Month: May 2018
Champagne and gin earrings
Classic timeless earrings
I love the contrasting shape and colour in these Gin and Tonic earrings. The top bead is from a Fever-Tree tonic bottle, decorated with smashed up glass. The bottom bead is from a Hendricks Gin bottle. Love the shape of this bead, and together it become a classic timeless pair of earrings that I think… Read More
May Colour Play #4
Sparkly Hendricks Gin Earrings
Hidden inside yesterday’s post is a pair of earrings that I made with two different beads. I don’t often put two beads together, and yet every time I do I wonder “why don’t I do this more often?” This week my challenge is to make earrings with two beads! I’m actually looking forward to seeing… Read More
Day 146 and 147
Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings
Luscious
I love it when I have all of my recycled glass beads out on my desk and I can see them all, and start working across the colours, instead of just using one single colour. This luscious bracelet is what happens: Beads made from: Hendricks Gin, Coopers Ale, Pink Depression Glass, and 2 old purple… Read More
Change one thing…
I’m slightly obsessed with the idea of changing one thing in a design to create a completely new thing! It kind of started with these bracelets (bracelet 1, bracelet 2, bracelet 3, bracelet 4). And today I have done it again with two pairs of earrings. I have used the same beads, and the same… Read More
A customer request for a blue/green necklace
I have been sharing lots of photos of jewellery that I have made from Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray Gin bottle beads, and last week I shared this photo. I had a lovely response from one customer who then asked if I could make a necklace without the rings, so I have made this necklace to… Read More