Month: March 2020

Day 71. Just out of curiosity, do you prefer the way the earring on the left goes from smallest to largest bead? Or do you prefer the earring on the right that goes from largest to smallest bead? I must confess, my plan for the earrings was the earring on the left, but when I tried it the other way, I preferred the one on the right! It’s one of the reasons I love this challenge, because it’s gets designs out of my head and into reality, where things can sometimes end up different from what I had planned. These earrings feature a variety of recycled glass beads made from wine and champagne bottles.

Day 70. Slightly more twist in this pair of earrings, featuring beads made from a Banrock Station wine bottle.

Day 69. You guys probably knew I was going to make these before I did! Thanks for the lovely feedback on the Hendricks Gin – Limited Release earrings from Saturday, it was fun to try this style in a slightly different way. This pair features beads from a Bombay Sapphire Gin and Fever Tree tonic water bottle.

Day 68. Yesterday I made 8 pairs of triangle earrings featuring all sorts of recycled glass beads for my newsletter. These earrings are all available in my online shop. Today I am enjoying a day off by the river. It’s a gorgeous day. Hope you are having fun wherever you are.

Day 67. Always stoked when an idea in my head turns out even better in real life! I had messed around with this idea last year, and never felt like I totally captured what I had in my mind. But today…it worked! Heavier wire, different earrings. And loving the tiny purple Hendricks Gin – Limited Release bead too, tops it all off perfectly.

Day 66. Old ideas, new glass. Make sure you scroll down to see the bottle that these earrings came from!! I love it when people give me their old bottles, and I get a chance to play with new glass. This was a gorgeous glass to use, and a great colour! 

Day 65. I added a little silver sparkle in between the beads today. I like how it makes everything pop a little bit more.

Day 64. Sometimes it’s nice to take an idea and try it a few different ways, because I actually love this shape, and I don’t use it often enough in earrings, so I am glad I decided to try adding some frit and I love the little red bead just adding to the pop of colour in these earrings.

Day 63. So following on from yesterday, I thought I would try adding frit to other shapes! I like the contrast in these earrings.

Day 62. I was on the torch yesterday, and I started thinking about beads I used to make that I don’t make any more. And I remembered some beads that looked a bit like this, with the frit, but square in shape, so I decided to make some and here are today’s earrings, inspired by beads I made when I travelled to the USA for a year. That was a LONG time ago!