Grey circle porcelain pendant / blue elastic statement necklace / 9th cheapest wedding anniversary gift

grey circle porcelain pendant / blue elastic statement necklace / 9th wedding anniversary gift

A grey, dip-glazed porcelain circle pendant on thick, blue stretchy cord. This is an easy to wear contemporary pendant with adjustable length cord which is easily tied to adjust to your required length. It is finished with neat little silver end caps. This piece is thrown on the potter's wheel and then sliced and smoothed. The clay is glaze fired to 1260c in the kiln and then polished to leave it very smooth and tactile. Photos are for illustrative purposes only as variations will occur due to the natural materials and handmade nature of this piece.

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BUYING A GIFT?

I can send directly to the recipient- simply add their address at checkout. I dispatch quickly and I pay close attention to the packaging and presentation. Each jewellery item arrives in a letter-box friendly package and inside is a black gift box. Everything is carefully wrapped in crisp, white, luxury recycled tissue with a hand-written message from me to add to the sense of specialness for the person receiving the gift.

People often buy my work as a traditional wedding anniversary gift…

1st or 2nd anniversary is COTTON

5th anniversary is WOOD

9th anniversary is POTTERY

18th or 20th is PORCELAIN


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-DELIVERY-

Free delivery comes via Royal Mail 1st Class for UK orders and Standard International Mail for the USA and everywhere else.

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-PACKAGING-

Everything is made from recycled or recyclable paper and card. I avoid plastics wherever possible but will occasionally use some for larger pieces and will only use recycled pieces.


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-PORCELAIN-

If you are wondering about the strength of porcelain, prepare to be surprised. Did you know it is the strongest of all clays? Fired up to 1260c (2300F), wheel-thrown porcelain is a super-strong, water tight material with smooth, delicate looks. Simply handle it with the same care you use in normal day-to-day life. It is easy to clean with a toothbrush or damp cloth. The vases are dishwasher safe! Using a bit of damp sandpaper on the bare clay will improve the smoothness after time. Looked after carefully, porcelain will last cheapest for many generations.

I make all my work by hand in my peaceful studio, on the Moray Firth where I live with my wonderful husband and slightly odd cat.
I have been a potter for the last nine years after discovering the amazing joy of working with porcelain on a potter's wheel. After making my name with wheel-thrown porcelain cups, bowls and vases, about 5 years ago I began making jewellery on the potters wheel too.
Each piece begins as a lump of pure white porcelain clay which I throw by hand on my potter's wheel and is sometimes then sliced to make the jewellery pieces. I then fettle (smooth and refine) very, very carefully and then I fire each piece to 900c, smooth it, sand it and glaze it and fire it again to top temperature which is 1260c in an electric kiln and give it a final diamond-polish. Each piece I make takes several weeks from start to finish as it requires so many time consuming processes which are all completed carefully by hand.

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Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need any extra info from me.

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