Characters for the characters in your life We get quite a few requests for custom letters as pendants for gifts. They are always fun as it gives us a chance to explore the aspects of an idividual letter of the alphabet and get to know it a little better. Exploring options Typically we’ll sit down…

Yes, but it depends… We’d need to see the piece to determine whether it can be done and is worth doing. Broken A lot can be done onsite but we also have offsite specialists that we can send particularly tricky repairs to. One of our suppliers can laser weld delicate pieces, particularly useful where stones…

The shop will be closed while we enjoy some much needed family time over the next few weeks, as well as a chance to stop and reflect over the last year (or two or three!) … and to re-organise the workshop a little. One thing I do not need a moment to reflect upon is…

With Winter finally upon us, Cumbria has a definite chill to it. The blaze of colour in the trees that ranged from greens, yellows, oranges and reds has now given way to what look like buds. At this time of the year, the sunsets seem to step up their efforts and we’ve seen some real…

Many of you, who have visited the shop, will have been given a hero’s welcome by our black lab, Izzi. She has been a part of the shop for over a decade, starting at Yew Tree Barn. At the beginning of March 2020 we had to put her down and added ourselves to the group…

Westmorland County Show 2017 The Westmorland Show for year was another great one. The weather was good, Prince Charles popped in and generally everyone had a great time. We didn’t get to chat to Prince Charles but did see him through the crowd. Managed to get hold of some biltong – which is quite unusual…