2015 – Page 3 – Julie Frahm

Posted on November 12, 2015 by admin

A quick note about postage

At the moment, packages that I am sending are either getting to their destination really fast (which is the best), or they are taking a ridiculously long time to get there! I have been so frustrated with a few packages sent recently!

The reason I am mentioning this is because if you are thinking about ordering something from me for Christmas….now would be a great time to do that. It would give you the best chance of receiving your gift in time.

If you are overseas, packages *should* take around 2 weeks to be delivered. I have been experiencing longer times than that recently.

If you are in Australia *most* items should be received within 2-3 days. I would allow at least a week at the moment.

If you would like to upgrade any packages to Express Post, please contact me and I can certainly do that for you. It does cost a bit extra though.

Thanks for understanding.

Posted on November 9, 2015 by admin

On my walk this morning…

I had a lovely time at the Murray Bridge Handmade Market on Saturday. The weather was perfect (after a very stormy week), and there were loads of people out and about (both locals and tourists). Thanks to everyone who stopped by my stall. It was great to meet lots of new people.

As you might have guessed, my newsletter is late this month! I will have it out on Thursday, and it might be the last newsletter of the year, so I will have to make it a GOOD one! Stay tuned. If you have not already subscribed, it’s simple…just click on the subscribe link and enter your email address. I will be picking one person at random to win a pair of earrings (and the best part is the winner gets to choose the earrings)!

My next markets are as follows:

Saturday November 28 – Flinders Street Market
Saturday November 28 – Etsy Christmas Market
Saturday December 5 – Flinders Street Market
Sunday December 6 – Flinders Street Market

I’ve included links to the markets so you can find out more about them.

Have a great week.

Posted on November 8, 2015 by admin

Little Treasures 2015

Pepper Street Art Centre are getting ready for their annual Little Treasures exhibition. It’s a really cool pre-xmas exhibition, where all of the work is:

available for immediate sale,
handmade,
priced under $150

It’s a perfect place to start or finish your Christmas shopping!

I will have a range of recycled glass bead jewellery made from a Skyy Vodka Bottle.

Here are the details:

Posted on November 7, 2015 by admin

Purple Cockatoo

Purple Cockatoo Gallery is a little gallery in Norwood, owned by Ivana DiStasio. I have known Ivana for many years now, since joining T’Arts. She is another glass artist, working her magic with fused glass.

I should show you some of her work:

Ivana recently had exciting news…she has opened a gallery in Norwood. It’s such a great location, and I am wishing her ALL THE BEST! She recently posted this photo of how she is displaying my work on Facebook, which I loved.

Posted on November 4, 2015 by admin

Back on track…

Actually, I’m trying really hard to get back on track, but my torch was out out action for over a week, so I’m actually way behind where I am supposed to be!

I have started making beads for the next colour of the month series, but I have not finished, so I don’t have anything new to show you. Not yet anyway. But by next week I should (fingers crossed) be back on track. By next week I should have my newsletter out too.

In the meantime, I have a photograph of a necklace that is heading to T’Arts tomorrow. It is part of my colour wheel series, but not one that I have listed online (yet).

Hope things are tracking well for you.

Posted on November 2, 2015 by admin

On my walk this morning…

I was way too tired to get up for a walk this morning, so I let myself sleep in instead. The weekend was fairly exhausting to be honest, not just physically but emotionally too! On Friday I sat my first exam for about 20 years. I think it went well, but I won’t know for a little while. A couple of hours after I finished the exam I received confirmation that my house settlement had actually taken place! Trust me, after 4 contracts on that house, I was emotionally wrecked, and just glad to hear it had all really happened. Friday night was a double celebration! Then Saturday I had to drive to Adelaide to work in T’Arts. That was a really nice day, but a really long one. Then it was back to Adelaide and back to T’Arts on Sunday for a working bee that took several more hours than anyone had thought it would!

So, yep, I decided to just sleep in this morning after all of that.

This week I am busy getting ready for the Handmade Market in Murray Bridge on Saturday. It will be great to do a local market. I am really looking forward to meeting lots of new people and showing them my work.

Posted on October 29, 2015 by admin

Sixth Street Handmade

Posted on October 28, 2015 by admin

Colour of the Month – Cobalt

Thanks for stopping by.

Today I am finishing the Colour of the Month series for Cobalt with some beautiful earrings that will work with all of the necklaces I have shown over the last few weeks.

As always, clicking on the photo will take you to the shop where you can buy any of the items you see there.

Posted on October 26, 2015 by admin

On my walk this morning…

A cloudy start to the week here. A cooler day today. I have been:

studying for my first exam in about 20 years!
making lots of beads for the upcoming Christmas events I am involved with (Little Treasures at Pepper Street Gallery and the T’Arts Christmas window).
saying farewell to the first house I bought.
starting to pack for our move in November.
growing sunflowers with the kids.
getting ready for the Handmade Market in Murray Bridge on November 7 (more details this week).

Hope you are having a great week.

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by admin

Colour of the Month – Cobalt Blue

I hope you have enjoyed the posts about Cobalt so far! Just to recap:

The first week’s post was all about the striking colour that is cobalt.
The second week’s post was about the different shades of blue that work beautifully with cobalt

And this week’s post is all about contrasting colours. Opposite cobalt on the colour wheel is a yellowy-orangey colour. I tried making beads with this colour glass, but when I put them with the blue beads, it just looked too odd. So, I tried a slightly different shade of yellow, a mustardy colour, and I think the result is a lot more pleasing.

The pictures below will take you to my online shop. There have been a few changes in the shop, which I will explain quickly here, and will then do a post about the changes in more detail. Essentially, I am now using my website shop as a place to buy the Colour of the Month ranges of jewellery. The items will be listed as one-off pieces. All other jewellery (recycled and Italian glass), will still be available on Etsy.

Next week I will share some cute earrings that will work with all of the necklaces I have made.