Jewellery is a voyage through the precious and the spiritual. To come close to the latter, one must make as little use of reality as possible. The essence of a jewel is in its conception, in the eye, the heart, the hand of the jeweller, and not in the geometrical dimensions of the object.

A bit like the pearl – (as a wanderer) – I myself have been feeling like one as of late;)  lost in the daily experience of activities and demands. Everywhere I went, I carried the nagging feeling I was neglecting my world of jewels and my blog. Which of course I was and yet found it hard to slow down long enough to dive into it.

La Peregrina’s wandering adventure however has been a very glamorous one! One which reeled me back in.

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The Dubai gold souk ….

Where do I begin:) ???

The word ‘souk’ means market in the Middle East. I set out that morning to the souk with my family and with the intention of finding that *perfect ring in

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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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