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Paul's Journal of Gems
Creation and Curation: From The Bench and Beyond
Artefacts of the Ancients
Samhain and Halloween: more than Trick or Treat?
If you want to understand the glorious, overstuffed pumpkin that is Samhain (or Halloween, if you’re not familiar), immerse yourself in it’s sights, sounds and scents. Seasoned wood spits and
October 10, 2025
Bronze – Overlooked & Underestimated
Rediscovering the Beauty and Significance of Bronze Gold and silver often steal the spotlight, but bronze is a stunning material in it’s own right. Bronze has rich and earthy tones
October 9, 2025
Bronze – Overlooked & Underestimated
Rediscovering the Beauty and Significance of Bronze Gold and silver often steal the spotlight, but bronze is a stunning material in it’s own right. Bronze has rich and earthy tones
October 9, 2025
Behind the Bench
My Favourite Mistake: Love your Booboos!
Mistakes!! You can’t be creative without them… but it’s easy to forget that when you look at someone’s gorgeous work. I thought I’d never be any good because when I
October 8, 2025
Behind the Bench
The Maker’s Dilemma
It’s often a no‑win situation: some say my pieces are too expensive, others that I’m not charging enough for my time. Take a £70 piece — high‑quality 940 Argentium Silver,
October 3, 2025
Behind the Bench
The Hallmark of Stuff By Rox
First, some exciting news… I’ve successfully applied for an official Assay Hallmark. All I have to wait for now is the stamp to be manufactured, and I’ll be able to
October 1, 2025
Artefacts of the Ancients
Protecting Your Threshold – Black Tourmaline
There’s something deliciously old‑fashioned about the idea of “guarding the threshold.” It conjures images of an Edgar Allen Poe story – a raging storm crashes at the creaking oak doors,
September 29, 2025
Behind The Stall
STOP!! THIEF!!
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery — and sometimes that’s true. If my work inspires someone (just as I’m inspired by history and antiquity), that’s brilliant. Inspiration
September 26, 2025
Behind the Bench
Why Stuff By Rox?
The website Stuff By Rox wasn’t originally for jewellery at all. I also write stories (including a book of short stories on Amazon) and music. To gather all this… stuff…
September 25, 2025