Behind the scenes. Love this photograph taken by @rosinapossingham If you look closely you will see that the orange glow at the bottom is the bead on a mandrel and the top orange glow is the glass I am melting to add to the bead!
I am loving Friday’s because it’s the day I get to find some new glass and test it out to see how it melts into beads. I don’t often use pink glass, but I was curious about this cup. Actually really happy with the result. Will definitely be making some more beads with this glass for other additions to projects.
Day 24. A bit side-tracked by my very sick dog at the moment, but in between phone calls from the vets I managed to find some time to make this seriously pretty bracelet. Lucky I had all of these beads in my recycled glass beads collection! Various glass objects included.
Keep thinking cool thoughts South Aussies! This heat will pass.
Keeping it cool today with Bombay Sapphire Gin and Fever-Tree tonic water bottle beads. This necklace is a work in progress. Needs more beads I think!
I love the shape and colour of these recycled glass earrings. Just a little bit different.
I found some more silver and gold beads in my collection and was inspired to make this necklace featuring beads made from gin and beer bottles.
I was also inspired by a recent conversation with my daughter where I was trying to explain to her what “contrast” meant.
I love combining blue and green recycled glass beads. The colours always look so pretty together. The beads in the necklace were made from wine, gin and vodka bottles. The earrings are from a wine bottle.
A few behind the scenes photos! Flower beads are some of my favourite beads to make.
Photos courtesy of @RosinaPossingham
I have had this red glass plate for so many years I forget the origin now. I have always been reluctant to break it because usually when I melt red glass objects…the colour disappears. Well it was a pleasant surprise to see the colour that was left in these beads today! Not as red as the original, but sill really pretty. I’m looking forward to making more beads in different shapes and styles.
I think I am just going to blame the heat for not posting this yesterday! Add school holidays and a big post-Xmas order to the mix and it has been tricky to get everything done. Anyway I was thrilled to put these beads together this morning. Such a pretty bracelet featuring wine, champagne and gin bottles, and other various glass objects.
