Colour chaos
Happy Easter Sunday! Today we are chilling at home, and I am playing with beads while the kids are eating their Easter eggs! I got all of the drip beads…
I’ve been trying to make this bracelet for about a week…
….I can’t tell you how many times I have pulled it apart, taken beads out, put beads in, put it back together. Nothing felt quite right until I got to…
Hendricks Gin bottle cufflinks
Last year I made a range of cufflinks in a variety of different types of glass. Today I am adding Hendricks Gin to the list of options. They are super…
Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings
Time to try something a bit different….Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings that look a bit like this:
Hoop earrings
I have been trying to do both simple, and more complicated pieces lately! Today it’s time for some simple hoops. The beads have been made from a wine bottle. Such…
Leftover beads
I do love having beads leftover from my various projects so I can make these mixed beads necklaces. This necklaces features beads from wine bottles, champagne bottles, and a few…
Colour Play #4 – Flowers
And now for the final instalment of my colour play series for March! It’s been a lovely flower-filled month, and I have really enjoyed making this work. Today it’s all…
Simple earrings, pretty beads made from a wine bottle
Sometimes it’s nice to keep things simple! I have been putting lots and lots of beads together lately, and today I took a deep breath, picked two beads that matched,…
Blue recycled glass necklace on silk cord
I’ve been making lots of bracelets lately: bracelet1, bracelet2, bracelet3. I had almost forgotten that I also like to make these necklaces! I love how colourful this necklace is, and…
Tanqueray Gin and Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle bracelet
I’m starting to make some beads and jewellery from all sorts of gin bottles. Usually I would just stick to the same glass, and make the jewellery from that (which…
Be-Gin Again
I’m starting to play with some new ideas for an exhibition! My exhibition is part of the Penola Arts Festival and officially opens Friday 18 May. It will be at…
Old beads + Old ideas = New jewellery!
It has been a fairly busy week here. I’ve had a big order to fill, and lots of little bits and pieces taking up the other corners of my mind!…