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Red recycled and Italian glass earrings

Red recycled and Italian glass earrings

Day 78. When all else fails, take an old idea, and tweak it a little. These earrings feature beads from recycled and Italian glass.

Gin and wine bottle earrings

Gin and wine bottle earrings

Day 77. In a world that is in turmoil at the moment, it’s hard to stay positive and optimistic, and yet I am still trying to make a pair of…

Freshwater pearls and champagne bottle beads

Freshwater pearls and champagne bottle beads

Day 76. Many years ago, before I started making my own beads, I used freshwater pearls and crystals for a lot of my jewellery pieces. It has been lovely returning…

Pearl and recycled glass bead earrings

New pearl and recycled glass bead earrings

Day 75. Working on a new idea for an exhibition and it includes pearls in all sorts of colours and shapes! I love the slightly greyer colour of these pearls,…

rainbow earrings

Even Longer Rainbow Earrings

Day 74. Ideas sparking ideas here! These earrings, while similar to yesterday, are much, much longer!! And swingier. Maybe a bit more fun too!

Rainbow Earrings

Rainbow Earrings

Day 73. When the weather and the world have turned a bit bleak, there’s always rainbows 🌈 hopefully things will brighten up again soon. 

recycled glass earrings

Biggest to smallest, or smallest to biggest?

Day 72. Loved all of your feedback yesterday! Just wondering how you feel when the beads are this close together? Does the left earring work better for you? Or do…

Day 71. Just out of curiosity, do you prefer the way the earring on the left goes from smallest to largest bead? Or do you prefer the earring on the right that goes from largest to smallest bead? I must confess, my plan for the earrings was the earring on the left, but when I tried it the other way, I preferred the one on the right! It’s one of the reasons I love this challenge, because it’s gets designs out of my head and into reality, where things can sometimes end up different from what I had planned. These earrings feature a variety of recycled glass beads made from wine and champagne bottles.

Which way do you prefer?

Day 71. Just out of curiosity, do you prefer the way the earring on the left goes from smallest to largest bead? Or do you prefer the earring on the…

Slightly more curly earrings

Day 70. Slightly more twist in this pair of earrings, featuring beads made from a Banrock Station wine bottle.

Long, curly Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings

Long, curly Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings

Day 69. You guys probably knew I was going to make these before I did! Thanks for the lovely feedback on the Hendricks Gin – Limited Release earrings from Saturday,…

Day 68. Yesterday I made 8 pairs of triangle earrings featuring all sorts of recycled glass beads for my newsletter. These earrings are all available in my online shop. Today I am enjoying a day off by the river. It’s a gorgeous day. Hope you are having fun wherever you are.

Triangle Earrings

Day 68. Yesterday I made 8 pairs of triangle earrings featuring all sorts of recycled glass beads for my newsletter. These earrings are all available in my online shop. Today…

Long, dangly, curly silver earrings with Hendrick Gin - Limited Release bead

Long, dangly, curly silver earrings with Hendrick Gin – Limited Release bead!

Day 67. Always stoked when an idea in my head turns out even better in real life! I had messed around with this idea last year, and never felt like…