Louise O'Neill

Beautiful 18ct-gold earrings by Louise O'Neill.

Hurley Burley

Gold vermeil and aquamarine earrings - £40 from London jeweller Hurley Burley. Picture: Hurley Burley.

Sarah Hickey

Sarah Hickey makes beautiful, rough-cut jewellery from her garden studio in Northumberland. These earrings are £59 (top) and £39; all Sarah's pieces are handmade with natural stones so each one will be unique. Pictures: Sarah Hickey.

Julie Sandlau

These tiny amethyst earrings from Danish jewellery designer Julie Sandlau are near perfect. Picture via Rakuten.

Silk Purse, Sow's Ear

Eilidh Strang's affordable handmade jewellery is made in Edinburgh, where she reinvents second-hand trinkets she picks up from charity shops, as pretty, wearable earrings and necklaces. These pink opal studs are just £6, this brass locket is £9. Pictures: Silk Purse, Sow's Ear.

Lazy Giraffe

Deepa makes beautiful jewellery by hand in her small home-studio in Cambridge. Everything is made in very limited editions and is amazingly inexpensive. For example, these sweet glass-and-silver earrings are just £20, and you can buy these three stacked 14ct gold rings (one textured, two smooth) for a mere £22. Pictures: All Things Original.

Ortak

Sweet little enamel earrings, made on the Orkney Islands. Picture: Ortak.

Element

These tiny little 14ct gold, heart-shaped earrings from Element are so perfect, and are under £50. Picture: Element.