At Hold upon Heart we work with the finest quality precious metals to make your unique fingerprint and handprint jewellery. Nearly all of our designs are available in 9ct and 18ct gold, in yellow gold, rose gold and white gold, as well as sterling silver. All our gold jewellery is struck with a British hallmark at the Birmingham Assay Office, so you can be assured as to it's purity.
Due to the ever fluctuating cost of gold, prices listed on our website are for sterling silver versions of our jewellery only, but should you prefer your jewellery to be made from 9ct or 18ct gold, then simply e-mail studio@holduponheart.co.uk to request a quote.
9ct Gold is the most popular gold we work with, and most of our designs are already priced in 9ct gold. 9ct gold is can alloy composed of 37.5% pure Gold and 62.5% other metals. 9ct gold is paler in colour than 18ct gold.
18ct Gold contains 75% gold to 25% other metals. 18ct gold has a beautiful, rich gold colour due to the higher gold content of the alloy.
Rose Gold is available in both 9ct & 18ct. It is alloyed with copper to achieve its beautiful red colour.
White Gold is available in 9ct & 18ct. Traditionally, white gold was rhodium plated, however white gold alloys now have a beautiful pale colour of their own. Due to the enviromental impact of the plating process, and the burden in frequent re-plating on the customer, we no longer routinely rhodium plate our white gold pieces. If however, you would prefer your piece rhodium plating, we can of course arrange for that to be done.
Gold jewellery that needs to be cast to order takes longer to make than gold jewellery we hand construct in our studio. You should allow 4-6 weeks for gold impression pieces, and if you wish for you item to be rhodium plated, an additional 2 weeks.
Thank you so much for the perfect gift for Grandma's 70th birthday. We ordered the gold heart pendant with our son's hand and footprint. The pendant is such beautiful quality with a lovely weight to it. The prints are amazing... it looks incredible on the adjustable gold necklace. Grandma had tears in her eyes when she opened it and says she will cherish it forever. We can't say enough thank you's for this incredible gift.
Stephanie, July 2021
Just received my order of the white gold Robin fingerprint necklace with personalised inscription. I’m absolutely delighted and completely overwhelmed! It’s absolutely stunning! I’m giving this precious necklace to my daughter from her Granny. A gift of remembrance for her 21st Birthday. It will truly mean the world to be able to wear this close to her heart always! I really can’t thank you enough.
Lorna, April 2021