A Little Gold, A Lot of Love: Your Guide to Gold-Plated Jewellery Keepsakes We’ve been getting a lot of requests for gold plating lately, especially for our keepsake jewellery. At Megan Goldner Designs, many of our clients ask about gold Read More

Grief has a way of settling in quietly—like a pebble in your shoe. It may seem small at first, something you think you can ignore. But over time, it presses against you with each step, throwing off your rhythm, making Read More

Honouring love, loss, and legacy through time Throughout history, people have found meaningful ways to remember their loved ones. One of the most enduring and intimate forms of remembrance has been mourning and keepsake jewellery — a tradition that traces Read More

Losing a loved one or a cherished pet is an undeniably profound and often overwhelming experience. The landscape of grief is unique for each individual, a tapestry woven with threads of sorrow, anger, disbelief, and eventually, acceptance. While there’s no Read More

I’m Megan, the 40-something-year-old solitary force behind Megan Goldner Designs. I’m completely obsessed with creating Keepsake jewellery – it’s more than just a job, it’s my calling.  Every Keepsake piece I create feels imbued with a profound purpose. It’s more Read More

Cremation jewellery has become an increasingly popular way to memorialize loved ones. But is it the right choice for you? This beautiful option offers a unique way to keep cherished memories close, but there are also some important considerations. Let’s Read More

Scattering ashes in South African National Parks (SANParks), including the Kruger National Park (KNP), is a practice that has been in place for years. However, there are specific procedures and guidelines to follow to ensure respect for the environment and other visitors. In Read More

Nothing’s better than finding out you’ve got a package waiting for you, and cybercriminals know that all too well.  That’s why they like to send fake notifications alerting you to a package waiting for you. Of course, all they really Read More

If you can’t find something you like in our extensive range, or you feel that something specifically designed for you is the right fit, we are here to help. Unfortunately, the cost of custom designed jewellery cannot be compared to Read More

The choice is always yours… Here at Megan Goldner Designs, we have various design options when it comes to Keepsake items with memorial ashes. The most important part to remember is that as all cremains are different in colour and consistency Read More

With silly season in full swing, and me trying to keep myself grounded in the chaos that is the day to day in my workshop, this still resonates with me so hard! I just had to share it again: ‘There Read More

Fingerprint, pawprint and handwriting jewellery is a great way to carry that special message from a loved one or pet with you and we here at Megan Goldner Designs is all about Keepsakes 😉 We use a combination of machine Read More

How many times can you wash your hands while singing “Happy Birthday” in a single day? How much hand sanitizer can you squirt in 24 hours? These are questions you never thought you would have to ask, but these are strange times, and Read More

Fundamentally, the difference between Engraving, Hand Stamping and Etching at Megan Goldner Designs is that Engraving is done with a machine or by hand, Hand Stamping is all by hand, and Etching is done with a chemical process. But let’s Read More

I sometimes sit and ask myself ‘Why am I making Keepsake jewellery?’, and it always comes back to a few thoughts that is constantly my driving force.. Losing a loved one is perhaps, if not, one of the most difficult Read More

Finally a good use for plastic drinking straws! We all them… stashed in the cubbyhole of our car, or in the dreaded kitchen drawer where everything ‘else’ gets shoved into.  But no matter where they are gathering dust, here is Read More