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Articles about Australian jewellery designer Simone Walsh's unique gold and silver jewellery, along with style tips, outfit ideas, jewellery cleaning & care, Australian fashion tips, gift ideas and much more.
I'm always fascinated to see which of our Australian jewellery designs will be popular with our lovely customers in the lead up to Christmas - and this year is no exception and I've just put… Read More
Part of the joy of this time of year is avoiding queues, staying home with a wheel of cheese and ordering exquisitely handmade gifts for your loved ones.
We’ve prepared our own cheat s… Read More
Look dashing as you sleigh this Christmas (and throughout the summer season) in our handmade jewellery. As we do each year, we’ve lined up some of our range with pieces from our fave e… Read More
As the festive season approaches, the search for the perfect Australian Christmas gifts begins in earnest. While the convenience of big-box retailers and mass online marketplaces may be temp… Read More
Gold rings have been a much sought after jewellery accessory for millennia, with some of the oldest rings in gold found to date having been made around 6,500 years ago. The beauty, eleg… Read More
Mother's Day is a special occasion to celebrate and honour the amazing women in our lives who have raised and nurtured us and those that we love. But of course we give gifts to the mums in o… Read More
Opal is a unique and fascinating gemstone that has been used in jewellery for millennia. With its distinctive play of colours and iridescence, opal jewellery is both beautiful and eye-catchi… Read More
Did you know that in Australia the jewellery industry is worth almost $3 billion annually? That's a lot of sparkles. If you're one of the many women who love to accessorise with jewellery, y… Read More
Jewellery is about more than decoration. For centuries, people have used jewellery to carry sentiment, show appreciation or reflect the natural or cultural world around them. That’s wh… Read More
To honour the land that inspired our new Australian Flora Range, we've matched our latest range to some gorgeous garments made by Indigenous labels. Treat yourself or someone else to the who… Read More
A well-made piece of jewellery from a loved one can be a gift we wear every day, with emotional ties to the person from whom it came. Many are lucky enough to have pieces that have been pass… Read More
Who doesn't love the gorgeous glamour of gold jewellery? Its beautiful quality and colour make it the most sought after metal when it comes to jewellery. That said, even gold jewellery… Read More
The right piece of jewellery can help all of us look and feel our best, but it's also a great way to also show our loved ones how much we care when we choose pieces for them. Buying jeweller… Read More
Fashion is often all about change, which can be to the detriment of the planet as well as our budgets. The fast-fashion industry, in particular, has come under heavy scrutiny for the sh… Read More
In 2021, the leading Sydney jewellery auction house Leonard Joel's brought the hammer down on a record-breaking Australian sale. One lucky bidder took home a solitaire ring containing a 25.0… Read More
In recent years online jewellery sales have made up between 5 and 10% of the global jewellery market. This number is only projected to grow as more and more people take their shopping online… Read More
Did you know that people have been wearing earrings for thousands of years? Over that time there have been all sorts of different types of earrings created, man… Read More
Jewellery has long been an essential part of human civilisation, with the oldest known jewellery being dated as far back as 25,000 years ago. Over millennia and across diverse cult… Read More
Like so many other products, jewellery sales are increasingly moving online rather than taking place in a traditional brick and mortar store. Shopping online is of course quick and… Read More
Jewellery, much like art, is a very subjective choice. Not everyone agrees on what's considered beautiful, stylish or appropriate, but that's the joy of being an individual with your own sen… Read More
When we make a conscious choice about what we wear, we're also choosing how we present ourselves to the world. We may also tend to dress in ways that reflect how we feel. What we wear m… Read More
Along with using gemstones for aesthetic reasons or to project power and wealth, there is also a very long history of humans believing that certain types of gems may provide p… Read More
Are you looking for a beautiful gift to give to a loved one? Do you want to choose a significant piece that will make them think of you whenever they wear it? Or are you looking for jeweller… Read More
Imagine: you're going out for a special meal. You've picked the perfect outfit, shoes and makeup. For a finishing touch you open up your jewellery box to pick out one of your favourite silve… Read More
