recycled glass earrings – Page 6 – Julie Frahm

Posted on May 5, 2018 by admin

Gin earrings

Yesterday I made a lovely pair of long earrings that were very dangly and very swingy. They were made from a Hendricks Gin bottle and a Fever-Tree tonic bottle, and featured some enamelled copper tube beads that I had also made. I test wore them yesterday, and really loved them. But I thought to myself….they might not be for everyone.

So today I have made a more streamlined, refined pair of earrings. Featuring the enamelled copper tubes, and a small Hendricks Gin bottle bead, they are super elegant.

Posted on May 4, 2018 by admin

Getting ready for “Be-Gin Again” exhibition

I am right in the middle of getting ready for my exhibition at Local Images. The design process often takes the longest (it certainly has this time). After I’ve gone through that I have loads of beads to make, and then the easy part is making the jewellery!

I have been trying very hard to make sure the pieces in this exhibition are a little bit different from my usual style of jewellery, and I think it’s starting to come together nicely (fingers crossed).

This pair of earrings was made from Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree tonic bottles, and the copper tube was enamelled with red/purple enamels.

These earrings actually look great with a range of different coloured clothing. They are not too red, nor are they too black and white in colour. The mix of colours means they will work with black and white, red, pink, purple, and grey clothes. Hmm, that basically sums up my winter wardrobe.

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

New earrings…

Sometimes the challenge to make a piece of recycled glass jewellery is difficult.

And some days, it’s quite simple (like today).

And yet, the end result is that I made a new style of earrings that I have never made before!

Today I took this idea, and this idea, and tweaked them to make a new pair of earrings like this:

Posted on April 30, 2018 by admin

More new favourite earrings…

OK, so I am spending some time with silver this week, trying to get some new work made for my exhibition in Penola. Yesterday I kept the silver work simple, and used one ring for the earrings. Today I thought I would delve a little deeper and used two rings for the earrings! They tick a lot of boxes for me: light, long, dangly, with a pop of colour. The bead is made from a Tanqueray Gin bottle.

Wonder what I’ll make tomorrow?

Posted on April 29, 2018 by admin

New favourite earrings…

When I lived in Mount Gambier, a few years ago now, I had a big studio room where I was able to do all sorts of different work, including silver jewellery work. I dabbled in it a little bit, for a little while, and I always thought it would be nice to do more of it. Then we moved, and moved again…

It has been a few years, but I finally got my silver jewellery making tools out today and made some silver rings that I textured, and then added a small Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle bead to finish it off.

I am planning to do some more work like this for my exhibition in Penola. It opens at Local Images on May 18.

And just in case you were wondering, the silver components are made from recycled sterling silver!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by admin

Tanqueray Gin Earrings

I’m testing some Tanqueray Gin beads and I made a pair of earrings with these drop beads. They are one of my favourite styles, and the Tanqueray Gin bottle is a great colour too!

Posted on April 22, 2018 by admin

Purple and Green earrings

I’m working on some new jewellery for the T’Arts Mother’s Day window.

The theme is Mother Earth, and I’ve used all sorts of purple and green glass objects to create a mix of new beads.

This is the first pair of earrings that I have made for the display. I love putting purple and green together, it’s such a strong colour combination, but still really pretty.