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Flower Stud Earrings

I’ve been busy making flower stud earrings in a range of recycled glass colours. In this photo you can see Banrock Station, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Skyy Vodka, Hendricks Gin and…

recycled glass earrings

Gin and Tonic Earrings

So I had to follow up today with a pair of earrings that I made from a Hendricks Gin bottle and a Fever-Tree Tonic bottle! I really like the speckles…

recycled glass necklace

Gin and Tonic

Last week I was making a couple of Gin and Tonics, when I had a tiny little brain wave. Instead of trying to find a clear gin bottle for my…

Pink Depression Glass

I was recently asked to make a necklace, bracelet and earrings with Pink Depression Glass. We talked back and forth for a while about what that might look like. This…

long purple glass bead necklace

April colour play #2 – Purple

As part of Colour Play each month I like to make some new jewellery. This month I have made the same necklace and earrings, in a variety of colours. Last…

recycled glass necklace

Beer bottle necklace

My husband loves my work! Don’t get me wrong, we don’t drink all of the alcohol bottles that I use to make beads. I get a lot of gin and…

blue green recycled glass bracelet

Blue and Green plaited bracelet

Today as I was unpacking all of the beads that I took to T’Arts yesterday, I was also thinking “what on earth am I going to make today?” Sometimes I…

purple green glass necklace

Serendipity!

I was supposed to post this yesterday, but after a long day at T’Arts and then coming home to my family…it just didn’t happen. Here it is… Today I worked…

blue recycled glass necklace

Blue recycled glass bead necklace

I had no idea what I was going to make today! I was kind of running out of time too. The pressure was on. I picked up a blue bead.…

recycled glass bracelet

Harlequin glass bracelet

Today I needed a bit of comfort, and a bit of cheering up. It was a lot to ask of a bracelet! I didn’t really know what I was going…

recycled glass necklace

A visit to Bethany Wines

It was lovely to visit Bethany Wines this morning! I love the drive from Murray Bridge to the Barossa Valley, and autumn is a great time to visit as the…

recycled glass earrings

Hendricks Gin bottle earrings with gold leaf

I was asked to tweak the design of a recent pair of earrings that I had made. In case you were wondering, this is the pair of earrings. I was…