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Two more bracelets made from “leftover” beads ready to go in my next newsletter, going out at some stage next week! They will feature beads that I have made from…

I was going through all of my “leftover” Italian glass beads the other day, and started thinking “why do I have so many beads?” I know the answer is for…

My favourite painting, inspiring me again! Kandinsky “Squares with Concentric Circles” a colour study painting that will stay with me forever after seeing it in New York many many years…

One of the best things about doing markets is meeting so many lovely people. I met Wendy many years ago now, and we have bumped into each other at various…

All the pretty green beads. The feature wave bead has been made from Italian glass, with all of the other beads made from a variety of recycled glass objects.

New necklaces heading to @tartscollective on Saturday! Featuring a mix of handmade recycled glass beads from a variety of glass objects including wine, beer and gin bottles.

Starting to get some new jewellery ready for @tartscollective. These recycled glass bead bracelets will be heading there on Saturday when I get to work in the shop for the…

There are lots of limitations to what I can do with recycled glass, but I still love working with all sorts of recycled glass objects, because the colours can be…

Two popular “green” earrings are made from Tanqueray gin and Moet champagne bottles. Which one is your favourite?

It’s a bit of a process going from an empty Bombay Sapphire gin bottle, to being able to use the glass to make beads…but it’s worth it for the beautiful…

A small collection of recycled glass earrings heading over to the Yorke Peninsula, to my home town of Yorketown! Peesey Pantry is a combined tea room and emporium of goods,…

Autumn is my favourite season, and these are some of my favourite beads to make, using gold leaf on Coopers Ale beer bottles makes a timeless, classic pair of earrings.