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Happy birthday, Gemini!Even though Moonstone is not a Gemini birthstone it's seen as a useful crystal for this zodiac si...
21/05/2026

Happy birthday, Gemini!

Even though Moonstone is not a Gemini birthstone it's seen as a useful crystal for this zodiac sign.

Moonstone is said to symbolise new beginnings, to help regulate conflicting emotions and to create balance and clarity.

And I just happen to have two beautiful pieces from the Beneath the Stars collection made with moonstone cabochons... 🌙



[ID: Carousel with 3 images. 1: Illustration of the star sign Gemini. 2. Pair of silver earrings with silver crescent moons and pale moonstone cabochons at their end points. 3. Silver circular crescent moon pendant with a pale moonstone cabochon on a black faux leather chord, lying on a marble surface.]

Happy International Dance Day!What does a jewellery maker do when they don’t sit at the bench? Me, I like a dance. Here’...
29/04/2026

Happy International Dance Day!

What does a jewellery maker do when they don’t sit at the bench?

Me, I like a dance. Here’s a shout out to the magical Rays from - we’ll be dancing for the sun again this summer solstice ☀️

Ray Collective -
🌓Here for the Solstice
Gone with the Sun🌓

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📣 April Jewellery Prize Draw! 📣 A little reminder that there are 5 days left to sign up to my newsletter for a chance of...
25/04/2026

📣 April Jewellery Prize Draw! 📣

A little reminder that there are 5 days left to sign up to my newsletter for a chance of winning a piece of jewellery from Ampersand Design (currently UK residents only) in the April prize draw. 🌟🌟🌟

👉 https://mailchi.mp/62889b240289/ampersand-design-by-hb

Last week I took a trip to the The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office in London to hand in my first ever pieces to be hall...
25/04/2026

Last week I took a trip to the The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office in London to hand in my first ever pieces to be hallmarked.

As someone with a history background I love the fact that I have now become part of a tradition that is over 700 years old. It goes back to Edward I’s Hallmarking Statute of 1300, the earliest known UK law in the United Kingdom to regulate the quality of precious metals. In 1478, the UK’s first Assay Office was established at Goldsmiths’ Hall London, where it still is today.

Isn’t that amazing?

I handed in a couple of signature pendants for my new collection, Domed – combining powerful statement jewellery with ideas of flow and movement, empowerment and care. More soon!



[ID: Carousel of images from outside and inside the London Assay Office, with its mark, the leopard’s head, on the door and above the entrance hall. In one photo, Helga, a white woman with short, white hair and glasses, is standing outside, squinting into the sun, and in another she is smiling brightly into the camera, wearing a large, square silver pendant with rounded corners and a domed hemisphere in the top corner. In the last image, the pendant is photographed lying flat on a light purple surface.]

Happy birthday, Ta**us! ♉A beautiful, reliable and steadfast earth sign with a love for arts and culture, I think it alm...
21/04/2026

Happy birthday, Ta**us! ♉

A beautiful, reliable and steadfast earth sign with a love for arts and culture, I think it almost looks as if ta**us was wearing starry dangly earrings... don't you think? 😊



[ID: Carousel with 3 images. 1: Illustration of the star sign ta**us. 2. Pair of silver earrings with brass stars and shimmering blue goldstone cabochons at their end points. 3. Silver earring with a brass star and a shimmering blue goldstone cabochon at its end point, presented on a mannequin.]

Mood Board Monday: Sharing the inspiration for my upcoming jewellery line, Domed. With Domed, I will be combining the be...
13/04/2026

Mood Board Monday: Sharing the inspiration for my upcoming jewellery line, Domed.

With Domed, I will be combining the beauty of powerful statement silver jewellery with ideas of flow and movement, self-empowerment and self-care.

The signature pendant of this line is based on the image of a ray serenely gliding through water.

I am also using the shape of a bowl, which brings up associations of comfort, warmth, nourishment and working with the earth, as well as a protective, nurturing and secure space.

I can’t wait to launch this line!

[Collage of scenes, objects and designs that describe the inspiration for this collection. The title image is a square silver pendant with rounded corners and a domed hemisphere in the top corner. The pendant lies on a light purple surface. It is slightly curved, like a ray in motion. The title reads: Mood Board Monday.]

Do you love wearing jewellery that is unique, makes you feels special and has a story to tell?I do, and that is also the...
10/04/2026

Do you love wearing jewellery that is unique, makes you feels special and has a story to tell?

I do, and that is also the kind of jewellery I make. This pendant, which I gifted to myself this year, is a nod to my previous occupation as an archaeologist and my interest in traditional crafts.

It was inspired by the shape of early medieval circular broches with long pins (the archaeological term is penannular or pseudo-penannular). The famous Irish ‘Tara Brooch’ is a well-known example. Here I have included some silver Viking brooches from Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland.

The decoration is inspired by weaving techniques because those brooches traditionally were used as cloth fasteners.

So this is my very own, unique, archaeology-inspired and yet entirely contemporary pendant.

Get in touch if you’d love to have your own and would like to doscuss an idea!




[ID: Carousel with images and a short video featuring a unique circular silver pendant with a slim “pin” cutting the circle in half, ending with a free-moving silver bead. One half of the circle is filled with a pattern woven from silver wire with 3 silver beads. Two photos show silver Viking circular broches with long pins, and one shows tablet weaving, an ancient weaving technique that uses small tablets or cards to produce narrow strips of fabric for belts, trims or even shoe laces.]

Jewellery Prize Draw!A little reminder to sign up to my newsletter - if you haven't already - for a chance of winning a...
09/04/2026

Jewellery Prize Draw!

A little reminder to sign up to my newsletter - if you haven't already - for a chance of winning a piece of jewellery from Ampersand Design (currently UK residen only). 🌟🌟🌟

📣 The first draw this year will be on 30 April, so sign up now to enter.

👉 https://mailchi.mp/62889b240289/ampersand-design-by-hb

08/04/2026

I love all aspects of jewellery making but few I find as calming and meditative as polishing with a polishing wheel.

So on today’s Workbench Wednesday I’m sharing this little reel of me polishing away on some of my Beneath the Stars signature pendants. 🌛

Arts and crafts are recognised for their positive impact on mental health, so sharing this during Stress Awareness Month feels right.

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