It was lovely to visit Bethany Wines this morning! I love the drive from Murray Bridge to the Barossa Valley, and autumn is a great time to visit as the countryside is rich with colour!
Before I left this morning I finished off a couple of necklaces for Bethany Wines. I love using their wine bottles to make beads and jewellery for their customers!
As you may know I have been making all sorts of new necklaces as part of my recycled glass jewellery challenge. At one stage I got my seed beads out and made a few necklaces. Check them out here, here and especially here!
They all received lots of positive feedback, so I thought I would go ahead and make some more as part of April Colour Play. This time I have used Italian glass to make the feature beads in the necklaces and earrings.
This week I’m showing the red version of the necklace, and the square hoop earrings that I made to wear with it.
I was asked to make some colourful flower earrings out of wine bottles for Bethany Wines, and when I put them together this morning I wondered why I had never made them like this before!
I love using old wine bottles to make beads, and it’s nice to be able to add so much colour to them just by using bits of smashed up glass.
I was so pleased with how the pendant that I made using gin bottle beads turned out yesterday, that I decided I had to try making one with beer bottle beads! In the photo you can see all the different types of beads that I used. Some had gold leaf, some had gold pixie dust, some had frit. It’s a really diverse mix of beads! I love the little copper tube that has been enamelled, tying it all together along with the little Swarovski crystals.
I wore the necklace from yesterday for a while, just to see how it went, and I have to say I really enjoyed wearing it. I found myself reaching for it every now and then, and because it had so many things going on, it was quite a tactile experience! A bit calming as I was rushing around trying to get everything done.
I’m busy getting some new pieces ready for April Colour Play, so this post is a recap of the month of colour play for March!
Click on any of the photos to take you to more information about them:
Week 1 was all about rainbow flowers.
Week 2 featured the pretty in pink flowers.
Week 3 showcased the black/white/grey colour combination.
And week 4 was all about the pretty blue and green flowers.
I think winter is a great time to wear hoop earrings. For a start, they are less likely to get caught in your scarf! And they also look really cool.
I like this blue combination of beads. One of the beads was made from a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle, and the other was from a Banrock Station wine bottle (decorated with some smashed up glass).
Happy Easter Sunday! Today we are chilling at home, and I am playing with beads while the kids are eating their Easter eggs!
I got all of the drip beads that I have collected from all sorts of projects and put them all together on my beading mat. Took a few colours out, and then started weaving them onto three strands of wire. In the end it was a bit random, a bit undone when it didn’t look quite right, and a bit of just hoping for the best! It does not sit flat, and it has lots of movement and colour, making it a very unique and interesting necklace indeed.
….I can’t tell you how many times I have pulled it apart, taken beads out, put beads in, put it back together. Nothing felt quite right until I got to this version, and this one made me smile. It’s a little bit quirky and different, but also a little bit stunning! Made with Hendricks gin bottle beads and Milk glass beads, the contrast is what makes it.
And now for the final instalment of my colour play series for March! It’s been a lovely flower-filled month, and I have really enjoyed making this work.
Today it’s all the pretty blues and greens featuring in this necklace! I love how bright and vibrant the beads are. All a little bit different, lots of colour and sparkle.
Check out the shop if you’d like to see more of this type of jewellery in other colour combinations.
Last week it was flower necklaces and earrings that were pretty in pink.
The week before that it all started with the most colourful rainbow of flowers!
This week! It’s time to see some colour play flowers that are neutral and classic! I think this is a necklace that you could wear with so many different things. A simple white shirt, a black top, or even wear it with more colourful clothes, like a red dress!
I love the black and white, and the three different shades of grey make it really interesting. Feel free to visit my shop here.
