Reusing heirloom and estate diamonds and gemstones is environmentally conscientious and carries forward a wonderful sentiment from the past. Whether you are redesigning rings that were passed down to you, or recycling broken chains and jewellery, or hoping to refurbish pieces that you just don't wear anymore, it's a great way to...
Plique à jour enamel (also know as window enamel) is one of my favourite enamelling techniques. The enamel looks like a see-through window panel held in only by the glass fusing to the inner edges of the window’s frame. It is a beautiful and delicate looking technique, that seems like a bit of...
The gold and silver that I use in my hammered jewellery collections are sourced from two American refineries and two Canadian refineries that producing their metals from recycled sources. This includes items like sheet, wire, and chain. By sourcing this material there is less need for new mining to happen, and I...
CHAYLE jewellery is made in Canada, expertly crafted in Ottawa. I started my business in 2013 with a mission in mind: To produce quality jewellery designs for artistic jewellery lovers, using only responsible and ethical practices. All of my current collections are exclusively handmade in Ottawa, using silver and gold refined...
The Blue Patina I use is a hand-made natural patina on Copper. The colour is produced from the reaction between the copper jewellery and the vapours of sea salts and ammonia. The effect is similar to the green copper roofs on the parliament buildings in Ottawa, or the blue copper...
Sterling Silver is an alloy of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% pure copper. It is used in jewellery because of it's beautiful white colour and workable malleability. Silver will tarnish over time, however the alloy I use is a new low tarnishing variety. See my jewellery cleaning & care tips...
Red patina on copper is the most durable patina that can be done on copper. It is a heat-treatment patina where the copper jewellery is heated to temperature and then quenched in cold water. This captures the bold and long-lasting red colour. Additionally I buff on a thin layer of...
Black silver is a patina that creates a dark tarnish over the surface of the silver. I use this patina for a dark dramatic look or to emphasize line engravings and patterns done into silver. It is a great option for men's jewellery as there is no need for polishing...
