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Melted Moments – Day 9 – Fever Tree Tonic Water Bottle

Fever Tree Tonic Water bottles — they say the secret to a great G&T is the tonic, and Fever Tree is one of my favourites! Good for sipping and melting…

Melted Moments – Day 8 – Milk Glass

White Milk Glass. Today’s bead begins with a white milk glass goblet — simple, sturdy, and once treasured on someone’s shelf. Milk glass has been around since the 1500s, originally…

Melted Moments – Day 7 – Pink Depression Glass

Pink Depression Glass today! Depression glass was made in lots of beautiful colours — green is the most well-known, but there’s also blue, brown, and this lovely pink. One of…

Melted Moments – Day 6 – Bethany Wines Chardonnay bottle

Bethany Wine Chardonnay bottles — another favourite to melt! I was first introduced to Bethany Wines when I did a SALA exhibition there about 10 years ago. I used their…

Melted Moments – Day 5 – Cranberry Glass

Cranberry Glass — how beautiful is that pink? I think this piece was probably from the late 1800’s. I remember finding a pink bowl in an antique shop in the…

Melted Moments – Day 4 – Bombay Sapphire Gin

July 4 — Melted Moments 💙🍸 Bombay Sapphire Gin bottles — one of my favourites! When I first started making beads from recycled glass, so many people suggested these bottles…

Melted Moments – Day 3 – Blue Glass Object

July 3 — Melted Moments 💙 I get all sorts of glass donated to me — sometimes it’s an old bottle someone wants turned into a keepsake, sometimes it’s just…

Melted Moments – Day 2 – Coopers Sparkling Ale

Today’s beads are in honour of Coopers Sparkling Ale — a proud local South Australian company with a long commitment to looking after the environment. Back in 2013, I created…

Melted Moments – Day 1 – Green Depression Glass

July 1 — Melted Moments begins! 💚 First up: Green Depression Glass. 16 years ago, I first thought about melting this glass down for beads when I had a SALA…

New Creative Challenge Coming Soon

In these quiet winter months, I’m giving myself a fresh creative challenge — a little spark to brighten the cold days. Stay tuned for all the details. It kicks off…