Julie Frahm - Glass Jewellery

A lot of people who know me, know that I love making beads from old sources of glass.  I’ve used beer bottles, wine bottles, green depression glass, windows, and all sorts of other pretty coloured glass.

I am quite limited with what I can do with this glass, as there are issues when mixing it with other glass (it breaks)!  So, I can do things like add foil, wire, frit, enamel, mica powder and some other interesting things.  And I can also shape the beads, and add texture with the glass.

I’m getting ready to submit some work to Kirra Galleries in Melbourne for their annual Flame On exhibition, so I’ve been playing around with different finishes.

This particular necklace was made from a  Banrock Station wine bottle, and the beads have been embellished with a sparkly mica powder.  I love how they turned out!

Featured in The Advertiser on Saturday August 1.

My exhibition at Ladybeads (62 Unley Road) is a diverse collection of jewellery based around the theme: A Necklace is a Circle.

I am getting ready to do a photo shoot today.  The light is perfect!  I love this new range of work, I have already picked out my favourite pair of earrings (ok, maybe 2 pairs)!   Here is a sneak peek of the jewellery.  

It’s nearly the end of the financial year here in Australia.  It’s also nearly the end of the 50% off selected items in my Etsy shop sale.

And, it’s also nearly a big milestone for me on Etsy….100 sales.

I thought I would celebrate this “nearly” milestone with a thank you gift for the next 10 sales in my Etsy shop (no minimum order required this time).  I will add a pair of earrings to your order.  The earrings will have a retail price of $45!

They might look like this:
.  or even this.  

It will be a surprise!

Thanks to everyone who has left feedback in my Etsy shop and on my Facebook page.  It really does help.

If you are interested in grabbing a bargain, you can still find the remaining sale listings here, and you can buy them until June 29:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/AussieJulesOnline?section_id=15493029&ref=shopsection_leftnav_3

It was long overdue, a tidy-up of my desk, but I’m glad I did it!

There are still a few items left in my Etsy sale.  You can get 50% off selected items in the SALE section.

AussieJules Etsy Shop

Wow, all the beads have been made!  And I still have about 8 weeks until set-up.  I’m not sure how I feel about that yet.  Anyway, I’m looking forward to making all of the jewellery with the beads that I have made (and who knows, maybe something else will pop up while I’m making the jewellery to inspire some more work)!

I am really enjoying the look and feel of the etched glass at the moment, I seem to be etching every bead I make!  It feels really lovely when you wear it too.  Here’s another bracelet, this time with all sorts of shapes…