Jewellery Blog
Articles by Australian designer Simone Walsh
5 Tips to Find the Best Online Jewellery Store
In recent years online jewellery sales have made up between 5 and 10% of the global jewellery market. This number is only projected to grow as more and more people take their shopping online, part...
How to wear different types of earrings
Did you know that people have been wearing earrings for thousands of years? Over that time there have been all sorts of different types of earrings created, many of which continue to be worn to th...
Top 10 Pendant Necklace Styles to Express Yourself
When we make a conscious choice about what we wear, we're also choosing how we present ourselves to the world. We may also tend to dress in ways that reflect how we feel. What we wear might even c...
A Jewellery Lover's Guide to Gemstones & Their Meanings
Along with using precious stones for aesthetic reasons or to project power and wealth, there is also a very long history of humans believing that certain types of gems may provide protection, heal...
Top 10 trends in 2022 for jewellery in Australia
Staying on top of fashion trends can be challenging, especially when they seem to come in and out so rapidly. The same goes for jewellery. As always, this year there are a lot of new jewellery tren...
How to Properly Clean Silver Jewellery
Imagine: you're going out for a special meal. You've picked the perfect outfit, shoes and makeup. You go to add your favourite piece of silver jewellery as a finishing touch, but you open your jew...
5 things to look for when shopping for Australian jewellery
Are you looking to purchase Australian made jewellery that will suit your sense of style? Do you want to find something that will be much more unique compared to the boring necklaces, earrings and ...
How to Choose the Right Necklace Length
Are you trying to figure out how to choose the best necklace length or chain length? Which lengths and style of necklaces with pendant or chain necklaces will suit you and your neckline best? Or ar...
10 Tips for Safely Buying Jewellery Online in Australia
Did you know that there are at least 5,215 jewellers in Australia? Gone are the days when you had to travel around in person to lots of different stores trying to find timeless pieces and fashiona...
What is Sterling Silver Jewellery? How is it Different to Silver?
Humans have long been entranced by sparkling silver: as jewellery, coinage, high status homewares and status symbols ... and much more besides. Silver is often used to celebrate milestones, achiev...
Which Should You Choose: Gold or Silver?
Wondering which colour of metal you should wear as jewellery based on your skin or eye colouring? Have you heard about 'rules' to follow when choosing gold vs silver but you're not sure how to use ...
12 Jewellery Mistakes We Wish You'd Stop Making
As an Australian jewellery designer, I bet you're making all sorts of mistakes with your jewellery that I wish you weren't. It could be down to lack of time or bad habits, but most likely it's beca...