Author: Corinne

Which Personality are you?

Do you love a good personality quiz? We do too! From your classic Myer Briggs to a Harry Potter house quiz, we have done them all. So we decided to see which A Silver Circle customer you are. We love the range of people who enjoy and style our pieces into their wardrobes and we have put together a little quiz of some of our more distinctive customer types to see which one you resemble more. You may be a standout Wanderer, a Classic Beauty, a Spiritual Warrior, a Retro Babe or an amazing mix of all of them! (which is even better). Take the quiz below and see who you most resemble.

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SPIRITUAL WARRIOR

You are the person who is in touch with the natural world around you. You love to be outside on a bush walk or down at the beach. You love animals and plants and generally have a natural remedy for most things. Your style is flowing and free just like you are with lots of bohemian touches. You connect well to crystals and love the added element of their energy in your jewellery. The A Silver Circle pieces you gravitate towards are our Amazonite Rings, Navajo Earrings and Branch Pendant.

RETRO BABE

You love all things cute! With your 50’s inspired frock and headscarf you are not someone to shy away from colour. You love a good cat eye and bright red lipstick ready to greet the world with a big bubbly HELLO! People are drawn to your energy and love you for it. You have a great love for the quirky things in this world so you love our Figure Earrings and Ladder Necklace as well as fidgeting with our Roller Ring.

WANDERER

The world is out there ready to explore! You are the person who is always up for a new adventure. You love exploring new places and experiences from the trendy new underground bar down the road to an African safari. You style is influenced by the world so you have an eclectic style that always reminds you of a far away place. The pieces you would love from our collection are also inspired by the world: Islamic Stone Pendant, Blue Lotus Long Earrings and Hexagon Ring.

CLASSIC BEAUTY

You are a go getter! You are someone who loves clean classic lines that are elegant and timeless. You are ready for work and then out to drinks with the girls so you love that your style can transition you between everything without too much thought. Your wardrobe has a lot of black and neutrals that go with everything as well as some pops of colour to mix it up. You would love the staple Curved Bar Necklace, Layering Rings with Textured Ring in the centre and the Domed Patterned Studs.

Which personality type did you get?? We would love to hear from you. Please share your results with us on our Facebook or Instagram page. Corinne is a Spiritual Warrior.

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TAKE THE QUIZ

Sustainability at ASC

Here at A Silver Circle, we are extremely conscious of the impact that our business has on the environment. Even though we are not perfect, we’d like to share with you some everyday things we do in the studio to reduce our impact. We believe a thousand people doing an imperfect job is better than one person doing it alone.

We’ve broken down our eco-friendly practices into a few categories so you can learn more about what sustainable actions we are taking and how you can also contribute.

MATERIALS

Not many people are aware of the lack of sustainability around silver jewellery products. Like the mining of any other metal, silver mining is having a destructive impact on our environment through greenhouse gas emission; not to mention the large amount of metals being thrown away each year through old mobile phones. We are working hard to combat this waste of precious resources to create more sustainable jewellery through every step of our creative process.
We start by using recycled sterling silver for ALL of our pieces. Unused silver is melted down and remade into wire or sheet metal that can then used to construct new forms and designs. Any offcuts from our new designs are again recycled by being melted down again to be reused. So there is virtually no wastage of this beautiful precious material.

Here at ASC we love to experiment with recycled materials as seen through our Branch Collection (Check out our Branch Pendant) and former Computer Chip collection. We also love adding sustainably sourced stones in our collection like in our Amazonite Ring. As much as we love our colourful Resin Collection, we have unfortunately had to discontinue this as unfortunately this is not a sustainable material. We look forward to finding other colourful sustainable materials for our future pieces.

STUDIO PRACTICES
In the studio we are all about reduce, reuse and recycle.

Reduce: We have been taking steps to reduce the amount of plastic and other materials that come into the studio as much as possible: through buying bulk and staying clear of plastic foods, asking suppliers for less packaging and picking up things instead of shipping. Every year, 6.5 million tonnes of business waste is going to landfill across Australia, so it’s really important that we all take little steps every day to make a bigger impact in the long run.

Reuse: While Australia have made some steps towards reducing single-use plastic, we still use around 3.3 billion plastic bags a year. We don’t want to contribute to this statistic, therefore we reuse absolutely everything we can! Firstly we start within our studio- seeing a lot of our materials still come in plastic sealed bags, we reuse them for holding stock or Corinne’s students’ work to prevent tarnished. Lastly, we ensure that all boxes we receive are repurposed by using them to ship new orders to you.

Recycling: The bags mentioned above are reused over and over until they are no longer useful- then they get recycled in our Recycle bin in the studio and dropped off to our local supermarket for recycling. While plastic and packaging recycling in Australia is well established, still only 14% of plastic is recovered for recycling. Clearly we would love this number to increase, so all of our business practices will be carried out with this goal in mind.

