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Making glass beads

Making glass beads

Did you know? I have to wear special safety glasses when making glass beads. Didymium glasses have a filter that lets me see through all of the orange flame and…

Naomi Schwartz Jewellery Design Gallery

Naomi Schwartz Jewellery Design Gallery

Some new recycled glass necklaces and bracelets featuring beads made from an assortment of blue and green bottles heading to @naomischwartzjewellerydesign gallery in Henley Beach. Looks like a beautiful weekend…

Shiny and Etched Wine Bottle Earrings

Shiny and Etched Wine Bottle Earrings

If you love shiny and etched beads, and if you are like me, and you can’t decide which finish you like best, then these earrings are great because they combine…

Moet Champagne Bottle Stud Earrings

Moet Champagne Bottle Stud Earrings

Autumn/winter is the perfect time to wear stud earrings. They are a lovely little addition to layers of clothing and chunky scarves. Both of these stud earrings have been made…

handmade glass bead necklace

Necklace design

Sometimes you need to walk away from your first attempts at putting a new idea together, have a holiday on the Yorke Peninsula, and then come back with fresh inspiration…

Hendricks Gin Bottle Necklace

Hendricks Gin Bottle Necklace

Another gift combo idea. This necklace features beads made from Hendrick’s original and midsummer solstice gin bottles (dark brown and dark purple) along with Fever-Tree tonic bottles.

Hendricks Gin bottle earrings

Hendrick’s Gin Bottle Earrings

Maybe gin is more your mum’s thing? How about a pair of earrings featuring beads made from a Hendrick’s Gin bottle?

recycled glass necklace

Recycled Glass necklace from gin, tonic and champagne bottles

This may be more your mum’s style. A necklace made with recycled glass beads from gin, tonic and champagne bottles! Turns out that Chambord can be used to make gin…

moet champagne glass earrings

Perfect Mother’s Day gift

Could this be the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mum? A pair of earrings made from a Moët champagne bottle, along with a small bottle of Chambord Black Raspberry…

Necklace Designs

I usually start sketching my ideas for new jewellery so I can get a feel for things. Then I will take some existing beads and do a bit of a…