Julie Frahm - Glass Jewellery

I am looking forward to setting up my window display at @tartscollective on Sunday. It’s all about my love for flowers, celebrated through my passion for glass.

“Fioritura” (Italian for blooming) is all about celebrating the beauty and joy of flowers, brought to life through handmade glass beads.

In recent years, I’ve become obsessed with growing flowers in my garden. I thought it would be easy, but I quickly learned there’s a lot more to it than just planting seeds and hoping for the best. From choosing the right varieties to preparing the soil and timing everything just right—there are so many ways to get it wrong. But that’s also what makes it exciting. Every bloom feels like a small victory, a reminder that patience and persistence pay off.

This exhibition is my way of capturing the happiness and vibrancy that flowers bring to our lives, but in a form that lasts forever.

I hope you enjoy this little glass garden as much as I loved creating it!

On display at T’Arts Collective from February 23 until March 29.

 

I made some new necklaces while I was at T’Arts on Saturday. A mix of recycled glass beads and Italian glass beads.

What do you do when you accumulate lots of small round beads from years of making extra beads? Make necklaces! I am so happy with how these necklaces turned out. I have made a couple of them. They are colourful, bright and happy pieces that can be worn every day.

In my happy place today! Looks like I need to get cracking on making some new necklaces for @tartscollective as there are a few empty busts now.

It’s starting to look a bit like a florist shop at my house with so many of these glass flower sticks ready for my window exhibition at @tartscollective starting on February 23.

So happy with this! I never intended to add leaves to the mix, but a happy accident meant I ended up with a leaf press and I am so glad it did. I can’t wait to make more of these!

I added a new press to my collection this week! This one can make leaf shapes, with a bit of help from me. Looking forward to testing it out more today. Happy with my first effort.

Thanks to everyone who has been in touch about the flower sticks. I am so encouraged by all of your kind words. I will have all sorts of colours and shapes ready for my window exhibition at @tartscollective from February 23.

I am feeling very inspired by flowers at the moment, so I am making lots of flower jewellery for my window exhibition at @tartscollective too! I will be setting up on Sunday February 23!