“I love to make beads from old discarded glass objects such as gin and wine bottles, perfect for people who like to wear something a little bit different, while helping to save the environment at the same time!” – Julie Frahm
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to order a special piece of jewellery from a sentimental glass object.
Hi there! My name is Julie
I love to make beautiful pieces of jewellery from broken glass objects.
I use a torch to do the work, then all beads are annealed in my kiln.
Latest Blog Posts:
The last day. Today’s beads were made from a broken Christmas tree ornament — one that fell from the tree, snapping off at the hook. I couldn’t bring myself to…
Today’s bead comes from one of the quirkiest bottles in my collection — a bright blue glass fish! This little gem is a reproduction of 19th-century bitters bottles, originally used…
Moët & Chandon — French champagne and the bottle I keep coming back to whenever I make champagne bottle beads. I can’t quite remember how I landed on using Moët…