Blues and Greens
I think I might have made this bracelet 5 different ways this afternoon! I had all sorts of beads out over my desk, and nothing was quite working for the…
Milk Glass
Quite a few years ago I had a special request from a customer to make some beads for her with “opaque white glass that was recycled”. At the time I…
Purple Glass
Purple can be a tricky colour when it comes to glass objects. I have found a purple bowl in the past, but when I melted it, the colour burned out…
Harlequin Glass Necklace
Hmm, really loving all the Harlequin Glass colours that I have found. This necklace is a bit different for me, but I really like how the colours all mix and…
Harlequin Glass Earrings
I made lots of beads from the 9 Harlequin Shot glasses, so today I made a pair of earrings! I love all of the different colours in these earrings.
Harlequin Glassware Bracelet
Harlequin Glassware sets were really popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It’s easy to find incomplete sets and I have been collecting shot glasses whenever I see them. Yesterday I…
Enamel on copper…something different
Today it was time to play with some new enamel colours that I had ordered. I was keen to try the purple tones, as it’s kind of difficult to get…
Colour Play #1 – Flowers
This month Colour Play is all about flowers! I have been making necklaces with these beads for a while now, and just recently I have simplified the design! They are…
Lovely blue bracelet…
This bracelet took me hours to make! I started making it yesterday, but it wasn’t working out so well. I couldn’t get it right with the beads that I had…
A bit of a fail
Today I have a bit of a “fail” to share with you. Before Christmas I was given several really pretty blue perfume bottles. You can see the colour in the…
Sparkly Silver and Gold Bracelet
I had a bunch of sparkly Coopers Ale beads made, and when I put them together I felt like the bracelet needed a bit more contrast to make it really…
Wine bottle stud earrings
I have to confess that I love studs as it starts to get cooler (not that it’s cooler here right now, I’m just getting prepared). I really enjoyed making these…