Donations! Please donate what you can minimum of £1 to help me start my jewellery school

Hi everyone. Please donate what you can /when you can between £1 to £50 via paypal/stripe /apple pay etc. Easy and quick to do if it is possible for you and you wish to do so. Please do not feel pressure to do so! You can donate from any country in the world ( im based in Cornwall in the UK)

I get asked sometimes by people if they can help buy me tools or give me a gift which i always felt uncomfortable accepting but now think this is the best way for anyone around the world to help with my jewellery career goals and eventually open my dream jewellery school.

This is to help go towards my jewellery career , buying tools , doing a few more courses to help any gaps in my own knowledge and towards my dream of eventually opening my own mini jewellery school here in Cornwall and teaching others my skills. I am already saving up towards these goals myself as and when I sell my handmade pieces but its a struggle for small businesses currently and every little helps me get there faster so if you have a spare £1 or £5 please use the drop down box to select the amount and donate. Please note you will recieve nothing in return except seeing my joy as i build up to my dreams. Please follow my instagram page @stargazycottagejewellery2025 to follow my making jewellery journey and see me open my jewellery school over the next year or so if we can make this magic happen!

Please also browse the rest of my website whilst you are here to see all my gorgeous handmade necklaces, earrings and rings for both men and women as buying a piece of jewellery also helps my dream and i have some beautiful pieces ideal for bdays /anniversaries and Christmas gifts!

So my main dream which ive been saving up towards for a good year by selling my handmade pieces is to open a mini jewellery school here in Cornwall. I would like to teach small classes of 6 to 8 people each lesson or more intimate couples etc. Maybe a group of friends, a mum and daughter, son and his dad , hen do parties etc etc. Initially i would love to start off teaching one to one tuition so i can concentrate on you and your needs fully. I would love to teach you how to make any pretty piece you want to make in my epic workspace ( moving house next year so im thinking a massive workshop in my garden with big windows, lots of light, epic workbenches and all the tools we can dream of. I know I have the skills to teach. Then after my classes you can go down the beach for a swim or paddleboard here in Cornwall. Hey i might even bake you pasties before class! The point is it will be amazing. You would go home with 4 handmade pieces you made over the weekend ( half a day Saturday, half a day Sunday) and hopefully a massive passion for jewellery making.

Ive been saving up but some donations will really help me get to this point quicker.

Please dont feel pressured or obligated but if you want to help me achieve these dreams and have a spare £1 then that will mean the world to me. Hey if 11,000 followers here all donated £1 we would get there sharpish! So if you believe in me and my talent and my dreams you can help so much. Anyone who donates will be the first invited to the open day party and a sample class for sure!

When im up and running I also hope to offer some free sessions for people dealing with grief/hard times. I lost my dad 11 months ago to cancer and had a difficult time when my daughter was born 14 weeks premature in 2022 with months in nicu it was stressful and working hard on my jewellery makes me forget everything for a while whilst im making and I hope to offer this service to people struggling for free to give them some happy times and peace.
You can donate from anywhere in the world.

Thanks everyone love Trish.