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Buying Handmade Fashion Jewellery

January 20th, 2010 Designer Jewellery No comments

This is the year that Chanel celebrates its 50th anniversary of the Novella which distinguished the fashion jewellery brand across the globe. So fifty years on in a world where diamante is the new diamond is there still room for a little blue box in our lives? Or is this now the world of fashion jewellery. As the credit crunch blocks your way to Cartier and the expensive jewellery’s you have no choice but to look for viable alternatives and fashion jewellery is fast becoming one of them. Dating back to the early1700’s fashion jewellery has been a part of fashion culture for more than 300 years, providing an inexpensive but beautiful substitute to fine jewellery through the use of materials such as simulated semi-precious beads and pendants.Coco Channel in her collections often featured fashion jewellery; she helped to reinvent its purpose as an investment to a fashion accessory.Replacing gold with gold plated and pearl with pearl effect beads the crime of going ‘fake’ has never been more accepted, and for what fashion jewellery lacks in precious materials, it makes up for in the unique and original designs. Most notably it is the outstanding designer Kenneth Jay Lane who, since the early 1960’s been creating unique and original piece for the likes of Audrey Hepburn, that has led the way in breaking free from the conventional restrictions when it comes to fashion jewellery design. Leaving chandelier earrings behind in favour of proportion defying necklaces and turquoise embellished cuffs. But possibly more excitingly is the wide range of fashion jewellery that is now available to us on the high street. Affordable, stylish, designer and attention grabbing jewellery, from Accessorize’s cocktail rings, beaded necklaces, semi-precious bracelets and earrings and charm bracelets dripping in bright and beautiful beads to Urban Outfitters kitsch pendant and cluster necklaces, fashion jewellry has become a statement of our own individuality.And in this quest to find unique pieces of fashion jewellery that are original, it is individual online boutiques that offer one of a kind and limited designs. Up and coming jewellery designers, often students from the likes of Parsons school of design and Central Saint Martin’s are swapping mass production for handmade and individually sourced handmade jewellery and selling it online. Offering handmade fashion jewellery connoisseurs a chance to not only buy a one of a kind piece but to invest in the future of jewellery design.Local Art and craft fairs are also a great place to be able to find stunning pieces of handmade jewellery that have been handcrafted into stunning pieces of fashion jewellery. If you are looking for something that is totally unique then this is where you may find what you are looking for. Also these jewellery designers may be able to make you something where you have a hand in the design so that you can have a fashion jewellery piece that has been handmade to suit exactly what you are looking for. Whichever you to choose have fun.

Unique Jewellery

January 16th, 2010 Designer Jewellery No comments

There can be no greater feeling that wearing new jewellery out for the first time. However, there is no worse feeling than bumping into a friend wearing the same thing! Buying unique jewellery can often be expensive, not to mention hard to find, but thanks to Sally-Ann Wright it is easy to find unique jewellery at an affordable price.

Sally-Ann Wright is based in Cumbria and creates beautiful unique jewellery using silver, unusual precious and semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystals, all of which can be found and purchased from her online store.

The range of unique jewellery that Sally-Ann Wright produces includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings as well as stunning bridal jewellery and children’s jewellery collections. Each piece of jewellery is handmade and a complete one-off so you can guarantee you won’t ever bump into anyone wearing the same piece.

Unique jewellery makes a fantastic gift for your partner, female relative or even a little treat for yourself. It shows not only that you care, but that you spent time to find something different, special and above all, unique.

When buying jewellery there are two key things you look for:

The way a piece of jewellery looks is an important factor when buying jewellery. Will it look as good with a particular outfit as it does in the shop? Do you even have an outfit that you can wear it with? Luckily, Sally-Ann Wright is able to produce unique jewellery based on what you are looking for. Whether you like the look of the unique jewellery on her website, but would like it in a different colour or size, or whether you have something specific in mind but haven’t found what you are looking for in the high street stores, Sally-Ann will produce a piece of unique jewellery for you to look at without any obligation.

