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Day 98 – Vodka and Gin bottle recycled glass necklace

Recycled glass necklace | glass beads made from vodka and gin bottles

Inspired by Monday. I have to confess I had a bad case of Monday-itis this morning. Can honestly say I didn’t feel like making anything. Remembered that regardless I would still have to make something today. Sat down to make something and these beads appeared on my bench! I was like, OK I guess we are making a necklace today. Funny how sitting down to make something makes a little bit of magic happen. Love the vodka and gin bottle beads together. Quite unexpected really.

Recycled glass necklace | glass beads made from vodka and gin bottles
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Day 96 – Trying new glass

Recycled glass beads by Julie Frahm

*This was supposed to be posted Friday*

Well it’s always interesting to try new things but it doesn’t always work. I had fairly high expectations for this little glass jar too. Oh well, try something new next week.

Recycled glass beads
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Day 95 – Behind the Scenes Saturday

Recycled glass jewellery | making headpins is quite a process

I have been making lots of long earrings lately, and sometimes people are surprised that I also make my own recycled sterling silver headpins. It’s another process in the studio. Starting with a long roll of recycled sterling silver wire I cut 11cm lengths of the wire, then using my torch I form the balls on the end, and then they go in a pickle solution to make them clean, and then they tumble for an hour or so to make them extra shiny.

Recycled glass jewellery | making headpins is quite a process
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Day 91 – Bombay Sapphire Gin Pendant

Recycled glass pendant | bead made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle

Inspired by Monday. I have been making some beads for a special customer with much bigger holes than normal, so I thought I would see how they worked on a pendant and it turns out they work very nicely! This bead was made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle.

Recycled glass pendant | bead made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle