recycled glass earrings – Page 9 – Julie Frahm

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by admin

Oh my gosh, these earrings!

A little while ago I made a necklace that featured Coopers Ale beads with gold leaf on them.

Someone left a very kind comment saying they would like a pair of earrings like that, so it got me to thinking: how could I make earrings like that?

Here is the end result! I tried this pair on to see how they would feel, and I was thrilled to feel absolutely amazing with them on! They are bigger than other earrings I have made, quite a statement, still light, very sparkly and super feminine.

I have to say that I am loving this year of creativity. I am finding that I am constantly jotting down ideas for all sorts of things: beads to make, glass to try, and all sorts of pieces of jewellery to contemplate. I hope it continues for the rest of the year, but so far….so good!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by admin

Wine bottle earrings

Long red earrings made from a wine bottle. What more could you want?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by admin

Bombay Sapphire Gin Earrings

Long Bombay Sapphire Gin Earrings! Each of the beads decorated in a different way:

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

Red wine bottle earrings

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.

Posted on January 12, 2018 by admin

Hendricks Gin Bottle Earrings

I was given an empty Hendricks Gin bottle a while ago now, and I have kind of held onto it, waiting for the right time to smash it and turn it into beads! Then I was given another empty one not that long ago, and then I was given an actual bottle of gin for Christmas! So, with three bottles to play with it felt like the right time to smash one of them and start making beads. And I’m glad I did, because the glass is lovely to melt, and the end result is a super dark brown bead that looks really elegant. I have made the first beads into a pair of earrings, and I’ll be making a bracelet to share with you very soon.

Posted on January 9, 2018 by admin

Wine bottle earrings

Wine bottles come in all sorts of colours, but the pale blue bottle is still one of my favourites! I have used a wine bottle to make all of the beads in these earrings, but they all have different finishes, making the end result very pretty indeed.

Posted on January 8, 2018 by admin

Double the sparkle

I love this combination of colours. Recycled glass beads made from a Banrock Station wine bottle plus a Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle. Bliss.

Posted on January 7, 2018 by admin

Coopers Ale bottle roll

If you have ever had a bottle of Coopers Ale, you might know that it needs to be rolled before you open it. Well, I feel like I am on a bit of a Coopers Ale bottle roll at the moment with this project. Today I am featuring a pair of earrings with a lovely contrast in all of the beads. The same glass, from the same Coopers Ale beer bottle, finished three different ways. Subtle, but so pretty.

Posted on January 2, 2018 by admin

Beer bottle earrings

I have been making beads from Coopers Ale bottles for a long time, and I still love etching the glass to create a matt finish. Both of these earrings are classics, earrings that you will probably wear forever!

Posted on May 17, 2017 by admin

Colour Play – Earrings #4

Colour Play #1

Colour Play #2

Colour Play #3

And finally it was time to tweak a couple of pairs of studs just a little bit to make some new and (hopefully) interesting pairs.

The first pair of studs was made from a Banrock Station wine bottle. I flattened the beads and also etched them. I do love the soft etched finish!

The second pair of earrings was made from a Peroni Beer bottle, and I have used one of my favourite flower beads, and turned them into studs. Transparent, shiny and sparkly, they are a bit different from what I have made in the past, as they are usually opaque.