Alchemy Autumn 2015 Collection

The latest copy of Alchemy catalogue arrived just as we got back from our trip to the London Edge tradeshow to view their latest collection.  The amazing Pre-Raphaelite, romantic medieval themed artwork on the cover is 'Rosa Noctis'. "The paradigm of virtue, perfection and honour, as mystical and as rare as the eponymous black rose of the night, of which there is only one, and blooming just once, on the rise of the Rose Moon of June."

We had the wonderful opportunity to meet the talented team at Alchemy's HQ at their open day earlier this year and see how themes from their amazing artwork is realised into the beautiful and detailled jewellery that they make. Check out their art gallery and see if you can spot the origins of your favourite piece of Alchemy jewellery was inspired from.

Here is a quick peek all the new jewellery pieces from the autumn / winter 2015 releases by Alchemy Gothic, coming soon to Little Bo's Boutique.

There are lots of new classic pieces for the Alchemy Gothic range, a new Steampunk piece as well as some for the more masculine Metalwear and Urban UL13 ranges.

Some of our favourite pieces from this collection include the Wings of Eternity (P748 and E367), stunning Baroque scrollwork pewter ankh, taking flight centred with a black rose and accented with crystal drops with matching crystal winged earrings.

With a nod to the cover art, Rosa Noctis, the Wounded Love necklace (P740) and earrings  (E365) pick out the elements of the black rose and barbed thorns to make dark romantic pieces.

If you loved the extravagant Bed of Blood Roses and it's little sister the Blood Rose Heart, then the Blood Heart Choker (P746) is perfect of everyday wear. A beautiful combination of pearl effect enamelled red heart, flanked by two black roses on a black ribbon to be hand tied.

We also loved the whimsical Aequicorn (P743).  This is a large stylised seahorse with a unicorn horn set with striking aqua blue coloured crystals.  " From aequor; sea, equus; horse and cornus; horn - the preserved remains of an elusive, mythical and magical creature of the shallow seas, the mystical horned seahorse, identified by Solinus the 3rd century scholar, in his lost Classical bestiary." 

Alchemy, hand-crafted and British Designed and Made Jewellery is designed for those interested and daring enough to be seen and singled out from the crowd in eloquent style! Little Bo's Boutique stocks a wide selection of Alchemy Jewellery, including their Alchemy Gothic, Alchemy Metalwear, Alchemy Empire, UL13 and UL17 ranges.
 

2013 is the Year of the Snake

From the 10th of February 2013 to the 30th January 2014 is the year of the Water Snake according to the Chinese zodiac and the sixth creature in the 12 year cycle. The snake or serpent is one of the oldest mythological symbols and are know to represent intelligence, transformation and healing.

At Little Bo's we have a fantastic collection of snake themed jewellery.  To celebrate the year of the snake get a discount of 15% on all purchases (excluding shipping costs) from the 10th February 2013 to the 17th of February 2013.  Just use discount code SNAKE13 during checkout.

Double Dragons Lure Earrings

Now available as a pair of earrings, the ever popular Alchemy Gothic The Dragon's Lure Wrap Around Cuff Earring.   Originally designed to be worn on one ear, until recently Alchemy have only supplied this earring for the right hand side, but for a limited period, Alchemy are producing some left sided pieces.  At Little Bo's you can get the pair!  Don't worry if you already have the earring for the right ear side. We now also have the earring for the left side sold as a single earring too.

The Dragon's Lure -Like a whispering shoulder devil or a witch’s familiar, this dragon, piercing through the ear lobe, tempts the wearer into acts of shameful depravity. Designed and Hand Made in England by Alchemy Carta.
Alchemy Gothic earrings are cast and hand-made in fine English pewter, many with additional high quality components, and all come complete with surgical-steel posts. The metal used in the manufacture of all Alchemy's pewter products is to BS5140 British Standard and are lead and nickel free.

Its All About The Bees

Recently I was asked to contribute to an article about bees and art and it made me think about just how many bee related jewellery items we have at Little Bo's Boutique and looking though our current catalogue of products, we appear to have quite a few, with a few more arriving in the pipeline in the near future. Here is just a selection of the current and up and coming items available.

Starting clockwise, Bee and Flower Ring, Metal and Enamel Bee Brooch, Yellow and Black Honey Bee Brooch, Yellow and Black Honey Bee Charm Necklace, Bee Brooch with Movable Wings and in the centre, Yellow and Black Bee Cocktail Ring.