Sparkly champagne bottle bracelet
The subtle contrast in the beads, alternating from etched to shiny makes this bracelet really interesting…that, and it was also made from a champagne bottle! Just letting you know that…
Hendricks Gin Flower Necklace
I love the richness of the beads that I have made from a Hendricks Gin bottle. It’s deliciously chocolatey! This necklace is a real pleasure to wear. It’s a statement…
A year of recycled glass jewellery
So, I’ve been asked a few questions about this year of recycled glass jewellery, and I thought I would answer the questions below. I’m now 10% of the way through…
All about red #1
This month colour play is all about the colour RED! During 2012 I created two pretty cool things. The first was an exhibition all about red glass beads. Titled “10,000…
Blue Depression Glass Earrings
It was so lovely working with the Blue Depression Glass, I decided to make a pair of earrings to match the necklace from yesterday. Again, the colour is absolutely lovely,…
Blue Depression Glass
I have collected all sorts of glass over the years, some of which I have used a lot (Green Depression Glass), and some that I have been waiting for the…
The humble beer bottle
I love that I can use beer bottles as the base of some of the beads that I make. This particular bracelet features Coopers Ale and Coopers Clear. (Luckily my…
Four different beads, four different bracelets
It started out simple enough. Make a bracelet using four different types of blue beads. But as I started to make the bracelet, it made me think about other ways…
All the pretty blues…
I have used a combination of Skyy Vodka, Banrock Station and Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle glass in these earrings! So pretty….
Green bracelet
Remember this necklace? Well, I had all of the seed beads still on my table, and I thought it would be nice to make a bracelet to match it. The…
Colour Wheel Jewellery #4
What a lovely time I have had with Colour Play for this month. I have made all sorts of necklaces and earrings with the Colour Wheel as the theme! These…
Purple and Brown
I think purple and brown is a delicious colour combination. I have used purple frit to decorate some beads made from a wine bottle, and added some Coopers Ale beads…