26/04/2026
It's not often I can afford to work with gold, so when my lovely mum approached me with some solid gold cufflinks, which had belonged to my late dad, and asked me if I could make them into some earrings, I was excited and terrified in equal measure. We wanted to keep them as close to the original shape and design as possible so after sawing off the chain and smoothing the back out, I gave them a polish to get surface scratches out and drilled some holes. I decided to give the smooth pair a hammered finish and left the textured pair as they were. Now some gorgeous sentimental cufflinks can be worn and enjoyed again instead of sitting hidden in a draw.
