CARE GUIDE

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  • Sterling silver tarnishes naturally over time due to being exposed to oxygen. You can keep it clean and shiny by regularly using a polishing cloth, and storing your jewellery in its box.

    To clean generally, you can use a squirt of mild dish soap in warm water - then scrub with a soft toothbrush. I always recommend taking your gold jewellery off in the shower, pool or ocean. I’d also recommend removing your jewellery if you are cleaning with chemicals.

  • All of my pieces are plated to withstand regular wear, however, gold plating will wear off over time. To prevent this happening quicker, I always recommend that you take your piece off when showering, in the pool or ocean.

  • Gold doesn’t tarnish as easily or as quickly as sterling silver. To clean, you can use a squirt of mild dish soap in warm water - then scrub with a soft toothbrush.

    I’d still always recommend taking your gold jewellery off in the shower, pool or ocean. I’d also recommend removing your jewellery if you are cleaning with chemicals.

Thoughtfully made.

Although precious metals and the jewellery trade in general come with their own environmental challenges, I am committed to being as environmentally sustainable as possible. Instead of basing designs on current trends, or releasing new designs every season, I design my collections based on the things that inspire me, often taking many months or years to research and design particular pieces. My pieces are designed to be worn for multiple occasions and are made to last.

I’m always trying to improve my practices and my business to be as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible. Here are some of the ways that I’m doing that already:

Metals and stones:

I use recycled materials where possible and recycle all scrap metal left over from creating my jewellery. When using gemstones, I try to ensure that they are from an ethical source and only use reputable suppliers.

In the workshop:

I recycle any suitable materials generated by my business including paper and soft plastics. When choosing chemicals, I opt for safer and/or lower impact alternatives where available. If unavailable, I ensure that the chemicals I use are disposed of in the correct manner.

Packaging:

I am currently in the process of transitioning all of my packaging to eco-friendly alternatives (e.g. compostable mailing bags and paper packaging fill).