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Helenka White Design
Contemporary Handcrafted Jewellery Made in Wales
Helenka White Design is owned by Cardiff based journalist and designer Helen White.
I create unique, contemporary jewellery using a variety of materials and techniques. Amongst my designs you will find earrings, bracelets, bangles, necklaces, rings, bookmarks and key rings/bag charms. I also specialise in animal-themed jewellery and handcrafted polymer clay pendants.
I provide customer focussed service and strive to create unique items that you can treasure forever, or give to that someone special as a gift for Christmas, a birthday, anniversary and other special occasions.
Helenka White Design accepts commissions to create custom pieces and offers jewellery parties in the Cardiff. I also offer on-to-one appointments in my studio.
I started making jewellery in the run-up to my wedding in 2007 when I taught myself how to make my own tiara and necklaces for my bridesmaids. Beadwork wasn’t challenging enough and I wanted to learn how to work with precious metals. After a weekend course in silver-smithing I enrolled in the City & Guilds Course in “3D Studies (Jewellery)” at the local college in Cardiff.
My inspiration comes from all sorts of sources, sometimes just playing around with different types of beads, doodling in my sketch book and also from our gorgeous cat Bobby. I like animals and decided to specialise in animal-themed jewellery which you can find here.
I love learning new techniques and experimenting with different materials such as Swarovski Elements, semi-precious stones, copper sheet, silver sterling, wire, polymer clay and PMC (precious metal clay).
I mainly create necklaces with semi-precious beads and beaded rings with Swarovski Elements. Sometimes I use wire to wrap around pendants and I create pendants with polymer clay.
As silver sterling is expensive I have decided to create jewellery not only with silver sterling findings but also offer jewellery with silver and gold plated components.
You can find more information about me here. You can find my blog at Helens Paws for Thought. I regularly post new items which you can find in the shop section and on my news page. You can find my articles for Making Jewellery here.
I hope you enjoy browsing the shop.
Helen
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