Drop earrings – the enduring charm of dangly earrings.

Drop earrings – the enduring charm of dangly earrings.

Drop earrings have been around for thousands of years and have been a staple of our range from the beginning. The first ever Joe Cool product was a drop earring and 41 years on it remains one of our most important category’s. Though we no longer carry that very earring, an onyx bead suspended on a stem of liquid silver,

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Japanese indigo blues – timeless style and simplicity

Japanese indigo blues – timeless style and simplicity

Japanese design with its elegant simplicity and unique style has long been admired and imitated all over the world. Indigo design has been around in Japan since the Edo period (1603-1868) when the ‘lower classes’ were banned from wearing silk and bright colours. With cotton as the only remaining option, indigo dying, known as aizome, made a natural and stylish

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Heritage and culture – inspiration from around the world

Heritage and culture –  inspiration from around the world

Heritage and culture mean many things to many people. For up-coming Museum shop Sunday we have mined the rich and diverse range of global influences in our collection to highlight just a few examples of the amazing and varied creativity of cultures from around the globe. Inspiration comes in many shapes and sizes. Wonderful natural materials are used in both

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bracelets and bangles – mix it up with multiple styles

bracelets and bangles – mix it up with multiple styles

Bracelets and bangles, pendants and necklaces, rings and other things are being piled on and mixed up this season. Anything and everything goes so stock up with string, leather and bead bracelets, metal and acrylic bangles and chain, mesh and multiple strand springs. Enjoy browsing the vast array of interesting items in our inventory. From large assorted packs of inexpensive

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Blue Beads and Baubles – beautiful accessories in azure hues

Blue Beads and Baubles – beautiful accessories in azure hues

Blue beads and baubles are beautiful, bright and bold this season. The Mineral Magic collection is home to a stunning range of agate bead jewellery. Deep night sky blue comes in variegated cobalt and navy blue tones with swirls and those classic agate stripes.There is a choice of four necklace styles; from traditional elegant graduated beads and super double long

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Blue and white accessories and jewellery

Blue and white accessories and jewellery

Celebrate the onset of summer with blue and white accessories and jewellery. Classic china cotton-flower design and hand-painted Delft style beads are reminiscent of  bygone days. Memories of balmy afternoons sipping tea from bone china cups are evoked with these ceramic bead delights which feature in the Gallery collection. Also to be found in the Tea Garden selection are blue and white single and double

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