Cuttlefish Casting: Handcrafted Recycled Silver Jewellery

Discover how we turn cuttlefish bones into unique, organic silver rings using low-impact casting techniques. A behind-the-scenes look at handcrafting sustainable jewellery in London.

Updated on February 02, 2026 by Alison Skeates

I hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend and enjoyed the chance to spend more time outside in the sunshine.

We took the opportunity to visit our beloved beach hut on the south coast for the first time since lockdown. It’s all pebbles and shells and at this time of year lots of cuttlefish ‘bones’ wash up on the beach. For years (maybe too many!) I’ve told Alison how you can use them for casting jewellery.

So when a customer asked me to make a very organic ring for him I thought this was the perfect time to try out the technique (and show I wasn’t all talk!)
I thought I would capture the process and share it with you; it is simple low impact making at its best.

Initially I sawed the cuttlebone in half and pressed in a ring shape between the two halves to create the mold for the ring. I put in a channel to pour down the molten silver and bound the two halves together.