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A brief history of Depression Glass

A brief history of Depression Glass: it was manufactured in the 1920s to 1940s and was essentially given away in an attempt to stimulate the sale of various products or…

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Beer bottle necklace

My husband loves my work! Don’t get me wrong, we don’t drink all of the alcohol bottles that I use to make beads. I get a lot of gin and…

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Blue and Green plaited bracelet

Today as I was unpacking all of the beads that I took to T’Arts yesterday, I was also thinking “what on earth am I going to make today?” Sometimes I…

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Harlequin glass bracelet

Today I needed a bit of comfort, and a bit of cheering up. It was a lot to ask of a bracelet! I didn’t really know what I was going…

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A visit to Bethany Wines

It was lovely to visit Bethany Wines this morning! I love the drive from Murray Bridge to the Barossa Valley, and autumn is a great time to visit as the…

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Glass flower earrings part 2

I was so pleased with yesterday’s flower earrings made from wine bottles that I decided to make some in different colours. I’m also planning to make a little something special…

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Colourful Flower Earrings

I was asked to make some colourful flower earrings out of wine bottles for Bethany Wines, and when I put them together this morning I wondered why I had never…

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Bombay Sapphire Gin earrings

I have had some time this week to enamel some copper tubes, and I have been really enjoying the process. I love being able to get even MORE colour into…

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One for the beer lovers!

I was so pleased with how the pendant that I made using gin bottle beads turned out yesterday, that I decided I had to try making one with beer bottle…

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Sparkly!

I was kind of struggling to get something made for this project this afternoon. I actually have lots of beads that I can pick and choose from, but nothing was…