Autumn Studio Party
Autumn Studio Party
WED 25TH September, 5-8pm.
The perfect time to talk about commissions and special gifts for later in the year.
Join us for nibbles and drinks 🥂
We Ship Worldwide!
Absolutely loving the worldwide orders, we’re so completely delighted every time we tick off a new country or State. Colouring them in is a huge boost.
We’ve now ticked off a few States that we’re very proud of – Alaska, Arizona, Texas, Florida – all around the edges, and then this week Utah…finally we’re filling in the middle. We seem to be attracting loads of attention in New Jersey. We also had one to Puerto Rico the other day, and learned that PR is an unincorporated territory of the US, since 1898. Every day is a school day.
Thanks soooooo much for all your orders, wherever you are. We LOVE your support, thanks for being one of the reasons we get out of bed each day!
Please tell us where you are, we love to hear where our jewellery is being seen.
It’s not easy being green
It’s August – that means a new birthstone! This time it’s the turn of peridot – which we’ve found has never been one of our best sellers. We think this is such a shame as we love its gorgeous green colour, however we know that like yellow it can be a difficult colour to wear. Like kermit the frog and Elphaba the witch, it seems it’s not easy being green.
It hasn’t alway been this way. The Egyptians LOVED green gemstones including peridot. Green was often associated with being wealthy – the Arnolfini portrait by Jan Van Eyk (pictured above) is all about this. That dress would not only have been completely lined with artic fox fur (really not ethical by todays standards), but made from highly expensive wool that was dyed a bold green – which was super expensive and laborious to create ( and involved working with lots of aged sheep wee yuck) .
Trends always seem to come around again – we’ve been seeing more of the colours that were considered difficult again – it’s all about dopamine dressing – the practice of wearing colours that make you happy. Green is just perfect for that – it’s found everywhere in the natural world. Being out in nature is proven to boost your mood for hours after you’ve gone back inside. So we think it’s time to add a bit more green into our wardrobes.
Fabulous Fluorite
Just look at these stripey fluorite beauties – they’re finally finished AND listed on our website!
We’re in love with the bands of colour and texture in these stunning fluorite stones. They’ve been framed in a gorgeous handmade silver setting. A real labour of love, all topped off with our signature handmade textured hooks. Overall, they just made us say WOW (out loud)!
Started waaaay back, and picked up again during lockdown in 2020 – these earrings have been an ongoing project. For some reason we just couldn’t get on with them. But now these babies are finished and ready to go to their forever home. Do you have space for some fluorite babies in your life?
Fluorite is reputed to help clear mental fog and improving balance and co-ordination, both physically and mentally.
A Taste of Spring
A Taste of Spring by Athene ShollÂ
The rain and hail has finally stopped, possibly just for a few hours – who knows? We even saw just a hint of a pink sunset last night. And the birds tweeted, very very faintly – just for a short while. Spring is on the way…
It really did feel like a sign that light was at the end of the tunnel. But of course we have still have 2 more loooooong weeks of January to get through yet. And then February – sigh. And then the weather will be up and down a million times, teasing us with hints of light and warmth. Then will come the fool’s spring, when cardigans will be cast aside, and sweaters packed away, in false hope, before winter descends again, like a shroud. To catch us all out. Then come the spring coughs and colds as the lymph changes direction and makes us all feel wrong. Rinse and repeat throughout March, and then suddenly – there we are in actual real live spring, birds singing, sun on our faces, clocks changing and we really feel alive again.
But we don’t have to wait until then – grab a slice of spring from our necklace selection. These gorgeous pieces were on display at the Coach House Gallery – and due to the gallery closing this week, (another sigh) we’ve got them lined up in the studio for you, Just when we all need a boost. Ping us a message if one takes your fancy
Athene xxx