Staying on top of fashion trends can be challenging, especially when they seem to come in and out so rapidly. The same goes for jewellery. As always, this year there are a lot of new jewelle… Read More
Wondering what our most popular Christmas gifts are this year? Every year I'm fascinated by what our customers shop for as Christmas gifts (including for themselves). As we get closer to the… Read More
Did you know that there are at least 5,215 jewellers in Australia? Gone are the days when you had to travel around in person to lots of different stores trying to find timeless pieces and fa… Read More
No matter where you are on Earth, it's been a long, bizarre couple of years. With things slowly getting back to ‘normal’, many of us will be scheduling long-awaited catch-ups wit… Read More
Here at Simone Walsh Jewellery, we’re getting our Christmas gift list together and checking it twice as soon as possible. There’s a bit of a bottleneck in Australia’s Post… Read More
Each year I get a kick out of seeing which of our jewellery designs are most popular with our lovely customers in the lead up to Christmas. There are always a selection of old favo… Read More
Are you looking to purchase Australian made jewellery that will suit your sense of style? Do you want to find something that will be much more unique compared to the boring necklaces, earrin… Read More
Staying on top of fashion trends can be challenging, especially when they seem to come in and out so rapidly. The same goes for jewellery. As always, this year there are a lot of new jewelle… Read More
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a huge amount of money to buy quality jewellery. It's true that luxury jewellery brands mandate that customers spend a pretty penny to ha… Read More
Professionally pricing your handmade jewellery, craft or independent design products isn't easy: I know all about it! It can take a lot of learning, testing, agonising and ref… Read More
In part one of my Professional Pricing article I covered how to calculate your wages, how to determine your annual overheads and how to come up with a margin percentage to cover these c… Read More
Are you style challenged? Or do you just lack some confidence about how to choose gifts for women? How do you pick perfect presents for the women in your life? You're not alon… Read More
Are you trying to figure out the best way to mix and match your jewellery for different occasions and situations, so that it suits your own sense of style and makes you feel well put to… Read More
If you've read our article about How to Mix & Match jewellery and you're looking for some examples to inspire you, here are some selections we've put together of Simone Walsh Jewellery d… Read More
In a year universally panned by critics, it’s time to frock up and shine. Here’s a few suggestions on how to match our gorgeous new amulets range with some of our favourite indep… Read More
With borders slowly opening up, there’s still no guarantee that everyone will be home for Christmas in 2020. If you can’t make it, small businesses such as ours can help you send… Read More
Every festive season I'm fascinated to see which of our products are most popular with our lovely customers, so here's a rundown of our best selling jewellery so far for Christmas 2017.
Wan… Read More
It's no secret that Christmas 2020 is going to be different to what we're all used to and it will pay you to be organised early. Here's some information to help you navigate it more smoothly… Read More
Our brand new Amulets jewellery range is sentimental and full of meaning. The jewellery is all about sentiments of love and care, along with wishes for luck, protection and guidance (whether… Read More
So you're not panicking (I hope), but you are practising a bit of 'social distancing' due to Covid-19 and spending way more time lurking at home than usual. Or perhaps you're officially in i… Read More
One of my favourite things to do each year is checking out which of our jewellery designs are most popular with our customers over Christmas: it's fascinating.
Somehow it always comes as a b… Read More
The festive season is fast approaching and quite frankly it’s time to treat yourself to a new outfit. To help we’ve matched our lovely pieces with some of Australia’s excel… Read More
Buying gifts throughout the year can be a strain on a busy life - and that goes double at Christmas.
We’ve gone through our Australian jewellery collections and made some suggestions t… Read More
This is the second in our occasional series of outfit ideas to help inspire you to spruce up your wardrobe. This time we're focusing on a couple of Australian brands I love, which also… Read More
Have you wondered about which colour of metal you should wear based on your skin or eye colouring? Have you heard about 'rules' to follow when choosing but you're not sure how to use them? W… Read More
We're starting a new blog series featuring outfit ideas combining Simone Walsh Jewellery with clothes, shoes and accessories by designers and brands that we love.
