The Hairy Growler Jewellery Co. Escape route collection. Eco conscious, eco friendly, ethically responsible and totally lovely silver jewellery.

Inside the heart of a recycling obsessed jeweller...

Welcome to the Hairy Growler workshop. Please feel free just to sit back and allow this slideshow to play. Alternatively, have a quick flick and see if anything particularly interests you. On my of the images you can click through to the actual piece or something in further detail.

Silver shillings....

Each and every piece of jewellery that leaves this workshop is completely handmade and 100% recycled. Each piece made with love and passion.

Cutting the cake....

The workshop is one of my favorite places to be. A strange thing to say about my workplace! Its great place to relax and get hyped up. The area is substantial which allows me to section the various processes used in transforming old victorian coins and cutlery into contemporary jewellery. Here you can see the furnace, soldering and melting area.

I love tools...

The transformation from unwanted spoon....

To begin with i free-hand draw a lovely whimsical tree design onto the bowl of the spoon. This rough sketch is refined when the piercing saw is brought into action. The detail that is attainable with the saw is far greater than i can achieve with a marker pen!

One antique sterling silver dinner fork = two lovely wedding rings.

This formerly discarded, unwanted antique dessert fork will undergone several hours of Hairy Growler surgery!

Crisp Autumns and FFFFFreeeezing lovely winters...

Each piece of jewellery from Hairy Growler is individually hand cut, thus completely unique.

Silver coins and WW1.

English coins dated 1919 and earlier are sterling silver. This coins feel amazing to the touch, especially when compared to the 'monkey-metal' used today! However, these sterling silver coins became worn much more easily than modern coins do. This means that unworn pre 1919 coins are much sought after, whilst the worn ones tend to be 'scrapped' for their silver content. This is a great shame. I like to use these coins, the historical details and a fabulous wonder and interest to each piece of jewellery made from them.

The Celtic Cross and one pound coins....

Look no further than your pockets for amazing inspiration and awesome designs.

Let me recycle your old, unworn jewellery and create a new piece filled with memories, meaning and sentiment...

Listen to the tree of life...If you can't listen have them hanging close to your ears, it helps

The fork bangle is a classic symbol of recycling. A simple design which looks great, an absolute conversation piece.

Newtons apple tree....

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A sterling silver two shilling coin, flattened and in the process of being transformed into a beautiful necklace...

Just in....Old scrap cutlery from a well know chain of Charity Shops. THANK YOOOO.

The fountain of materials...a local charity shop.

A lovely little musical pendant from an old out of circulation penny

Take your unwanted jewellery...and let me recycle it for you.

A total custom service. Let me recycle, reuse and repurpose your old unworn jewellery into something ethical, original and wearable. Depending on what you have the possibilities are endless. Here a couple of silver rings and a silver chain are being ceremonily melted and reborn!

Amongst the blossom.....recycled antique spoon earrings in the making.

Birth spoons, Christening spoons, birth record spoons.

The silver spoon is a traditional gift to give at a Christening or the birth of a little one. Each one of these is custom created for you. Each one records all of the vital details.

Celebrate a loved ones birthday or special occasion...

Once the spoon has been cut, filed and polished it looks quite lovely. Especially so from my point of view! The original spoon looked absolutely awful and i understand why it was discarded!

The finished item...

A fabulous birth spoon to be enjoyed and passed down through the ages....