Gin o’clock?
I made a pair of earrings similar to this the other day, with niobium hooks, but today I had some disk beads with pixie dust on them and I thought…
Warmer coloured earrings
I am loving the colours in these earrings. The luscious reds, browns and purples all work together so nicely. All of the beads were made from a wine bottle, decorated…
Cool Colours
I’m not loving the cold weather here. I don’t really enjoy winter, I kind of endure it! It’s a season I have to get through to get to the warmer…
Loving the brown/green recycled glass combination
I have been loving putting together jewellery with the brown/green tones. This bracelet is made with beads that I have made from wine, beer, champagne and gin bottles!!
Wine bottle beads
The thing I love about clear wine bottles is that you can do so many things with them. Yes, I can make clear beads and I often do make clear…
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…