Day 40. Long, dangly earrings, inspired by The Bachelor. The beads were made from a Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice gin bottle. I might even have to wear these out when we get out of lockdown!

Day 39. More earrings inspired by The Bachelor! Dangly earrings made from recycled glass beads: Citadelle Gin, Banrock Station, Bombay Sapphire Gin and Skyy Vodka.

Day 38. So it’s day 2 of lockdown here, and I have been reading, crocheting, and watching The Bachelor!! I didn’t mean to, but I was flicking through tv stations, and when I saw the earrings that some of the girls were wearing I knew I had to stop and check them all out. And… Read More

Day 37. Another mandala. It’s a weird time here in South Australia again. Galleries closed. Schools closed. So many things cancelled. It’s difficult to process. I have found my mandala colouring books, and spending time trying to not think about things too much.

Day 36. Today I made a mandala! Lately I have been drawing and colouring in mandalas, and today I thought I would try making one with beads. Loved doing this.

Day 35. Finished the last pair of earrings today! Gosh, they POP! I ended up making 14 pairs of earrings for the SALA exhibition at @tartscollective and can’t wait to see what the other artists have created for this year’s theme of “Birds of a Feather”.

Day 34. Two more pairs of earrings ready for the “Birds of a Feather” SALA exhibition at @tartscollective, loving this colour combination too.

Day 33. Today I am starting to make some earrings for the group SALA exhibition at @tartscollective. The theme is “Birds of a Feather” and I am going to have a selection of mismatched bird and flower earrings in it. This is the only SALA exhibition that I am part of this year. The work… Read More

Day 32. This morning I finished making the jewellery in this collection made from @bethanywines_barossa wine bottles. The collection was inspired by the new labels for their wine bottles, along with the beautiful colours of the wine bottles. Today we are heading on a road trip to the Barossa Valley to deliver the work. Hopefully… Read More

Day 31. Finishing the last few pieces of jewellery made from @bethanywines_barossa wine bottles today.