July 11th. Thank you
Winnipeg!
Our next show is Sat.
July 20th at the
Cambridge Highland games. Come see us there if you are
able.
July 5th. Summer is in
full swing. We have a
booth in Winnipeg
at the folk fest this weekend and the shop will reopen on Wednesday
the 11th.
June 29th. We're busy
getting prepared for a Celtic show in
Toronto this Sunday July 1st. and the
Winnipeg Folk Fest
the next weekend..
Tune in later today to see some of the newest Custom works.
I'll post them then.
June 19th. I updated the
description of the Wheel of Life pendant called the
Kells Celtic Cross.
June 15th. I posted 2 new
custom pieces of a
Hungarian/Byzantine Cross and a Silver
Thistle Triskele
RIng.
June 12th. There are 2
more shows in Ontario I'm attending. The
North Lanark Highland
Games in August & the
Fort Erie Celtic
Festival in Sept. Visit my
Festival
Exibit page to see if I'm vending near you.
I also posted a picture of a "Hammer" Motif Ring set and a
Bespoke Pendant of 2 family crests on my
Custom Works Page.
June 7th. Bellchambers
Goldsmiths is confirmed to vend at the 2007
Fergus Highland Games
Aug. 10-12th near Guelph. Visit my
Festival
Exibit page to see if I'm vending near you. Unfortunately
we won't be able to make it to the Dublin Irish Festival this year
in Ohio.
June 6th. I'll be in the Toronto
Region this Saturday for the
Georgetown
Highland Games. Please visit the booth if you are there.
I'm also confirmed to vend at the
Cambridge Highland
Games in July. .
May 30th. Emails from
www.Hotmail.com are causing a problem (Hotmail must have an overactive spam blocker) and won't let me reply to anyone with a hotmail
account. I suggest getting a
www.gmail.com account or contacting me other than with a hotmail
account.
May 27th. Several of my new 1st
edition Rings are posted on the
Custom Collection.
Last week was very busy. There is a New Lion Crest Ring, A set
of Rampart Lion Earrings and Charms, a Custom Sardinian Tie Tack and
a Custom Wedding ring. I also broke the Custom Collection page
into 2007 and 2006 and
earlier.
May 25th. I'm pleased to announce
two more stores that now have Bellchamber Rings and Jewellery for
sale.
One is close to Toronto called
Grainne OMailles
and the other is
Cakes and
Berries in Nova Scotia. See my
Retailer page for details.
May 22nd. I was accepted to Vend
at a new festival in Toronto on Canada
Day (July 1st) at the
Campbell House Canada Day/Celtic Festival
May 17th. I had a question on
methods for rivets and thought it best to make a small page
regarding Finishing & HammeringRivets
for a knife or other item.
May 11th. I added two new rings
to my repertoire a Midgard Dragon Ring and a new Lion Crest Ring,
there are silver version on my .Custom
Collection Scroll
May 10th. I Modified the order
forms for the Mo Anam
Cara Ring ,The
Claddagh Loveknot, the
Eternity Triskele
Page to specify the ring width model.
May 6th. This seems to be the
week for large pendants. I made a 3.5cm tall Celtic C initial
pendant in Gold. It weighs Over 25gms. I also made a
custom Celtic Cross as well in White Gold which is the same
dimensions. Both are pictured in my
Custom Collection.
May 2nd. Another Festival to add to the
2007 Bellchamber tour is the
Chicago
Celtic Festival Sept 15-16.
May 1st. Bellchamber Goldsmiths will
also be exhibiting at the
Dublin Irish Festival
in Ohio again in August. It's been a few years since I
attended but we're back.
April 29th. I will be exhibiting
at the Hillside Festival in
Guelph again this year. Please check my festival
exhibit page for my schedule this year.
April 25th. I'm updating ring pages to more easily
distinguish borders and raised two tone edges, currently I've
updated the
Amphreville triskele ring.
I also found an interesting page with Photos
of Artifacts. Its on my
links page.
April 21st. I Added two new rings to the
Custom Works
page. A White Gold Triskele ring and
A Mothers Ring with oval stones set by myself in the shop last week.
April 19th. I fixed the order form on the
Celtic Tree of Life ring page
(thanks to Corky). I also added Highland games in
Northbay
and
Toronto, both taking place in June,
to my Festival
Exhibition tour this summer.
