Latest Blog News at Indigo Silver

All I want for Christmas...!

Love it or like it, Christmas comes around far too soon every year! For the kids its just one big fun time - but for parents (Mum's in particular) it's often a lot of hard work! I love the build up - even though it's my busiest time of the year...

A (very) brief history of jewellery!

Wearing something 'pretty' around one's neck has been done for thousands of years. Apparently one of the earliest forms of necklace were most probably a...

What I did in the Summer holidays....

We have found a little slice of heaven in the South of France on the Côte d'Azur! Between the coast and the mountains there is a small ancient town called Valbonne and it's here that we have holidayed frequently over the years...

Spratling bracelet

It can be worrying sometimes buying from an online shop and not everyone feels confident to do so - but there are lots of advantages! You can usually buy things cheaper as the vendor doesn't have to factor in a bricks and mortar shop - and don't get me started on shopping from the comfort of your own home! The downside though is...

10% discount for Wimbledon!

To celebrate Wimbledon and hopefully a good result for Andy Murray, we are giving 10% off our Plain Silver jewellery collection for the duration of the tournament. Simply add the discount code...

Our new You Tube channel!

Lots of people these days - me included, love the ease of buying from the comfort of our own homes. I think it's really important when buying online to not only feel a trust with whom you are buying from but also have a really good idea of what you will be getting...

5 minutes of fame and my best mate Vanessa Feltz!

Normally I'm so safe... so careful and unadventurous! I decided that I needed to do something out of my comfort zone. So what happened...? Yesterday I found myself in my usual spot at my desk in my studio...

Creating Murano glass jewellery

We are extremely proud of our beautiful Murano glass jewellery. With around 50 different colours, our range of bracelets, pendants and earrings is quite amazing...

The Great British Sewing Bee And Me!

I've been a fan of the Great British Bake Off since it started and was so pleased that the Great British Sewing Bee was successful enough to come back as a regular too. I have to say I love the format, the jolly, friendly contestants and...

Top of the biscuit charts and the pros and cons of working from home

Up until a year and a half ago I worked 2 days a week as a graphic artist in a large, busy studio as well as running Indigo Silver. I had been there for nearly 30 years (full-time before the children came along) so, as you can imagine, it was quite a wrench leaving to dedicate all my attention to my jewellery business. There are so many positives to being self-employed...

The design and making of a lampwork bracelet

I thought I'd share the process of putting together one of our lovely lampwork glass bracelets. Firstly I choose the glass beads I want to use and put them on a white ceramic tray. I then gather components that I may use in the bracelet and and play with them until I'm sure all the colours go well together - hence the white tray! These lampwork beads are gorgeous...

Thank you and have 20% off!

Thank you so much for all your comments and best wishes for our new site - there's 20% off your next order until...

Hope you like the new website!

A brand new look and feel and easier to find what you are looking for. New navigation allows you to browse quickly to any collection, easily sort items and then filter on jewellery type or colour! Also automatically scales to...