Whether you’re designing an engagement ring and don’t want to get it wrong, or just want to take your time and enjoy the design journey, our Champagne Design Experience will be perfect for you.

Engagement, Bespoke, Eternity, GemstonesMitch LloydFebruary 28, 2024Petra Jewellerychampagne design experience

Leap year proposals

Leap year proposals are a tradition where women are encouraged to propose marriage to men, typically occurring on February 29th, which only happens in leap years.

Mitch LloydFebruary 28, 2024Petra Jewellery

Choosing your perfect Gemstone: Amethyst

Stunning shades of purple quartz - birthstone for February.

Engagement, Bespoke, GemstonesStephanie Williams-CallerFebruary 13, 2024Petra Jewelleryamethyst

Design: Gemstone shapes and cuts

If you’re looking for the perfect engagement ring, you’ve probably come across a few different shapes of stones…

Mitch LloydFebruary 1, 2024Petra Jewellery

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Garnet

An often overlooked gemstone…garnet.

Bespoke, GemstonesMitch LloydJanuary 11, 2024Petra JewellerySapphire

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Sapphire

A beautiful blue and hard gemstone - birthstone for September.

Engagement, Bespoke, GemstonesStephanie Williams-CallerNovember 2, 2023Petra JewellerySapphire

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Opal

A playful, colourful gemstone - birthstone for October.

Engagement, Bespoke, GemstonesStephanie Williams-CallerOctober 5, 2023Petra Jewelleryopal

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Ruby

A symbol of power and protection often chosen to celebrate 40th Wedding anniversaries - birthstone for July.

Engagement, Bespoke, GemstonesStephanie Williams-CallerAugust 8, 2023Petra Jewelleryruby

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Pearl

The only gemstone found in the ocean - birthstone for June.

Engagement, Bespoke, GemstonesStephanie Williams-CallerJune 15, 2023Petra Jewellerypearl

Choosing your perfect gemstone: Emerald

A deep green precious gemstone often chosen to celebrate 35th Wedding anniversaries - birthstone for May.

What can you learn from a hallmark in a piece of jewellery.

Understanding what you can tell from a hallmark on your jewellery.

Engagement, Gemstones, BespokeMitch LloydApril 26, 2023Petra Jewellerydiamond, engagement, rings, bespoke

Designing an Eternity ring

Do you know what an eternity ring represents..?

Gemstones, Bespoke, EternityMitch LloydApril 20, 2023Petra Jewellerydiamond, rings, bespoke

Afternoon Tea Experience

An afternoon tea experience with a friend of a loved one to get advise on your jewellery or design a new creation while you enjoy a scone and cream..

Engagement, Gemstones, BespokeMitch LloydFebruary 14, 2023Petra Jewellerydiamond, engagement, rings, bespoke

What is a Workshop Experience?

We are so lucky at Petra Jewellery to have an on-site workshop with our own master goldsmith, Behzad.

Engagement, Bespoke, Eternity, WeddingMitch LloydFebruary 4, 2023Petra Jewelleryengagement, bespoke, experiences, wedding rings

How do I know I'm choosing the right diamond for my engagement ring?

Designing an engagement ring can be a daunting thing…Here's our guide to picking the right stone.

Engagement, Gemstones, BespokeMitch LloydOctober 13, 2022Petra Jewellerydiamond, engagement, rings, bespoke

Jewellery care guide

We offer a full ‘clean check and polish’ service which we recommend for each piece of jewellery around once every year. Think of it like an ‘MOT’ for your car. It gives us a chance to check the settings, stones and general item are all secure, and we then give it a professional clean and polish using our state of the art machinery.

Mitch LloydSeptember 30, 2021Petra Jewellery

7 Steps to designing your perfect Wedding Rings

You’re probably going to be wearing your wedding rings for a lifetime and in some cases they’ll be passed on to be enjoyed for many more years within your family too.

Stephanie Williams-CallerMarch 11, 2020Petra Jewellery

Metal advice

Men can choose pretty much any metal they want for their wedding band, whereas the lady’s engagement ring usually sets a precedent for what metal their wedding band needs to be.

Engagement, Wedding, EternityStephanie Williams-CallerDecember 15, 2019