April 15th. There is a new Lion Ring in my collection, the
silver version is
pictured on my custom Collection Page.
It features a Lion in an ancient "Passant Regardant" pose, basically
a variation of the Rampart Lion.
April 10th. I posted a new 18K Gold Celtic Diamond Ring
called the Pirie Triskele and the wedding set it's from on the
Custom Collection Scroll.
April 9th. I added a picture of my
Welsh Dragon in White Gold with
Raised Gold borders to it's page.
April 6th. I corrected some dimension info on the
Eternity Triskele Page.
April 3rd. I'm accepted to the
Goderich Celtic Festival
in August 2007, it is an excellent festival. I've attended it since
1998. See more
festivals I attend
in my tour page.
April 1st . A new page for the
Duro Celtic Bat Ring
is posted today.
March 31st. I corrected a form
letter on the
Uffington Horse Ring, so it reads
properly.
March 26th. Even more on the
Custom Works
scroll, an Eternity Triskele Ring with a blue sapphire, a new
Caryatis Goddess Pendant, a Custom Mothers Tree of Life Pendant and
a new cross, the Iona Cross.
March 21st. More on the
Custom Works Page
a gold version of the Celtic Bat Ring and a New Spiral Ring called
the Besterd Spiral Ring.
March 20th. I set an
Ideal Cut Diamond
and four 2pt Green Diamonds into a Yellow Gold
Dianne Loveknot Ring. And a
new design called a Gilchrist Serpent ring as well on the
Custom Works Page.
March 14th. I made a
Scottish Lion Pendant
in 14K Gold and a Custom
Wolfhound ring
with Saxon Runes pictured at the top of the
Custom
Works Page.
March 12th. I updated 6 new pieces to
the
Custom Works
Page. A Set of
RCMP
cufflinks, A Black Opal and an Amethyst
Dianne Loveknot
rings, a
Celtic Tree of Life
Wedding Ring set and a Custom Broach.
March 7th. I updated the
Kells Triskele Order Form today.
Thanks to Cheryl. The
Wininipeg Folk Fest
is confirmed as an upcoming event I'll attend. See my
Festival
tour page for details.
March 3rd. I posted an
international ring
size chart on my finger sizing
page.
March 2nd. I'll be in Toronto this
weekend for the
TPC taking
place at the Valhalla inn on HWY 427. See my
festival
page for details.
March 1st. Added a detail regarding
the chain which is included with most of my Silver
Pendants.
Generally it
is
an 18 inch Rolo Style in Sterling Silver. And a
link for
www.allseasonsweddings.com
of Ontario.
Feb 24nd. Added some new
Dianne Loveknots
with a Sapphire and a diamond and some
Eternity Triskele
Rings to the
Custom works Scroll. Fixed
the Form on the
Welsh Dragon Page too.
Feb 22nd. Added a full colour
artist bio
printable with
Word Perfect.
Feb 17th. Happy Chinese new year! Kung
Hey Fat Choi!
I posted two new variations of my
Dimma Claddaugh Loveknot. One
with a hammered finish and the other with diamonds in the cuffs to
fit with a solitare diamond ring. I also made a new Pentacle
Star Crown Ring in the
Custom
Works Scroll.
Feb 16th. I reorganized the
Rings catalogue
page so that designs are grouped complimentarily.
And a new
Family
Crest that was hand engraved.
Feb 15th. Posted a new design of a 5mm
Dimma Loveknot
with borders. The
set that I finished it with had
rounded borders where as most designs I finish with a flat border.
Also there is a list of proffesional photos of my rings at
www.hrmphotography.com
at the moment. If you click on "Bellchamber Rings", a
sneak peek is available at Heathers
client site.
Feb 3rd. Posted a better picture of
the
Raven Heart Pendant
and a new Custom ring called the
Pirie
Triskele in the Custom Works scroll.
Jan 29th: Updated some links and info
on the
Carndonagh Cross page.
Jan 28th: Posted a new picture of
rings from collection of photo by
HRM
Photography, on my
rings page
. It's the one of four rings at the top.
Jan 26th: I'll be exhibiting in
Toronto in March for a
new age conference, see my
Festival Page for details.