For our first outfit ideas… Read More
Can you believe it's autumn already? As you prepare to transition your wardrobe into the cooler months we've got a simple and fun way to help you up your jewellery and general style game.
St… Read More
I'm always fascinated to see what is most popular with our lovely customers each Christmas, which is always our busiest time of year. And this year is no different.
There's usually a mix of… Read More
Let's face it, these days many people often think that making a Christmas or plum pudding is just too difficult or too time consuming, while others think that a traditional pudding is a bit… Read More
We’ve got a whole new range of jewellery at your disposal because – YAY; it’s our 25th anniversary! That’s 25 years of Simone designing the kind of adornments that wi… Read More
To celebrate the launch of our new 25th Anniversary jewellery range, we've picked our Top Ten new designs and we want you to tell us which is your favourite and why.
Enter now and you'l… Read More
I'm truly thrilled to let you know that we've just launched our brand new range of Australian jewellery: celebrating 25 years of creating unique handmade jewellery in silver, gold and gemsto… Read More
It feels a tad indulgent to be writing up a 'history of me', but after 25 years of designing and making jewellery, I think a rundown of how we got to where we are is probably a good idea.
It… Read More
A few years back I read an article in the lovely Onya Magazine about handmade jewellery which indicated that a price of $19 was decadent for a pair of simple, Australian handmade e… Read More
If you’re shopping for gold jewellery, you might find yourself a bit lost in jewellery jargon. What does it mean when a piece of jewellery is described as gold vermeil or gold filled?… Read More
What's your ring size? Shopping for rings online can be a minefield if you don't know your size - and buying the wrong sized ring can be frustrating and possibly expensive. So how to do meas… Read More
As the temperature lowers and the days get shorter, it’s time to think of hot toddies and snuggles by the fireside with our furry friends (human or otherwise). Here’s a few tips… Read More
I bet you're making all sorts of mistakes with your jewellery that I really wish you weren't. It could be lack of time or bad habits, but most likely it's because you simply don't have… Read More
We've had a great 2017 and we're already excited about what 2018 will bring. But we wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy Christmas and new year before we finally get on with sort… Read More
We're fascinated by the origins of Christmas puddings and Christmas pudding traditions - and especially about the silver pudding coins put in them for luck. We've been busily packaging our d… Read More
I can absolutely vouch for the fact that a real actual person does a happy dance when people shop with us! So I'd like to encourage you to shop small, local and/or handmade as much as y… Read More
Whether you’re luxuriating at home for Christmas, poshing it up or planning a trip, our new & older ranges have some beautiful hand crafted, locally designed pieces to match up wit… Read More
Our famous deluxe silver Christmas Pudding Coins are now officially launched for the 2017 festive season - hooray!
The coins will add some quirky tradition, fun and sparkle to your Christmas… Read More
Newly available in our Australian online jewellery store are these magnificent mehndi mandala inspired pendants and earrings. And we're pretty sure you'll fall in love with them.
I'm especia… Read More
We've been very busy working behind the scenes to put the finishing touches to our new range of jewellery. I'm very happy to let you know that it's out now.
The new range is a riot of dots… Read More
Confused about which necklace length to wear with which outfit and not sure where to start?
We know: it can be tricky to figure out.
To help you figure out what will work best… Read More
Earlier this year we traveled from our home in Australia to the USA for a month: part business and part oodles of fun. I've been sharing some of the wonderful places we've visited. Next stop… Read More
Earlier this year we traveled from our home in Australia to the United States for a month: part business and part oodles of fun. I've been sharing some of the great things we saw and did. Ne… Read More
Let's face it, everybody's jewellery needs a good clean occasionally. If you take a look at your own collection you'll probably notice your precious jewellery getting tarnished or just plain… Read More
Our statement jewellery pieces are a great way to add some drama to an outfit: from casual to dressy. But are you not sure how to make the most of them?
