There  is something fascinating about making beautiful jewellery from what is essential ancient tree sap, as amber is, most commonly found in the Baltic region. I am particularly fond of pieces that aren’t in the more typically found translucent stones, but prefer the yellowish opaque milk amber, reddish cherry amber, or the green tinted pieces used in this necklace by the UK’s Amber Stone Inc.

Available for £1,200 on the Amber Stone web site, for the month of January you can have it for 20 per cent less if you enter the code amber2013 at check out on any item in the e-shop.