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Welcome to Rachel Hartley Atelier

I am delighted to introduce my new home for handcrafted artisan gemstone jewellery, where every piece is created with intention, craftsmanship, and an appreciation for the natural beauty of exceptional gemstones.

I’m Rachel Hartley, founder and jewellery designer of Rachel Hartley Atelier. With years of experience studying and working with the healing properties and energy of crystals, my knowledge of gemstone selection extends beyond aesthetics. Each stone is chosen not only for its beauty and individuality, but also for the qualities it is believed to embody.

Every design begins with the gemstone. I work with carefully selected stones, combining them with sterling silver, gold vermeil, and copper to create jewellery that is both timeless and deeply personal.

Each piece is handcrafted in my studio with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that every creation reflects the care, skill, and intention invested in its making. This is not mass-produced jewellery. It is created slowly, one piece at a time, for those who value authenticity, craftsmanship, and meaningful design.

Silver ring with a turquoise stone on a beige fabric background
Silver ring with a turquoise stone on a beige cone-shaped stand against a beige fabric background
Silver ring with a turquoise stone on a person's finger
Silver ring with a turquoise stone on a beige fabric background

Turquoise & Sterling Silver Beaded Bohemian Ring | Size N

Rachel Hartley Atelier
£60.00
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Turquoise is one of the oldest stones in continuous human use. Mined and worn for more than six thousand years, it appears in the burial jewellery of ancient Egypt, the ceremonial adornments of Native American cultures, the treasuries of Persian kings, and the prayer beads of Tibetan monks. Few stones have crossed so many borders, so many centuries, and so many traditions and remained, in each of them, a stone of significance. Its colour, that particular, irreducible blue-green that has no other name, is produced by the presence of copper within the stone's phosphate structure, and it varies from a pale, sky-washed aqua to a deep, saturated teal depending on the deposit and the mineral content of the surrounding rock.

Turquoise is associated with the throat chakra, and with the qualities of honest communication, inner calm, and grounded confidence. It is considered a stone of protection and good fortune across almost every culture that has worked with it, and a talisman for those who travel, physically, emotionally, or otherwise, and wish to do so with clarity and courage.

This ring features a vibrant turquoise stone set within a sterling silver beaded surround; a ring of small, precisely placed silver beads that frame the stone and echo the handcrafted, artisanal quality of the piece. The setting is finished in an oxidised style: the silver deliberately darkened to bring out the texture of the beadwork and give the ring its characteristic bohemian depth. Oxidisation is a controlled patina process that enhances the surface detail of the silver, creating a contrast between the raised beads and the recessed metal that gives the piece its character. The sterling silver band is left in its natural bright finish, providing a clean counterpoint to the darkened setting above it, and sits comfortably on the finger with a weight that feels considered rather than heavy.

UK size N.

Arrives gift-ready.