Dog Star Silver

Dog Star Silver Silver jewellery, designed and hand made in Belfast by Louisa. Then once each piece is dry the alchemy begins!

Recycled silver jewellery inspired by the nature and landscape of Northern Ireland - everything from historic landmarks to the coastline - with a little bit of stargazing thrown in there too! To make my pendants and earrings I use metal clay, magic stuff formed using tiny particles of reclaimed and recycled fine silver. I use the clay, that is malleable to begin with, to pick up textures from moul

ds I make and fabric and lace I collect, before cutting and shaping each item. As they're fired with a blowtorch the organic binders contained in the clay burn off leaving a product that is 99.9% pure fine silver. Polishing comes next - to bring out the super shiny gleam that you only get with fine silver - and then oxidation using liver of sulphur, which can result in dramatic dark shades or dazzling iridescent areas of green and purple. I also use gold and black acrylic ink on some designs. This entire process takes place in my kitchen, so it really is handmade from scratch, and each piece of jewellery is slightly different and completely unique to its owner! To finish everything off I attach the pendants to sterling silver chains and the earrings to hand-made sterling earring wires. As well as the silver clay, all jewellery boxes and postage materials are eco friendly. I also use lab grown gem stones, and semi precious stones that are purchased from a small UK company who ethically source them.

Porcelain suns 🌞Could be brooches?Could be little pieces to hang on the wall?Could be nothing like this once they're fir...
02/06/2026

Porcelain suns 🌞
Could be brooches?
Could be little pieces to hang on the wall?
Could be nothing like this once they're fired!
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Trying some porcelain rings tonight. Not sure how much they'll shrink or how I'll glaze them (hoping will have some ide...
27/05/2026

Trying some porcelain rings tonight. Not sure how much they'll shrink or how I'll glaze them (hoping will have some ideas tomorrow at ! 😁)
Bottom ring is inspired by my eldest daughter's new appreciation and some new letter stamps. Top ring my own stamp on a wavy band.

Would you wear jewellery made from porcelain? I've been enjoying experimenting with it, and paper clay, this week. I'll ...
23/05/2026

Would you wear jewellery made from porcelain? I've been enjoying experimenting with it, and paper clay, this week. I'll hopefully have a few pieces to share soon ✨️

Thanks to for sorting these pots for me to play with 😁 I'm not used to having so much material!

From ancient carved stone to a pocket sized pendant 📿​
21/05/2026

From ancient carved stone to a pocket sized pendant 📿

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Stamped with Anam Cara (Soul Friend) in ancient Ogham script ✨ A little piece of history and connection you can wear eve...
18/05/2026

Stamped with Anam Cara (Soul Friend) in ancient Ogham script ✨ A little piece of history and connection you can wear every day.

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08/05/2026

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This popped up in my photo memories today 📸 handmade shells for bridesmaids! If you know a quirky ocean lover who's gett...
06/05/2026

This popped up in my photo memories today 📸 handmade shells for bridesmaids! If you know a quirky ocean lover who's getting married this year, send them my way 😉

A few of the pieces available at 's artists showcase right now ✨️ You can see these as well as work by
05/05/2026

A few of the pieces available at 's artists showcase right now ✨️
You can see these as well as work by

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01/05/2026

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April's Competition Winner ♻️💚

In April, we challenged our community to create jewellery that had the theme of Sustainability ✨

After admiring so many beautiful entries, we’re excited to reveal the winner is ⭐Dog Star Silver⭐

The judges chose this piece because they were blown away by the mixed-metal pendant. How it tells a story through the Picasso/Dali-esque and avantgarde style, also how it also showed off that sustainability doesn't have to be boring. Truly a well-crafted, memorable and unique piece 💚

Congratulations, Louisa! 🎉👏

Hi Pals (*Update - all tickets sold!) Just popping on to say that there are still a few places available at this class i...
07/02/2026

Hi Pals (*Update - all tickets sold!) Just popping on to say that there are still a few places available at this class im running 2 weeks from today.
£64 pp with all materials and tools included.
In the craft room at The Blackbird in lovely Donaghadee by the sea.
Sadly this will be the last class I'm planning for a while as silver prices (im sure you're heard!) have gone slightly bonkers. Once the last of my class stock is gone, I'm taking a pause to see if things level out 🤞

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