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Recycled glass jewellery | flower pendant made from a wine bottle!

Pretty recycled glass flower pendant necklace

I have been making all sorts of jewellery with these flower beads lately. Some necklaces with five beads on them, some earrings. Today I thought I would see how a…

Recycled glass bead earrings | beads made from a mix of glass objects

Long glowing gold earrings

I’m slightly obsessed with long earrings at the moment. They are so much fun to wear and depending on your face and hairstyle they can be a real hit! These…

Recycled glass bead earrings | party earrings! Beads made from a wine bottle

Party earrings!

I was out with my family today and I couldn’t stop thinking about making a really long pair of earrings. I love the swing of long earrings, and with the…

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from a wine bottle

Pretty…

I just wanted to tweak my square/diamond shaped earrings a little bit, so I made these as a more “square” pair of earrings. Of course, square is not the correct…

Recycled glass necklace | blue and brown beads made from various recycled glass objects

Time to play…

Today I had a bit of extra time to sit with my beads and try to work on something “new”. I wasn’t sure what it was going to be. A…

Recycled glass bead bracelet | beads made from gin and tonic water bottles in classic red/black/white colour combination

Trying old ideas…

As much as I love trying new things, I also love going back to colour combinations that I love too! Red, black and white are colours that I have loved…

Recycled glass bead necklace | beads made from wine and gin bottles in earthy tones

Finding a moment…

It has been a fairly busy day here. My son turned 6 today! He has had a little party with his buddies, and they have all just gone home, so…

Recycled glass bead bracelet | beads made from various recycled glass objects in my ode to spring!

Ode to spring

It’s no secret that I dislike winter. It’s just not for me. Give me sunshine and warmth any day. I made this bracelet as a tribute to spring. I was…

Handmade recycled glass bead earrings | red beads made from a tonic water bottle, green beads from wine bottles.

Red and Green?

I am never really sure if you should put red and green together. I think if it’s a particular shade of red and a particular shade of green it is…

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

Finding 5 minutes

I’m not entirely sure where today’s necklace is going, it was just an idea that popped in to my head and I thought I would give it a go! Some…

Recycled glass bead earrings | beads made from a wine bottle

Simple leaf earrings

I have been making lots of leaf beads, and I have tried a few different bracelet designs already. See hereĀ and here and here! Today I thought I had better start…

Recycled glass bead bracelet | beads made from wine and gin bottles

Change one thing

I am slightly obsessed by the idea of “changing one thing” at the moment. In this latest series of leaf bracelets I have changed one thing about each design and…