International Women’s Day
Author: Liz
Heart Shaped Confusion?
As it draws closer to the month of February, the reminders of the swiftly approaching Valentine’s Day become more and more apparent, such as the change in our shop window, departed are the sale signs and arrived have the pink Read More …
Amulet Celebrates 16 years
September is a month of celebrating the old and the new at Amulet. It’s hard to believe that it was 16 years ago, on September 10th 1999, when Liz started the shop, originally as Iguana. For those of you unfamiliar Read More …
Not just any Reward Scheme, the Amulet Reward Scheme
(We challenge you to find a reward scheme which gives you more…) With the snowy weather upon us, we here at Amulet thought it was rightly time that you should know all about our marvellous Reward Scheme, just to give you Read More …
The Endless Story
Almost every day, customers come into the shop asking whether we sell Pandora. They are unaware that in 2008 Pandora was sold to venture capitalists who decided to stop selling to independent jewellers like Amulet. Frustrating for our customers! As Read More …
Mother Earth – inspirational gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother earth, providing inspiration for jewellery designs from the natural world – perfect for Mother’s Day inspiration. With Mother’s Day a little over a week away, we thought you may be interested in our designs drawn from the natural world, Read More …
Aquamarine: a birthstone for March
Aquamarine is an almost clear, pale blue form of beryl, the same family of stones from which emeralds originate. Legend says that it is the treasure of mermaids and in ancient times sailors often carried aquamarine to protect them against Read More …
Amber, the stone for energy
In some cases up to 130 million years old, this semi-precious stone is actually tree resin. It is formed from conifers ‘petrified’ under the weight of other sediments, and often containing trapped insects and air bubbles. As a result of underground changes Read More …
Derbyshire Blue John: new find after 68 year search
There are not many semiprecious stones used in jewellery to be found in the UK. But, a new supply of Derbyshire Blue John (a form of fluorite), has been found at Treak Cavern, after a 68 year search. It was discovered Read More …
A Lucky Amulet
An Amulet, according to Pliny, is an object that protects a person from harm, an object that provides the wearer with mystical powers and luck. Throughout history and across cultures, the lucky amulet has been interpreted as many objects, motifs Read More …