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Collector, Vintage Lover, Antique Addict...I love sourcing, reworking and creating bespoke jewellery to sell xx

26/08/2026

✨FOR SALE✨ Vintage Sterling Silver Hoops

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23/08/2026

✨SOLD✨A coin on freshwater pearls!

18/08/2026

✨FOR SALE✨Vintage Large Apple Charm with Gold Leaf Detail on Vintage Jade Beads.

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16/08/2026

✨SOLD - new collection✨ Queen Victoria Charm and Mother of Pearl Bird on Glass Beads…love the charms on beads - I will be making more 🕊️

15/08/2026

The Victorian Brooch Conversions are my absolute fav!!!!
✨FOR SALE✨ Sterling Silver Good Luck Conversion on 9ct Rose Gold Chain.
DM for queries x

Victorian jewellery was rarely purely decorative. It was communicative. Pieces were chosen and gifted to convey specific messages - love, mourning, friendship, hope. The horseshoe fit neatly into this tradition as a gift that said: I wish you luck. I want to protect you. May fortune smile on you.

Horseshoe brooches were particularly popular as gifts for weddings, where luck was especially prized, and for departures - when a loved one was setting off on a journey or voyage. They were also given to mark milestones: a new home, a new business, a new chapter.

Even the orientation of the horseshoe carried meaning. The debate over which way to hang or wear a horseshoe - points up or points down - was taken seriously by superstitious Victorians. Points up (like the letter U) was said to collect and hold good luck. Points down allowed the luck to pour out and flow to those around you. Both interpretations had their devotees, and Victorian jewellers made horseshoes in both orientations.

10/08/2026

And just like that…the Summer Collection was pulled together in just 3 weeks!!!

A huge thank you to Teresa for pulling me out of my hiatus and inviting me to take part in such a lovely event, and to .by.tara for helping me pull it out of the bag with her amazing soldering skills! Couldn’t have done it without you!

I sold some gorgeous pieces over the weekend (photographed above), met lots of new faces and, of course, saw a few old faithfuls too!! I really appreciate every single one of you!

It takes a lot of time, love and money to pull these collections together, so seeing it all so well received after my little break has been incredibly heartwarming - and very encouraging!

Mary & Mabel started 9 years ago… here’s to another 9!!

Thank you for supporting my jewellery obsession! I’M BACK!!!

30/07/2026

SOFT LAUNCH 😜✨

Mary & Mabel will be popping up at Teresa Murray on 9th August (with a possible appearance on the 8th too 👀).

I’ve been busy sourcing lots of beautiful vintage and antique treasures, and I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back collecting, creating and doing what I love again.

More details are coming soon, so keep an eye on my stories for updates (and hopefully another date to add to the diary!).

If you don’t already follow Teresa Teresa Murray you’re missing out! Her beautiful lifestyle shop is located in her gorgeous garden - such an experience and she is the best host!

📍 Glengormley
📅 8th August (TBC) | 9th August (confirmed)
✨ More details coming soon – keep an eye on my stories!

Let me know in the poll below of you can make it 🙏🏼💘

23/12/2024

has added to my jewellery collection 🎉💍 Will get back to Mary & Mabel in 2025 💋 Happy Christmas 💋

07/03/2024

9ct Gold Vintage Mothers Day Charms (all come on a 9ct gold chain and beautifully wrapped)
- “Best Mum” circa 1990
- “Forever” circa 1980
- “I Love You” circa 1950
- “Girl’s Head” circa 1986

These can be posted today for guaranteed Mothers Day delivery 💕 DM for queries xx

14/02/2024

Victorian Sweetheart Brooch - a token of love…surprising a lucky girl today 🩷
This one is over 100 years old. Mizpah was popular in the mid-late 1800s and pieces were often given between friends or lovers that were to be separated for a prolonged period. It was the perfect gift as the giver could remain anonymous, with only their lover knowing who the prayer truly belonged. Mizpah jewellery saw a decline in the early 1900s; however, there was a resurgence in popularity in Mizpah jewellery with the inception of WW1. As national conscription tore men from their homes across the world and sent them to fight, soldiers wanted to leave a love token to their wives and lovers as they ventured into the unknown dangers of war. Mizpah jewellery was the perfect sentiment (although other varieties of ‘sweetheart jewellery’ would soon emerge).

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