I get asked “what is frit” quite a lot. It’s really just smashed up glass that I can use in small amounts to add colour to some of the beads that I make from clear recycled glass bottles. It is commercially made, although it is possible to make it at home. I quite like the… Read More
A recap of Colour Play this month: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3. This final week I have made an asymmetrical red bracelet, and a pair of earrings that will work perfectly with that bracelet. For those days when you don’t really need/want to wear a necklace, but would like something to adorn yourself! This… Read More
Last week it was all about the seed beads. Oh, and the beautiful red glass beads in between all of those lovely seed beads! This week, it’s all about the drip beads! The third necklace features another favourite bead of mine – the drip bead! I make this bead by using the beauty of gravity!… Read More
This month colour play is all about the colour RED! During 2012 I created two pretty cool things. The first was an exhibition all about red glass beads. Titled “10,000 red glass beads” it was a labour of love, and a time that I look back on really fondly. Yes, I really did make 10,000… Read More
Long red earrings made from a wine bottle. What more could you want?
These earrings! Super sparkly and colourful. They were made to coordinate with the bracelet from yesterday, and a necklace that I will show you soon…I love how an empty wine bottle can be transformed into a beautiful piece of jewellery.