I have used a combination of Skyy Vodka, Banrock Station and Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle glass in these earrings! So pretty….
All the pretty blues…
Category: Recycled Glass
Green bracelet
Remember this necklace?
Well, I had all of the seed beads still on my table, and I thought it would be nice to make a bracelet to match it. The two strands sit nicely on the wrist, making it comfortable to wear.
Purple and Brown
I think purple and brown is a delicious colour combination. I have used purple frit to decorate some beads made from a wine bottle, and added some Coopers Ale beads in for good company.
Pink Depression Glass Bracelet
I had some beads leftover from the Pink Depression Glass test beads that I made, so I decided to mix them with some of the silver and gold pixie dust wine bottle beads! Well, I have to say, they mix really well together, the end result is a very pretty, delicate and feminine bracelet.
Tanqueray Gin Bottle
I have tried some different types of glass this week. Friday. Saturday.
And some different types of jewellery! Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday.
Today I have made the beads from a Tanqueray Gin bottle (super amazing bright green), and made a necklace with these beads that is really quite different from anything I have made before.
It is funny where all of this creativity is taking me.
Pink Depression Glass
A while ago I found a little Pink Depression Glass bowl in an antique shop. It was slightly damaged, so they were happy to sell it to me for a fair price.
It has taken a while to break it down and make beads from it, but I have finally done that! I have kept the beads simple, added some contrast by etching a couple of the beads, and made a long statement pair of earrings.
Happy Australia Day!
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!
Something a little bit different
Over the many years that I have been making jewellery, I have collected lots of different types of seed beads. I used to use seed beads a lot, but I haven’t used them for a long time. The other day I was thinking about making a lariat, and trying to work out how to achieve the length needed, without it being too heavy. That’s when I remembered the seed beads!
I have used a mixture of assorted recycled glass beads in this necklace, along with a mixture of seed beads.
Oh, these are lovely too!
Yesterday I showed you the earrings with three beads like this. I have been wearing them ever since I made them, and they are so comfortable that I forgot I was wearing them, and accidentally went swimming in the ocean with mine on today! I am pleased to report, they survived!
Today I have made a simpler pair of earrings, with only two beads, and a shorter, squarer shape. The two different colours that I have used to decorate the wine bottle beads make them so pretty.
Oh my gosh, these earrings!
A little while ago I made a necklace that featured Coopers Ale beads with gold leaf on them.
Someone left a very kind comment saying they would like a pair of earrings like that, so it got me to thinking: how could I make earrings like that?
Here is the end result! I tried this pair on to see how they would feel, and I was thrilled to feel absolutely amazing with them on! They are bigger than other earrings I have made, quite a statement, still light, very sparkly and super feminine.
I have to say that I am loving this year of creativity. I am finding that I am constantly jotting down ideas for all sorts of things: beads to make, glass to try, and all sorts of pieces of jewellery to contemplate. I hope it continues for the rest of the year, but so far….so good!
