I have tried to capture the colours of the beautiful countryside that I am surrounded by in this necklace that I made this morning. I have made the beads from a Stone’s Green Ginger Wine bottle (from Renmark)!
Happy Australia Day!
Last week I shared with you the first of the colour play series for January!
This week, I have a new necklace and earrings based on the colour wheel to share with you.
I have taken one of my favourite styles of necklace, and made that into a colour wheel necklace. I have etched the beads, and given them a matt finish, just for something a bit different. The silver beads add a real sparkle to the necklace.
The green earrings are bright and cheerful, and also very comfortable to wear.
Check out the jewellery in the shop now.
I think this might possibly be the cutest bracelet I have ever made! The other day I was making beads using a wine bottle, adding red frit to them, and after I made some round ones, I made some small flat ones. As soon as I saw the beads I thought to myself “keep going” and I ended up making quite a few of these small flat beads.
I couldn’t wait to open the kiln the next day and see how they turned out. I quickly cleaned them, and made this bracelet, and I’m so happy with the way this turned out. I can see myself making more of this style going forward.
I love the way these handmade recycled glass beads in assorted blues blend together. From the lighter wine bottle colour, through Skyy Vodka, and back to Bombay Sapphire Gin. All so lovely.
All the pretty greens in this bracelet. Ranging from Peroni Beer bottles to French champagne bottles, and some Green Depression glass thrown in for contrast!
I have been wearing this bracelet for a while today, and I have to say it’s actually behaving quite nicely, with the disk beads staying on the top of my wrist. Yay!
In between all of the recycled glass jewellery, I have also found some time to put together a new collection of colour wheel jewellery to start the year! I am a huge fan of the colour wheel, and I really like making these necklaces. I have talked to lots of people about them, and everyone sees them slightly differently. Some people see rainbows, others see chakras, and more recently people have seen marriage equality represented in these pieces. For me, it’s all about the colour wheel. Shop the collection now.
It’s day 5 of my #ayearofrecycledglassjewellery challenge! I’m really loving making all of these new necklaces. I promise I will be making some new earrings very soon for all of the earring lovers out there!
Today I have put together a selection of cool blues, clears and silvery tones. Perfect for such a hot day! Reminds me that we are going swimming very soon. Stay cool…
These are some of my favourite beads to make, and I love the mix of colours in this necklace. It feels just right for a warm day like it is here.
I have used an assortment of recycled glass to make the beads in this necklace. It has ended up being a longer style necklace, another option that is perfect in this warmer weather.
It was lovely to look back on the most liked photos on Instagram and discover that they were all about recycled glass!
I love making beads from recycled glass, and I am so grateful for the opportunities to exhibit my work in so many amazing galleries around Australia.
It was a great experience taking this work to markets, and talking to people about the process and the product. My favourite compliment was “this is the ultimate in recycling.”
2017 saw a big push for me with my recycled glass jewellery, and I’m looking forward to exploring it further in 2018.
