All posts by Mark Johnson

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

What is Milgrain? Filigree and the Artistry of Jewellery Making

Jewellery,
Vintage diamond engagement ring with milgrain detail

A guide to the subtle detail of milgrain in jewellery design. You’ve likely admired the delicate milgrain beading on jewellery without even knowing the name of this unique jewellery style. In this guide, we’ll explore the rich history, creation methods, and modern uses of this beautiful jewellery-making technique. At the same time, we shed light Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

The Pumpkin Diamond – 11 Carats of Rough – Halloween Carved Pumpkin

Coloured Diamonds, Diamonds
Pumpkin diamond

11 Carats of Diamond carved into a Pumpkin How was the Pumpkin diamond discovered? The Pumpkin Diamond was found in South Africa in the 1990s. As far as we can tell, the diamond was first discovered by a farmer. Unlikely he was a Pumpkin farmer! The diamond in the 11.0cts of rough was a prominent Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Motorbike Wedding Rings & the Tyre Tread Wedding Band

Wedding Rings
Tyre wedding ring - motorbike tyre print engraved

Personalise your wedding ring with your very own tyre pattern Tyre wedding rings capture the unique effect of a tyre-tread pattern around the surface of a wedding band. In addition to a wide range of graphics, we regularly apply tyre effects to all of the plain bands in our collection. View our featured design on Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk