

Each piece of jewellery has a truly unique gem made from Heather which is a plant native. The blocks are carefully cut by expert craftspeople, by hand, using a band-saw. Unique Scottish Jewellery hand crafted and made here in Scotland. Newly dyed heather stems of various colors are combined and compressed into blocks using enormous amounts of pressure. Heathergems is a unique and imaginative range of Scottish jewelry, made in Pitlochry, Scotland from natural heather stems. The heather is then dyed in various shades that are meant to reflect the natural hues found in the Scottish highlands. Heathergems is a unique and imaginative range of Scottish jewellery and giftware, made in Scotland from natural heather stems. The block is then cut and the pieces are shaped, sanded and lacquered. Heather Gems Cat Brooch 1 Circle Celtic Pendant Double Bar Bangle Heart Bangle 1 Heart Heather Drop Earrings Heart Heather Stud Earrings Heart Pendant 1. The older heather is harvested from the hillsides, cut, cleaned, dyed and compressed into a block. The stems are gathered and stripped of bark, then cleaned to prepare them for what follows. These beautiful gems are made of natural heather stems from the central Highlands of Scotland. Heathergems are made from the woody stems of aging heather. Heather grows abundantly in the highlands of Scotland, and as it ages it provides little benefit to the environment and to the local wildlife. The company was formally established in 1970 as the only manufacturers of the unique and imaginative Scottish jewelry. Heathergems is a family run business based in Scotland that has handcrafted a wide variety of jewelry since the 1950's.
