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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…