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November 9 Mount Gambier Library Market 11am-2pm December 6  Flinders Street Artist Market (Flinders Street, Adelaide) 9am-8pm December 7 Flinders Street Artist Market (Flinders Street, Adelaide) 9am-5pm December 14 Mount…

Poppies – the finished piece

After around 15 attempts, I finally finished the Poppy necklace! I made 100 Poppy beads for the necklace, to commemorate 100 years since the start of World War 1.  I…

Poppies

I am trying to make a necklace for the South East Art Society “Remembrance” exhibition.  I can picture it in my head, and draw it on paper, but the actual…

Yellow and Grey beads

As a general rule, I don’t really like the colour yellow (I know)! However, every time I make a necklace with yellow in it, it gets snapped up!  So, I…

Green Beads….Green Necklace

Remember how I tipped all of my beads into the display tray the other day?  This is another necklace that came out of that inspiring move!  I love all of…

New Bead Storage Trays

I can’t believe I didn’t do this years ago…well, maybe it’s because I only recently saw these box frames in the shops!  I tipped all of my beads into the frames…

Banrock Station Wine Bottle Jewellery

Banrock Station Wine Bottle jewellery The beads in this range of jewellery were made from a Banrock Station Sparkling Shiraz bottle.  I have decorated some of the beads, but tried…

Coopers Sparkling Ale Jewellery

 Coopers Sparkling Ale A Coopers Sparkling Ale bottle was used to make all of the beads in this jewellery! Dark brown glass with some embellishments, it has a real wow…

Peroni Beer Bottle Jewellery

The beads in this jewellery were made from a Peroni Beer Bottle! I thought it was kind of funny to use an Italian Beer bottle to make the beads, especially as…

Post With Mosaic Gallery

Bear claw topping donut. Biscuit liquorice biscuit. Jujubes sesame snaps pudding caramels gummi bears lemon drops. Cake sesame snaps lemon drops caramels. Soufflé candy donut marzipan oat cake bear claw…

Jewellery made from a Clear Beer Bottle

The beads in this range of jewellery were made from a Coopers Clear Beer Bottle! I love how it has turned out.  The colour is just perfect to wear with…

New Green Depression Glass Jewellery

New Green Depression Glass Jewellery Green Depression Glass was the first type of recycled glass that I worked with, and I fell in love with it!  The green is so…