The majority of the personalised jewellery I make uses sterling silver components unless otherwise stated in the description.

Small jewellery items:

In accordance with UK law (The Hallmarking Act 1973), if the total metal weight of the jewellery is below 7.78g there is no requirement for the sterling silver component to be hallmarked by an Assay Office.

The vast majority of the jewellery irems I sell falls within this category. I have therefore opted not to hallmark these items in order to be able to bring you personalised jewellery at the best possible price - so you don't have to pay for hallmarking that is not required. This does not in any way lower the standards or quality of the items I sell - and the majority will be stamped 925 for sterling silver. It's exactly the same material, it just hasn't been assayed.

However, I am registered with the Sheffield Assay Office and have my own special "makers mark". So if you'd like to have your jewellery hallmarked, I am very happy to do so for you, for a small one off charge of £15 per item.

Larger jewellery items:

Every item advertised which weighs more than 7.78g is hallmarked by Sheffield Assay Office as an additional guarantee to you of the purity of materials used. This service is included within the item price you pay for your personalised jewellery. Unfortunately having an item assayed can take a few days longer than un-tested items, as it is out of my hands when with the assay office. However, I'll do my best to get your personalised jewellery to you as soon as possible.

Please note this does not mean that lighter products use inferior materials - I use the same high-quality ingredients in all of my creations, it's just that some contain more metal than others!

If you have any queries in relation to hallmarking, the quality of your jewellery or any other questions I may be able to assist with - please don't hesitate to contact me.