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recycled glass bead earrings

New blue earrings….

I had some almost matching enamelled copper tubes on my workbench, so I thought…let’s make a pair of earrings! Long and all shades of blue.

recycled glass necklace

Hooray for long weekends

I was so pleased to wake up today knowing that it was a long weekend and I didn’t have to be anywhere else but at home. We all woke up…

pink and purple earrings

June Colour Play #2

I have made some new earrings for Colour Play this month. Some of them are still available online. Click here for more details. This week I am sharing some pink…

recycled glass necklace

Relaxed Sunday afternoon necklace…

It’s the Sunday of a long weekend where I live, and it has been so nice to have a sleep in and a little bit of a relaxing time. It…

world gin day 2018

Happy World Gin Day!

Happy World Gin Day to you! I am having quite the love affair with gin bottles at the moment. The beads in this bracelet were made from Hendricks, Tanqueray and…

green recycled glass earrings

Prototype recycled glass earrings

It starts with an idea…what if…then a prototype…maybe like this…then a few more tries…different beads…maybe this way…the joys of the design process…

blue recycled glass necklace

Blue recycled glass beads

I love how many different shades of blue I get to use – vodka bottles, gin bottles, wine bottles and blue depression glass. They all work so nicely together.  

recycled glass bracelet

Recycled glass bead bracelet

I used mostly gin and tonic bottle beads for this bracelet, and threw a few other recycled glass beads in for good luck!

recycled glass bracelet featuring beads made from a Skyy Vodka bottle

Days like today…

On days like today, when there are a million things to do, it would be easy to say “I don’t have time to make a piece of jewellery.” Trust me,…

handmade glass earrings

June Colour Play #1

New earrings! Red and black handmade glass beads. Sterling silver rings (hand-formed and textured).

recycled glass earrings

Asymmetrical earrings

I made some beads recently, to test a new type of frit and I could not get any of the beads the same size! Luckily I had two hoops leftover…

recycled glass necklace

Silver and gold necklace

Seriously! Beads made from beer and gin bottles, and decorated with silver and gold foil/leaf and pixie dust.