In celebration of our 30 year anniversary, we’ve invited our valued customers to share their memories of their Scarab journey!
We’ll be adding a new story daily so be sure to come back and visit again.
Entering the next era of Scarab – our fourth decade of designing bespoke pieces for our wonderful clients.
Day 21 of May: Lindsay Dorrington
Open roof with Lindsay and Janine.
Day 17 of May: Lilian Wapnick
Congratulations having achieved 30 years in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing I think is quite an achievement. My daughter Ros Schmidt and I congratulate you!!!
Day 16 of May: Helga du Randt
Once upon a time, long long ago, I saw a unique piece of SCARAB jewellery. I phoned the number listed and explained to Janine what i would like. I received my beautiful bracelet, exactly the way i visualised. She got me! And Janine still gets [...]
Day 15 of May: Jean van Heeswijk
I first heard of Janine and Scarab through a mutual friend. Janine’s designs are unique, creative and very wearable. And you can stack and make a different look everyday! Janine and her team are always friendly and approachable. My favourite ring is the re-fashioning of [...]
Day 14 of May: Craig Webster
Janine I bought this very beautiful moonstone necklace from you for my dear wife, Philien, during 2000 after she had completed a process of challenging surgical procedures and medical treatment. It was a celebration of the end of her last chemo. The moonstone represented hope [...]
Day 13 of May: Heidi Arenstein
I clearly remember the day about 30 years ago that I stumbled across Scarab (and Janine) in her studio / shop in Observatory- it was one of those rare times in my life so far that I entered a retail space and absolutely loved [...]
Day 12 of May: Ann Donald
Congratulations on your anniversary — what a wonderful business you have created! I recently had a FB memory come up that might work for you. Here is the pic and the story. If it won’t work, let me know and I’ll find something else. I [...]
Day 11 of May: Steve Doidge
I have only ever bought jewellery for the special people in my life from Janine at Scarab. Many times I have acquired one of Janine’s personal designs which are always so unique but what I love the most about Scarab is their ability to create [...]