"The fairies only left Orkney when folk stopped seekin' them" - Anonymous Orcadian
"Never be afraid to seek" - Ally

Thursday, August 02, 2007

A Peedie Bit O' Orkney...

Today focusing on a local business, and my favourite jeweller (apologies to my brother-in-law (who is a silversmith... an incredibly good silversmith, says she, backpedalling furiously) if he ever reads this) - Sheila Fleet Jewellery.

Her jewellery is beautiful, inspired by what she sees all around Orkney - the sea, the rocks, the patterns the tides make on a sandy beach; prehistoric runes and oghams; animals and birds; dolphins; and much more.

In most cases you can choose from silver, yellow gold or white gold, with or without enamelling in some beautiful colours which serve to enhance the detail of the pieces.

5 of the 7 items of jewellery I wear are by her, and I own pieces from a couple of her collections. The ones I wear at the moment are from her Rainbow collection, including the necklace below:

If I won the lottery, I'd buy up pretty much all of her collections, in as many colours of enamel as I could! As it is, I have to close my eyes every time I go past her shop!

You can see her website here with the collections available:
Sheila Fleet Jewellery

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