Author: Nikki Lovegrove

I'm a single mum to Ayla, Hannah and Lexi. Keepsake jewellery teacher and YouTuber. Blogger, jeweller/metalsmith/artist and mentor. I love making trinkets and I spend any spare time I have drawing pencil sketches, sewing and restoring furniture. I run the Facebook group for Breastmilk Jewellers. I dream of building my own house and doing more charity work in Tanzania.
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Why I Stopped Making Breastmilk Jewellery

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Why I Stopped Making Breastmilk Jewellery... then started again! I can honestly say that I missed talking to clients about their nursing journeys, I missed making the items of jewelry by hand and I missed the satisfaction of photographing finished...Read More
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October Newsletter 2018 and Christmas Order Prep

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Thank you so much for reading our newsletter, it's great to get a chance to tell everyone our news. After taking a week off unplanned for my father-in-law's funeral last month, this month we're all busy planning out our Christmas...Read More
Why Do You Make Extra Cabochons? lock of hair proof image, an example where a client asked for pink sparkles. The left is pink shimmer powder with a little pink opalescent and the right is pink opalescent and pink hexagonal glitter Tree of Opals lock of hair blanks

Why Do You Make Extra Cabochons?

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This autumn I'm blogging about some of the questions on our FAQ's which we're often asked and one of the top questions is "why do you make extra cabochons?" The answer is, making keepsake and memorial jewellery is far more...Read More
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June Keepsake Jewellery Newsletter and Exclusive VIP Competition

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Hello! I'm so excited to tell you all about all the wonderful new things happening here at Tree of Opals in this keepsake jewellery newsletter. From our admin manager, Joanna expecting her first baby, to welcoming Gail our new lampwork...Read More
Everything Is Awful and I’m Not Okay: questions to ask before giving up 

Everything Is Awful and I’m Not Okay: questions to ask before giving up 

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This blog is copied, with permission, from the blog Everything Is Awful and I’m Not Okay: questions to ask before giving up. I literally use this every day in my studio that I'm having a down day or feeling off,...Read More

5000 Followers Keepsake Competition

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As a thank you to you all as we approach 5000 followers on Facebook we're doing a Memorial and Keepsake Competition. You can win any item of silver jewellery including keepsakes and memorial jewellery. Rules for entry are simple, you...Read More
high functioning depression - how I cope as a successful entrepreneur and charity trustee when my core beliefs have to be continually challenged

How I Cope With High Functioning Depression

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High functioning depression is also known as Dysthymia. It can be very hard to spot because someone living with depression may appear, to people on the outside, as someone who is bubbly, entrepreneurial, happy and together, someone who gets things...Read More