Could this be the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mum? A pair of earrings made from a Moët champagne bottle, along with a small bottle of Chambord Black Raspberry liqueur so your mum can make a fancy champagne cocktail next time she has a glass of bubbles? I know my mum prefers gin and tonic, but I would love this as a present! Now how will I get my kids to look at my social media 😛!
I usually start sketching my ideas for new jewellery so I can get a feel for things. Then I will take some existing beads and do a bit of a prototype. This helps me work out if what is in my head is actually going to work or not, and what else I need to think about. I think I need to let this one sit for a couple of days before I go back to it.
One of the many things I love about using Italian glass to make beads is the amazing range of colours that are available. It was hard to narrow it down to these 10 gorgeous colours for the Kandinsky Concentric Circles beads that I am getting stuck into making this week, but fingers crossed this selection will make some colourful beads indeed!
This was very exciting today! I had a lovely drive to the Barossa Valley to set up a display of my recycled glass jewellery in a brand new gallery! Art Innovations Gallery opened over the weekend, and is a beautiful gallery space in Murray Street Tanunda. They have a lovely range of art in the gallery, something for everyone! Check them out next time you are in the Barossa.
I love putting collections of my recycled glass jewellery together! This range of earrings (along with some necklaces and bracelets) is heading to a new gallery tomorrow! I can’t wait to tell you all about it.
Remember the Kandinsky beads I posted recently? I thought I would try making a necklace with the test beads that I made, and I thought I would make it in my favourite style so I could also keep it! Can’t wait to wear this one, lots of gorgeous colour.
So many different shapes and styles of beads and earrings, all made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle. Heading to @tartscollective on Saturday.
Getting ready to do a big restock of recycled glass jewellery at @tartscollective on Saturday when I do my next shift in the gallery.
I love it when people come back to buy my work again, and then take the time to leave a lovely review. Thank you for supporting my small business.
I was planning on keeping the opaque and the clear beads as separate collections, but when I put them together while I was taking photos the other day it made me think….maybe? Anyway, we will see, still playing with ideas.