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.

Memorial Quotes

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When your loved one passes away, you might choose one of these memorial quotes for engraving. They are inspiration for engraving on a piece of memorial jewellery (click here), on an urn, in a frame, a bench or for any...Read More
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How I Manage Childcare As A Work at Home Parent

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People often ask me how I manage childcare as a work at home parent and there's no simple answer. Things change often and I try to be flexible and manage my expectations. I'm a parent first and a WAHM (work...Read More
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15 Memorial Gift Ideas

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When someone close to you loses a loved one it can be a struggle to find the right memorial gift ideas for them. Nothing can replace someone who has passed away but the right keepsake can bring a bit of...Read More
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Microplastics in Jewellery

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Microplastics in Jewellery: Reducing Glitter Waste Plastic has been worrying me for years now. As a child of the 80's I grew up with lots of fruit and veg, supermarket produce and virtually every other thing we bought being packaged...Read More

Wave of Light

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Wave of Light: Baby Loss Awareness 2017 [caption id="attachment_15836" align="aligncenter" width="400"] wave of light graphic free download[/caption] The Wave of Light #waveoflight is a show of love and hope across the world as those affected by baby loss show candles...Read More
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Vegan Jewellery

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Vegan Jewellery and Compassion in Fashion As more and more people become vegan (including myself) there are questions raised about every aspect of our lifestyles being truly animal product and cruelty free. First of all I must admit that after three...Read More
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Vegan and Fairtrade Gemstone Ethics

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When a client purchases vegan jewellery they want to know that the artists making the pieces are doing so in a vegan environment but have you considered fairtrade gemstone ethics? Caring for the planet, the animals and the people too...Read More