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Recycled glass jewellery | a casual lariat made from beer and champagne bottles

Casual lariat-style necklace

I was thinking that in this warmer weather it might be nice to have some options for necklaces that are a bit more relaxed and casual. I put this necklace…

Recycled glass jewellery | I love what I do!

I love what I do…

I love what I do, and I love it when other people love what I do too! I have been making glass beads from recycled glass objects for a long time,…

Recycled glass necklace | glass beads made from wine and gin bottles

Love hearts

Oh gosh, how I love the love heart beads in this necklace! I love how one sits one way, and the other one sits the other way. I love how…

Recycled glass bracelet | beads made from a Hendricks Gin bottle

Which glass?

In case you were wondering, when you buy a piece of my recycled glass jewellery it comes with a tag to indicate which glass I used to make the beads.

Julie Frahm Glass Jewellery Upcoming Markets

Upcoming markets

This year I am doing 3 markets before Christmas. Here are the details: Links to the events on Facebook: November 4 – Goodwood Arthouse market November 10 – Sixth Street…

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from a Coopers Ale beer bottle

Coopers Sparkling Ale earrings

I love trying different ways of making this style of earrings. The gold sparkle on the Coopers Sparkling Ale glass is so pretty and makes a lovely contrast to the…

Recycled glass necklace | beads made from a Hendricks Gin bottle

Hendricks Gin bottle necklace

I love it when people get in touch and ask me to make them something special. The beads in this necklace were made from a Hendricks Gin bottle.

Recycled glass jewellery | pendants made from Bombay Sapphire gin bottles

Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle hearts

Just had to share these sweet little Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle hearts.

Recycled glass bracelet | beads made from a Banrock Station wine bottle

A heck of a week…

Well, it’s been a heck of a week here, and I needed a little break from things to recover. I am reminded once again that I have two choices when…

Recycled glass bracelet | mix of recycled glass beads in this bracelet

Not quite the worst day ever, but pretty close….

I’m not going to lie. Today will make it into the top 5 of my worst days ever! I thought about not making something today, but then I thought maybe…

Recycled glass bracelet | leftover beads from making earrings make a pretty bracelet

Leftover earring beads

I think I posted about this recently with a different bracelet. But I do like having beads leftover after making earrings, because they make such pretty bracelets! I love the…

Recycled glass earrings | a mix of earrings on display at T'Arts in Adelaide

100 earrings

Today I set up my window display at T’Arts (in Gays Arcade, off Adelaide Arcade). I made 100 pairs of earrings! They are a mix of Italian and recycled glass…