Sally-Ann Wright’s unique necklaces and unique bracelets are made using top quality silver plated 7, 19 and 49 strand wire to avoid kinks but produce an excellent flexibility and softness. Sally-Ann is constantly searching for new materials for her unique jewellery including unusual precious and semi-precious stones as well as Swarovski crystals keeping in mind that fashions and seasons are ever changing.

Bespoke Jewellery

January 15th, 2010 Designer Jewellery No comments

Customisation has entered every field of life and many people prefer bespoke products to express their style and personal taste. It will come as no surprise then that bespoke jewellery has become increasingly popular in recent years with more and more women wanting to assert their own personality and taste into the jewellery and accessories that they wear. How can you be an individual if you’re wearing the same jewellery as everybody else?

Sally-Ann Wright has been making bespoke jewellery for years, giving women the chance to own jewellery that is unique. Sally-Ann Wright’s bespoke jewellery exudes a sense of style and of class that you can’t get from the high street.

Finding the right jewellery for a particular outfit on the high street can be an arduous task, on one hand you have to contend with the fact that if you select an item from a store you won’t be the only person wearing it, and on the other hand you might have a particular style in mind that the stores don’t produce.

If you have an idea of what you are looking for, but can’t find anything like it, speak to Sally-Ann Wright about her bespoke jewellery service.

Bespoke jewellery takes time to produce as materials need to be sourced before the making of the piece begins. Not only that, but depending on how intricate your bespoke jewellery idea is will have an effect on how long the piece takes to create. Once the design is completed you will be e-mailed a photograph of the bespoke jewellery for your approval.

All of Sally-Ann Wright’s jewellery is unique, but variations can be made to suit your needs and tastes. For example, if there is a necklace that takes your fancy, but it looks too short and you would prefer it in a different colour, a longer version in the colour you require can be made. Because it is bespoke jewellery, no one will be able to own a piece exactly the same as yours.

If you’re tired of bumping into friends or family wearing the same jewellery as you, maybe it’s time to think about bespoke jewellery and stand out from the crowd.

Handmade Jewellery

January 15th, 2010 Designer Jewellery No comments

Handmade jewellery conjures up all sorts of images such as children’s necklaces made from macaroni and string. But there’s so much more to handmade jewellery than children’s school projects.

To find stylish handmade jewellery, you used to have to travel across the country to jewellery boutiques to find original pieces. These days it is so much easier to find unique handmade jewellery thanks to the Internet, with designers selling their collections online. One such designer that is leading the way with her unique collection of handmade jewellery is Sally-Ann Wright.

Sally-Ann Wright is based in Cumbria and creates original jewellery including handmade necklaces, handmade bracelets, handmade earrings and so much more.

Your jewellery should be special, you don’t want to bump into a friend wearing the same necklace or earrings, which is why a lot of people are buying handmade jewellery. Because Sally-Ann Wright creates original pieces, you can be sure that whether you buy some handmade earrings or a handmade necklace you won’t see the same item anywhere else.

Sally-Ann Wright’s handmade necklaces and handmade bracelets are made using top quality silver plated 7, 19 and 49 strand wire to avoid kinks but produce an excellent flexibility and softness. Sally-Ann is constantly searching for new and unusual precious and semi-precious stones as well as Swarovski crystals with an eye on ever changing fashions and seasons.

One of the best things about Sally-Ann Wright’s handmade jewellery is that if there is an item on her website that you like the look of, but would rather it was longer or shorter, a different colour or features different stones she can create it. Not only that, but if you have an idea of a piece of jewellery that you want, but can’t find anything like it, Sally-Ann will create an item for you to look at without any obligation, making sure that you find the unique piece of handmade jewellery that you were looking for.

If it’s somebody’s special birthday coming up or you want to treat yourself, there is no better place to find some gorgeous handmade jewellery than Sally-Ann Wright’s website.