Handmade sterling silver flower rings. Completely recycled from 140 year old dessert for handles!

I am standing here again thinking i better go to bed rather than do this! But i thought it would be nice to post this photo of the rings I've been working on all evening. Freshly chopped from gorgeous sterling silver antique fork handles (140 years old!) These two forks were given to me at the art and craft mkt in Cambridge on Saturday. All the lovely person wanted in return was a photo of what they were turned into ! I am really pleased with these rings and i will definitely be creating a small range / collection. I shall offer these for sale at the market next Saturday and if i get a chance i will pop the on to the website. Each ring will be priced at £68. Obviously i will create any size requested. The remaining prongs from these forks will be turned into lovely earrings as a thank you to the kind customer you donated the forks. The forks themselves would have been worth a great deal of money if they were part of their original set. As individual forks they are undervalued and relatively unwanted by antiques dealers and collectors. This makes them the perfect raw material for me!

I will try to include a quick pic of the earrings. Oh, and i have been busy knocking up another website dedicated to the birth spoons and Christening spoons i create. Please visit it if you get a chance, its a little boring compared to my Hairy Growler website :[ well see what youse think!

Here goes.. the link www.thebirthspoon.co.uk

New Autumn Hairy Growler recycled jewellery collection

Well here we are again, thinking, wow, you really are quite crap at keep a simple thing like a blog up to date............. However, it is important to note that i have been creating a fab collection of gorgeous handcrafted and recycled, re purposed jewelry especially to welcome in the new autumn.

This year we have two lovely new autumn trees. The first being an early autumn / late summer tree, losing leaves and delicately crafted from the bowl of an unwanted soup spoon. The second, a late autumn / early winter tree would make a perfect Christmas present for any discerning recycled jewellery aficionado.

We have also just been given a brilliant selection of 'fish knives' which i have used to create a little one off collection of 'love grows' brooches to add to the star crossed range. The one above is an example. Each and every one is different and totally unique. Check out http://www.hairygrowler.com/ very soon to see the new items! I also have a new collection of birth record spoons, wedding gifts and other unusual recycled cutlery pieces at http://www.littlecheekychops.co.uk/ and http://www.luckysixpencejewellery.co.uk/ ! What a mouthful.