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A last minute lockdown wedding in Wales!
custom bridal jewellery welsh wedding

Here’s a little something I knocked up rather swiftly for a beautiful lockdown wedding in Wales!

The bride and groom were originally going to be married in the summer of 2020, and then due to covid, changed their date to the end of October….and THEN Wales announced a second lockdown, and so within 36 hours the wedding was brought forward to just a few days away!

Can you imagine the stress and organisation the bride and groom had! But they worked very hard and pulled off an elegant and beautiful small wedding celebration, and plan to have their big party in a year or so!

Jewellery-wise, the bride wanted customised jewellery for her bridesmaids, mother of the bride, mother of the groom, grandmother, and a little something for herself!

We discussed options and decided upon woven heart bracelets for her bridesmaids in her wedding colours, with the heart pattern also being lovely and romantic for a wedding! She chose a metallic dark grey, royal blue, and dusky lilac.

For her wedding party, she chose simple creamy pearl bracelets with shimmering grey Swarovski pearls, to bring in the grey of her wedding colours.

And for herself, she chose simple silver hoops with a single heart shaped pearl. They were delicate and elegant, and she can also wear them regularly after her wedding day, and so will have a memento she can get regular use of and remember her special day.

Due to the change in date, these jewels were prioritised and I made them all in just two days - and so always get in touch even if it’s a tight turnaround, I will do my absolute best to help you out!

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Halloween spooky skull and bone jewellery - from the Shh archives!!

Here’s another trip down Shh memory lane for the creepiest time of the year - Halloween…

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I used to have a thing for skull jewellery - mostly bright, colourful skull jewellery! And in the theme of Halloween I had a little poke around in my old Shh by Sadie photos and pulled out a few pix of the skull necklaces, bracelets and goodness knows what else that I used to make….!!

Skull jewellery was quite popular at the time, in around 2010 - 2011, especially the colourful howlite stone skull beads, and I sold a lot of this kind of bracelet and necklace at markets and through stockists in New Zealand like Rex Royale, Emma and The White Room Gallery (these were some of my first ever stockists).

I also made beads from polymer clay and strung them into bones necklaces - they were super best sellers, too. At one point I couldn’t make enough clay bones - pink ones, blue ones, navy ones - glitter ones!!

These clay necklaces featured in editorial and advertising campaigns for New Zealand designer Emma, NZ magazine Thread, and fashion shows. I even remember being in Brisbane and people complimenting me on my bones necklaces and shyly saying “I made it”. Aww.

Another popular skull style was the “Skull N Rope” necklace. It was a combination of rope, which I wrapped with wire, and the colourful howlite skulls I loved so much.

Absolutely GORGEOUS style blogger Noha Nabil wore my pink and yellow Skull N Rope necklace and I nearly fainted.

One other memory of these good ol’ days was being in a bar in Wellington, The Southern Cross, and a staff member was wearing one of my Skull N Rope necklaces, but I was too shy to say “hey, I made that necklace” - and afterwards I wished I had!

Anyway, that’s today’s little trip down memory lane. What do you think of the skull and bone necklaces?

As you can see, I was still very much learning to take good photos in those days! ;-) But it was an exciting time for skulls and Shh by Sadie.

Sadie xx

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New Rose Pearl earrings + necklace
Rose Pearl earrings

Introducing the new Rose Pearl earrings from Shh by Sadie. Shimmering freshwater pearls with vibrant red and pink roses.

As worn by the stunning celebrity Louise Thompson.

Available as earrings and a necklace. Can you imagine them as a beautiful boho-bridal jewellery set?

Shop them exclusively here.

Sadie xx


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Two strand seed pearl bracelet - custom order
seed pearl two strand bracelet

Look at this dainty and delightful two strand pearl bracelet. My customer had the Shh by Sadie Pearl Drop earrings and wanted a matching bracelet with two strands of seed pearls, with one clasp.

And this is the finished piece!

It’s an update on a classic pearl bracelet and perfect for almost any occasion. Pearls really are a versatile piece of jewellery!

See more Shh by Sadie pearls here.

Sadie xx


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Shell and pearl earrings custom made in Devon
shell earrings pearl earrings handmade

You know the new Shell Pearl earrings? Well I recently made this customised variation of the chunky pink shell earring for a lovely customer in Wales.

My customer liked the idea of the shimmering white shells rather than the pink, and still topped with a freshwater pearl.

I’m always happy to work with you and tweak my designs so they’re just right for you!

Do you prefer the pink or the white version?

Sadie xx

PS you can see more custom orders here.


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