Unfortunately I won't be attending the www.ByHand.ca wholesale shows
this year. I'm hoping to be at them next year.
Jan 24th: I fixed some of those
broken Hyperlinks that are frustrating people in search of my
Saxon Rune Ring and
The Sprial Signet rings.
Jan 23rd: The first photo shoot
with my professional
Photographer went well today. I'll be dedicating it
all to my new Celtic Wedding Ring Line very soon. I also
posted a new ring called a
Double Venus Ring.
Jan 21st: I added a photo of a
gold two tone Loveknot Ring with Flush Borders to the
Durrow Eternity Loveknot page.
Jan 19th: I touched up some
hyperlinks o n my
Custom Works
page. Notably the ones for the
Durrow Claddagh
ring.
Jan 15th: You may have noticed
that I have a new Bellchamber Crest design in the corner of each
page. Also, I have a professional
Photographer scheduled to shoot several of my rings next
week. Her name is
Heather MacEachern and she specializes in Wedding
Portraits. Heather's eye captures the playful and the honest
in each image. A fine balance of Art and Subject. She is
the best I've seen so far.
Jan 11th: I added Several new
pictures of finished Rings and a bracelet to my
Custom
works page. One is a Diamond set in a pierced
Bailey Triskele, a Claddagh pendant and more. I'm quite proud
of the Diamond Triskele.
Jan 7th: I added a new picture of
a 10mm
MunyMusk Triskele Ring and updated it's webpage.
Jan 5th: There are photos of some new
Custom Rings and a pendant on
Custom
Works page. A Two tone Hammered Ring and a new
Triskele Ring.
Jan 4th: I made some important updates
to my Celtic tree of life pages, so that related items are linked on
each of the following pages;Celtic
Tree of Life
pendant,
Medieval Tree of Life,
Celtic Tree of Life, and my
Medieval Tree Triskele rings.
"And we're off", my
2007 festivals start next week!
Jan 2nd, 2007: Just to let you know I
already have three dates this year of shows I'm scheduled to
attend. I'll be at the
La
Maison d'Or store in Ottawa on the 13th and 14th of Jan.
as a featured Goldsmith for their Wedding Band sale. And
tentatively at the Toronto
By Hand
Trade show Jan 26th-29th and in
Edmonton Feb 18-21st.
Dec 29th: Happy New Year everyone!
The shop will reopen for regular business hours on the 2nd of
January. Otherwise please
email
us if have any questions. I've updated the
Anglo Saxon Rune
ring page to include an order form as well.
Dec 24th: Merry Christmas and Yuletide
greetings from the Staff of Bellchambers. Thanks for making
this year so strong.
Dec 20th: There is a new page
dedicated to my newest
Claddagh design. It's loveknot is
from the book of Durrow.
Dec 16th: I missed going to the
Potomac Celtic festival
this year. I hear it may be scaled down for '07. I put a
link up of my
friend
Mary's
from that show. There are also some new rings. A
Ruby
Colophon Loveknot
and a Rare Green Sapphire in the
Custom
Works Page.
Dec 15th: There is a Photo of a White
Gold
Wolfhound Ring with Raised Borders
and a
Colophon Loveknot set with Tourmalines in the
Custom Works scroll. I'm
hoping that tonight I have most of the
Silver and Gold
Boutique filled.
Dec 13th: Once again there are four
new rings photos in the
Custom Works scroll, A Brand New
Claddagh Loveknot design, A two tone
Durrow Eternity Ring and a Double
Venus design ring. Also there is a new
Hand
Engraving page for inside ring engraving.
Dec 10th: There are four new rings
photos in the
Custom Works scroll, two
Dianne Loveknots, a Celtic Wedding
Rings set and a Yellow Gold
Wolfhound ring.
Dec 8th: There is SnowDay in London
today. The
City is shut down. Please
don't be alarmed if we don't answer the phone today. I plan to
be in 10-5 on Sat the 9th.
Dec 6th: There is a
Silver Claddagh
Bracelet available in the
One of a Kind online Boutique.
I also added a picture of a Silver
Celtic Tree of Life Ring and
updated the page of it too.
Dec 5th: I've added a few of the
Sterling Silver Rings I have in stock to my
One of a Kind online Boutique.
Since they are ready made, they are priced below custom orders and
ready to ship.
