I’m quietly in a phase of trying new things. Some things are working, some things are not working so well. What I am LOVING is that I am not judging, I am just making, making, trying, trying something else, creating….it’s a lovely daily practice.
I wasn’t sure how this necklace was going to turn out. I couldn’t quite picture it in my mind. So I tried it, and well, I’m still not sure about it, but it might lead to new things, so that’s a good thing!
I wanted to make some smaller earrings today so I tested two different styles of earrings using these smaller recycled glass beads. The pair on the left are quite dangly and swingy! The pair on the right sit nicely under the ear and don’t tend to move.
I had some almost matching enamelled copper tubes on my workbench, so I thought…let’s make a pair of earrings! Long and all shades of blue.
I was so pleased to wake up today knowing that it was a long weekend and I didn’t have to be anywhere else but at home. We all woke up a little later than normal, and I have had a chance to play with some more design ideas with the enamelled copper tubes and various recycled glass beads. I really like how this one sits.
It’s the Sunday of a long weekend where I live, and it has been so nice to have a sleep in and a little bit of a relaxing time. It makes a nice change from the past few weeks where it has been a little bit hectic in my world.
Today, to celebrate this chilled out day, I made a necklace to go with those lazy Sunday afternoon vibes. Here it is:
Happy World Gin Day to you! I am having quite the love affair with gin bottles at the moment. The beads in this bracelet were made from Hendricks, Tanqueray and Bombay Sapphire Gin bottles. Cheers gin lovers…
It starts with an idea…what if…then a prototype…maybe like this…then a few more tries…different beads…maybe this way…the joys of the design process…
I love how many different shades of blue I get to use – vodka bottles, gin bottles, wine bottles and blue depression glass. They all work so nicely together.
I used mostly gin and tonic bottle beads for this bracelet, and threw a few other recycled glass beads in for good luck!
