Four new Melted Moments bracelets have just landed in my Etsy shop!
Each one is completely unique, made from a mix of beads I created during my Melted Moments project — a month of melting recycled and vintage glass, one bead at a time.
Every bracelet tells its own little story, combining colour, texture and transformation. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
I’ve re-made a selection of beads from my Melted Moments project and slowly turning them into little treasures — earrings and a couple of bracelets. They’re nearly ready to list! Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement on this project, it’s meant the world. Available on Etsy soon.
One of the things I love about what I do is that I can pull pieces apart and start again when they don’t feel quite right.
When I finished my Melted Moments project, I was thrilled with the final necklace – long, dramatic and an interesting story. But the few times I wore it, something felt off… it wasn’t quite telling the story I wanted.
So today – I cut it up and reimagined it. The beads are still in their original order, but this time I’ve let them shine on their own, strung simply without a clasp so I can wear it a bit more loosely. Now it feels like the story fits.
What do you think?
(And yes… I also turned the project into a book)!
Big thanks to @bridgewater_arts_centre for inviting me to be part of SALA this year. I am grateful for the opportunity to exhibit my work alongside so many amazing artists. I loved this photo, taken last weekend, of people wandering through looking at my work and the work of @rosigates. If you haven’t had a chance to visit, maybe this weekend is your chance!
Long garden flower trio earrings! Wear the flowers together on days when you need a pop of colour. Wear a flower and a bee on the days when you need something a bit quirky!
Short Garden Flower Trios available on Etsy now or at the Bridgewater Arts Centre during August as part of SALA. Mix and match them depending on your mood. Flowers one day, a cheeky bee the next. It’s like having 3 different pairs of earrings!
Introducing the Garden Flower Trios! 🌼🐝
Each set includes three earrings — two mismatched glass flowers and one cheerful little bee. Wear the flowers together on days you’re feeling classic, or swap in the bee when you’re feeling a bit more quirky. It’s your own tiny glass garden, ready to mix and match depending on your mood.
These joyful trios are part of my On Balance exhibition for SALA, now showing at the Bridgewater Arts Centre — and they’re also available in my Etsy shop for those who can’t make it in person.
Head over before they all buzz off!
Last night was the opening of my 17th SALA Festival exhibition (!!) — this time at the Bridgewater Arts Centre, in a beautiful group show called On Balance.
I was thrilled to see my Flower Garden trios nestled among so much gorgeous local art. I did get asked a few times, “Why three earrings?” and my answer? “Because it’s more fun and interesting than two.”
Honestly, the world needs more of that — more fun, more beauty, more conversations sparked by art.
August is full of exhibitions across SA and I’m hoping to visit a few more this month. I hope you get a chance to get out and celebrate too.
(Last pic is with my beautiful kids — I did my very first SALA show the year before Ciara was born 🥹💛)
31 days. 31 stories. 31 beads.
Each one made from glass that might’ve been forgotten, thrown away, or left behind — transformed with flame, patience, and a little bit of magic.
Watch them flash by… and come together in the final necklace.
This is Melted Moments. Thank you for being part of it.
The last day. Today’s beads were made from a broken Christmas tree ornament — one that fell from the tree, snapping off at the hook. I couldn’t bring myself to throw it out, so I tucked it away… and remembered it for this challenge.
The colour faded as soon as it hit the flame, but what remained were soft swirls of cream — delicate and unexpectedly lovely. It now joins the full collection on my very long necklace of Melted Moments.
Thank you so much for following along this month — and a huge thank you to everyone who has ever donated a bottle or glass object for me to melt. Sometimes it takes me a while to get to them, but I remember each one.
If you’ve got something special you’d like me to repurpose into beads or jewellery, please reach out — I’d love to help give it new life.
And stay tuned… I’ll be sharing photos of the finished necklace tomorrow!
