Jane wanted to use her gold and stones. She had a mix of ruby, sapphires both blue and purple , aquamarines, topaz, diamonds to use.

When Clare visited Petra Jewellery, she brought with her a cherished sapphire and diamond cluster ring in yellow gold. While the ring held deep sentimental value, she longed for a modern re-imagining, something that would celebrate the original ring whilst better reflecting her personal style.

During the initial chat, we wanted to do was get an idea of who Tilly was, what kind of jewellery she liked to wear and the designs that would suit her.

Two daughters, one ring, we needed to make another one! It had to be just as good as her first one!

Faith brought her husband Mike in to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary and their daughter Lauren joined them, to have an afternoon tea and to design a piece of jewellery for each of them. A topaz pendant, emerald and diamond ring and a silver bangle with lapis.

Chris came in to see one of our designers, Jo. He was looking to create a meaningful pendant for his partner Fay that featured the birthstone of each of their children.

Nikki wanted to use her original rings as well as her heirloom jewellry to create a new set of rings, to create a new set of three rings that would represent her engagement, wedding, and eternity band.

David had made two signet rings from his late wife’s jewellery.

Janice joined us for our topaz and citrine event in November last year, she had a love for blue stones and was looking for a bit of inspiration for a bubble style ring she had been dreaming of.

Mike was looking for the perfect engagement ring for his partner Olivia. They’d been to a couple of other jewellers and had an idea of what they wanted, a 2ct emerald cut diamond ring in yellow gold.