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I love combining blue and green recycled glass beads. The colours always look so pretty together. The beads in the necklace were made from wine, gin and vodka bottles. The…

A few behind the scenes photos! Flower beads are some of my favourite beads to make. Photos courtesy of @RosinaPossingham

I have had this red glass plate for so many years I forget the origin now. I have always been reluctant to break it because usually when I melt red…

I think I am just going to blame the heat for not posting this yesterday! Add school holidays and a big post-Xmas order to the mix and it has been…

It was a delight to make this necklace today! I had so much fun searching through my brown and green recycled glass beads. There are all sorts of beads in…

Earrings made from Tanqueray Gin and a Bethany Wines bottle. Subtle variations in green.

Inspired by Monday. Today’s earrings are inspired by my absolute love of mixing gold and silver jewellery together. I wear all sorts of gold and silver rings, and gold and…

Sometimes a pair of earrings matched with a bracelet is all you need to wear. These earrings were made from a Bethany Wines bottle. The bracelet features some additional gin…

Making beads from recycled glass can be tricky. I need to warm the glass up first to limit the shattering of the glass when it hits the flame. I use…

A friend of mine found this green carafe and thought I might like to make something with it. I certainly did like melting this glass. It melted really nicely, no…

I love how all of the beads work together to create a very elegant and very wearable bracelet. I made the beads from Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree tonic water bottles.…

Is it too early to say that this might just be my favourite necklace for 2019? The beads are made from Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree Tonic water bottles. The colours…