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Blue Depression Glass

recycled glass necklace

I have collected all sorts of glass over the years, some of which I have used a lot (Green Depression Glass), and some that I have been waiting for the right project – hello Blue Depression Glass!

I rediscovered this glass when I was going through my collection the other day. I felt ready to make something with it, especially after playing with the Pink Depression Glass the other day.

Here’s the necklace I made:

recycled glass necklace

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Pink Depression Glass Bracelet

recycled glass bracelet

I had some beads leftover from the Pink Depression Glass test beads that I made, so I decided to mix them with some of the silver and gold pixie dust wine bottle beads! Well, I have to say, they mix really well together, the end result is a very pretty, delicate and feminine bracelet.

recycled glass bracelet

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Tanqueray Gin Bottle

recycled glass necklace

I have tried some different types of glass this week.  Friday. Saturday.

And some different types of jewellery! Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday.

Today I have made the beads from a Tanqueray Gin bottle (super amazing bright green), and made a necklace with these beads that is really quite different from anything I have made before.

It is funny where all of this creativity is taking me.

recycled glass necklace

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Something a little bit different

recycled glass lariat

Over the many years that I have been making jewellery, I have collected lots of different types of seed beads. I used to use seed beads a lot, but I haven’t used them for a long time. The other day I was thinking about making a lariat, and trying to work out how to achieve the length needed, without it being too heavy. That’s when I remembered the seed beads!

I have used a mixture of assorted recycled glass beads in this necklace, along with a mixture of seed beads.

recycled glass lariat

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Red wine bottle necklace

recycled glass necklace

After making two different pairs of earrings (long version and short version), and a cute bracelet with this colour, it’s now time to make a necklace to pull it all together! I love being able to put colour into the clear wine bottles, and love this red blend that I have used. Red is quite a difficult colour to find in glass, so it’s nice to be able to still make recycled glass beads and make them red.

recycled glass necklace