Fiesta Beads
Upcycled Glass Beads. Reclaimed window glass. We are a small Jewelry studio in New England. DIY Jew during the firing each bead becomes a one of s kind creation.
We sell handmade upcycled glass beads for jewelry and arts projects. The glass is cut painted and carefully placed in a kiln to fuse. the bubbles are spontaneous giving the pieces unique characters. exceptional beads for unique jewelry!!
05/11/2022
Available at www.RecycledGlassJewelry.com
16/09/2021
Recycled Glass arrow pendants.
12/05/2021
Thanks to the Greenway Artisan market for the spotlight!
The Greenway market opens every Saturday May-Oct 11-5PM on the Rose Kennedy Greenway near the Aquarium.
This week, our Vendor Spotlight is on Recycled Glass Jewelry! Originally from Argentina, Carolina Portillo has made Boston her home for over two decades. She hasn’t been able to master saying, “Pahk the cah”, but she’s gonna keep trying!
Carolina has been doing crafts ever since she can remember, experimenting with different mediums until she discovered glass fusing in the early 2000’s. She was first inspired and influenced by her culture, as well as the many amazing artists she met while doing research in Paraguay. Many were working trying to save endangered techniques and designs, but didn’t have the means for sophisticated tools. Even still, they created extraordinary pieces with limited resources available. This became a cornerstone of her approach, trying to create colorful and pleasing crafts with recycled materials. She also finds she gets a lot of her ideas from walking around the neighborhood on recycling day!
All her pieces are handmade from recycled glass that comes from broken windows and other items that would otherwise be discarded. The glass is cut, colored, and fired in a kiln to fuse. She says that’s where the magic happens! When the glass fuses, the colors become vibrant, the glass bubbles, and each design becomes a unique creation, due to the "vitro-fusion" process. She loves that each piece, each firing, and each event is different, making each day a unique challenge and experience.
We asked Carolina, “Why do you do what you do?” Her answer? “Simple! It makes me happy. I love creating colorful and fun jewelry and I enjoy selling them at the markets. I enjoy the interaction with the customers, many have become friends after all these years.”
Check out more of her work on her website,
http://www.recycledglassjewelry.com
Booth restocked at the Manchester craft market. It looks good and Colorful!!
Right on time for mother's day!
22/04/2021
Happy Earth Day to all recyclers! Celebrating coloring old glass.
03/04/2021
INow you can find Recycled Glass at the Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of NH (next to Dick's).I love the way the ornaments look. 😍
ps: I promise I'll work on my video making skills for next time lol
27/03/2021
Have a sunny and colorful weekend 🌼🌻🌻🌼🌻🌼
26/03/2021
Great news! The Greenway Artisan Market will be back this summer and Recycled Glass will be there!!! Every Saturday May-Oct. I'm truly excited, happy and hopeful to do this market again. See you there! Summer is Coming!!!!
24/03/2021
Colorful batch of future glass ornaments ready!! Love love love color!!! 🌷🌱🌻
Www.recycledglassjewelry.com
17/03/2021
Happy St Patrick's Day!! ☘️
10/03/2021
Working on some glass medallion ornaments for mothers day. Lots of floral designs... spring is in the air!🌱🌻🌱🌱
04/02/2021
Do you love someone to the moon? Recycled Glass Jewelry. Feb 14th Valentines day! Handcrafted in small batches handmade fused glass beads.
www.fiestabeads.com
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