My Eco Statement

Living as eco-consciously as possible is important to me and therefore it follows that I would strive for my business to be as eco-conscious as possible.

Materials & Waste

The metals I use in my work are recycled if possible. The silver I use is 100% recycled silver - please rest assured that it looks exactly the same as new silver. Every single scrap, offcut and even silver dust is re-used from my bench. My designs often have an organic sense to them to incorporate the waste silver collected from other projects.

Slow made

I thrive on keeping my handmade jewellery slow made. Aside from the metal I use, I make ethical choices for the other materials used in my art, choosing to incorporate either ethically sourced gemstones or beach finds into jewellery. Sea glass jewellery is predominantly my specialty and the recycling, upcycling, repurposing element makes my heart sing. I choose to traditionally silversmith my handmade jewellery with old basic tools and just my hands and I never mass produce pieces - each item is unique and one-of-a-kind and I don’t tend to outsource anything as I like to keep my carbon footprint small and each piece filled with love and care. I recycle packaging when sending jewellery out to you (so please do not take offence if you receive an envelope which has been used before) and my handmade jewellery is packaged prettily with card and kraft boxes and wrapped with jute and cotton or hessian bags. If it is not possible to recycle a previously used envelope, I use 100% recyclable envelopes. The foam insert in my kraft boxes is not currently recyclable but I am working on this and hope to soon change this element of my packaging.

Ultimately, the ethos behind my jewellery is all about drawing upon nature and our wild coastlines to produce handmade jewellery which has been thoughtfully and ethically made with quality materials and traditional skills. I love our planet and want it to be a beautiful place for my children and for future generations.

Keeley x