Teardrop with C2 diamontes sterling silver 925 necklace with 18 inch chain
We appreciate you taking the time to look at our page. I know you will have experienced a loss & i’m sorry for that.
Your choice to have a piece of jewellery made is an important one & we can ensure you that we would take great care & respect of your loved ones ashes.
Initially we send out an ashes collection kit to you. There is instructions, ring sizer & a return pre-addressed envelope in the kit. We need a teaspoon of ashes. We suggest you send this back to us signed for delivery although this is your choice but we cannot take any responsibility for lost ashes.
The process involves setting the ashes in resin with the colour of your choice.
All items come gift boxed.
The process takes around 2-3 weeks.
Plain colours can translate lighter or darker depending on your choice, we cannot guarantee a 100% match to a colour but we will try our best to get closest to what you require.
Teardrop with C2 diamontes sterling silver 925 necklace with 18 inch chain
Caring for your resin jewellery
We made a personal choice to use resin to make the keepsakes more affordable for everyone. Resin jewellery is pretty hard-wearing but to get the best out of your pieces and ensure they last a lifetime please try to adhere to the following advice. This will keep your pieces looking their best and save you having to pay for the resin jewellery to be replaced.
Scrapes
Try to avoid bumping and scratching or sleeping in your resin jewellery. This could damage your jewellery piece. If your piece has an accident, pop us a photo and we will give you some advice. We can repair or recast for a fee, so long as the resin has not had a reaction to something.
Water
Do NOT submerge your jewellery pieces in water. Resin is NOT waterproof, only water resistant. So please remember to remove your jewellery before showers, swimming, washing up etc.
Sunlight
Store your jewellery out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight can cause the resin to discolour and soften.
Smoking
If your piece is in regular contact with smoke it will usually yellow. However, some of our smoking resin jewellery clients have worn their pieces for years without discolouration.
Chemicals
Avoid exposing your jewellery to harsh chemicals and cleaning products. This includes perfume, hair spray, cleaning solutions, nail polish remover, antibacterial hand sanitiser etc. Solvents will react with the epoxy and cause it to become scaly, yellow, chip or break down completely.
Silver Jewellery Care
Silver will usually tarnish eventually. We mostly use 925 sterling silver. Silver will tarnish faster under certain conditions. Humidity, air quality (such as living near the sea), even body chemistry will affect how quickly it tarnishes. Some makers rhodium plate their silver, which hardens it and makes it tarnish-free, but that will wear off over time and leave a patchy effect. It would need to be re-coated.
To polish your silver jewellery please use a polishing cloth but be careful not to use it on the resin part of the piece. Gently rub it on your charm bead cores, cufflinks, stacking rings etc to bring out the shine. You can have your silver professionally polished but they need to be careful to cover the resin.
When Resin Jewellery Care Has Been Forgotten
If your piece has dulled or scratched (usually because of chemicals, perfume or scraping), you can apply a top coat with no wipe top coat UV nail varnish. You will need a UV nail lamp to cure it. If this doesn’t work out for you, we can always remove this if necessary. Usually for a repair it is easier for us to remake the piece from scratch, recycle the metal from the first piece and return the original resin stone/charm/sphere.
If your piece has yellowed then it will need to be remade from scratch; please be very very careful to follow all the instructions above to keep it looking its best for as long as possible.