Cheryl and Oliver's mid-winter wedding - with Glasswing Jewellery ethical handmade wedding rings

"We ordered our bespoke wedding rings from Glasswing Jewellery. We were delighted that our rings were made from the same piece of recycled silver and hand hammered. Oliver doesn’t wear jewellery, so the simplicity of the ring is just beautiful."

What an honour to see Cheryl and Oliver's green and gorgeous, not to mention heartwarming mid-winter wedding on the Fens over on the Green Union blog. It's a generous rundown by Cheryl of all the thought and planning that went into their fabulous day, beautiful glimpse of their warmth, joy and love for each other. There are vintage campervans, fabulous lace frocks, muddy wellies, oh and did I mention I made the rings?! ;) 

Hand forged white and yellow gold diamond solitaire.

Beautiful 0.3ct recycled GIA certified diamond glinting in the autumn sun (when we had some last week!)

This simple solitaire with a lightly hammered finish has been a firm favourite with brides looking for an ethical, eco-conscious engagement ring this year.

A stunning stone, set in a closed, rubover recycled 14ct yellow gold bezel, on a recycled 14ct white gold hand forged shank.

It is available in a range of colour combos, like rose gold, all yellow gold, a mixture of white / yellow / rose and in 9, 14 or 18ct golds - all recycled, or if preferred, FAIRTRADE gold.

The diamond can be replaced with a coloured ethically sourced gemstone - details of the different gems I can source are on my website.

For details of my engagement ring range or how to commission a bespoke ring visit www.glasswingjewellery.com

The (ECO) Wedding Season!

Upcycled aqua sea glass wired necklace from £65 from glasswing jewellery

Wow, it's amazing, people are really getting the recycled silver jewellery bug, and from a romantic, and ecological perspective, the number of people determined to have a green wedding, who are 'sealing' their commitment to one another with eco-conscious recycled silver wedding rings is absolutely brilliant!

Personalised adjustable recycled silver ring from £65 at http://www.glasswingjewellery.com/

So Glasswing's becoming quite a regular customer at the uber-efficient sales department of Hoover & Strong, the US makers of Harmony Metals (TM), 100% recycled metal bullion for use in the ethical jewellery trade, of which Glasswing Jewellery is a new and committed member.

Delicate 3mm recycled silver personalised ring . Prices from £60 at http://www.glasswingjewellery.com/

I love the fact that now, the majority of my orders are for fairtrade, recycled silver jewellery pieces, especially my personalised wedding rings and bridal jewellery. Sea glass is proving really popular, for brides, bridemaids and grooms alike! I have some lovely cufflinks in the pipeline, and have just completed a lovely set of Cornish aqua sea glass necklace and heart earrings.

Upcycled aqua sea glass with recycled silver heart earrings £40 from glasswing jewellery