tweet tweet tweet tweet - handmade and recycled silver bird ring

Beautiful new ring designs for the summer. I have been working on this flower blossoms and birdies design since last spetember and i am now smiling! I have decided to hand cut each one of these from only the finest antique sterling silver fork handles. Obviously I only use cutlery that has found its way to me due to being unwanted by antiques dealers due to no longer being part of a set. Single items of old cutlery are dificult to sell and tend to sit around in shops, looking lonely for years. I love to 'adopt' these little orphans and reinvent them as gorgeous wearable jewellery. Each ring is completely unique, individual and original, oh, and 100% ethical and recycled!

Each design is freehand drawn onto the surface of the of the fork handle. This basic sketch is embelished and detailed with a miniture hand saw and micro drill. Once cut out the piece is formed into a lovely ring. This is then polished to a shiny or brushed matte finish.

Even as the maker of these rings i look at each one in its newly shiny shape and form, and feel quite pleased! Hours earlier it had been a relatively unattractive, old fork.

Handmade and completely recycled in Cambridge.

More wedding knifes and eco-concious, ethical wedding gifts please..

Okay, i can make an unwanted spoon into a peice of jewellery, but i still havent got a grip of this blogging. I have only just realised that people have left comments and requests! OOppps. Well hi Katie and Katies mum! Butterfly designs are on the way and you willboth be the first to know! Hello Heather, it's really nice to hear from you! I hope you are enjoying Cambridge :). And Tony, bang that symboly-thing, you musical genius.

This lovely commemorative spoon was commissioned by the friends / work collegues of Liz and Kev, as a fab wedding gift. It was great fun to make and the design was left o my creativity. which is always good.