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Melted Moments – Day 20 – Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice Gin

When Hendrick’s released their Midsummer Solstice Gin in a purple bottle, I was so excited. Purple is such a tricky glass colour to find — especially for recycling — and…

Melted Moments – Day 19 – Hendrick’s Gin bottle

The Hendrick’s Gin bottle — so dark I remember wondering if it was black. In the bottle shop it looked almost inky… but when I held it up to the…

Melted Moments – Day 18 – Beach Glass

This bead began as a piece of beach glass from one of my favourite little spots on the Yorke Peninsula. I’ve collected beach glass there a few times — it…

Melted Moments – Day 17 – Carboy

These beads began with a very old carboy — a heavy glass vessel that had been in one family for generations. It was used to store chemicals of some sort.…

Melted Moments – Day 16 – Beefeater Gin

Sometimes it works… and sometimes it doesn’t. Today’s beads started with a striking red Beefeater Gin bottle — it looked amazing before it hit the flame. But as soon as…

Melted Moments – Day 15 – Window Glass

Window glass had me obsessed for a while — I even held a small exhibition featuring beads and jewellery made entirely from one old window! I was intrigued by the…

Melted Moments – Day 14 – Harlequin Glass

Harlequin Glass — those vibrant, multicoloured cups that were popular in the 1950s and 1960s, often sold in sets of six. While complete sets are hard to find, I had…

Melted Moments – Day 13 – Reyka Vodka

Reyka Gin — how pretty is this bottle? I was so excited when someone donated it to me. The colour is just that little bit different from so many others…

Melted Moments – Day 12 – Blue Milk Glass

I shared the white milk glass goblet the other day — today it’s blue milk glass! This piece started life as a candlestick. The colour is just gorgeous. It’s not quite…

Melted Moments – Day 11 – Perfume Bottle

A beautiful perfume bottle today. I’m always curious to see what happens when I melt pieces like this — sometimes they work out beautifully, and sometimes… well, I have an…

Melted Moments – Day 10 – Purple Cup

When I was sorting through my stash of glass — some collected, some gifted — I found this purple cup. It was such an unusual piece, with its mix of…

Melted Moments – Day 9 – Fever Tree Tonic Water Bottle

Fever Tree Tonic Water bottles — they say the secret to a great G&T is the tonic, and Fever Tree is one of my favourites! Good for sipping and melting…