Basking Bee and Flying Bee Coin Earrings
Description
The bumblebee coin collection features detailed, textured bumble bees in positive relief.
The bumblebee traditionally represents hard work, dedication and community. The bee coin earrings were designed by Rachel as a reminder that no challenge is insurmountable.
The bee coin earrings are super easy to wear and have lovely, dancing movement due to their earring hook fastening.
If you'd prefer your earrings to match, take a look at the Basking Bee Coin Earrings.
All of our jewellery is lovingly designed and handmade in Rachel's Birmingham studio with help from casters and stone setters in the historic Birmingham Jewellery Quarter.
Details
- Available in: Sterling silver, solid 9ct gold and solid 18ct gold.
- Measures 11mm across
- Attaches to the ear with a curved earring hook
- Total drop from top to bottom: 25mm
How is it made?
The bee coin earrings were a natural successor to the Bee Coin Necklace designed back in 2017.
The first bees were CAD modelled in my studio. This process usually take many hours (and lots of head scratching) until I'm happy with how something looks. The model is then 3D printed and revisions are made.
When I'm finally happy with a model a latex mouId is made so I can make multiple identical pieces in precious metal.
Your Bee Coin Earrings are re-created through the process of lost wax casting. The raw castings are is cleaned up, put together buffed and polished in my workshop.
Plated pieces are given a thick coating of 18ct gold by our lovely plater based in the Jewellery Quarter.
Solid gold pieces are hallmarked at the Birmingham Assay office.
Production time
I handmake all of my designs from my workshop in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
Handmade jewellery takes time, and I don't always have all pieces in stock, so your piece may be specially made just for you. Making can take up to three weeks.
Solid gold pieces are special order and therefore take up to 4-6 weeks to make.
If you need your piece by a particular date, please get in touch - I might be able to make it sooner.
Thank you for your patience!
Shipping
- A signature will be required upon delivery.
- I can ship to any permanent address (including your workplace)
- All parcels are fully insured.
Please note: delivery times are in addition to the time it takes to make your piece.
Domestic (UK):
- Free shipping is offered on all UK orders over £100.
- I ship via Royal Mail, using their Special Delivery by 1pm service, this requires a signature upon delivery.
- A tracking number will be emailed to you once the parcel has been dispatched.
International:
- I shop through Royal Mail's International Tracked/Signed for service to many countries around the world.
- Delivery can take up to two weeks (but usually it's quicker!)
- A tracking number will be emailed to you once the parcel has been dispatched.
- International customers are responsible for any customs charges that may apply.
We hand make all our jewellery in our small Birmingham studio. We don't always have stock of all designs so please get in touch if you need a piece for a particular date.
Your jewellery will be presented in a beautiful warm cream box with delicate tissue wrapping. Your order will be parcelled in a white outer box with no branding so not to give away any surprises!
Once your purchase has been dispatched we'll send you a tracking number so you can keep an eye on its journey to you.
I make all my jewellery from my small workshop close to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter in the United Kingdom.
I’ve been lucky to learn so much from the incredible talent within the British jewellery trade and it’s important to me that my jewellery is made in the UK and does its own tiny bit to support the trade.
I'm surrounded by so many skilled casting companies, goldsmiths, stone setters and hand engravers in Birmingham and I think it's vital that we support them and keep their disciplines alive and available for generations of designers to come.
When you buy a piece of Rachel Whitehead Jewellery, you're helping keep the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter the vibrant and vital centre of manufacture that it has been and should remain for years to come.