All from a broken cup…
Remember that broken orange cup from last week? I made these earrings and this necklace from the cup. I had also made a bunch of small round beads to test…
Gin and Tonic bracelet
I am going through a bit of a gin and tonic phase this year! I am really enjoying working with the beads, and loving the contrast in the glass. This…
Colour Play Recap – June
This month I tried a new technique! I used sterling silver wire to make big rings, then I hand-textured them with a special hammer to get the beautiful finish on…
Needs more red…
After I finished making yesterday’s necklace I thought to myself: looks nice, needs more red! I got on the torch and made some beads using the tonic water bottles, added…
A favourite combination
This would have to be one of my favourite colour combinations. With beads made from a Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree Tonic water bottles I think it’s timeless in terms of…
Meet the maker
Hello! Yesterday I did a big road trip with the kids, and I didn’t have any energy left after that to be creative! I thought about it, but I was…
Mixing things up a bit
I had some beads leftover from yesterday’s batch of flower beads. So, I added some small round beads that I made from a black vase that I found in an…
My favourite orange cup
I was a bit sad when I dropped my favourite orange cup the other day! Don’t worry, I didn’t cry. I just thought it was a shame that my favourite…
Mixed blue recycled glass bead bracelet
I was scrolling through my instagram photos this morning, wondering what I should make today. Trying to make something a bit different from what I have made, because that’s kind…
Making recycled glass beads
Today I made a necklace featuring beads from wine, gin and tonic bottles. I love taking the time to talk to people about how these beads are made, so here goes:…
June Colour Play #4
I hope you have enjoyed the colourful earrings that I have been sharing as part of my Colour Play series of work this month. Don’t forget, you can visit the…
Niobium earrings #4
This is the final pair of niobium earrings to show you. I had four different colours to play with and all of them were great and worked well with the…