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Recycled glass flower bracelet | beads made from assorted wine bottles and other broken glass objects.

Glass Flower Garden

When I started planning my SALA exhibition at Bethany Wines I was thinking that all of the jewellery had to incorporate glass flowers, as that is what GlassBlumenGarten is –…

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from Gin and Tonic bottles

New to the Gin and Tonic range

I made these earrings this morning, they will be part of the Adelaide Remakery SALA exhibition. The earrings feature beads that I have made from a Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree…

Glass Flower Necklace | handmade recycled glass beads from various coloured glass objects

Random glass objects

I love going to op shops to see what glass they have. I often find single coloured glasses and small bowls, and over the years I have built up a…

Recycled glass necklace | beads made from a broken window

Made from a broken window

Years ago I made some beads from a broken window, and I had kind of forgotten about that as a source of recycled glass until I was planning my work…

Recycled glass beads | design ideas, earrings or necklaces?

Design

I thought about design a LOT while I was away. Often what I share with the world is a finished and polished product that is ready to purchase. What you…

Back from holidays!

Hello! I’m back from holidays and getting ready for several SALA exhibitions. Here is the invitation for the exhibition at The Adelaide Remakery. It features 8 artists who work with…

Handmade glass bead necklace

Colour Play – Cool Colours – Blue, Green and Purple

When I started looking at cool colours, I was always finding myself thinking about how nicely they went together. Then I started making the beads and thought – oh, these…

Handmade glass bead necklace - Pink

Colour Play – Cool Colours – Purple

The final colour in the cool colours series is purple!

Handmade glass bead necklace - green

Colour Play – Cool Colours – Green

More cool colours! I love the mix of greens in this necklace. Combined with the clear glass,   it’s really sparkly.

recycled glass necklace | handmade recycled glass beads made from a Bethany Winery wine bottle

Flower Necklace

I love how this necklace turned out! Made from a Bethany Winery wine bottle, the beads are subtly decorated with gold and silver pixie dust, making them look super pretty.…

recycled glass bead earrings | beads made from a wine bottle from Bethany Wines

Silver and gold flower bead hoop earrings

I am so pleased with how these square hoop earrings turned out! I used a wine bottle from Bethany Winery, and decorated the beads with silver and gold pixie dust…

recycled glass earrings | Handmade recycled glass beads made from a Bethany Winery wine bottle.

Glassblumengarten

I have started working on some new exhibition pieces for my “Glassblumengarten” exhibition that will be at Bethany Wines for the SALA Festival in August. [Note: “Glassblumengarten” is German for…