Remember this necklace?
Well, I had all of the seed beads still on my table, and I thought it would be nice to make a bracelet to match it. The two strands sit nicely on the wrist, making it comfortable to wear.
Green bracelet
Month: January 2018
Colour Wheel Jewellery #4
What a lovely time I have had with Colour Play for this month. I have made all sorts of necklaces and earrings with the Colour Wheel as the theme! These pieces are available for sale in my online shop. If you are interested, here is a recap of the previous weeks.
It was all about colourful hearts in Week 1.
Week 2 showcased some etched colourful beads to create a simple and stunning necklace.
And in Week 3 the beads went a bit dotty!
This week it is the rather elegant fine silver wire beads that I am sharing. I love how these colours work, and the silver wire makes them really sparkle. Enjoy! Next week…new jewellery.
Purple and Brown
I think purple and brown is a delicious colour combination. I have used purple frit to decorate some beads made from a wine bottle, and added some Coopers Ale beads in for good company.
Pink Depression 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.
Tanqueray Gin Bottle
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.
Pink Depression Glass
A while ago I found a little Pink Depression Glass bowl in an antique shop. It was slightly damaged, so they were happy to sell it to me for a fair price.
It has taken a while to break it down and make beads from it, but I have finally done that! I have kept the beads simple, added some contrast by etching a couple of the beads, and made a long statement pair of earrings.
Happy Australia Day!
I have tried to capture the colours of the beautiful countryside that I am surrounded by in this necklace that I made this morning. I have made the beads from a Stone’s Green Ginger Wine bottle (from Renmark)!
Happy Australia Day!
Something a little bit different
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.
Oh, these are lovely too!
Yesterday I showed you the earrings with three beads like this. I have been wearing them ever since I made them, and they are so comfortable that I forgot I was wearing them, and accidentally went swimming in the ocean with mine on today! I am pleased to report, they survived!
Today I have made a simpler pair of earrings, with only two beads, and a shorter, squarer shape. The two different colours that I have used to decorate the wine bottle beads make them so pretty.
Oh my gosh, these earrings!
A little while ago I made a necklace that featured Coopers Ale beads with gold leaf on them.
Someone left a very kind comment saying they would like a pair of earrings like that, so it got me to thinking: how could I make earrings like that?
Here is the end result! I tried this pair on to see how they would feel, and I was thrilled to feel absolutely amazing with them on! They are bigger than other earrings I have made, quite a statement, still light, very sparkly and super feminine.
I have to say that I am loving this year of creativity. I am finding that I am constantly jotting down ideas for all sorts of things: beads to make, glass to try, and all sorts of pieces of jewellery to contemplate. I hope it continues for the rest of the year, but so far….so good!