Dec 3rd: I have quite a few items in
stock at the moment in my Shoppe. They will be listed ASAP to
my One of a Kind
online Boutique. It will have a revolving list of
handmade items on it. Currently, I've listed a platinum Tree
of Life ring. There are 4 new rings in the
Custom Design page. I added today,
one is a new tree of life design I quite like.
Nov 28th: This week is that last time I
will be casting for Christmas orders. I have a few spaces left
in order to guarantee delivery. Please
contact
me if you have any questions. This Friday is my
last day for custom pieces.
Nov 25th: Updated some pictures to
The Dimma Loveknot
and
Claddagh Loveknot pages.
Nov 21st: A pierced version of the
Giron Pentacle Ring
in my
Custom
Works Page was posted today. It was a lot of work
hand cutting the design out. I also added a
FAQ page
regarding metric-imperial and currency conversions. Tomorrow
is
Christmas in November my last
show to attend
in Toronto/Brampton. After that we're in the shop till
Christmas.
Nov 18th: There is a new
Tree of Life Triskele Wedding Set
in my
Custom
Works Page. Also I wanted to note that I still have
room for a few more xmas orders please
email me if you have any questions.
Nov 14th: I added an FAQ page on
Ring Sizing.
Also I have one more
show to attend
in Toronto/Brampton on Nov 22nd. It's called
Christmas in November
Nov 9th: A few new rings done. A
tighter
Eternity Triskele design ring set,
and a pair of White Gold
Kells Triskele
Loveknot rings on the
Custom Works
page. And a new pendant my
Crescent Triskele.
Nov 7th: Two new Rings in the
Custom Works
page. A Custom
Dianne Loveknot with 3 stones, a 3
Colour
Welsh Dragon Ring and s pair of 18K White Gold
Kells Trisksele Rings.
Nov 6th: I updated the
Kells Triskele Ring. And in
Custom Works a variation of Silver
and Rose Gold, and a new Kells Loveknot.
Nov 4th: Many people who are beginning
to goldsmith or silversmith should check
out
www.Ganoskin.com. a website
dedicated to jewellery making techniques. It's in my
links page.
Nov 3rd: 4 new rings added to the
Custom works page. A Celtic
Bat Ring, A Dimma Loveknot without borders, and A Raised Ogham Rune.
Oct 29th: Updated the ring page
for the
Battersea Shield Ring and added a
photo of a Silver and Gold Version.
Oct 24th: A new page of the
Uffington Horse ring. Of which there are two
versions.
Oct 21th: Here are two more rings
posted on the
Custom Works page. They are a
First Edition Griffin Signet and the widest rings I've made so far,
a Dianne Loveknot set with a 1ct diamond.
Oct 16th: I posted a picture of
an 18 K Yellow Gold set of the
Mo
Anam Cara Rings.
Oct 14th: Changed the Minutiae.
I have a new wholesale location at Young & Co. in
WhiteOaks Mall in London Ont.
Oct 10th: I'm getting very busy
with custom orders every day. I will have plenty of stock made
up for xmas this year, however my new deadline for xmas is the first
week of November.
Oct 8th: I have a new
Rune Pendant page.Custom runes are available on request.
I also cast a size 18.5
Wolfhound ring
this week as well. Size 9-12 is the average for gents.
Oct 7th: I'm pleased to announce
that my History of
Alloy article is has been translated into
Portuguese. Thanks to
Vitor Guerreiro.
Oct 5th: There are 6 new pictures
posted on my
Custom Works
page. A Rune Pendant, a Blue Sapphire Ring and a Custom Sleeve
ring for an antique Band.
Oct 4th: I have a new pendant
page up
Iron Age Bird Triskele.
It is from an early Bronze Scabbard. Also thanks to everyone
for all of the custom work so far this fall. I'm really
getting busy for my Xmas deadline.
Oct 3rd: When I go to Chicago I always
buy one of
Mark Duro's Stained Glass windows.
He is the best I've seen, he even produces his glass. I now
own 6 of his pieces. His store is in my
Links page.
Oct 2nd: The site was down due to
technical difficulties for a few days. Our apologies, we're
back up today though!
Sept. 27th:
My Guarantee for each ring and
piece of jewellery of I make.
