Journal Of Origin 31 Ethical Fine Jewellery

What Are Promise Rings?

What Are Promise Rings?

Believe it or not promise rings have been around for rather a long time, since Roman times to be exact. In the 2nd century BC it was the law of th...

Get To Know About The Cut Of A Diamond

Here we focus on the details explaining about the cut of a diamond, the Aries birthstone, breaking down the aspects to look at. In the month of Ari...

Colour of a diamond

We recently added to our journal a post on the cut of diamond and here we follow on to explain a little about the colour of a diamond. It was the...

All About Amethyst

The February birthstone, Amethyst is a wonderful stone as it is so versatile; you see it used as a piece of rough gemstone set in jewellery through...

The Basics of Carat and Clarity of a Diamond

April is the month of diamond, hence the April birthstone. Diamond is also the zodiac stone of Aries. Diamonds are assessed on the 4 C's, here we ...

How To Get Your Perfect Engagement Ring Designed

In our time we have designed and created many a stunning engagement ring design after getting over the minefield of inspiration and styles availabl...

What thoughts are behind a jewellery design?

Many of our bespoke clients first approach us having not experienced a bespoke jewellery design process before. We thought we would lift the lid a...

Did you know there are birthstones by day?

Here we will explain the birthstones by day but fear not we will be covering the birthstones of each month individually, giving you an overview of ...

What Planetary Stone are you?

Not many people have heard of Planetary stones, they will bring out positive aspects of your star sign. The more and more we delve into the holist...

7 Colour Talismans you need to know about

A colour talisman stone is to enhance your natural personality traits, focusing you on the tasks and aim ahead. For this reason they are said to ai...

How to pick an emerald gemstone for your bespoke design

Emerald gemstones are one of the most desirable gems along with Diamonds of course, but also sapphires and rubies. So how do you pick the right eme...