I’m loving putting splashes of red back with the Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree tonic bottle jewellery!
[Note to self: you can’t keep everything].
Gin and tonic necklace with a splash of red
Month: May 2018
Gin AND Tonic earrings
Really in the middle of making lots of jewellery for the exhibition at Penola. I thought these earrings were quite lovely.
The pair on the left are made from a Hendricks Gin bottle, and the pair on the right are made from a Fever-Tree tonic bottle.
Square hoops with flower beads
I thought I would try some flower beads in the square hoops this morning. I had thought I was just going to use one bead, but when I saw that I had two slightly different coloured beads ready to go…I went for it. I love how these catch the light.
You might have guessed I was going to make this bracelet….
Beads made from a Fever-Tree tonic water bottle!
It has been great to see all of these bracelets come together, just by changing one simple thing, we have ended up at a completely different bracelet (each time).
Playing with gin and tonic bead bracelets
I’ve been having a lot of fun with these bracelets. Changing one thing to get a completely different bracelet. I had thought while I was making yesterday’s bracelet that I might like to change one more thing, because I was curious, so I switched out the Hendricks disk beads for Fever-Tree disk beads, and switched it up completely.
Change one thing
I have always been fascinated with the complexity and simplicity of design! After I have made a piece I often spend a little bit of time thinking about “what if I changed this bit here?”
So today I decided to take inspiration from that idea, and change one thing from yesterday’s bracelet. Here is today’s version:
Yesterday I used clear Fever-Tree tonic water bottle beads in between the Hendricks Gin bottle disk beads. Today I opted to use all Hendricks bottle beads…hmm, that’s got me thinking about tomorrow!
Gin and Tonic bracelet
I made this bracelet yesterday as part of my year long recycled glass jewellery challenge, but by the time I finished it, it was too dark to photograph it! So here is yesterday’s bracelet, and I’ll be back a bit later with today’s piece.
This bracelet was made with beads from a Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree tonic bottle! Love all the reflections in this piece.
May Colour Play #1
It’s time for a new colour play series of necklaces!
This month’s colour play started with a love for the season Autumn. Probably my favourite season of the year. Warm days, cool nights, it doesn’t get much better than that!
I wanted to make jewellery with autumn tones, and necklaces that worked well with jumpers and higher necklines. I am still wearing longer necklaces myself, so it was an easy decision to thread these onto silk cord…adding to the colours.
The necklaces have a lovely mix of glass beads, with a mix of colours, and a mix of finishes. They are surprisingly light to wear, but add lots of colour to anything you are wearing.
The first two necklaces are yellow/orange inspired necklaces.
Enjoy! And if you see anything you like, simply head on over to the shop.
These colours were calling me back today…
Whenever I get work ready for a window display or an exhibition, I always make more beads than I can use. There are always leftover beads in various containers.
Today I went through some of them and found I had enough beads to make a bracelet. Featured in this bracelet are beads from pink depression glass, green depression glass, some purple glasses, and a wine bottle.
It’s such a beautiful day here, and this bracelet seemed to match the day in a way!
Gin earrings
Yesterday I made a lovely pair of long earrings that were very dangly and very swingy. They were made from a Hendricks Gin bottle and a Fever-Tree tonic bottle, and featured some enamelled copper tube beads that I had also made. I test wore them yesterday, and really loved them. But I thought to myself….they might not be for everyone.
So today I have made a more streamlined, refined pair of earrings. Featuring the enamelled copper tubes, and a small Hendricks Gin bottle bead, they are super elegant.
