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Sweet little earrings with a speckle of interesting colour. Beads made from a clear wine bottle.

Inspired by Monday. I spent some time going over older pieces on the weekend, searching for inspiration for this week. I found several pendants that I made last year and thought to myself, “well I do need a necklace to go with a new top I bought” and this style is perfect for a v-neck top. I have to admit, I am not convinced that this one is the winner, but it was definitely a stretch! May need some more refining before I wear it.

A simple clear wine bottle was used to make this pretty flower necklace. Different finishes on the glass makes it more interesting too. Earrings could be worn with absolutely anything, they will reflect the colours you are wearing.

I like to use frit for some of the beads I make, like the bracelet I made a couple of days ago. Frit is smashed up glass that usually comes in particular colour blends. I put the frit in a little metal container, then make the bead, roll it in the frit, and then heat the bead so that all the frit is melted in to the bead. This is how I can get some different colours into the recycled glass beads that I make.

Massive thanks to the person who gave me this bottle of gin. I hadn’t used it before now because I thought it wouldn’t really work…so I was pleasantly surprised when I took these beads out of the kiln. Held up to the light these flower earrings are an amazing shade of purple!

Recycled glass bracelet day and I was thrilled to try out some new “frit” in order to make this super sweet bracelet. Love all the colours in these beads, made from a wine bottle.

I definitely wasn’t expecting to make this pendant necklace this morning! I went to my studio with the only thought that today I was going to make a necklace. And as I started thinking about colours and themes and styles…these little beads started to appear in the collection of beads I was drawn to. A few little design changes here and there and this is where my morning ended, with a super cute recycled glass bead pendant necklace!

I have been doing a lot of swimming at the local swimming pool and on sunny days the reflections under the water are mesmerising. As I was searching through my recycled glass beads this morning these beads, made from gin and vodka bottles, reminded me of the sparkles that I was seeing in the pool. All sorts of reflections and interactions of colour in this pair of earrings.

Inspired by Monday. When I was planning this week I wrote “more enamel tube necklaces please”. I love all of the colour in this necklace, the enamel tubes are layers and layers of colour, so interesting to make them. The second photo shows a closeup of the necklace so you can see the layers. Beads are made from wine, gin, vodka and champagne bottles.

Sunday sets. Recycled glass beads made from wine, gin, beer bottles and green depression glass. Slightly more casual on the silk cord, but packed with colour. Love how the mismatch earrings work with the necklace.