The first part of my brand name came from our family chihuahua/dachshund cross called Trixie. She's crazy, cute & lovable & always makes us smile which is what I hope people feel when they wear my jewellery.
I have always loved jewellery so combining my love of 'trinkets' with 'Trixie' seemed a perfect combination....and so our brand name was born!
The logo is made up of my favourite colours & initially when I started I drew the logo using felt tip pens! I then designed the current logo to print & love it!
I started Trixie's Trinkets initially as an activity that I could do with my daughters after being diagnosed with Long Covid, Because of my symptoms which include crippling fatigue, pain, brain fog & breathlessness, jewellery making was something that I could manage for short periods of time. A local charity called Northern Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke had helped me a lot during the initial stages of my illness & I wanted to give something back to them so we decided to sell the jewellery & donate a percentage of our profit to the charity. To date we have raised over £1900! From January 2024 we're going to continue to donate to this charity as well as another local charity Hope 4 ME & Fibro NI. 10% of our profit will be donated equally between these 2 charities who have & continue to help me living with this chronic illness.
I've always loved jewellery.....I'm a bit of a magpie! Initially I used brand new seed beads, plastic beads & pendants to make colourful, unique creations but as time has gone on I wanted to make our brand more eco friendly & sustainable. For the last 6 months I've started to source vintage & preloved jewellery to sell & now make most of my pieces using a mixture of new, preloved & vintage beads & pendants from broken or unworn pieces of jewellery. I love designing & making new pieces that are totally unique. I now make necklaces, bracelets, earrings & anklets.
Trixie's Trinkets is for everyone & all ages.....that's what I love about jewellery; it always fits, adds a statement to an outfit & enables you to express your personality.