New Year, New Shop Look

Hello Readers!

If indeed there are any readers...Is there anybody out there!?! 😉

More than a month has passed since I wrote the last post but its been that crazy time of the year hasn't it where we all work more, shop more (eat and drink more!!) and spend more time with friends and family in general. 

So I've been having an early spring clean of my etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LouiseLCoates I needed new photos/backgrounds etc. It still isn't heaving at the seams with stock yet, but it will be soon. The main thing was the clean up, oh and my brand spanking new bespoke packaging! 

Alongside the Etsy shop, I'm working on a collection called Lotus. This wont be added to the shop. It's going to be assayed* and then sold in galleries. Its more one off pieces, well It will be recreated as it is a collection but a couple of parts of each piece are quite random so could never be 100% recreated. That's the beauty of handmade designer jewellery though isn't it? 

I'm really looking forward to 2018 and think it will be a much better year now I am more on a definite track with how my collections are going. The fact that my first post delivery of the year was my packaging is a good start too.  

I'm also going to aim to do 2/3 blog posts a month, and if no one is reading? Well at least I keep my keyboard skills sharp 😅

See you soon (fingers crossed!)

Louise x

*The next post is going to be about UK hallmarking. Promise i'll make it interesting x

                                                                 The Esty Skulls

Good Evening!



Ive launched my skull jewellery on Folksy and I'm in the process of filling an Etsy shop too :)

If you'd like a further look, they can be found here https://folksy.com/shops/DarkLuxe

I have been making skulls for quite some time but never really 'officially' After a lot of requests I have decided to release them into the world for sale and I am now going to focus just on my more dark side as a jeweller. I love this way of making, as it is using traditional techniques such as hammering, drilling filing and polishing. Its the way I was first taught and easily the most rewarding and satisfying way to work. I think I am good at it too..We all should work with our strengths shouldn't we?

I will say, if you purchase a skull, for example the citrine eyed beauty and it is pictured with a matt finish but you would rather have a mirror like shine finish, that is no problem. As you order just send a message for the finish you want and it shall be yours! What I cant do is change that citrine for a diamond...You would have to order the listed skull that has the diamond eye :)

Thanks for reading :) xx