Composting: Our studio is in an industrial area, so there is no outdoor space for us to use as a lovely worm farm, however we have an Urban Composter, which means we can compost all of our food scraps in the studio and drop it off to an established worm farm in the local area (you could find some in your area through Sharewaste) to then be broken down fully and reused. Composting is such a simple and rewarding process that we care a lot about as it keeps as much as 30% of waste from going into the bin. If you ever stumble into our workshop, you’ll probably notice the incredible amounts of tea consumed on a daily basis. That’s why we strive to use loose leaf teas and faze out all use of tea bags. Although these are small decisions, they are also important ones.

ONE TREE PLANTED

We are taking the initiative to give back to the planet by planting one tree for every sale made in person or online. We are inspired by One Tree Planted: an initiative that is planting trees in areas of deforestation around the globe to combat this increasingly severe problem. As we’ve seen with the Amazon Rainforest fires, drastic amounts of land and vegetation are being burnt as a result of climate change and deforestation.

We look forward to being able to contribute to helping our environment recover from years of damage and hope you are eager to get on board too! If you want to further support this cause, you can check our their website here: https://onetreeplanted.org

SHIPPING

Setting goals to reduce our carbon footprint is critical for us to become the business we have always aspired to be! Being environmentally conscious though our shipping of orders is very important to us and something we are continually striving to do better in.

All of our regular post orders use compostable bags or cardboard boxes as they are easily reused or recycled. Some boxes or packing material are recycled from other deliveries we have recieved. All our jewellery and other accessories are stored in previously used boxes to ensure we get the most use out of them as possible. We are continually working on a means of express-posting orders plastic free, so bear with us in the meantime!

Packaging: Our boxes, paper bags and carry bags are all cardboard so that they can be recycled or composted (ripped up into small pieces). They do however have a foam insert which are not currently recyclable but we are looking into a better alternative. This is where we would love to hear from you! If you have any great ideas please let us know as we are always welcoming suggestions to make our business more environmentally conscious everyday.

We are doing everything we can to work towards being completely zero-waste and we hope others will follow our lead. By shopping with us, you can be sure your purchases are sustainable and are in fact having a positive impact on the environment.
We would love to hear from you! What sustainable brands do you love? Do you have any tips on achieving more everyday sustainability? Please get in touch with us through Facebook or Instagram via the links below:
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Easy transitions: Day to night styling

Have you ever had trouble transitioning your jewellery from outfit to outfit, for day to night or how to add that little thing to make the outfit pop?

Well, we have created a few different looks for you to see how versatile the jewellery at A Silver Circle really is, and how easy it is to look stunning, vibrant and 100% you in any situation. We have explored three different looks, to cover all the little events you might find yourself in.

Look 1: From the office to casual drinks after work

As modern-day women, working 50+ hours a week in the office can be a hard thing for us ladies to style and make work each day. We want chic, minimalist with a bit of flare. So, when your colleges ask you out for a few drinks at Freds or another cute bar in Surry Hills- you will probably want to let your hair out and add that little pop of a cool casual vibe, to wash the day away.

You are a chic lady. Black dress pants and a minimalist elegant work top works well and makes you presentable for all your meetings. To make your look, we have put you in our Islamic Studs, to add a bit of shin to your ears, a plain stack of rings (Thin hammered, Twisted and Plain) to your fingers and added a Domed Patterned Pendant to your neck. We want you to look smart yet stylish for your hard days work.

Not having time to duck home before drinks, you add over the blouse a clean elegant jacket and a colourful scarf to achieve that cool casual effortless style you want to let your hair down after a long day. Most of your jewellery is the same we just swap out the studs for our Maya Teardrop Earrings to take your look to the next level. Happy socialising!

Look 2: From brunch with the girls to a nice dinner date

You know those days, when suddenly you have a whole bunch of everything happening at once. You forget about the ladies’ brunch with afternoon drinks you’re supposed to be having because you were totally preoccupied with that dinner date you have with someone special that evening.

When meeting your ladies, we have put you in a cute happy day dress, one you can easily pair with some sandals and a cute shoulder bag. The look is accentuated with some colour from your Islamic Stone Drop Earrings in Amethyst and Rhodonite ring stacked with Black Twist and Hammered layering ring, which is all tied together with your Navajo Diamond Pendant that delicately combines geometry and elegance.

Making a quick transition into your dinner look, we have put you in an elegant cocktail dress, with your hair up and a pair of heels. Your jewellery is what makes you sparkle. Our Geometric Earrings draw attention to your beauty, the Navajo Diamond Pendant compliments your dress and the Hexagon Ring adds a bit of pop to your fingers. We guarantee your date won’t be able to keep their eyes off you.

Look 3: From casual weekend chills to dancing at a clubbing with friends

Whether it is summer or winter, weekends are weekends, a time to relax and get comfortable, to go get coffee and have a lazy Saturday in your favourite ‘not work’ outfit. The day always fly’s by way to fast, suddenly its night and your phone rings- it’s your girlfriends wanting to release that work week stress at a club, to dance the night away before you head back for another week in the office.

