There are fantastic vintage jewellery accounts on Instagram that are so inspiring. So much so, that I who knew next to nothing about antique jewellery, felt compelled to learn as much as I could.

Today I want to share with you six of my current favourites that grabbed my attention while scrolling down my instagram feed. Enjoy…

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“My designs are complete forms in metal & stone. Both are shaped to be a whole. My principal material is gemstone that I carve myself to either create a piece almost entirely in stone or to marry into one form with the metal. As a consequence colour is dominant in my work as metal plays a secondary part. I have spent most of my career working on bespoke pieces on commission and occasionally through Jewellery Fairs.” ~ Charlotte De Syllas on the Goldsmiths Directory

Charlotte De Syllas is one of the finest art jewellers in Britain! I was glancing through various (more…)

Since I grew up in Zambia, Africa, you can imagine my surprise and excitement when I came across this courageous and creative designer… Janet Fredman.

Courageous because laying aside an education in Medicine, she delved into a goldsmith course. In (more…)

The black strap you see on my wrist is called a Fit Bit! My gadget loving husband surprised me with it recently. It’s been an eye opening experience!!

It’s been a few days and its been working very hard for me. It does a host of things and syncs all the (more…)

The Rose Theatre ring is inscribed in French: PENCES POVR MOYE DV with a heart and two crossed arrows. It means ‘Think of me, God willing’.

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Behold the rings I had fun with and which traveled with me everywhere, sharing my experiences:) I played with different combos and their colour reflected my colourful vacation. Delicious! A ring is a piece of jewellery you can see on yourself wherever you are.

It felt as if I was back home again and it felt glorious. The weather was fabulous and the outdoor (more…)

‘Rings’ by Rachel Church… a book that held my attention from beginning to end!

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Exotic India has always been a place I planned to visit ‘sometime in the future’, and I hope to do so soon. Aside from a transit one-day visit in India during my travels from Africa to Sri Lanka, India remains a mystery. The strong aesthetic of the jewels of an Indian bride brought me to this post.

The Indian bridal wear is a feast of colour, adorned with jewels from head to toe in large, luxurious and intricate designs in gold and precious stones.

I decided to look a bit closer to the different parts of the jewellery worn during the ceremony, to (more…)

After a manic couple of weeks, I found a bit of time to do what I love. I spent some of that time browsing through Instagram posts and feasted on many images of gems and jewelry and these were the first to wow me!

The rings are by @taffinjewelry – the top left is a ceramic ring with purple spinel and sapphires. (more…)

This Aquamarine solitaire in a ‘whisper’ of a setting makes a loud noise on my finger! Not only in terms of the sparkle of colour but also in the story it carries. It marked my first fascination with gems.

It was years ago that the energy of all those gemstones gripped my attention for the first time. It all started with Maj Britt Baker, a Swedish Gemmologist living in Sri (more…)