Sept. 26th: Thank you for all of the
orders placed in the last few days. My telephone has been very
busy at the shop. If you can't get through, please
email
me with a time and phone number to contact you.
Sept. 25th: I posted a Custom Ring
Order for
Don@lamaisondor.com
and a wedding set set with diamonds as well on the
Custom
Works Page.
Sept. 20th: My shop will be open
tomorrow. Thanks very much to my friends in Chicago for making
my stay so welcome!
Sept. 15th: The shop at 148 Fullarton
will be closed whilst Darrin and I are in Chicago. We will
re-open on Thursday the 21st for regular hours.
Sept. 14th: I'm excited about
going to
Chicago for the Celtic Fest this
weekend. Visit us if you live close by. I added a
link
for folks looking for
torcs or belt buckles.
Sept. 13th: More new
rings! I made a Wide 13mm version of my 7th Century
Rune
ring. Presenting the
Bailey Triskele tapered ring.
And my
Dancing
Fire ring.
Sept. 12th: New ring! I
made a smaller 5mm version of my 7th Century
Rune
ring.
Sept. 11th: I fixed a link for
the Gra
go Deo rings that was broken
Sept. 8th: There is a new link I
added that explains a cure
for diabetes. I know it doesn't have anything to do
with rings but I wanted to add it when I heard it. London Ont.
is the
birthplace for insulin.
Sept. 4th: I added a new pendant page
for the
Raven Triskele and my
Celtic Tree of Life Pendant.
There is a new website for the
Fort Erie Celtic Festival and Highland Games
this weekend &
I'm excited about returning to the
Chicago Celtic Festival
on the 16th & 17th of Sept.
August 28th:
Two more festivals to go. Thanks to everyone that I met at the
Black Creek Celtic Show and to Geri Smith for Organizing it.
The remaining shows are Chicago and
Fort Erie Celtic Festival
&
Chicago Celtic Festival.
August 26th:
I'm gearing up for the
Celtic Festival in Toronto this
Saturday and Sundat at the Black Creek Pioneer village. I also
completed a new page for my
Lizard pendant.
August 21st:
Moran taing to James my webmaster
for the extra work in cleaning up each of my "comment" cells, found
on each design page.
August 18th: I have a new show
confirmed in my
Festival schedule. It's a Celtic Festival at the
Black Creek Pioneer Village in
Toronto. Also
Chicago Celtic Festival
and the
Fort Erie Celtic Festival
are confirmed for me too.
August 16th: The shows on the weekend
were a success. Thanks very much to everyone who visited us.
This weekend is the
London Celtic & East Coast Festival
. It's only a couple of blocks from my shoppe but I'll be in
the booth demonstrating my work.
August 8th: I'll be set up in
Goderich at 12 noon on Friday and Darrin will be in
Fergus at that time too.
Also, I've updated a new
Freindship Pendant.
August 3rd: I finished the description
page of a new
ring
called the
Braided Triskele Loveknot.
August 1st: Is it hot enough for you?
I'm used to melting metal at temperatures of 1300 degrees but it's a
dry heat. I can't believe it's August already I have a few
more updates before
Goderich and
Fergus' Festivals in two weeks.
July 28th: Thank you everyone for your
orders so far this summer. I appreciate your business. I
have a few new pieces next week that I'll be finishing on Wed.
If you live in Southwestern Ontario and need to find a Goldsmith,
I'll be listed in the next Yellow Pages under
Silversmiths
& Goldsmiths
from Windsor to Owen Sound to Oakville Ontario. If you make
it to a
festival I
attend this year, be sure to check into my workshops on drawing
Celtic Knotwork.
July 25th: I'm getting set to go to
the
Hillside Festival in Guelph this weekend and I put a new
picture above of some of my latest peices.
July 24th: I published my 3rd article
on making a ring in
Metal Craft Magazine. Also
I've been accepted into the
Fort Erie Festival on September
9th.
July 23rd: I added a new Earring
design of a
Sheela na Gig. It looks like
my rings will be at
The Highland Games of Fergus
Note that it will be
Darrin attending Fergus. I
will be at the
Goderich Celtic Festival.
Check my festival
schedule for dates. This weekend I'm at a
Hillside
in Guelph.
July 20th: I had an excellent time in
Nova Scotia at the the
Antigonish Highland Games.