For your day look, we have put you in something causal and comfy. That stunning new organic cotton tee-shirt with your old, yet totally still hipster mum jeans. You are decked out with a fun sunhat, your favourite comfy shoes and some cute jewellery. Our weekend fav’s are the Domed Ring, Thick Hammered Ring Band, Figure Earrings and Amethyst Stone Drop Necklace, to show the world you can make anything, even causal Saturday’s look good.

For your night look, you want to kind of show everyone you’re cool and sexy side- you don’t try to hard to look good. You bought that flattering skater dress from the op shop that you pair with your go-to black strappy heels and a flowing boho top to catch every move on the dance floor. Add some bold red lippy and our statement Blue Lotus Double Drop Earrings which are sure to catch attention. Thicken up your ring stack with the Thin Hammered Ring, Twisted Ring, a couple of Plain Rings and the Amazonite Ring for a pop of colour and you’re ready to go hit the town!

We hope that this provides you with some fun inspiration for your next outfit. We have had a lot of fun putting it together for you. Please be sure to share with us on our socials how you style some of our pieces for day to evening.

See you next time
xx Corinne and the team.

You can stack your own way.

Ever find ordering rings online difficult? You want to stack them up, but don’t know how? With all the different options available to you, we have created a little video with our favourite ways to stack! Our stunning, eco-friendly range of rings are a really nice way to express yourself and are super easy to chop and change each and every day for different looks!

Having the availability to mix and match is really fun. We love to keep things interesting at A Silver Circle- from a simple stack though to awesome bold stacks, we like to mix different rings for lots of different occasions!

Let’s talk styling!

If you are a little unsure about how to start your stack, or how to add to your existing pieces- here is a few examples of how we would pair them up in different settings.

Office Stack: Twisted, Hammered and Textured ring.

Causal/ Feature Stack: Twister, Plain, Thin Hammered, Domed Patterned, Textured medium ring

Bold/ Night out Stack: Plain, Thin Hammered, Twisted, Amazonite ring/ Rhodonite ring (for a pop of colour) and a Textured medium ring.

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Here is a full list of all the rings we have featured in the video above and throughout our styling suggestions!

Our favourite stacking rings:

Textured Medium ring (also available in small and large size)

Hammered ring

Thin Hammered ring band

Plain ring

Half round ring

Amazonite Ring and Rhodonite Ring

Twisted Ring and Black Twist

Domed Patterned Ring

We hope reading this has inspired your ring stacking goals! For ring sizes, please see the recommendations on each ring page so that you can get the perfect fit as well as the perfect stack!

We would love to see how you use our A silver circle pieces, to make them your own! Please tag us on Instagram!

It’s all about Maya..

Explore the unique fan shapes of pre-Colombian history with our new Maya Collection! Combining simplicity and elegance with the spiritual symbolism of this rich culture, these pieces will definitely draw the eye! This collection is the result of months of careful experimentation, sketches and research, with the aim of reviving this long-lost culture with a modern twist.
As history tells it, jewellery was considered a vital part of the Mayans trade with other neighbouring civilisations. Hence the name; the Maya Collection.

One of the most common ritual ornaments of the period, worn by warriors and priests alike, was the Nariguera (nose fan), a gold piece that was often hooked to the nostrils and was in the shape of an upside-down fan decorated with patterns and engravings. The elite would often wear them as pendants depicting gods or animals. This served as a key piece of inspiration for the Collection’s design process.

Jewellery also played a key part in this tribal narrative as it symbolised religious and ritual meanings. Many pieces from this period were made from gold which had an association to the Sun and was a powerful symbol of fertility. These pieces were also used in ceremonies to protect the community and cure sickness. In contrast, we have used sterling silver- the colour associated with the moon. As a of bringing something new to the design while also maintaining its historical roots.

The design process of these beautiful pieces started in Corinne’s studio where she would often lose herself in books on pre-Colombian tribal cultures. Like some of our past pieces, including the Navajo and Blue Lotus Collections, the story of these old cultures really caught her eye. She was fascinated by their unique shapes and stories which she later incorporated into the collections designs.

After multiple sketches and prototypes, Corinne settled on two earrings and pendants. Handcrafted with recycled sterling silver, these pieces come in both an Oval and Fan shape. The juxtaposition of space creates balance through the open form of the oval/teardrop shape with the solid structure of the hanging fan. Her main goal however, was to pay homage to the beautiful and intricate design of this tribal jewellery while embracing modern textures and techniques.

So whether you wear these pieces with your vintage finds or with your chic office attire, these pieces are easy ways to elevate any look! Wear them alone or together, as these pieces are wonderfully versatile! Our pendants can also be worn as the centre piece of a layered look or as a single statement piece. Embrace your inner tribal beauty with your own flare or draw inspiration from our styling and pair the pieces with patterned scarves and kits, and your favourite vintage finds.

In our journey to explore the roots of our jewellery-making ancestors we have really enjoyed designing these pre-Colombian pieces. We hope you love them as much as we do! Head on over to the shop page to check out the Maya pieces. We would also love to hear your thoughts on how you combine things old and new in your daily life, please tag us on Instagram or Facebook, with you favourite styles. Until next time…

Love the ASC team xx