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Not quite black and white….

I love contrast in jewellery. How a colour plays with other colours is something that really interests me.  For this bracelet today I was going for a black and white…

recycled glass bracelet

This was a wine bottle…

I do like how I can take a wine bottle, destined for the recycled bin (hopefully), and make something like this bracelet! I have added the colour to the clear…

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Shades of autumn

Autumn is definitely my favourite season of the year (followed closely by spring, and summer). But I love the colours of autumn, and the clothes of autumn, and the layers…

pink flower necklace

Colour Play #2 – Flowers

Last week I showed you the rainbow/chakra/colour wheel flower necklace and earrings. This week it’s time to change the pace a little with some transparent pink and green jewellery! I…

recycled glass earrings

I did not set out to make these earrings…

…but I’m glad I did! I had in my mind a slightly more complicated pair of earrings, and when I started putting THEM together it was like “this is all…

recycled glass bracelet

Blues and Greens

I think I might have made this bracelet 5 different ways this afternoon! I had all sorts of beads out over my desk, and nothing was quite working for the…

milk glass necklace

Milk Glass

Quite a few years ago I had a special request from a customer to make some beads for her with “opaque white glass that was recycled”. At the time I…

recycled glass beads

Purple Glass

Purple can be a tricky colour when it comes to glass objects. I have found a purple bowl in the past, but when I melted it, the colour burned out…

recycled glass necklace

Harlequin Glass Necklace

Hmm, really loving all the Harlequin Glass colours that I have found. This necklace is a bit different for me, but I really like how the colours all mix and…

recycled glass earrings

Harlequin Glass Earrings

I made lots of beads from the 9 Harlequin Shot glasses, so today I made a pair of earrings! I love all of the different colours in these earrings.

recycled glass bracelet

Harlequin Glassware Bracelet

Harlequin Glassware sets were really popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It’s easy to find incomplete sets and I have been collecting shot glasses whenever I see them. Yesterday I…

recycled glass bracelet

Enamel on copper…something different

Today it was time to play with some new enamel colours that I had ordered. I was keen to try the purple tones, as it’s kind of difficult to get…