Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol

<p>Winner of Best Jewellery Store/Jeweller in the Somerset Muddy Awards 2016 and again in 2018, Frome-based Eleanor Christine of Eleanor Christine Jewellery is one of our favourite local designer-makers.</p>
<p>Using gold, silver and semi-precious stones, she handcrafts original jewellery – rings, necklaces, bangles and earrings – inspired by Roman and medieval pieces, nature and more.</p>
<p>Take these softly burnished – brushed not polished, note – sterling silver pilea leaf drop earrings. She&#8217;s captured the oval leaves of the house plant pilea peperomioides or Chinese money plant perfectly.</p>
<div id="attachment_39423" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39423" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-39423 size-full" src="https://somerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings.jpg" alt="eleanor christine pilea earrings" width="1000" height="1000" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Pilea-drop-earrings-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39423" class="wp-caption-text">Pilea leaf drop earrings £38</p></div>
<p>Other pieces are sculptural and dramatic; she doesn&#8217;t like her work to look too &#8216;finished&#8217;. This textured sterling silver ring decorated with tiny balls of 9ct gold and set with a citrine is spectacular.</p>
<div id="attachment_39418" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39418" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-39418 size-full" src="https://somerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring.jpg" alt="eleanor christine ring" width="1000" height="1000" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Citrine-and-bumps-ring-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39418" class="wp-caption-text">Citrine and bumps ring, £290</p></div>
<p>More subtle but equally impressive is this silver coloured druzy ring, set in sterling silver. Druzy? Had to consult Google: it&#8217;s the tiny glittering crystals formed on top of a stone.</p>
<div id="attachment_39424" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39424" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-39424 size-full" src="https://somerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring.jpg" alt="eleanor christine" width="1000" height="1000" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Silver-druzy-ring-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39424" class="wp-caption-text">Silver druzy ring, £90</p></div>
<p>Like a magpie (her words), she&#8217;s drawn to colourful gem stones. These earrings are made from cabochons of rice amazonite, set in sterling silver with swirls of silver below.</p>
<div id="attachment_39417" style="width: 1010px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-39417" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-39417 size-full" src="https://somerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings.jpg" alt="eleanor christine" width="1000" height="1000" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Amazonite-swirl-earrings-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><p id="caption-attachment-39417" class="wp-caption-text">Rice amazonite and curls earrings, £110</p></div>
<p>Everything&#8217;s made in her studio in Frome, much is one off; she&#8217;ll create new pieces from existing jewellery (including making one new ring from two old), taking commissions – and she even runs wedding band workshops for couples (the couple that silversmiths together, stays together&#8230;).</p>
<p>For this Valentine&#8217;s Day, she&#8217;s giving away a sterling silver monstera leaf pendant with matching stud earrings worth over £100.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39421" src="https://somerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera.jpg" alt="eleanor christine" width="1000" height="1000" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/dorsetsomerset/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/01/Monstera-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p>
<p>If you want to be in with chance to win the set, head over to her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EleanorChristineJewellery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eleanorchristinejewellery/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> pages and take a look there – or you can buy all of her gorgeous stuff right now online at <a href="https://www.eleanorchristinejewellery.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eleanorchristinejewellery.co.uk.</a></p>
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