Red Ted's handmade Jewellery

One of the greatest honours of being a silversmith is being asked to make a clients jewellery design. Take this image of the cross on a leather necklace.   I was approached by a customer, back in 2015, who it turned out lived very close to me, but we hadn't met previously. Jackie was trying to have a recreation of one of her husbands favourite pendants made as a surprise for his 50th birthday. He had owned something similar to this and worn it for years before it broke. So no pressure then!  I had never made anything quite like...

Calla lily's are one of my favourite flowers they were in my wedding bouquet, so will always be significant to me. It was my mum who first asked me to make her one. What an ask! I had never made anything like this prior to then, but it had to be perfect. It took a fair bit of work to get the end result, but I guess she loved it as she still wears it every day.  So I have made quite a few over the years now, while they are very tricky to make I do find it very rewarding...

I feel really privileged in my work, I know (or at least hope) that many of the pieces I make which have been chosen by someone who likes what I do, will quickly develop a personal attachment to the people who own then. Maybe that sounds a bit sentimental but I’m happy with that. :) So when Jenna, one of my customers who had previously bought a ring from me, asked if I could make something from two existing gold pieces, a ring and chain from her parents which already had sentimental value I’ll admit I not only privileged but...

Hi everyone, just to let you know that Red Teds will closed it's Christmas order book on December 2nd at 5pm. Any orders received after this time will be fulfilled in the new year.