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My jewellery making journey, my inspiration, and practical advice


Friendship, Fire & Festivities: A Year of the Wolf Collection
Friendship, Fire & Festivities: A Year of the Wolf Collection

A year has passed since the Wolf Collection launch - and what a year it’s been! I’ve had a lot of fun, made many good friends, and was even welcomed as an honorary Jarl Squad member.

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Karlin Anderson11 March 2025
The Rewards of Mentorship in Jewellery
The Rewards of Mentorship in Jewellery

Nurturing creativity and building connections in jewellery - a journey of guidance and gratitude in celebration of #NationalMentoringMonth

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Karlin Anderson31 January 2025
Supporting IJM Through the Freedom Collection
Supporting IJM Through the Freedom Collection

Thanks to everyone who has purchased jewellery from my Freedom Collection, I’ve been able to donate £4178 to International Justice Mission! This amount will be doubled to an incredible £8356, helping prevent exploitation, rescue victims, and restore lives.

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Karlin Anderson4 December 2024
Black Diamonds: bold enigmatic elegance
Black Diamonds: bold enigmatic elegance

What if your jewellery could hold the mystery of the universe itself?

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Karlin Anderson29 November 2024rings, black diamond
Design Story: Amethyst, diamond & pink sapphire necklace
Design Story: Amethyst, diamond & pink sapphire necklace

Creating a bespoke jewellery piece to celebrate my client’s retirement as she enters a new life season

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Karlin Anderson30 March 2024
Wolf Collection Launch
Wolf Collection Launch

I was honoured to be asked by Leigh and Vicki to create their South Mainland Up Helly-Aa Jarl Squad jewellery - the Wolf Collection

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Karlin Anderson8 March 2024
Design Story: My Kate Middleton moment
Design Story: My Kate Middleton moment

My contribution to ‘Engagement’ by Jennifer Rubell (2011) - an interactive sculpture inspired by the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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Karlin Anderson11 February 2024rings
The inspiration and designs behind my Oppenwark Collection
The inspiration and designs behind my Oppenwark Collection

How strong Shetland women and the delicate strength of the lace they created inspired my designs

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Karlin Anderson8 March 2023Karlin Anderson
Freedom Collection 1st Anniversary
Freedom Collection 1st Anniversary

It’s been quite a year since the launch of the Freedom Collection!

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Karlin Anderson22 November 2022
Elements Festival 22
Elements Festival 22

…returning home I feel encouraged, inspired, and motivated to keep pushing for excellence in my own work. I’ll be back next year if they’ll have me!

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Karlin Anderson11 November 2022
Meet the Maker 2022 miniblogs
Meet the Maker 2022 miniblogs

Once again I took part in the annual ‘Meet the Maker’ challenge - a series of daily topics that craft makers are invited to respond to… and here are some of my contributions.

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Karlin Anderson11 April 2022
Design story: our wedding rings
Design story: our wedding rings

Making the wedding rings for myself and my partner has been my favourite bespoke story ever. Find out what inspired their design and how I made them

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Karlin Anderson2 September 2021rings, inspiration
Design story: my wedding necklace and earrings
Design story: my wedding necklace and earrings

I wanted to create my own wedding jewellery which will be special to wear on the day, but also pieces which will be a huge part of my life as well as becoming family heirlooms.

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Karlin Anderson2 September 2021Karlin Anderson Jewellery Designinspiration, necklaces, earrings
Meet the Maker 2021 miniblogs
Meet the Maker 2021 miniblogs

I took part in #MarchMeetTheMaker again this year, a social media challenge for small creative businesses to post a themed story about their work each day in March. Here are my contributions

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Karlin Anderson10 April 2021
BBC Radio Shetland Sixty Minutes interview
BBC Radio Shetland Sixty Minutes interview

It was a privilege to be interviewed by the lovely Jane Moncrieff about my life and career as a jeweller

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Karlin Anderson18 November 2020Karlin Anderson Jewellery Designabout
Meeting Hascosay Gems
Meeting Hascosay Gems

Meeting a fellow Shetlander with a passion for gemstones was such a joy! Get to know a bit more about the face behind Hascosay Gems.

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Karlin Anderson15 September 2020about
Bespoke rings short film
Bespoke rings short film

I hope you enjoy this short film featuring some of the rings I’ve created for my lovely clients.

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Karlin Anderson11 August 2020Karlin Anderson Jewellery Design
Meet the Maker 2020 miniblogs
Meet the Maker 2020 miniblogs

This year I took part in #MarchMeetTheMaker, a social media challenge for makers and designers to post stories about an aspect of their work each day. I’ve reposted some of them here

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Karlin Anderson7 April 2020
The Inspiration behind my Wings Collection
The Inspiration behind my Wings Collection

I have thought for a while that I should share a little more about the inspiration behind my collections, and I decided to start here with the Wings Collection.

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Karlin Anderson17 March 2020Karlin Andersonrings, necklaces, inspiration
The move north - from London to Shetland
The move north - from London to Shetland

I’ve recently taken the plunge and moved with my jewellery workshop from one end of the country to the other!

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Karlin Anderson26 November 2019about
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Karlin Anderson Jewellery Design Ltd
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