Well you're in luck because we can he… Read More
Humans have long been entranced by the sparkling splendour of silver: as jewellery, coinage, high status homewares and more. It is often used to symbolise milestones, achievem… Read More
Gold has historically been one of the most popular - and most expensive precious metals - on the planet. But you might well ask: what makes it so popular and so pricey? And why you… Read More
At the start of 2017 we took a month-long trip to the United States: part business, part (lots of) fun. I've been meaning to share some of the things we saw and did and finally I'm getting o… Read More
Recently we had a major flood: inside our office which happens to be inside our home. It wasn't fun and continues not to be fun some time later. I've been pondering what it means and wh… Read More
We're going to be dipping our toe into the US market by opening a dedicated online jewellery (or jewelry) store to cater to our lovely American customers, with prices in local currency… Read More
Our gorgeous Victorian leaves open locket is now available again - and it's on sale!
One of our most popular designs, this pendant was out of stock for a while as we changed some of our pro… Read More
We're back on deck after spending a couple of weeks taking a break after the busy festive season period.
For much of the time I was on a slow and meandering road trip from Sydney t… Read More
We're back from a truly excellent trip around the US and to kick off our return to work we've decided to have a Super Special Sale. Hooray!
For just 3 days all full priced items i… Read More
Yep, I'm running away to go on an adventure for a while. But don't worry: orders from the jewellery shop will be packed and posted out as usual.
However, as we won't be able to make and asse… Read More
Happy Christmas to you and your family from us! If you celebrate, I hope it's a happy day and that your new year is a great one.
Pre-Christmas deliveries
You're welcome to take your cha… Read More
Still have some Christmas shopping to get on top of? Let us help you get it sorted in time with a FREE Express Post upgrade.
The upgrade is for all orders of $50+ for delivery in Australia… Read More
Here is the next instalment of our most popular jewellery designs this festive season. All of these pieces are currently still available in the online jewellery store - and, yes, there's sti… Read More
Wondering if you've still got time to place gift orders in the lead up to Christmas? The short answer is: yes, you sure do! Read on for more info.
Every Christmas our motto is: the earlier… Read More
It's always fascinating to see which pieces our lovely customers favour when they're shopping in the lead up to Christmas. So here's a selection of some of the most popular jewellery de… Read More
Is it just us or does getting organised for Christmas seem to get harder and take longer every year?
Luckily for you we've just launched our very handy Christmas Shopping Guide for 2016. We'… Read More
Looking for some good news? Here at Simone Walsh Jewellery we have a whole new jewellery range for the festive season. YAY!
Just quietly the pieces are also really really pretty, if we do sa… Read More
There’s so much to prepare for during the festive season. To take away some of the stress we’ve matched our pieces with typical events you might attend during the upcoming onslau… Read More
Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner? Nope, neither can we. It always seems to come around too fast.
To help you make a start on your gift shopping (and to pick up s… Read More
Our double tulip pendants and earrings are some of our most popular jewellery pieces. They've been out of stock for a while as we've been updating them behind the scenes, but the g… Read More
Hooray: our brand new range of precious metal jewellery is now available in our online jewellery store.
You'll find glowing yellow gold, romantic rose gold, sparkling sterling silv… Read More
We're very excited to be launching our famous and deluxe sets of sterling silver Christmas pudding coins (charms or tokens) for the 2016 festive season. Hooray!
Based on an ol… Read More
We've just launched our brand new jewellery packaging which accompanies jewellery purchases from the online shop.
Our new jewellery gift boxes are 100% recycled. The board is… Read More
Confused about which necklace length to wear with which outfit and not sure where to start? We know: it can be tricky to figure out.
To help you we've come up with this handy neckl… Read More
Why are we talking about Christmas already? Well it might be only just past Christmas in July, but we're already preparing our famous silver Christmas pudding coins for sale for the bus… Read More
It might seem like an obvious question: what to wear to complement yourself and your clothing when it comes to jewellery? But the answer isn't always obvious. Never fear: we've come up with… Read More
