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I honestly would have said the glass was purple but it turned out the most pretty shade of grey! I have etched the beads to give them a softer look.

It was nice to find these recycled glass beads in my collection this morning. Making this bracelet was a lot of fun. Beads are from a Banrock Station wine bottle…

Loving this mix of recycled glass beads. From wine bottles, to old glasses, to Green Depression Glass! The little splash of purple keeps this fresh, and the coloured wire adds…

Flower beads made from a Tanqueray Gin bottle! Oh gosh, what a colour! I said to my mum over the weekend….if I am going to spend the weekend at Womadelaide,…

Inspired by Monday. Today I get to hang out at Womadelaide again. It has been an awesome weekend and I have loved so many things about this world music and…

Loving this simple and pretty recycled glass bead pendant necklace and earrings. Made from various glass objects like old glass cups and wine bottles.

Behind the scenes Saturday. My studio is a light-filled room in my house where I can make beads on one side and then make jewellery on the other side. I…

I had such high expectations for this perfume bottle, I am an eternal optimist I guess! I should have known, as soon as I started warming it up, that it…

Definitely did not wake up thinking that this was going to be the bracelet I made today. Funny what happens when you sit down to make something new and you…

Today I was asked if I did a range of simple pendants with my recycled glass beads. So today I came home and made one! I have to say I…

Today’s earrings would actually look rather fine with yesterday’s long necklace. Beads made from a Banrock Station wine bottle with enamelled copper tubes.

Inspired by Monday. Today as I wandered through various social media feeds I was reminded that on Friday it is International Women’s Day. I feel so lucky to have been…