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The Design

Z  Each collection that Andrea creates has a story and meaning that is inspired by Andrea's mixed heritage of Scottish and Mexican. She takes themes from each culture such as the architecture, traditional dance, her family's garden in Mexico and portrays them through her work  to create something meaningfully unique.



The Crees Collection


The Crees Collection is one of my collections that is a range of silver contemporary jewellery that is inspired by Scottish nature and Mexican Culture. It has numerous pieces that are delicate and elegant. It is also a collection that is the one that never changes and will always be available whereas other collections contain bespoke and original designs. 

I named it the Crees because it is a dedication to the name of the bar/restaurant that i have worked in for five years in the beautiful village of Abernethy, Perthshire. Grant and Lisa Conway taught me so much about how to work in hospitality and a few life lessons too and I will always be grateful to them for encouraging me to be the entrepeneur that I am today. Over the years i also built up great friendships with many of the customers who i consider friends and when i announced that i was moving on to start my venture of starting my own business the beautiful people of Abernethy had a surprise waiting for me. Between the staff at The Crees Inn and the customers they managed to raise £700 for me to pay for half of my workshop tools. I was completely overwhelmed and so grateful to each and every one of them for this amazing kind gift. Therefore I named the collection that I will always have on my website after them as a reminder of their kindness and a sign of my gratitude. 

In addition the word "crees" means "you believe" in Spanish which is exactly what they all did, they believed in me which meant i had the courage to believe in myself. 

The Crees Inn is an incredible restaurant and hotel that makes the ideal weekend getaway or the perfect dinner with friends or even a stop for one of the best pints you'll ever have. So please pop by if you ever pass through Abernethy and I promise you wont regret it, the food is brilliant, actually everything about that place is brilliant.

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