Lately, much of my time has been spent at the bench, quiet hours of filing, soldering, polishing, and carefully setting gemstones into gold. To some, it might look like repetition, a simple routine of tasks. But to me, it feels like something extraordinary, hidden in the ordinariness of everyday work.

This past month, I've been immersed in a new series of 18K gold earrings, bringing to life natural beauty of Rose Quartz, Emerald, Aquamarine, Peridot, and Blue Topaz for my new Fine Jewellery collection in 18K Gold. Each stone holds its own story, its own light. No two are ever the same. Some sparkle with clarity, others whisper softly with cloudy hues, but all carry a quiet magic waiting to be revealed.

That's the part I love most about working with gemstones: inspiration does not always come from grand ideas or sketches, it often comes from the stone itself. A curve, a shade, the way light shifts across a facet. Sometimes I simply hold a gem in my hand and feel that it already knows what it wants to become. My role is to listen, to trust the process and to guide it into form.

Jewellery-making, for me, has always been about this: finding joy in the small, steady moments. The rhythm of hammer against metal. The warmth of gold under the flame. The patient waiting as a design slowly takes shape. It is ordinary work, and yet, it fills me with extraordinary joy.

I have come to believe that this joy isn't only for jewellers. It's something all of us can touch, in different ways. It's there in tending a garden or taking care of our indoor plants, in cooking a meal, in noticing the colours of the sky at dusk, or the shapes of the clouds in the sky. The beauty of life often hides in these simple moments, and if we give them space, they shine.

So, this September, I'm leaning into that rhythm. Not rushing, not chasing, just trusting that each stone, each day, has its own quiet brilliance waiting to be revealed.

Where are you finding joy in the ordinary lately? In colour, in movement, in stillness? Drop me a comment :D

May your September be filled with small, steady joys that unfold into something beautiful.