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Day 29. Today’s job…turning these recycled glass beads into pieces of jewellery for @bethanywines_barossa! I made a bracelet today. I really like the mix of greens, blues and browns inspired…

Day 28. Another pair of earrings heading to @bethanywines_barossa this week. I love these earthy colours, inspired by their new wine bottle labels.

Day 26. I never really know how red glass is going to turn out. It can lose all of its colour when it has been heated, but then it can…

Day 27. I love working with @bethanywines_barossa wine bottles, and creating new pieces of jewellery for them. The next collection of work has been inspired by their beautiful new labels.…

Day 25. I always love how a functional object like a cup can be transformed into a wearable object like these earrings. I am often asked to make special pieces…

Day 24. Not all glass likes being heated up and melted. This glass wasn’t loving the heat, and you can see all of the bubbles in the beads. I was…

Day 23. I had a feeling this cobalt blue jug would be a lot like Skyy Vodka, so I added some colourful bits of smashed up glass to the larger…

Day 22. This green glass did some strange things in the flame! But when I added some silver pixie dust, it made the glass sparkle beautifully.

Day 21. Oh yay! I never really know how glass objects are going to react to being heated up, but this pink glass made some pretty beads, and I like…

Day 20. Today I am on the torch and making beads from this interesting group of glass objects. I was recently given all sorts of slightly damaged glass items, and…

Day 19. Inspired by yesterday’s bracelet, I thought I would try some of the new small glass beads that I got from a bead shop recently. I didn’t think the…

Day 18. This bracelet features a mix of handmade recycled glass beads made from wine and gin bottles. I love how the beads sit on the wrist, letting lots of…