Whitby jet jewellery

New Whitby jet jewellery: I am now handcrafting natural Whitby jet which is then set in silver. About Whitby jet: Whitby jet is a black gemstone in a fossilised wood deriving from a species similar to the Monkey Puzzle tree. Jet can acquire a deep sheen when finely polished. It was widely used for jewellery and […]

Natural gemstone & sea glass

Northumbrian sea glass or ‘sea gems’ The sea glass I collect has been formed from decorative glassware, bottles, even industrial glass, which once found its way into the North Sea. It has been shaped and frosted by its waves over many years washed up on beaches along the Northumbrian coast. Some reflect north-east of England’s […]

British gemstone & sea glass

Northumbrian sea glass or ‘sea gems’ The sea glass I collect by hand was formed from decorative glassware, bottles and industrial glass which found its way into the North Sea, shaped and frosted by the its waves over many years then washed up on the Northumbrian coast, and some is evidence of north-east England’s industrial […]