Happy St. David's Day everyone, I was born and brought up in South Wales and i'm still here now, I don't think i'll ever move to be honest. I absolutely adore Wales and am very proud to be Welsh. I wanted to do a St. David's Day themed post but it has taken me weeks to try and decide what to do a post on, so I researched some welsh products and my favourite discovery was the (very well known, and rather exquisite I must say!) Welsh jewellery company, Clogau.
Clogau is a jewellery company that specialises in gold jewellery mined from North Wales itself in the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. Just that thought alone sounds very magical to me, I don't know why. It's a very successful company and has been in production since 1992 but they were mining gold from the Clogau mines (hence the name of the brand) since 1989. This mine has now since been closed and the gold from this mine is now very rare and hard to come by, hence why they only use a very very small amount in each piece of jewellery they make. This all just makes it sound so special when you know you are wearing a piece that is made of something that is so rare.
Clogau jewellery is even worn and created for royalty including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I even read that the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) has some of it in her wedding ring. You know a company has done well when royalty is involved.
I will never be able to afford Clogau jewellery, it's easily hundreds of pounds per piece and some of them go into the thousands, but I can see why. When browsing their website I was in awe at the jewellery, it looks so unlike normal jewellery you see in jewellers shop windows. It's almost got a fairy fantasy twist to it, and the rose gold items to me are of particular interest and it just makes me want them so much! But I thought i'd give you that little bit of history behind Clogau and show you a couple of my favourites that have caught my eye.
(From Left to Right)
The Fairy Locket (£1000 version - the last one in the picture) in particular is potentially the most beautiful piece of jewellery i've ever seen! Oh gosh it almost makes me tear up thinking about it, just look at how intricate and beautiful that is, it is inspired by Welsh fairy tales from the 17th century. I think i'll just have to stare at it for a while. Oh if only I could win the lottery!
To gaze upon the gorgeousness that is Clogau jewellery for yourself, you can have a browse of their website
Happy St. David's Day!!
Love
Amy
xxx
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