Rachel Shrieves Design

General information

Rachel creates original jewellery designs, presented as collections recycling silver. She also works to commission designing one-off pieces, often using clients own silver cutlery and recycled materials.

The jewellery is all hand-crafted in her Bristol workshop and, on some pieces, it may be possible to stamp a date or a couple of words to make it a true one off.

Each piece in every collection is unique with its own story. Predominantly working in silver, Rachel also incorporates semi-precious stones and found objects such as sea glass.

Rachel finds antique silverware, rich in texture and history, particularly satisfying to work with.

“Spoon rings date back to the 1600s in England and represent love, responsibility and commitment. Too poor to afford a 'real' engagement ring, servants would steal a silver spoon from their master's home and have it crafted into a ring to give to the love of their life when they proposed.”

So not only does each piece of antique silver cutlery that Rachel works with have its own lineage, but the act of making jewellery from cutlery is deep in our culture too.

The idea for the 'Peas In A Pod' collection fell out of a conversation with a client looking for something unique.

“She wanted a piece of jewellery to give to a loved one that symbolised their friendship. I came up with the two peas in a pod design – two peas as the two friends – and after seeing it, she decided to get one for herself too, so they could both have one. The necklaces were both nearly the same but subtly different. Then another client wanted three peas for her three daughters… and so on. The collection just appeared from nowhere, all of its own accord.”

The collections are continually evolving and being added to, with fresh pieces arriving and new collections in the pipeline, so if you would like to keep in touch please join our mailing list (I send a newsletter out four times a year).

If you have an idea for a commission or would like to discuss using some existing cutlery to make a special gift for your nearest and dearest, please drop Rachel a line.

Drum and Fife - Cockney rhyming slang for knife

Sui Generis - Latin 'of its own kind'. Constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar

Spoon rings date back as far as the 1600s in England and were originally thought to represent love, responsibility and commitment. As the story goes, servants who had fallen in love and wanted to propose marriage would steal silver spoons from their masters’ homes and have them crafted into rings. They were too poor to afford any sort of “real” engagement ring, so this was their best alternative to offering a beautiful and valuable ring to the woman they wanted to make their wife.

Beautifully unique jewellery created by Rachel Shrieves. Vintage/Antique cutlery given a second life.

Fishknife and fork Bracelets
Spoon Necklaces
Teaspoon handle Rings
Cakefork Rings
and many more being created....

All cutlery is Vintage/antique so has been preloved- every effort has been made to make the pieces as spanking new as they once were but some still do have signs of wear and tear which most definitley adds to the uniqueness.

To purchase any pieces please message me and we can discuss sizes, I'm based In Bristol. All Jewellery can be posted worldwide for a small postage and packing fee.

I also do commissions please message me with any questions you may have.

Returns/Refunds

While we hope your are extremely pleased with your handmade jewellery, we do accept refunds within 30 days of purchase for any reason.

As all of our jewellery is handcrafted, unique and is made from vintage cutlery which is between 50 and 300 years old! This means there is imperfections and signs of wear and tear which adds to the beauty. If there is something that your not happy with please get in touch and we can work out an exchange.

If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase and there is anything we can do please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to ensure you leave happy!

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