Colour – Page 7 – Julie Frahm

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin

Hendricks Gin bottle necklace

Firstly, a big thanks to everyone who sends me their empty gin bottles! I really do appreciate the effort you make to get them to me.

Secondly, the necklace I made as part of my year of recycled glass jewellery. Today is day 53, yes that’s right, I have made 53 pieces of jewellery from recycled glass so far this year! Lots more to come, lots more ideas in the notebook, lot of things I still want to try.

So, this necklace is super long! It can be worn long, doubled or even tripled over. The beads were made from a Hendricks Gin bottle and a Banrock Station wine bottle. I love the splash of gold seed beads in amongst all of the black and clear and grey beads, they add a lovely pop of colour to this monochrome necklace.

Posted on February 21, 2018 by admin

The cutest yellow earrings…

Remember that yellow vase from yesterday?

Well, I had some beads leftover after finishing the bracelet, so I decided to make a pair of earrings with the smallest of the beads. Oh, how they sparkle in the light! Such a pretty colour.

Posted on February 20, 2018 by admin

When a vase is no longer a vase….

…the other day my friend Jenny gave me a vase that was no longer able to function as a vase. She thought I might like the glass to make beads with. She thought right!

I actually couldn’t wait to break this vase and start melting beads. I was curious to see how the colour would hold up under the flame. Most of the time glass stays true to its original colour, but sometimes weird things can happen!

I made a bunch of small round beads, just to see how they would turn out. And I was so happy when I opened the kiln and found lots of lovely little yellow beads in there! Such a pretty colour.

Do you have a vase or another glass object at home that is no longer functional? Maybe it has a crack or a chip, or is completely broken? Sometimes these items have sentimental value, and they are hard to throw in the bin. If you would like to have these items remade into a wearable piece of art…please feel free to get in touch. I love making special things for people.

Posted on February 20, 2018February 3, 2018 by admin

All about red #3

Last week it was all about the seed beads. Oh, and the beautiful red glass beads in between all of those lovely seed beads!

This week, it’s all about the drip beads!

The third necklace features another favourite bead of mine – the drip bead! I make this bead by using the beauty of gravity! Again, this necklace looks really great on, it’s simple, but stunning (thanks to the colour)! I have made this one approx 54cm long, but that can easily be changed if you prefer.

These earrings are quite stunning! They feature two red drip beads, and they are a great length too – approx 5cm long. A really comfortable style to wear. I have kept one of the prototype earrings for myself (in a different colour)!

Here is a quick link to the shop in case you need it!

Posted on February 19, 2018 by admin

Green recycled glass bracelet

I love how the light sparkles through this bracelet! I have made the beads from a mixture of wine and beer bottles. I have decorated the beads with smashed up glass, giving it a real mix of colours. The clear beads in between definitely add to the sparkle.

I like that this bracelet is perfect for everyday wear, and could also be worn for special occasions. I’m looking forward to making more bracelets like this. And in case you are wondering, they are surprisingly comfortable to wear!

Posted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by admin

Champagne bottle beads

I have made this pair of earrings with beads made from a Champagne bottle! I love the richness of this colour, and they do look a little bit more sparkly when they are held up to the light, rather than placed on wood to photograph!

Anyway, I have been wearing the gold pixie dust pair that I made earlier this year. I love them so much, they are my current favourite earrings to wear. I even had a random stranger comment on them the other day “ooh, they are wonderful earrings you are wearing.” Kind of made my day really…

Posted on February 13, 2018 by admin

Blue enamel jewellery

So I mentioned in this post how much I enjoyed the process of enamelling last year. I also mentioned I was looking forward to making more enamelled pieces this year.

Well, guess what? I made some pieces today! I had some blue enamels here, and I used them to add some stunning colours to some copper tubes. Such pretty colours…and they work beautifully with the beads that I have made from vodka, gin and wine bottles.

Hmm…think I might have to check out the other enamel colours…

Posted on February 13, 2018February 3, 2018 by admin

All about red #2

It was lovely to show you the flower jewellery from last week, with beads that I have made before, just used a bit differently.

Well, if we are doing things a little different, then this week it’s really different! Over the many years that I have been making jewellery I have amassed quite a collection of seed beads. I love seed beads, I just don’t really use them any more! But this month I decided to get them out, and make something with them. This is the end result.

The second necklace features all sorts of red glass beads, with all sorts of red seed beads in between! This lariat style necklace is quite versatile, I have found 2 ways to wear it that I like. The rope is 102cm long.

These earrings are dangly and swingy and lots of fun to wear! They are quite long, sitting at about 6.5cm from top to bottom, so if you like your earrings long, these are the ones for you!

Here is a quick link to the shop in case you need it!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by admin

Blue glass lariat

This long, long string of blue recycled glass beads mixed with seed beads makes a very versatile necklace that can be worn several ways….and can also be wrapped around as a bracelet.

Posted on February 11, 2018 by admin

Blues

When I was going through all of my old seed beads I found such a lovely collection of blues that I had to then find some beads to mix in with them! I love how the beads made from wine bottles, vodka bottles, and gin bottles all work so nicely together!