Wine and gin bottle bracelet
I like making this style of bracelet because it’s nice to show a mix of beads in a bracelet, and they all sit really nicely on the wrist. This bracelet…
End of day bracelet
Whenever I make earrings I always make extra beads, just so that when they come out of the kiln I am more likely to get a pair that matches fairly…
Beer bottle necklace
I loved working on this customer request for a special necklace featuring beads made from a beer bottle, with gold leaf! We talked through a few variations for making this…
Hendricks Gin Bottle Bracelet
I finished the 12km City to Bay run this morning! It felt so good to work towards something for the past several months and then actually achieve it today. I…
Hendricks Square Hoop Earrings
I had so much fun doing the “Is this useful” series, and sharing where the recycled glass beads originated from. I think it’s fun to make those connections, and for…
Ruby Glass
Ruby Glass was mostly made in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. It was super expensive to make this type of glass because it needed gold to create the gorgeous…
Is this useful – post #8
I was only planning to do a week of “Is this Useful” posts. But as I was going through all of the glass objects that I had been given I…
Is this useful – post #7
I have quite a collection of bottles from people, and I don’t always get around to using them. Often these bottles take some time to clean, and then I have…
Is this useful – post #6
I’ve been having so much fun making beads from all of these new objects. I’ve been excited by the new colours of glass that have worked really well. And then…well,…
Is this useful – post #5
I had not even considered using an olive oil bottle until someone brought one to me asking if I could use it….
Is this useful – post #4
I was given this cup a while ago, and I loved the colour of it, but I hadn’t had a chance to use it until this week. This week seemed…
Is this useful – post #3
A friend of mine recently gave me this lovely purple bottle. It was “not useful” to her because it was cracked, so she thought maybe I could make some beads…