Memory Within Memorial Jewellery

08/09/2026

Grief can look very different for everyone, and sometimes we need a little more support to find our way through it.

I wanted to share this for anyone who may be navigating grief and feels they could benefit from some time and space dedicated to themselves.

Karen is a grief counsellor at Continuum Counselling and is holding a half-day Grief Retreat in Uddingston on Sunday 20th September, incorporating mindfulness, restorative yoga, a sound bath and lunch.

There are some things jewellery cannot fix. Memory Within can create something from the physical pieces left behind, but grief itself deserves care and support too.

If this feels like something that might help you, or someone you know, you’ll find Karen’s details in the original post below.

Join us on the 20th September for our next Grief Retreat.

A beautiful, gentle day filled with mindfulness, movement, and a relaxing sound bath. What's not to love! Lunch and refreshments are provided, along with everything you need to take part.

To book, or for more information visit: www.continuumcounselling.com/events

07/09/2026

LETS TALK ABOUT HALLMARKING!

WHAT DO THE LITTLE MARKS INSIDE YOUR JEWELLERY ACTUALLY MEAN?

They may be tiny, but hallmarks are incredibly important.

A UK hallmark is an independent guarantee that the precious metal you’ve paid for really is what it claims to be. The piece is tested by an Assay Office before the hallmark is applied. It’s one of the oldest forms of consumer protection we have.

Under the Hallmarking Act 1973, jewellery sold in the UK and described as a precious metal must be hallmarked once it exceeds the legal exemption weight:

Silver - over 7.78g
Gold - over 1g
Platinum - over 0.5g
Palladium - over 1g

So, importantly, a very lightweight piece can legally be sold as gold or silver without a full hallmark - but once it exceeds those weights, hallmarking isn’t optional.

WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR?

A complete UK hallmark has three compulsory elements:

The Sponsor’s Mark - this identifies the person or business that submitted the jewellery for hallmarking. It’s their unique registered mark.

The Fineness Mark - This tells you the purity of the precious metal. For example:

375 = 9ct gold
585 = 14ct gold
750 = 18ct gold
925 = Sterling Silver

The Assay Office Mark - this tells you which independent UK Assay Office tested and hallmarked the piece: London, Birmingham, Sheffield or Edinburgh.

There can also be additional optional marks, such as a traditional fineness symbol or a date letter showing the year the piece was hallmarked.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER WHEN BUYING JEWELLERY?

Because a number stamped inside a ring isn’t necessarily a hallmark.

Seeing “925” or “375” on its own doesn’t give you the same independent assurance as a full UK hallmark. A proper hallmark tells you who submitted it, what precious metal standard it passed, and which Assay Office independently verified it.

When you’re buying something as meaningful as memorial jewellery, we think that reassurance matters.

Every Memory Within piece that legally requires hallmarking is submitted for independent testing and hallmarking, because when we tell you something is Sterling Silver or solid 9ct Gold, you should be able to trust that it is.

Tiny marks. A very big guarantee.

03/09/2026

🕯️ Wave of Light 2026 🕯️

Please join us on 15th October at St Augustine's, Coatbridge, from 6:30pm until 7:45pm, as we come together to remember and honour our babies who were taken too soon.

We will light candles, share a few words, and take a moment of reflection in memory of the little lives that will never be forgotten.

Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, you are warmly welcome to join us as we stand together in love, remembrance, and support.

https://form.jotform.com/262454757941063
(Cut of dates for babies names will be 1st of October )

Please bring along a candle to light.

"A moment in our arms, forever in our hearts." 💙💗Being Catholic

01/09/2026

🦋 The Flutterby 🦋

There’s something so special about butterflies.

They’re often seen as a little reminder of someone we’ve lost, appearing unexpectedly, just when we’re thinking of them. A tiny moment that makes us stop and wonder … was that you?

The Flutterby Pendant was created with that sentiment in mind.

One wing can hold a precious inclusion, ashes, hair or fur, carefully preserved in your chosen colour, creating a piece that is completely personal to you.

A beautiful little butterfly, carrying a tiny part of someone you love.

Because sometimes the smallest things can hold the biggest memories.

