Month: November 2020

Day 315. Classic Hendricks Gin and Tonic earrings. The Hendricks Gin bottle is so dark it’s almost black, but when I melt the glass to make beads, a dark brown glow shines through them. Darker than a beer bottle.

Day 314. There are quite a few shades of green glass, but the glass from a champagne bottle is particularly stunning if you like a slightly deeper, more olive green. It’s not as bright as Tanqueray, but it’s still very lovely, a classic.

Day 313. Coopers Ale bottle. If I am going to drink a beer, most of the time it will be a Coopers variety. Why? Because it tastes great, and I am South Australian! So when I use beer bottles to make beads I choose Coopers Ale bottles. These beads are embellished with gold leaf.

Day 312. Shoutout to my favourite collaboration with @bethanywines_barossa ! They let me use some of their beautiful wine bottles for a SALA exhibition a few years ago, and I have been there ever since! It’s a beautiful winery to visit in the Barossa, with lovely staff serving delicious wines!! My favourite bottle is their Chardonnay, and it was used to make the bead at the top of this pair of earrings.

Day 311. I choose to use Banrock Station wine bottles to make beads because they have a very strong commitment to looking after the environment. Their wetlands are awesome to visit, the long walk is really diverse and interesting. I have done it a couple of times now, and hope to do it again one day.

Day 310. Skyy Vodka! Such a deep and gorgeous colour. The glass sparkles and shines and also does an etched finish really beautifully.

Day 309. OK Tanqueray, it’s your time to shine. And also be etched! Mixed with Fever-Tree tonic bottle beads, these greens are a perfect shade for the spring/summer season.

Day 308. Enjoying mixing the different finishes on these beads made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle: shiny, etched, pixie dust.

Day 307. Tanqueray Gin, Bombay Sapphire Gin and Fever-Tree tonic bottles mix perfectly in this pair of earrings.

Day 306. Hendricks Limited Release Gin, Fever Tree Tonic and recycled sterling silver beads all layered in this pair of earrings. Love the shiny/etched contrast of the gin bottle beads.