Julie Frahm - Glass Jewellery

The 10% discount sale in my Etsy shop will end Sunday. Discount applies to one-off and made to order jewellery. Just my way of saying thank you for shopping online with me!

Melted Moments Monday. I have been making beads from recycled glass for over 16 years and I feel like I have always embellished green bottles with green frit (smashed up glass). So when someone asked me to make a pair of earrings that had browns and greens, I thought I would try something different and add brown frit to the Moet Champagne bottle beads. When you hold these up to the light you see more of the green glowing through. It’s funny how one small change can lead to a whole bunch of new ideas!

Looking forward to these two fantastic handmade market opportunities in December. The first one is in Murray Bridge, Sunday December 7 from 10am-2pm at the @murraybridgeregionalgallery and the other one is Saturday December 20 from 11am-9pm in Lobethal at @fabrik.arts Hope to see you at one of them!

Melted Moments Monday. I am always intrigued by coloured glass and how it will react in the flame. This cup melted nicely and I like how the earrings honour the glass, with the bead being darker at the bottom and lighter on top!

My latest collection of one-off pieces of jewellery is now available on Etsy! Inspired by Kandinsky, I still remember the day I saw Concentric Circles in Squares in New York.

Putting the finishing touches on this new collection of jewellery that will be listed on Etsy soon. Sometimes the hardest part is coming up with a name. Any suggestions?

Getting a small release of Kandinsky inspired jewellery ready to add to my Etsy shop this weekend. There will be a mix of earrings, bracelets and a necklace. All one-off pieces. Stay tuned!

Melted Moments Monday. This cup intrigued me when I found it in an op shop. The purple stem was like a rod of glass and I was curious about what might happen to the gold in the flame. I loved melting this glass and transforming it into beads. I was thrilled to be able to make two very different pairs of earrings from all of the test beads. Love the new hooks on the bottom pair!

I’ve always loved making variations of these beads — sometimes square, sometimes round, and this time, flat oval shapes.
Originally inspired by Kandinsky’s Concentric Circles in Squares, this series keeps evolving with small tweaks and subtle shifts.
Same idea, fresh perspective. Now to turn them into jewellery!

Exciting news! I just found out I have a spot at the Murray Bridge Makers Market on Sunday December 7. Looking forward to it. More details to come.