Jewellery for Sale, Swap & Wanted Across Scotland

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There's a quiet renaissance of jewellery-making happening across Scotland right now, and it deserves a home. From the silversmiths of the Borders to the gold workers of the Granite City, from Highland lapidaries cutting local stones to Glasgow makers bending wire into things you've never seen before — this is where Scottish jewellery meets the people who want to wear it, gift it, or make their living from it.

If you make jewellery, this is your shop window.

ScotBoard reaches all 32 council areas — no algorithms deciding who sees your work, no marketplace fees eating your margins, no data harvesting your customers. You post it, Scotland sees it, buyers message you direct. That's the whole deal.

What belongs here

• Custom silverwork — rings, bangles, pendants, kilt pins, brooches, hand-raised bowls and quaichs
• Gem work — set pieces, cabochons, faceted stones, Scottish agate, cairngorm, freshwater pearl, sapphire and amethyst from Highland sources
• Gold work — wedding bands, signet rings, heirloom commissions, recycled and fair-trade gold
• Costume jewellery — bold, playful, affordable pieces for everyday wear and nights out
• Children's jewellery — first earrings, tiny bangles, christening and naming gifts, keepsake boxes
• Natural and tribal jewellery — bone, antler, horn, wood, sea glass, shell and pebble work; pieces rooted in Celtic, Pictish and Highland folk tradition
• Mystic jewellery — talismans, amulets, runic and knotwork pieces, crystals and stones chosen for meaning as much as beauty
• Repair, restringing, re-sizing and remodelling services
• Tools, findings, sheet and wire for fellow makers
• Wanted ads — stones you're hunting, commissions you'd like to place, heirlooms you're trying to source

How to list well

A good jewellery listing tells a buyer everything they need to say yes without messaging you first:

• Material and weight — sterling silver 925, 9ct gold, stone type and carat weight where it matters
• Dimensions — ring size, chain length, pendant drop, bangle internal diameter
• The making — hand-fabricated, cast, forged, engraved; one-off or part of a small run
• A clear, honest photo — natural light, the piece filling the frame, no filters that mislead
• Price and terms — fixed, open to offers, swap considered, commission slots available
• Where you are — your council area and how collection, postage or studio visits work

If you're a maker, say so. Buyers love knowing the hands behind a piece. If you're clearing a collection, say that too — honesty sells.

A word on the Scottish context

Scotland has a deep jewellery tradition most folk never think about. The Celtic knotwork you see on every tourist-shop window is the thin end of a thousand years of metalwork. The Highland clearances scattered silversmithing skills across the world; plenty came back. The freshwater pearl of Scottish rivers is protected and rare — if you work with it, say where it's from. Cairngorm and smoky quartz from the Cairngorms themselves have a story older than any maker alive.

That heritage is yours to carry forward — or to break from entirely. Both belong here.

So whether you're a one-person bench in a Wee studio in Ullapool, a gallery in the New Town, a hobbyist turning out a few pieces a year, or a buyer hunting something you can't find anywhere else — post it. Scotland's watching.

Jewellery: your listings live here.