Cove Calligraphy - Personalised Glass and Wood Gifts - All Hand Engraved

Cove Calligraphy - Personalised Glass and Wood Gifts - All Hand Engraved Cove Calligraphy - hand engraved gifts for every occasion Cove Calligraphy Ltd was born in the UK and today we work from a studio on the Dorset coast.
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It all began many years ago though, back in the 1980’s, when my mum and dad were both jewellers, running their own businesses in Middlesex. Their entrepreneurial drive and passion were what made them both so successful, and I am pleased to say that I definitely inherited those traits! At the age of 12 I was helping out as a “Saturday Girl” in my mum’s jewellery & engraving shop, and this is where

she taught me the skills that I still use today - hand engraving on glass using a diamond-tipped pendant drill, and burning onto wood using a hot wire-tipped wand. I will always be grateful to her for instilling a ‘can do’ attitude in me from a really young age - that feeling has never gone away! Jump forward a few years (spent as a Customer Services Manager at Marks & Spencer, a house painter and decorator, a singer in a band, and a PA to the MD of a company making racing cars - a fairly varied career!) and I knew it was time to focus on running my own business - engraving and wood-burning seemed the obvious choice. A customer’s appetite for personalised products has not diminished since the 80’s, in fact it still seems to be growing every day, and I had a skill that was unique...nearly all the companies I could see on the internet were using laser machines, and producing gifts that looked harsh and digital, and although personalised they were somehow impersonal. With my traditional techniques and ability to offer every customer a bespoke item I knew I was onto a winner! Seven years down the line, we are shipping our hand engraved gifts all over the world and are busier than I could have ever imagined. If I could give any advice to that 12 year old girl today, it would be to forget Marks and Spencer and head straight for going it alone - throw caution to the wind and learn to trust your instincts. Life is short, but it’s wide.

02/08/2026

https://covecalligraphy.etsy.com/listing/4547969024

Who knew that the 6th wedding anniversary is now not only Iron, but has been updated (not sure by who!!) to also be the 'sugar' anniversary! We had no idea, but as always our customers knew, and ordered this sweet glass jar 🩷❤️🩷 From £19.95 including tracked postage.

Thanks for the kind words! ★★★★★ "Very happy with our cake stand! It is perfect for our wedding cake" Molly https://etsy...
30/07/2026

Thanks for the kind words! ★★★★★ "Very happy with our cake stand! It is perfect for our wedding cake" Molly https://etsy.me/4ftvMm3 #

26/07/2026

I often hear of friends and family finding feathers after a loved one passes away, and people like to keep them as a reminder that they are still close by - these jars give them a safe home ❤️ Hand engraved with any messages and dates. https://covecalligraphy.etsy.com/listing/1554312494

23/07/2026

These food safe glass jars can be hand engraved with any message for any pet! 🐈🐇🐕🐍🐁🐠🐢🦜. From £19.95 including tracked postage. In our Etsy shop, Cove Calligraphy, now 😊
https://covecalligraphy.etsy.com/listing/1613110242

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