Step into Chic Valentina, and you step into fifteen years of quiet brilliance — a world where gemstones catch the light just right, and every handmade piece carries a touch of the natural beauty that inspired it.
Yvonne’s love for jewellery began in childhood, long before she ever bent wire or set a bead. Gemstones fascinated her then, and they still do — tiny treasures shaped by the earth, each one with its own colour, its own story, its own glow. After years of full-time work, a sudden change in life’s path gave her the gift of time — time to return to the craft that had always called to her, time to create the jewellery she once only dreamed of making.
From her home on the outskirts of Nottingham, surrounded by countryside and sky, Yvonne finds inspiration in everything nature offers.
The gold of a late sunset.
The blue hush of a morning coastline.
The soft greens of hedgerows and fields.
Petals, waves, forest paths — all of them find their way into her designs.
Every piece from Chic Valentina is handmade with care, precision, and deep respect for the materials she works with. Her gemstones and crystals come only from ethical UK suppliers — sources that reinvest into the mining communities themselves, ensuring that beauty is never taken without giving something back.
Yvonne runs every part of her business: the crafting, the photography, the managing, the dreaming. And whether a piece is made as a gift or chosen as a treat for yourself, it arrives with her promise:
beautifully crafted, ethically sourced, thoughtfully designed — and often one of a kind.
Jewellery that glows softly, like a small piece of nature you can wear.
