HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET MY PACKAGE?

Shipping options are available at checkout and can take anywhere from 2-10 days. There are also options for courier if you prefer this.

Do you do gift wrapping?

Absolutely! Please just put in a note with your order, asking for gift wrapping, and if you'd like a note in with your order too, let us know and we can include that, no charge.

 

Put the gift receiver's address in the "Address for Delivery" section, and we'll send it straight to them.

I have a Three Rings piece that I've had for a long time, but one or two of the rings are broken. Can I get them replaced?

Sure! Please send the whole piece, including broken bits to:

 

Brendon Jaine Jewellery

90 Norwood St,

Invercargill 9812

 

and include a small self-addressed parcel post envelope. He'll find rings to fit from his collection and send it back. Our standard charge for this is $15 - including cash in with your original piece is the easiest way to do this. Otherwise message us with your email address and we can send an invoice.

I bought or was gifted a piece but it's too big/too small/not quite what I wanted. Can I return it?

Yes you can - it's important to us that our customers are happy with our work.

 

Please send it to:

Brendon Jaine Jewellery

7 Jenkins Place

Arrowtown 9302

 

And we'll refund you the purchase price of the piece, minus shipping, and you can choose another piece from the website at your leisure.

I brought a piece and it arrived broken, can I get a refund or replacement?

Oh dear! We're sorry that happened. Please send us a photo of the broken piece. If we are able to replace it we will, but as many of our pieces are one-offs, we may not be able to. If this is the case, we'll give you a full refund.

Can you make a special order for me out of a ceramic or glass piece I supply?

We're afraid Brendon is too busy with his regular work to make custom pieces at this time. If you have a large order of custom glass pieces please send a message and we may be able to do it.

 

We hope to be able to open up space to do custom work with special pieces of china soon.

Can you do custom designed glass pieces for me?

Yes, although there is a lot of work in setting up the stencils for a custom design, so for a small order (less than 10 pieces) we charge an admin fee.

 

For a large order (events, corporate, graduations etc) we absolutely can work with you to design and make 10-1000 pieces of glass jewellery.

 

Please get in touch to discuss further, but make sure you give us at least a month lead-in time.

I have a retail outlet and I'm interested in stocking your work, do you do that?

We are so busy trying to keep up with the website, we don't have capacity to right now, but hope to expand in future!

I'm having trouble adjusting the length of the cord, how do I do this?

The cord has two slipknots, one on each side of the centre piece. Hold these tight and pull hard. The knots are tied tight so that they stay in place when they're where you want them. The cord is nylon and is very tough, don't be afraid to pull hard on it!

I'm concerned that Brendon's work culturally appropriates Māori hei toki. Has he considered this?

Brendon has been making glass jewellery in a toki shape since he began 2005. He originally worked with a pounamu carver who encouraged him to make them and also to call them toki, rather than adzes. Since then he's worked with the Murhiki Marae who have utilised his glass pieces, in the toki shape, with children's workshops.

 

In 14 years of making and selling his work at markets, he had only received positive feedback from Tangata Whenua about his innovative use of materials married with traditional designs and forms.

 

Since his work has been viewed by a much wider audience online, he has received some criticism that his work may be cultural appropriation. Brendon has taken this on board and asked advice from the leadership Murihiku Marae, and has received the following karakia from them especially for his work:

 

Karakia mo Mahi

Tukua te wairua kia rere ki nga taumata

Hei ārahi i ā tātau mahi

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a ratou mā

Kia mau, kia ita, kia kore ai e ngaro

Kia pupuri, kia whakamaua

Kia tina! Tina! Huye tāiki e!

 

Allow one's spirit to exercise it's potential

To guide us in our work

As well as in the pursuit of our ancestral traditions

Take hold and preserve it to ensure it is never lost

Hold fast, secure it

Draw together and affirm

When will you have more of ....?

Brendon is working hard to keep up with the demand. We aim to upload new stock every week or so. To ensure you get the latest, make sure you like us on the facebook page as we post whenever we have new stock. You can also sign up to the mailing list as we will send out notices via the mailing list in the near future.