Custom silver jewellery – as unique as you!

I love being creative and absolutely love that my jewellery enables me to combine my two passions of making things and hedgehogs. All the jewellery raises funds for my hedgehog rescue work.

As well as my standard designs, I love making bespoke pieces. I can make many things in different colours, sizes and shapes to create something completely unique. I’d love to show you a few of the custom silver pieces that I’ve made recently.

These little silver hedgehogs are my best seller. I can make them plain or patinated black to suit you. Here are some I’ve made with custom bead colours with a touch of patina.

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Custom silver hedgehogs

This cute hedgehog bracelet was made to a buyer’s design and can be made with different colours of handmade glass beads.

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Custom hedgehog bead bracelet

It’s not all about the hedgehogs! One of my favourite designs (aside from hedgehogs of course!) are these silver birthstone pebbles. Each one is hand-formed and is completely unique. This one is set with a rare pink sapphire but I can also use other birthstones. They make lovely gifts because no two will ever be quite the same. I’ve also made custom earrings to match this design.

Pink sapphire pebble pendant

I’ve recently ventured into hand engraving and can hand write a name or word on the back of many of my designs. I just love this engraving on the back of a cat keyring!

I can hand engrave words or names on the backs of many pieces

I can also create bespoke designs to help make jewellery easier to wear. This pendant was created for an older lady who found it tricky to fasten pendants at the back. It has a front fastening loop and toggle, which also looks fabulous!

Pandora bracelets are all the rage and enable you to create a bespoke silver bracelet but my charm bracelets are even more unique. All the charms are handmade by me and I can create a bespoke one just for you with lots of different charm options.

Bespoke silver charm bracelet by little silver hedgehog

Bespoke silver charm bracelet with handmade charms

Fancy something on a different type of chain or maybe even a fabric ribbon? I can create these liberty fabric bracelets in many different shades and patterns. I can also make them as pendants.

Liberty ribbon silver hedgehog bracelet by little silver hedgehog

Custom liberty ribbon bracelet with patinated hedgehog

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little explore through the possibilities of custom silver jewellery. Lots of people don’t realise that I can make bespoke pieces so I hope this helps spread the word.

If you would like a bespoke piece please get in touch via my shop

I run a hedgehog hospital in York, England. My work is entirely self funded and my silver jewellery helps to raise funds for food, medicines and equipment. You can also support my work here.

Thank you for reading!

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Emma and the hedgehogs

Nature in silver

I’ve been so busy making lately that I haven’t had time to post. It is great news that everyone is thinking of the hedgehogs and buying ethical this Christmas!

I love nature and it inspires everything I do so I thought I’d show you how I translate nature into my jewellery.

I make my jewellery using silver clay. I trained in traditional silver-smithing but I love the versatility of silver clay and the way I can literally take nature and emboss it into my designs. I hunt for flowers, leaves, twigs, seeds, shells and anything with a beautiful pattern that I can use to emboss into the clay. I’ve always got a little bag with me for foraging trips in the woods, meadows and seashore.

Designs in silver clay ready for firing

With this pendant and earring set, I have embossed a design from nature and then inset gorgeous sparkling Peridot stones. I love the freshness of the green.

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This pendant features a real leaf imprint and is set with a garnet cabochon. I use an individual leaf so no two pendants are ever exactly the same.

I’m a keen gardener and I often look to my own garden for my nature inspiration. I particularly love the delicate blue forget-me-nots that flower in the Spring and have incorporated them into many designs.

Forget me not pendant inspired by the flowers in my garden

My garden and the colours and flowers that inspire my work. The forget-me-nots are at the front of the beds.

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Daisy chain bracelet with embossed forget-me-nots

As well as embossing direct from nature, I also create designs based on what I see in the garden. Here is my bumble bee pendant.

My next plan is to try embossing with the delicate leaves of herbs in the garden and I’d love to try moulding from an acorn……

Thank you so much for reading. I’d love to know what you think of my work and its nature inspiration.

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Ethical gifts for wildlife lovers

I originally wrote this post for Christmas but all these items make fabulous gifts for wildlife lovers all year round!

Please think about buying handmade and ethical this Christmas. You not only get a lovely gift but charities also benefit. There are lots of charities that sell products to raise funds for their work. My hedgehog rescue is entirely self-funded and I make jewellery to raise funds. I make all of the jewellery from recycled silver.

Here are some other ideas to help you shop ethically this Christmas, all of which support wildlife; from adopting a hedgehog through to being a wildlife rehabilitator for the day. I’ve also included some gifts that don’t give to charity but will help wildlife in other ways. Why not give a hog a home?

Happy shopping and thanks for buying gifts that give back!

If you have any other suggestions for great ethical gifts for wildlife and nature lovers, please get in touch!

British Wildlife Gifts – proceeds support wildlife conservation and rescue charities

Be a wildlife rehabilitator for the day – gift

Adopt a hedgehog – Wildlife Trusts

Sponsor an animal in rehabilitation – Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary

Creature Candy – 10% of proceeds support wildlife rescue

People’s Trust for Endangered Species – Christmas gifts

Adopt a Bee

Give a hedgehog a home

Little Silver Hedgehog – raising funds for hedgehog rescue

Seedball – gorgeous tins of seeds for growing a wildlife meadow and bee/butterfly friendly borders

Provide a beautiful mosaic drinking bowl in your garden for visiting hedgehogs and other wildlife – I love these wildlife inspired designs and they are the perfect height for wildlife.

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Little Silver Hedgehog Jewellery

Some of the hedgehogs that I have rehabilitated and released

I run a hedgehog hospital in York. My work is entirely self funded. You can also support my work here.

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