Simple earrings, pretty beads made from a wine bottle
Sometimes it’s nice to keep things simple! I have been putting lots and lots of beads together lately, and today I took a deep breath, picked two beads that matched,…
Blue recycled glass necklace on silk cord
I’ve been making lots of bracelets lately: bracelet1, bracelet2, bracelet3. I had almost forgotten that I also like to make these necklaces! I love how colourful this necklace is, and…
Tanqueray Gin and Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle bracelet
I’m starting to make some beads and jewellery from all sorts of gin bottles. Usually I would just stick to the same glass, and make the jewellery from that (which…
Be-Gin Again
I’m starting to play with some new ideas for an exhibition! My exhibition is part of the Penola Arts Festival and officially opens Friday 18 May. It will be at…
Old beads + Old ideas = New jewellery!
It has been a fairly busy week here. I’ve had a big order to fill, and lots of little bits and pieces taking up the other corners of my mind!…
Sparkly Silver Earrings
I was a bit inspired by yesterday’s earrings, to make a slightly different pair of earrings. This time the silver embellishments are on beads made from a Hendricks Gin bottle.…
Silver and Gold
Nearly all of the rings that I wear (or combinations of rings) are silver and gold (or white gold and yellow gold). I love the contrast of these two metals.…
Crochet Necklace
I have wanted to make a crochet necklace for at least 5 years! All sorts of things have stopped me. Time. There never really is enough time. Not really knowing…
Colour Play #3 – Flowers
Last week it was flower necklaces and earrings that were pretty in pink. The week before that it all started with the most colourful rainbow of flowers! This week! It’s…
My new obsession
I think it’s safe to say that making bracelets is my new obsession! So here is a little story about bracelets… Last year, just before Christmas, I was asked several…
Same same, but different….
I had some beads leftover from yesterday’s bracelet, so I thought I would make this bracelet! Same same, but different! I love having the beads around to be able to…
Not quite black and white….
I love contrast in jewellery. How a colour plays with other colours is something that really interests me. For this bracelet today I was going for a black and white…