About

Founder, Lisa Milner wearing Lucinda @ Whale Beach

Founder "Immersed in Gemstones"

"Namaste. Thank you for diving into our world of COLOUR CRUSHING gemstones and SACRED SETTINGS. For me, jewellery is a transcendent creative medium that has the unique ability to mirror our personal transformation through life. So all of our SIS pieces are custom designed to connect you to a moment in your journey, to the craftsmanship of talented artisans, as well as gemstone energy from Mother Earth. We’re here to help you to Shape your Shine". LISA

Lisa started by creating jewellery as a child, using seashells she found on Sydney's beautiful Whale beach. That childhood mindfulness practice seeped into her adulthood, around a busy advertising career, Lisa’s weekends were often spent in solitude immersed in gemstones. In 2007 her own handmade gemstone jewellery was recognised by the most senior creative leader who encouraged her to have her first sale -

Swimming in Stones Sydney was born.

Apatite - Awakening

Heart of Gemstone

“At the heart of every creation is a magnificent natural gemstone, its meaning lending power to the overall intent of the jewellery I’m designing”. Lisa

What started as a mega COLOUR CRUSH on Gemstones, has become a lifelong obsession with our human connection to these mystical rocks that we place so much value on. And rightly so, Mother Earth spent millions of years creating them.

We can’t deny that for as long as humans have roamed the Earth, Gemstones have been close to our hearts - providing us with a little magic even! We'll share what we know, so you can decide…but be prepared to be amazed or at least look at your gemstones just a little more deeply!

Lord Ganesha Chaturthi 2023

Our Indian soul

“My Gemstone quest first took me to India in 2010, it’s epically-beautiful, exotic, mind-blowingly creative, spiritual and deeply kind. Jaipur inspired my design aesthetic, I love to discover and create meaningful SACRED SETTINGS.” Lisa

“The Pink City” is a major global centre for Gemstone trading, many of the world's Gemstones are expertly cut & polished in Jaipur. So it is a city that is rich in Artisans, Gemstones, Gold, Silver, creativity and mythical cultural storytelling for purpose and intention.

Lisa has collaborated with a very small team of talented Artisans since that first vist, she feels that the craftsmanship, respect and joy is the soul of every piece of the jewellery.

Humankind & Precious DesignsTraditional Rose Cut Tourmaline | Compassion + Rhodolite | Creativity

ArtHeart Design Philosophy

Our ArtHeart Philosophy encapsulates Creativity, Craftsmanship, Compassion and Community - it drives everything we do.

Capturing natural beauty in an elevated way with artisanal craftsmanship, traditional (old world) techniques and original designs. Designed to be worn as reminders of cultural, forebearer wisdom - to remind us we have everything we need inside of us.

ArtHeart is for the aesthete who sees beauty all around - in a single Peony, a tiny stained glass window, a stream of sunlight or even bubbles in a glass (of Champagne, naturally).

Ruby wearing Jellyfish Baby EarringsTraditional Rose Cut Amazonite | Peace

Swimming in Stones Jewellery

“We can’t all be dripping in Diamonds, but we can be Swimming in Stones”.

There are over 200 natural minerals that can be classified gemstones - so much possibility!

All our pieces are beautifully handmade using precious and semi-precious materials that have been selected by Lisa herself. We specialise handcrafted earrings, rings, bangles and necklaces all harnessing the power beautiful natural gemstones, traditional craftsmanship and generational storytelling.

You can choose your jewellery from the Ready to Play Collection, bold natural gemstones in a nickel free brass base on Silver or Gold Polish. Or from our Demi Fine collection of precious metals and quality, natural gemstones.

Deepak focussed

Our practices

Our modest scale also ensures we reduce unnecessary waste.

Gemstones and metals are sourced and manufactured as required, mistakes are repurposed. To our planet, we are mindful to give back in our production practice, our sustainable shipping process and our reusable, reimagined jewellery packaging the Scuba Sac.

A LITTLE ABOUT OUR DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS

Tubbataha Necklace: Turquoise, Carnelian, Chrysophrase

Colour Crush

Celebrate the emotional energy and vibrant beauty of natural gemstones.

We love colourful, natural gemstones crushed together to imbue both their beauty and magical properties. You'll find a collection of jewellery that feel a little free flowing and whimsical.

KALKI be your own warrior

Sacred Settings

Tap into the magic of cultural wisdom, talismans, and skilled generational craft.

Set amongst glorious natural gemstones, you'll find meaningful messages; some are traditional stories from exotic cultures and others have been created bespoke for our lifetime.

Self expression goes beyond style and trend, it resonates with our personal values, wisdom, strength, passions, growth, humanity and human connections.

Apo + Pamukkale Bangle Stack

Shape your shine

Feel empowered to co-create and evolve your personal jewellery aesthetic.

The pieces are made to crush different stones together, stack and layer, but we are also creating functionality in the pieces so you can Shape your Shine.