I’ve always loved jewellery – I don’t know why, maybe I was an Egyptian princess in a former life. Not often being able to afford “real jewellery”, the costume and fashion jewellery explosions sucked me right in and gave my children a trusty gift idea for my every birthday and Christmas. So I accumulated endless amounts. However, a lot of low quality jewellery is on the market from the ethically dubious production lines of China and India, and all this began to leave a decidedly unpleasant taste in my mouth.







