Is it too early to say that this might just be my favourite necklace for 2019?
The beads are made from Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree Tonic water bottles. The colours look awesome on the red leather. I tried this on with a black top and it looked super cool. Then I tried it on with a red top, and it looked great! I think it would look good with so many different clothing options. Layer it two times, or even more, it’s very versatile.
Tuesdays are for featuring earrings like this pair of “gin and tonic” earrings. Beads made from Hendricks Gin and Fever-Tree tonic water bottles.
This mix-match look is not for everyone, but it’s nice to try something different every now and then!
Inspired by Monday! On Mondays I am going to share a piece of jewellery inspired by “something”! Today’s double strand necklace featuring beads made from gin, wine and vodka bottles was inspired by a recent custom order for a double strand necklace. It turns out there are many ways to create a double strand necklace! I like this version that I made today where all the beads sit in the middle of the necklace.
I know from doing the markets, and from orders that I get, that lots of people like wearing jewellery that matches. I think there are lots of ways to make things “match” and I am going to try some different things here on Sundays.
This set features beads made from a French champagne bottle.
Behind the scenes Saturday! This year I am giving myself permission to rest on Saturdays. While it is awesome to create something every single day, I thought this year I would schedule a break from making each week. A chance to show you some behind the scenes images. This pretty much sums up my workspace when I am making beads!
Photo courtesy of Rosina Possingham:
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On Friday’s I am going to feature jewellery made from new glass! It could be anything and I am quite excited to make that happen this year. It’s always interesting to try new glass, sometimes it works perfectly like this Bethany Wines bottle. I am making a sweet little range of jewellery from these recently discovered, very old bottles.
Today it was time to make a bracelet, and as I had already made this leather necklace yesterday, and I had everything out to make more leather jewellery, I thought…why not make a simple leather bracelet? I like all of the assorted recycled glass beads in this bracelet, it’s simple and fun to wear.
Today I wanted to make a really versatile necklace, using lots of different recycled glass beads. I love how this necklace on leather came together. It features beads made from gin, vodka, wine and beer bottles! A great mix of colours.
You can wear this necklace doubled, tripled, quadrupled, or more if you like. Lots of options depending on what you are wearing and where you are going! It has a little clasp to help you layer the necklace.
Last year I had a lot of fun making jewellery from recycled glass beads every day! I made lots of new things, and tried all sorts of new techniques and ideas.
This year I have decided to continue my project with a few small tweaks behind the scenes that maybe you won’t even notice! I hope you’ll still find it interesting.
I had many requests to purchase products, so I am now making all of the products available for sale on my website. Link here.
This pair of earrings features beads made from a Bethany Winery Chardonnay bottle.
Popping in to say a big thanks for being here in 2018. It was a great year for many reasons, but also a very challenging year for me too. I can honestly say I am looking forward to turning the calendar over on this year and starting 2019 with some new energy and focus. I have decided to continue my daily recycled glass jewellery project, however there will be a few tweaks to it to make it slightly different. I am looking forward to sharing my recycled glass jewellery with you all again. Happy New Year!
Photo courtesy of Rosina Possingham https://www.instagram.com/rosinapossingham/
