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I did it! I created a @salafestival exhibition!! “Reflections in Glass” is now set up in the @adelaidearcade, at the Grenfell Street end (near Haighs if you feel like a treat)! Inspired by my recent Musings from the Past competition I have created an exhibition with ALL of my favourite beads. It was a pleasure to make all of the beads and jewellery, and my final display is exactly how I pictured it in my head. I hope you get a chance to visit, but if not all the items are listed on my website where you can also purchase them. All items will ship on September 1. Special thanks to Adelaide Arcade for hosting me and Adelaide City Council for helping with exhibition costs.

It’s nearly August! That means it’s nearly SALA time here in South Australia. I am looking forward to putting the finishing touches on everything and setting up my display on Tuesday! If you are wondering what I am up to…I am listing 004 in the SALA guide.

Today’s job! Sawing all the copper enamel tubes! Then they will be ready to enamel so I can use them for the necklaces I am making for my @salafestival exhibition.

Such a dark luscious purple from this Hendricks Midsummer Solstice Gin bottle.

It all started with Green Depression glass, about 14 years ago, I started experimenting with making beads from recycled glass. It’s been a lovely adventure and Green Depression Glass is still a firm favourite!

A mix of @banrockstationwines recycled glass earrings heading to @tartscollective soon. Long, short, sparkly, dangly, purple, pink, red … something for everyone!

I have called my @salafestival exhibition “Reflections in Glass” as the jewellery will feature all of my favourite glass beads. I was so inspired by my Musings from the Past competition, I couldn’t wait to make some of those long forgotten beads again. Can’t wait to put it all together. Not long now!

Excited to be part of the @salafestival exhibitions being held in the Adelaide Arcade during August. I will have the glass display cabinet near @haighschocolates and can’t wait to fill it with all sorts of handmade glass bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

At the end of a project there is usually some glass leftover and when I tidy my work space I pack it into these tubs and think that I will get around to using them “at some stage.” Well, the time has finally come and I am using all sorts of colours in my next @salafestival exhibition. I will tell you more about it soon. It all kicks off in August and I am starting to get a little bit excited.

Change One Thing. The final necklace in the series. A simple change to the wine bottle beads by adding some coloured frit to the beads…a completely different necklace.

What can you change to have an impact on climate change? Can you use reusable containers like drink bottles or take away coffee cups?