Our Story

Gilly & Sally … Our Story

Once upon a time one balmy Summer’s evening two girl’s met in the garden of a country pub in deepest Worcestershire.

Part of a bunch of students celebrating the end of A levels …

This is where the seeds for our friendship were sown – Sally and I …

We met through my boyfriend at the time …

The boyfriend became history but the friendship I gained through him endured …

I did not know what a profound effect that red headed , bubbly, fun loving, resilient, strong joyful girl would have …

We made our own best friend history over an incredible 36 years !

I had always longed for a sister and she was it … she really was that cheesy line sister from another Mr !

We left our teenage years behind and went through our 20’s, 30’s and 40’s together …

writing our own book of adventures we laughed, we cried, we loved, we lost, we married, we became mothers …

We worked our way through a life changing Cancer diagnosis with positivity, hope, strength and resilience …

Most of all an overwhelming joy for life and she quite simply astounded me.

Sunflowers Were Sally’s Favourite Flowers …

Symbolising positivity, joy, hope, happiness, love, strength, resilience and friendship …

All of which epitomise how she lived her life and how I try to live mine …

Sally was diagnosed with mouth cancer at 35 which caused facial disfigurement and also impeded her speech and ability to eat …

Instead of hiding away from the world Sally ran into every day with perfect make-up and a burst of brightness, positivity, joyfulness and sunshine …

15 years of living with Cancer and boy did she squeeze every last drop of living out of each and every day …

There were dark days where the clouds were so dark it was hard to find the sunshine …

Sally always managed to find a pop of positivity or pocket of joy …

Forever hopeful of the dark days passing and the sun to shine once more …

Our Story – Promise

When Sally’s Cancer returned for a third and final time she was unable to speak …

She knew that I had let my artisan jewellery business Gilly Page Jewellery slide into the shadows …

I was on the verge of giving up my creative dreams …

I was struggling to come to terms with life without her …

She scribbled a note in a piece of paper making a promise to keep going and not give up …

I kept that promise and that piece of paper …

Our Story – Legacy

When my darling girl finally went to dance amongst the stars I created Sally’s Sunflowers by Gilly Page Jewellery …

To continue to spread her sunshine and legacy …

positivity, joy, hope, strength, resilience, friendship and Sunflowers from my little corner of the world to yours …

I created a silver Sunflower charm and donated 100% of the profit to Primrose Hospice who looked after her in her final days …

To create The Sunflower Room a place of peace, tranquility and calm for patients and their families …

Our Story – Bloom & Grow

Since the seed for that first little silver Sunflower was sown Sally’s Sunflowers has bloomed and grown …

A collection of joyful eco silver jewellery, responsibly sourced and organic cotton clothing and accessories

Designed to Spread The Sunshine and put a smile on your face …

Based on all the things that Sally loved as a woman, mother and friend …

Our Story – Lesson For Life

It was only after my own breast cancer diagnosis that I really and truly understood why Sally had culivated her mindset of positivity, strength and resilience – her darling son – the love of her life …

With two precious boys and husband of my own I knew that I had to do everything in my power to be as fit and healthy as possible mind, body and soul …

I practice gratitude each and every day and find pops of positivity and pockets of joy in each and every day however small and I am the happiest and most content I have ever been …

Just like Sally I turn my face towards the sunshine in search of the light just as Sunflowers do and find positivity and joy in every day …

Browse the collection to find your piece of sunshine at

http://www.sallyssunflowers.co.uk

Donation

20% of the profit from each purchase from the Sally’s Sunflowers by Gilly Page Jewellery Collection is donated to Primrose Hospice Children’s Bereavement Team supporting children and teenagers dealing with the loss of a loved one ..,

http://www.primrosehospice.co.uk