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Month: August 2018

Aug312018

Day 243

Recycled glass necklace | heart-shaped pendant made from a wine bottle

I did some calculations the other day and it turns out that Day 243 of a 365 day project is about two-thirds of the way through the project (or 66.65% if you prefer decimals). That means today I am over 2/3 of the way through this project! I spent some time the other day writing… Read More

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Aug302018

Heart challenge

Recycled glass heart bead | bead made from a wine bottle

There was so much to love about the artist demonstration at Pepper Street on Saturday. I loved the conversations about glass. And I loved that one visitor brought in some of my “old” work. Gosh, it was a real trip down memory lane for me! In particular this customer loved my heart shaped beads. She… Read More

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Aug292018

My most essential tool…

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle and an orange cup!

Is this pair of long tweezers!  These tweezers are used every single time I have to make a bead from recycled glass. You see, I have to warm the glass up on a hotplate before I put it into the flame. Glass is a bit temperamental, it doesn’t like to heat up or cool down… Read More

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Aug282018

What is frit?

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from a wine bottle, decorated with red/pink frit

I get asked “what is frit” quite a lot. It’s really just smashed up glass that I can use in small amounts to add colour to some of the beads that I make from clear recycled glass bottles. It is commercially made, although it is possible to make it at home.  I quite like the… Read More

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Aug272018

Dreaming of blue skies and swimming pools

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from wine and gin bottles, elegant earrings

Winter is nearly over! Hooray! I’m starting to dream about days when it’s warm enough to go to the swimming pool again. We have blue skies here today, it is such a treat. Spring is in the air. I know winter is still lurking in the background, I know it’s not over yet, but I… Read More

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Aug262018

My year of recycled glass jewellery

Recycled glass bead | prototype necklace

Some of you might know that last year I spent the year drawing a pair of earrings every day. It was a nice project that got me hooked on being creative every day. And by the end of the year I had 365 drawings of earrings! Some of them were awesome, and I ended up… Read More

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Aug262018

Pepper Street Arts Centre – Artist on site

Recycled glass necklace | beads made from various glass objects

Yesterday I was the artist on site at Pepper Street Arts Centre. I wasn’t able to take my torch to do live demonstrations, but I did have a video for everyone to watch so they could get a bit of an idea of what is involved with making beads from recycled glass. I also had… Read More

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Aug242018

Pretty recycled glass flower pendant necklace

Recycled glass jewellery | flower pendant made from a wine bottle!

I have been making all sorts of jewellery with these flower beads lately. Some necklaces with five beads on them, some earrings. Today I thought I would see how a little pendant necklace would look. Pretty sweet! I am thinking about making a bunch of these in different colours, I think they’ll make lovely little… Read More

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Aug232018Aug 23 2018

Long glowing gold earrings

Recycled glass bead earrings | beads made from a mix of glass objects

I’m slightly obsessed with long earrings at the moment. They are so much fun to wear and depending on your face and hairstyle they can be a real hit! These earrings are made from a mix of recycled glass beads. SaveSave

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Aug222018

Party earrings!

Recycled glass bead earrings | party earrings! Beads made from a wine bottle

I was out with my family today and I couldn’t stop thinking about making a really long pair of earrings. I love the swing of long earrings, and with the sunshine today I thought a bright green pair of earrings would hit the spot. Beads made from a wine bottle.

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