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A bit of a fail

Today I have a bit of a “fail” to share with you. Before Christmas I was given several really pretty blue perfume bottles. You can see the colour in the…

Recycled glass bracelet

Sparkly Silver and Gold Bracelet

I had a bunch of sparkly Coopers Ale beads made, and when I put them together I felt like the bracelet needed a bit more contrast to make it really…

recycled glass stud earrings

Wine bottle stud earrings

I have to confess that I love studs as it starts to get cooler (not that it’s cooler here right now, I’m just getting prepared). I really enjoyed making these…

recycled glass pendant necklace

Sketches to reality!

I always carry a notebook and my phone with me, so its really easy to capture ideas throughout my day/week. Sometimes I will sketch the idea in my notebook, other…

bombay sapphire gin necklace

The end of summer blues…

Here’s to the end of another month, and the end of another season. Summer where I live has been a real mixed bag this year, lots of hot weather, and…

Blue Recycled Glass Earrings

I have been enjoying trying new things, tweaking old designs, and coming up with new work as part of my “Year of Recycled Glass Jewellery“. Today I have used some…

green recycled glass earrings

Long + Swingy + Sparkly

= my kind of earrings! The beads were made from a champagne bottle, and the long tubes are copper that I have enamelled. I love the shades of green. I…

recycled glass earrings

Monochrome Recycled Glass Earrings

I have been having a lot of fun playing with the beads that I made from a Hendricks Gin and Banrock Station bottle. They work together so nicely! I couldn’t…

recycled glass bracelet

Monochrome bracelet

I have been loving getting my seed beads out this year, it’s been a long time since I have played with them! Anyway, here’s a bracelet to match the necklace…

recycled glass necklace

Hendricks Gin bottle necklace

Firstly, a big thanks to everyone who sends me their empty gin bottles! I really do appreciate the effort you make to get them to me. Secondly, the necklace I…