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Author: Queen of Joy & Sparkle
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Adorn Answers ~ What is Marcasite Jewellery?
Adorn Answers ~ What is Marcasite Jewellery? What is Marcasite Jewellery and how do we care for it? My love of vintage style can often be seen in the jewellery collections which I curate for Adorn. The epitome of 1920s style for me is our Marcasite collection. Enduringly popular, eye catching and glamorous, Marcasite is…
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Simple Staycation Jewellery Style
2021 is absolutely the year of the staycation. With fewer of of us jetting off for our holidays this year we’ve taken to our British seaside resorts and often that means a simpler holiday. Read on for my guide to simple staycation jewellery style
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Adorn Answers – How do you measure for a bangle?
A question we get asked a lot when people are choosing jewellery from our website is ‘how do you measure for a bangle?’ We’ve got a wonderful collection of bangles in different sizes and you’ll find the circumference on each one so how do you find out how a particular bangle will sit on your…
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Adorn Answers – What is Pewter?
Adorn Answers – What is Pewter? The venerable alloy of pewter is made of 92% tin. Copper and antimony harden it and enhance casting. During most of the 20th century the tin used to make pewter was mined in Cornwall. Majestic granite steam engine houses dominated the landscape. Today, sadly, Cornish tin mining is no…
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Highstreet Optimism
The lovely Dom Stevens from Destination Chesterfield has been out and about chatting to us and other Chesterfield Retailers to see how they feel about re-opening on the high street. As it’s the longest time we’ve been away from our shops, Adam and I were excited to get back and see you all and also…
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Connemara Marble
History Dreaming of the green and rolling hills of Ireland? Connemara Marble may be the jewellery that you’ve always wanted but never heard of! Typically green in colour, Connemara Marble is a rare form of marble found in Connemara, Ireland. Formed when limestone is heated under pressure, deposits date back 600 million years. Connemara marble…
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Derbyshire Blue John
There are so many things that we love about living in Derbyshire. The people are friendly, the countryside is beautiful, there are lots of towns to shop and explore and you can be by the sea in a couple of hours. We’re also lucky to have our very own gemstone, Derbyshire Blue John. Found in…
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Why we love photographs in the garden
How strange is the world at the moment? We’ve had to say a (temporary ) goodbye to our beautiful shops and it’s been heartwarming to have so many of you get in touch to see how we are and to let us know that you’re thinking of us. We’re missing you all lots. One of…
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We’re Derbyshire Times’ Independent Retailer of the Year
With our sensational awards from The Chesterfield Retail Awards earlier this year we were delighted to make the list of three finalists for Independent Retailer of the Year at the Derbyshire Times Business Excellence Awards. Held at the wonderful Casa Hotel in Chesterfield, the event is a firm favourite for many of the businesses in…
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What is Klarna?
What is Klarna? We’ve recently been asked by a number of people if we offer payment options through our website. It’s always great to receive feedback such as this from our lovely customers so we researched and discovered Klarna. Below, we’ve added a ‘quick-fire’ Q&A about Klarna, for more details you can visit their website…
