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Recycled glass bead | prototype necklace

My year of recycled glass jewellery

Some of you might know that last year I spent the year drawing a pair of earrings every day. It was a nice project that got me hooked on being…

Recycled glass necklace | beads made from various glass objects

Pepper Street Arts Centre – Artist on site

Yesterday I was the artist on site at Pepper Street Arts Centre. I wasn’t able to take my torch to do live demonstrations, but I did have a video for…

Recycled glass jewellery | flower pendant made from a wine bottle!

Pretty recycled glass flower pendant necklace

I have been making all sorts of jewellery with these flower beads lately. Some necklaces with five beads on them, some earrings. Today I thought I would see how a…

Recycled glass bead earrings | beads made from a mix of glass objects

Long glowing gold earrings

I’m slightly obsessed with long earrings at the moment. They are so much fun to wear and depending on your face and hairstyle they can be a real hit! These…

Recycled glass earrings | beads made from a wine bottle

Pretty…

I just wanted to tweak my square/diamond shaped earrings a little bit, so I made these as a more “square” pair of earrings. Of course, square is not the correct…

Recycled glass necklace | blue and brown beads made from various recycled glass objects

Time to play…

Today I had a bit of extra time to sit with my beads and try to work on something “new”. I wasn’t sure what it was going to be. A…

Recycled glass bead bracelet | beads made from gin and tonic water bottles in classic red/black/white colour combination

Trying old ideas…

As much as I love trying new things, I also love going back to colour combinations that I love too! Red, black and white are colours that I have loved…

Recycled glass bead necklace | beads made from wine and gin bottles in earthy tones

Finding a moment…

It has been a fairly busy day here. My son turned 6 today! He has had a little party with his buddies, and they have all just gone home, so…

Recycled glass bead bracelet | beads made from various recycled glass objects in my ode to spring!

Ode to spring

It’s no secret that I dislike winter. It’s just not for me. Give me sunshine and warmth any day. I made this bracelet as a tribute to spring. I was…

Handmade recycled glass bead earrings | red beads made from a tonic water bottle, green beads from wine bottles.

Red and Green?

I am never really sure if you should put red and green together. I think if it’s a particular shade of red and a particular shade of green it is…