I posted a fine picture of me in my Kilt at the show.
My next stop is the
Guelph Hillside Folk Festival
in two weeks. I'm very busy and appreciate all of the orders
that I've been receiving. I visited
Kidston Landing in Baddeck NS too,
and posted a new picture. Also I finished a
Custom
white and rose Gold Penne Pendand and Matching Ring.
July 11th: I finished a
new Pendant
today. Its a motif incorporating the Whale and the Eagle.
July 10th: The
Winnipeg Folk Fest was a great
success again this year. I ran into many friends from last
year and will be making a testimonial page. Also, I've added a
link to a school in Winnipeg that many people where recommending for
Jewellery design.
July 3rd:
Chicago Celtic Festival
is confirmed as a
festival date this Sept. I'll be heading over the
the U.S. once again.
June 30th: I've been told that my order
number doesn't work in Saskatchewan, please let me know if you
encounter any problems.
June 27th: There is a new festival in
Sept. which I hope to attend. It's the Fort Erie Celtic
Festival on the 9th of Sept. See my
Festival Page for details. I
also added a custom Greenman Cufflink set and wolfhound wedding
bands to my
custom
works page.
June 26th: I met an incredible painter
from Scotland when I was in Hamilton. His name is
Ian Gray.
He paints for all the best Whiskey distillers in the world. I
added his gallery to my
links page.
June 21st: This weekend I'm at the
Hamilton Highland games.
Should be a Hoot Mon. I'm thinking the best idea for improving
my web pages is to make them streamlined to print. Look
forward to that by the end of the summer. I changed the
minutiae, today as well.
June 18th: I'm doing an overhaul on the
whole website. Standardizing each description page and finding
dead links too. Please
email me if you find anything that
needs changing. Found I was missing the
Thor's Hammer in the pendants for
instance.
June 16th: I'm confirmed in another
festival this summer its the
East Coast Music Festival. Right
here in London ONT. Email for information
Chris c/o East Coast Festival London Ont.
June 14th: I'm getting ready to start
the summer season, this weekend is my first
festival in Brampton. I hope
to see you this year.
June 11th: I added an excellent website
in Metalsmithing to my
links page. And for my
festival Schedule I'm confirmed to
the Antigonish Highland Games and the Hamilton Highland Games as
well.
June 7th: A custom ring Design of the
Chinese horoscope symbols of Rat and an Ox. found on my
custom
works page.
.June 5th: A brand new ring design
called the Braided Tree of Life Loveknot. Is pictured on my
custom
works page.
June 4th: There are some new and
interesting festivals
that I'll be going to this summer. Every week I'll post more.
This may be the year I travel Coast to Coast!
June 3rd: I've updated the
Bracelet and
Cuff page. I'll be adding some photos of Cufflinks
too. I also did the
Pendants and
Amulets Page
as well
June 2nd: A White Gold Version of my
Wolfhound ring set with a 5pt
Diamond is on my
completed custom page.
.June
1st: changed the
minutiae
column like I should on a regular basis. Also confirmed a
festival in Hamilton.Changed
May 30th: A custom signet
Ring in
Sterling silver/ is on the finished Custom Works page.
And a series of pins I made for a corporate organization called
CHIMA.
May 24th: A custom
Emerald
Ring in 18KY is on the finished Custom Works page.
As well as a updated photo of
Darrin finishing a ring.
May 22nd: A longtime in the waiting is
me posting 'pictures as well as links' on my
rings index
page. Look for more of these updates as I post new
pages too. I also added some additional info on my
Anglo Saxon Rune ring and
Futhark Rune Design.
May 21st: Luke Hendry sent me an
article he wrote about the
Maynooth Celtic Festival that was
published
in the
Intelligencer on May 20th.
May 20th: My Friend
Aurora
has a new website up of Chainmail designs. It's listed in the
Links page.
May 19th: I set a 1ct Diamond into a
new Setting called a Double Triskele Mount. I also set a
0.25ct
diamond as well in the
Custom Works page. I also
posted better photographs of the
Bellchamber Tree of Life
& my
Thor's Hammer
May 18th: I'm starting to take pictures
of my earring
collection. Studs and Dangles are available.
Check out the Sheela Na gig and the Avian design.
May 16th: The Maynooth Celtic Festival
was a success this weekend. Thanks to everyone I met there.
