Category: Colour

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Colour Play – Earrings #2

Continuing on from last week, I really loved taking one of my designs, and changing it slightly so that I was able to make two really different pairs of earrings.

I usually make the square earrings with both the front and the back the same length, being 5cm.  For the first pair of earrings – the ones made from a Moet champagne bottle – I made the front of the earrings 3cm, and the back is 5cm.  I love the colour of this glass, it’s perfect for winter, and goes perfectly with reds, blacks and greys.

The second pair of earrings were made from a Green Depression Glass plate.  Another great glass, this time I made the earrings at the front and the back 3cm long.  Nice for winter, they are less likely to catch on your scarf, if you are wearing one!

Again, feel free to check out my shop for more details.

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View from my studio…

Oh, hello!  I’m just finishing my coffee and social media obligations, and then I’m jumping on the torch to make as many beads in one day as I possibly can!  I’m always limited by the space in the kiln, and the number of mandrels I have ready to go…and sometimes, when both are running low, it can be frustrating when I still have lots of beads to make.  I hope to make a solid dent in the bead-making list today!

This is a busy week of gallery top-ups, and also playing with some more new ideas for an exhibition that I will be part of at Red Poles.  The exhibition runs through June and July, and I’ll have more information on it in a separate post soon.

Thanks to everyone who visited me at the Hahndorf Academy Market on Sunday.  It was a lovely day (a little bit cold at times), and it was lovely to see what items you were all loving.  It looks like I need to make lots more of the stud earrings going forward!

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Colour Play – Earrings #1

Last year I was thinking that while I love the earrings that I make, it was probably time to make some new ones.  I resolved to spend time every day drawing earrings, and in particular my goal was to draw one pair every day!

It has been a great habit to get into, and I have managed to draw at least one pair of earrings every day.  I know I’ll never make some of these earrings, but it has been a great habit to develop, and something I’ll be able to look back on for years to come (hopefully)!  I’m still going too, so who knows what else will pop out.

This series for Colour Play was inspired by my drawings, and the realisation that I actually needed to make some earrings!  I decided to make this selection with recycled glass, and I tried hard to keep the beads simple, and the earrings all a bit different.

This first set of earrings have a lot of movement!  The first pair is made from a Coopers Ale beer bottle, and the second pair is from a clear Banrock Station wine bottle.  Both earrings have one contrasting bead embellished with pixie dust.

Check out my shop for more details.  Please note the Coopers Ale earrings have sold.

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New jewellery

I have been thinking about new jewellery for T’Arts for a little while now, and have finally found some time to make new work.  Here are 3 of the necklaces that I made.  Love the colours of these ones.  They are a great mix of transparent, opaque and coloured glass.

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My colour wheel

I spend a lot of time with my colour wheel!  It sits on the desk in front of me, so whenever I am working, I can easily check out colour combinations and ideas that may or may not work!

I love playing with all of the colours, and these colour wheel necklaces are a lot of fun to make.  I have plans to make some more colour wheel jewellery soon!

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Rainbow bracelets

I made several rainbow bracelets recently, and I have to admit….every time I make these bracelets I wish I made an extra one for myself.  They are so easy to wear, lots of colour.

In fact, I think I am going to make a couple for myself very soon.  They will be my little pop of colour on these rainy days.

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Greenery #4

And for the final part of the Greenery series, inspired by the Pantone 2017 colour of the year, I have a series of new earrings.  A variety of greens.  Something for everyone!

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Making custom necklaces…

I love the process of making necklaces for people.  Sometimes it’s really clear what the customer wants, and it all goes fairly smoothly.

Other times, the vision is less clear, so I make what I think the customer will like….and sometimes I get it right!  But sometimes I get it wrong (like the photograph below).

I have no problems with getting it wrong, because I feel that sometimes you have to see something to know if you like it or not.  And if it’s not quite right….it’s usually fairly easy to tweak it to make it right.

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Greenery #3

I used a mix of green recycled glass beads for these necklaces including Green Depression glass, wine bottles, Peroni beer bottles and Moet champagne bottles!  A lovely mix of bead shapes and finishes in each necklace.