Our Jewellery Journal

Get a glimpse of our life in the world of jewellery and gemstones, through our team's ponderings on jewellery design, history, styling and gift giving.

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Silver skull ring

What does skull jewellery mean?

A little spooky jewellery history for you this Halloween. Today, jewellery featuring skulls usually appears as part of goth culture. Look back a few hundred years though? You'll find it...

What does skull jewellery mean?

A little spooky jewellery history for you this Halloween. Today, jewellery featuring skulls usually appears as part of goth culture. Look back a few hundred years though? You'll find it...

Meet the modern changemakers

Meet the modern changemakers

Often, we don't realise history is changing, until well after history has happened. Great change takes time. Yet, there are some changes that are so extraordinary that they're evident while...

Meet the modern changemakers

Often, we don't realise history is changing, until well after history has happened. Great change takes time. Yet, there are some changes that are so extraordinary that they're evident while...

Strand of pearls

The guy who forever changed the pearl industry

They say that those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. That's certainly the case for one pivotal figure in the history of Pearls:...

The guy who forever changed the pearl industry

They say that those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. That's certainly the case for one pivotal figure in the history of Pearls:...

Real life human mermaid

Are there real life mermaids?

The early pearl divers were essentially real life mermaids. Before the age of modern technology that revolutionised the pearl industry, pearls were retrieved by extraordinary people. They braved the waters...

Are there real life mermaids?

The early pearl divers were essentially real life mermaids. Before the age of modern technology that revolutionised the pearl industry, pearls were retrieved by extraordinary people. They braved the waters...

What do pearls mean

What's so special about pearls?

Pearls need no introduction. They're an age old gemstone, loved for thousands of years. Though what's so special about them? Our answer may surprise you. We see pearls differently here at Quin...

What's so special about pearls?

Pearls need no introduction. They're an age old gemstone, loved for thousands of years. Though what's so special about them? Our answer may surprise you. We see pearls differently here at Quin...

Quin & Fern Jewellery Blog

Welcome to our inspiring corner of the internet.

Welcome to a place of silver treasures with inspiring stories. You'll never see jewellery in the same way again. Our first collection is here!

Welcome to our inspiring corner of the internet.

Welcome to a place of silver treasures with inspiring stories. You'll never see jewellery in the same way again. Our first collection is here!