I have 2 new
custom
pieces for you today, a new
Star Knot Pentacle Band and one of
my
Hand Finished Pocket Knives.
May 10th: Three new rings in the
Completed Custom Design page. Also I'm off to the
Maynooth
Celtic Festival
this weekend. I'll be back on Monday. Darrin is at the
shoppe if you have any questions.
May 6th: There is a new Ring model
called the
Ancient Double Knot, please take a
look.
May 2nd: Added an artifact photo to the
Iron age Bird Triskele. I
also posted a photo of a Three Colour Gold
Claddaugh in my
custom
works page and a new knotwork cross and a family crest
pendant.
May 1st: I finished a
new triskele pendant from a Iron
Age Artifact, it has simplified bird heads on it.
April 28th: I have a few
new
custom rings that I finished. A Rampart Lion Crest,
a Lion's Head Signet, A two tone Traditional Claddaugh and a Dianne
Loveknot.
April 27th: I'm going to have a
toll free 888 number available on Monday. Look for it then
April 26th: My newest page has a
ring set using the Gaelic Term "Mo
Anam Cara" meaning My Lifetime Friend.
April 22nd: My newest pendant is
done! It's called the
Vancouver Winged Spiral. It's
one inspired by Haida artifacts from the
UBC museum.
April 21st: My article on
Wax Carving
is published in the current volume of
Metalcraft Magazine.
April 20th: New Viking ring
Slephnir the Eightlegged Horse of Odin. Surrounded
by the Midgard Serpent knotwork.
April 18th: The Celtic Festival
in Goderich confirmed me as a Vendor for August, see my
Festival link.
April 17th: A new ring with a
Gaelic
inscription "grá go deo"
which means "to love Forever".
April 14th: Added a Link to a
friend who does custom
Chainmail Designs.
April 12th: The Hillside Folk
Festival in Guelph confirmed me as a Vendor this summer check my
Festival link.
Also added a new link to my favorite cheese shop
Devizes on Highbury.
April 11th: I saved some close up
photos of diamonds set into my
Claddaugh Loveknot
design. The pierced Knotwork is also photographed.
April 10th: I added a link for folks
interested in Chainmail
patterns and also photographed a silver
Dragon pendant.
April 9th: I pave set some diamonds in
a Claddaugh Loveknot design and a Welsh Dragon Ring. Also on
display is some two tone Griffin and Dragon rings. As well
a new
festival confirmation today, the
Brampton Folk Fest
is on my summer tour.
April 8th: Hand Engraving is an art
itself. Here is a fine example of the work we offer for a
family pendant.
April 7th: This week has been very busy
compared to last year. I'm going to have more updates this
weekend.
April 4th: Ad-Astra was a success
again. I'm a bit too busy to add any new pages but I added a
new link for
Wedding Photography.
HRM
is one of the best I've ever seen.
March 29th: Here is a new Dragon Ring
that I made called the
Davies Dragon. Also is a
custom fit slim
Eternity Triskele and a custom
Family ring with Baguettes.
March 28th: Things are on schedule at
the shop. Currently my custom wait for rings is 6-8 weeks.
I'm splitting some pages into 2 or 3 featuring the same design just
so my site isn't too scroll heavy.
Here is the
Eternity Triskele page.
March 27th: Added a new artist in
links, Brian
makes custom ceramic tiles.
March 26th: A new
Thistle Triskele
Ring in an art nouveau style.
March 25th: Here is my latest
Triskele Pendant
with my own Loveknot Design.
March 23rd: I added some of my latest
Dianne Loveknot
rings set with Gemstones to the photos here..
March 22nd: I'm preparing to attend the
Writers convention
www.ad-astra.org in Toronto on
March31st. I'll be showing
some of the art that will be going in my retrospective book for the
Summer. I added some
pictures
from Vancouver as well.
March 21st: Thank you to all my clients
for keeping the shoppe very busy right now. Currently I'm
updating files and background names on the website in order to
streamline it.
March 19th: Vancouver is beautiful I'll
be announcing new places to find my rings in BC soon. Also I
added some new festivals to my schedule.
Winnipeg and Maynooth.
March 8th: I just completed a
gents
Diamond ring with pierced triskeles and more hand engraving.
