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More custom flower earrings

Your custom made earrings can be made to look like these beads, where the inside of one flower is the petals on the other flower (and vice-versa).  Or you can…

Custom Flower Earrings and Pendants

I had so much fun making these custom flower earrings this week, that I thought I would offer a special deal to everyone. Simply head to my online shop, and…

Old School Flower Beads in Red/Purple

I showed you the blue/green version of these beads yesterday.  Today it’s the red/purple version.  Oh, I love this colour combination! They have been a lot of fun to make,…

Old School Flower Beads in Blue/Green

I used to make LOTS of this type of flower bead.  In all sorts of colours.  And then one day, I just stopped making them.  My husband asked me why,…

Upcoming Markets

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…