...and a silver sixpence in your shoe

There's something a little bit magical about today's blog. I just love coming across crafts-people who are so skilled, but also so creative and imaginative, that it makes you marvel that such a thing can even exist (and also wonder, now that they so clearly do exist, why everyone in the world hasn't rushed out to buy one).

Look - this is what I mean....

These are old coins - out of circulation and non-collectable - that would otherwise be melted down for their (tiny) 'base' value, or worse, simply thrown away. At Lucky Sixpence, however, amazing craftsmen carve, saw and drill incredibly detailed designs into the coin to create these stunning jewellery and pendants. I literally can't stop staring at how intricate they are, and how far removed they are from the original - rather tired looking - coins.  

As they say: 'we take the old and discarded and transform them into wearable, sparkling, original pieces of jewellery, guaranteed to get you noticed'. You can't argue with that, can you?

And, for the ultimate wedding gift - check this out - a proper, genuine lucky silver sixpence, carved with all the luck of the Irish for the big day.

Or how about a '2p tree', to symbolise the lifelong nature of your commitment?

Irish silver sixpence

2p tree

Or - and I love this one - how about these two lovebirds, cleverly carved from an old English penny

Original, incredibly beautiful, ethically sound and - above all - genuinely interesting. If you want to see more, Lucky Sixpence is linked with the (fabulously named) Hairy Growler - sometimes I think all you need to do to get on Pocketful is to have a brilliant name. They make all kinds of handmade, upcycled / recycled jewellery (including some surprisingly beautiful things made out of Victorian cutlery). They're based in Cambridge, but have a couple of stockists in England and Scotland, and are currently thrilling the revellers at Glastonbury with their little pieces of magic. Very good stuff indeed.