March 6th: I finished setting
three
sapphires and 8 diamonds into a tradtional style white
gold ring.
March 3rd: I posted some of my latest
custom pieces, a wide
Pale Yellow Gold ET4 and a Traditional
Claddaugh with birthstones.
Feb 28th: I had an excellent day at the
shop, it's always a pleasure meeting people who happen upon me.
I'm getting busy for my upcoming
show in Vancouver.
Feb 27th: I added some interesting
literature regarding
Thor's Hammers to the pendant
page.
Feb 26th: I've been doing routine
maintenance to make pages load faster.
Also added some links.
Feb 22nd: Fixed some links and added
some more history the the
Thors Hammer.
Feb 21st: Posted some more pics of my
Celtic Cross
line. I'll add descriptions soon. Also I added a new
Griffin and Dragon ring and
Amphreville Triskele ring photos.
Feb 20th: I get requests from hobbyists
and people interested in learning how to make their own ring.
Here is an article on some tips of the trade for
carving a wax model.
Feb 19th: London Ontario has a lot of
underground culture there are more
links of useful
websites I added today.
Feb 17th: I added some new text to the
Celtic Cross
page and a few more
links of useful
websites and some confirmed
festivals
I'll exhibit at in 2006.
Feb 16th: I added some photos of
stores that
carry my jewellery, I'm pleased to announce that The Shack~Dawes
Jewellers now carries my
Custom Claddaugh designs.
Feb 14th: Updated many of the links in
the Pendants
page and made a new
Veterinary Pendants page.
Feb 13th: Added a
Celtic Cross
Description to the Cross page.
Feb 10th: Another diamond ring in
custom
designs and I'm really busy preparing for this weekends
show. I made two new
Dianne Loveknot
rings in Silver. As well there is a photo of a
claddaugh tie clip.
Feb 9th: I added a link for my friend
Tomka Kaczor a
master sword restorer and some
custom designs.
Feb 6th: I tweaked a number of the ring
pages and added contact information to purchace my work in
Nova Scotia and Quebec.
Feb 5th: I'll be attending the
www.worldofmotorcyclesexpo.com show
next week as a custom artist here in London. Also I posted an
update to my
Claddaugh Loveknot
ring, a picture of the artefact the loveknot originates from.
Feb 1st: It's good to be back home!
I am pleased to announce that my rings will be available in Nova
Scotia and in Quebec. Kidston
Landing &
BIJOUTERIE DAWES JEWELLER.
I have a new Gold custom ring on the
Custom Order page too. It's
called the Zackery Mo Cara.
Jan 25th: I'll be back posting next
Wednesday. I'm going to be attending the
www.byhand.ca
wholesale show this Friday to Monday.
Jan 23rd: take a peek at the 5 new
beautiful rings; Sapphire, Garnet and Ammonite stones, as well as
examples of two tone white and yellow gold rings in the
Completed custom order pages. I'm putting them at
the top of the page as I post them.
Jan 20th: I'll be in Ottawa this
weekend At La Maison d'Or and next at the By-Hand Show in Toronto.
I'll be back on wednesday. Darrin will be at the store..
Jan 19th: New
Custom
rings, Maltese Cross, Durrow Eternity Triskele, and a
Thistle Tree of Life Design.
Jan 17th: Fixed the
Griffin & Dragon
Page. In a couple of days I'll have smaller photos of items to
hyperlink rather than text. Also I'm starting a book on my
designs due out in May.
Jan 12th: I'll be in Ottawa Congress
center this weekend and next at the Bridal Fair. I'll be back
on the 14th. But Darrin will be at the shoppe.
Jan 10th: A new
Irish Harp Signet Ring, a
Large Emerald Ring with Hand
Engraving and my own
Thor's Hammer
Pendant.
Jan 8th: A new
Loveknot ring from the book of
Durrow.
Jan 7th:
Custom
Designs
A new Eternity Loveknot and a Tree of Life Signet ring.
Jan 6th:
Custom
Designs
Cufflinks with
Rampart Lions and a 13mm wide Ring.
Jan 5th: New Loveknot ring,
Dimma Loveknot
and artifact to
Key Pattern Triskele ring.
Jan 2nd: New and improved web pages
Eternity Triskele
&
Key Pattern Triskele Rings.
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