most customers like. I will, however, have designs that have been spontaneously created by me. I'm not great at drawing, especially when I have an idea in my head, I prefer picking up a piece of scrap silver or a gemstone and see where it takes me. I am also happy to hear your thoughts if you would like a piece of jewellery made just for you. 

Hallmarking

In the United Kingdom, it is a legal requirement to hallmark an article over a certain weight if it is described as either partly or wholly made of gold, silver, platinum or palladium at the point of sale. 

Items that are below the following weights do not require a hallmark to be described and sold as being made of precious metal: 

  • Gold items below 1 gram 
  • Silver items below 7.78 grams 
  • Platinum items below 0.5 grams 
  • Palladium items below 1 gram 

*Copied from the Edinburgh Assay Office's Webiste 

https://www.edinburghassayoffice.co.uk/comply

Thank you for visiting my shop and supporting my small business!