Handcrafted with care at Memory Within.

26/08/2026

International Dog Day 2026

There’s something very special about dogs.

They don’t care what kind of day you’ve had, what you look like, how much money you have, or whether you’ve achieved everything on your to-do list.

They’re just happy that you came home.

They’re the muddy footprints across the kitchen floor, the warm body curled up beside you on the sofa, the hopeful eyes watching every mouthful you eat (Every. Single. One.) and somehow, without us really noticing when it happens, they become part of the family.

Working in memorial jewellery means I’m very aware of just how much these little (and sometimes not-so-little!) souls mean to us.

I’ve been trusted with paw prints, nose prints, fur and ashes from some very much-loved dogs over the years, and behind every single one is a story, a personality and a family who adored them.

So for International Dog Day, I’d love to see the dogs who have a piece of your heart.

Whether they’re still causing chaos beside you or are now remembered with love, pop a photo of them in the comments and tell me their name - Let’s celebrate the furry canine members of our family.

I’ll start with Daisy & Poppy, my little shadows.

26/08/2026

There are some people who somehow feel as though they’ve always been there.

Dolly Parton was one of them.

For more than six decades she brought music, laughter and warmth into millions of lives, but perhaps what made her so loved went far beyond the songs.

It was her kindness. Her humour. Her generosity. Her ability to make people feel that being exactly who you are is something to be proud of.

Today, so many people are grieving someone they never actually met. I think that reminds us of something important about grief.

We don’t have to have known someone personally for their life to have touched ours.

A song can take us straight back to a person, a place or a moment. A familiar voice can become woven into decades of memories and when that voice is suddenly gone, the sadness can be very real.

I love these words from Donna Ashworth:

“When someone larger than life leaves this earth I think all our lives have to get a little bit larger in their honour.”

What a lovely way to think about legacy.

Take a little of what you loved about someone and carry it forward.

Be a little kinder.
Laugh a little louder.
Love people well.
Be unapologetically yourself.

Be more Dolly.

Rest peacefully, Dolly Parton.
1946–2026

25/08/2026

There are some little details you never want to forget.

The shape of their nose, their little toebeans and paw pads. The tiny lines and markings that made it completely, unmistakably theirs.

A nose print or a pawprint, can be transformed into a beautiful piece of jewellery you can carry with you every day, just like this one, engraved onto our sterling silver charm and added to our Bead Slider Bracelet.

You don’t need to part with the original print.

Simply take a clear photograph or scan of it and email it over to us. We carefully prepare the image for engraving, while the precious original stays safely with you.

A tiny print.
A very big piece of them.

Bead Slider Bracelet with Nose Print Engraving

Prints can be emailed to [email protected]

22/08/2026

NATIONAL RAINBOW BABY DAY 2026

A rainbow baby is hope after heartbreak,
a little light after the storm.
Loved not instead of the baby before,
but alongside them, forevermore.

One held safely in our arms,
one carried always in our hearts —
two precious lives, two endless loves,
never truly far apart.

12/08/2026

This is something very close to our hearts at Memory Within.

No family should have to leave hospital after the loss of their baby feeling as though they have nowhere to turn and no support to help them through the days, weeks and months that follow.

We’re incredibly proud to support our friends at Baby Loss Retreat and the work they do for bereaved families. Erin’s Retreat would provide something so desperately needed - a safe, compassionate space for families at a time when their world has changed forever.

If you can spare just a few moments, please sign the petition below and share it. Every signature helps to show just how much this support is needed.

Please help us get behind Baby Loss Retreat and make Erin’s Retreat a reality.

Demand better aftercare for Scottish families experiencing baby loss

09/08/2026

Luna Memorial Stud Earrings

Sometimes, the smallest pieces can hold the most meaning.

Our Luna Stud Earrings are handcrafted in sterling silver and carefully set with your loved one’s ashes, hair or fur, creating a beautifully subtle keepsake that can be worn every day.

They don’t immediately look like memorial jewellery - and for many of our families, that’s exactly what they love about them.

Just a quiet little reminder. Something precious that’s yours to understand.
A way of keeping them close to you wherever the day takes you.