April 28, 2022
At the very start of our business, from our first studio at home in a small bedroom - the initial necklace was a core piece of jewellery in the Lulu + Belle collection and this has remained the case over the years - which has shown us how you love to wear our necklaces with initials.
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February 18, 2022
If you're looking for a thoughtful gift for a special February baby in your life - we've rounded up five our favourites for February gifting. Amethyst February Birthstone This rolled gold initial necklace with a medium sized disc is hand stamped with the initial of your choice and a birthstone. This necklace makes a perfect meaningful gift for you or someone special with a February birthday.
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February 01, 2022
I'm Claire, from the Southside of Dublin. I spent some time travelling and working in Australia but returned home to go back to college and get a degree in Hospitality Management. I had been working in Event Management for 10 years before it was time for a change. How did you get into jewellery making? I had been working in an office role for a number of years but was always creative and interested in working with my hands. I decided to do an evening course in the School of Jewellery Ireland ....
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January 21, 2022
Love it or hate it, the most saccharine of celebrations - Valentine's Day is almost upon us ! Let's explore a little history of the origins of Valentine's Day and give you some ideas for how to turn the celebration a little bit Irish, with a personalised gift without the cheese! Where did Valentine's Day originate ? Valentine's Day as a celebration of love has been around since the 14th century.
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December 18, 2021
Top 5 Lulu + Belle Gifts for your Partner this Christmas
At Lulu + Belle we see so many beautiful orders coming in from partners who are buying a piece of jewellery for their other half. To help you out this Christmas we have put together a Lulu + Belle gift guide of 5 beautiful pieces of jewellery that you can gift your other half this Christmas.
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December 16, 2021
Our top 5 Lulu + Belle Gifts for your Mum or Mums you may know this Christmas Here at Lulu + Belle a lot of our customers are Mums or people purchasing gifts for Mums so we have put together a gift guide to help you pick out the perfect Lulu + Belle Christmas present for a special Mum in your life this Christmas.
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November 10, 2021
Our Top 5 Lulu + Belle Gifts for a Best Friend or Sister
At Lulu + Belle we see so many orders coming in from people who are buying a piece of jewellery for a close friend or sister. To help you out this Christmas we have put together a Lulu + Belle gift guide of 5 beautiful pieces of personalised jewellery that you can gift to a Best Friend or Sister this Christmas.
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August 18, 2021
We are Hiring - Two Part-Time Jewellery Makers
We are looking for a part-time jewellery maker to join our small team. The ideal candidate is someone who has jewellery making experience, either in a commercial or home based workshop and who is used to having tools in their hand every day. This is a busy and fast-paced workshop and speed and attention to detail are required.
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August 12, 2021
We have heard so many stories from our amazing customers over the last few months and have been blown away by the support we have received. We wanted to show our customers just how much it means to us by introducing the amazing team behind Lulu + Belle. Next up on our 'Meet the Maker' series is our amazing team member, Ciara. Ciara brings so much laughter and energy to the studio. Her experience as a dental technician working with similar processes and tools as jewellery making, made it easy for Ciara to transfer her skills to our workshop.
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July 27, 2021
Our new 'Written in the Stars' collection is inspired by the night sky, the constellations and the zodiac. Each piece in the collection is individually hand-stamped with star sign constellations and zodiac symbols to correspond with the star sign symbol of your birth month. A piece of jewellery from our zodiac collection would make the perfect gift for somebody special's birthday or create the perfect meaningful piece such as a custom family necklace with the star sign of each of your little stars.
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June 17, 2021
Lulu + Belle has been on such a journey since we started out over five years ago. I started making jewellery back in my undergrad college days, when I was studying for my journalism degree. Having never picked up a pair of jeweller's pliers, I did a simple introductory course at Yellow Brick Road in Dublin and from that day I was completely hooked. I would spend a good portion of my student food budget on beads, wire and string at the Yellow Brick Road and Crown Jewels in Dublin and
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