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Julie Frahm Glass Jewellery Handmade Glass Beads and Jewellery by Julie Frahm
http://www.juliefrahmglass.com AussieJules is me….Julie Frahm. But it’s an important part of my business.

I started making jewellery when I left school, and I still remember the first piece of jewellery that I made, and the positive comments that it received. People asked where I had bought it, and when I told them that I had made it, some orders resulted. Little did I know that the simple necklace strung on dental floss (because I didn’t know any better then) would result in a lifetime of making jewellery! In 2005 I started making my own glass beads (wow, has it been that long)? I wanted to make my jewellery more unique, and after doing a glass beadmaking workshop on Kangaroo Island, my world lit up with new ideas! In 2009 I started making the glass beads from recycled glass sources like broken wine/beer bottles and other glass objects. This has been a very interesting journey, experimenting with recycled glass, pushing the boundaries. I especially like it when people ask me to make beads and jewellery for them from old glass that they have kept. I love that my hobby has turned into a full time creative business for me.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 17/30 What have you done with your flower sticks? Where have you put them? In a vase? ...
08/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 17/30

What have you done with your flower sticks? Where have you put them? In a vase? On a windowsill? In your bedroom?

Today I took my flower sticks outside and tucked them into one of my plants. You might spot the little butterfly hiding in the photo and guess that I love decorating my plants!

It’s not quite what I had in mind when I started making flower sticks. I always pictured them in vases, but I’m discovering that there are so many other ways to use them. And I really like this little pop of colour in my garden!

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 16/30 Something a little different today.I found this little jug in an op shop and tho...
08/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 16/30

Something a little different today.

I found this little jug in an op shop and thought it would make a lovely, unusual vase. When I decided to use it for today’s flower sticks, I found myself reaching for the clear ones made from tonic water bottles.

I really love the minimalist effect of this one. Especially because it’s not at all what I expected myself to create! I thought this challenge would be bright colours all the way, but I’m discovering that sometimes the simplest ones can be just as beautiful.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 15/30 Halfway through the challenge!I’ve been enjoying this daily challenge so much. I...
07/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 15/30

Halfway through the challenge!

I’ve been enjoying this daily challenge so much. I’m learning that there are so many different ways to display flower sticks — in vases, pepper shakers — and today, while I was doing the dishes, I wondered what they would look like in my little water garden!

I cut the flower sticks a little shorter and I really love that little pop of colour. When I put it back on the windowsill, I noticed the light coming through and sparkling off the glass.

Maybe you have something like this at home? I’d love to see what you’ve done with your flower sticks. Tag me or send me a photo — I’d love to see them in their new homes!

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 14/30 Spring is such a wonderful season — I love watching the dandelions change from a...
06/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 14/30

Spring is such a wonderful season — I love watching the dandelions change from a sea of yellow flowers to a field of fluffy white puffs, noticing the bottlebrush starting to bloom and, of course, the wattle appearing everywhere!

This year, though, all the pollen and dust has been so intense where I live that I’ve had about a week of the worst hay fever. Which is one of the reasons I love these glass flower sticks — no pollen!

Today I used another one of Mum’s gifted vases, and I have to say, it is definitely trickier styling a tall, thin vase. There are fewer angles to work with, so I had to play around a bit more with the height and positioning of the sticks.

I’m really happy with how this arrangement came together, especially with the vibrant green dried flower head that I was gifted in a bunch of flowers last year. I love that it’s still looking amazing all this time later. And I’m still not even sure what it is!

Here’s to flowers that never fade and have no pollen.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 13/30Thank you to everyone who has been sharing their flower stick displays with me. I...
04/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 13/30

Thank you to everyone who has been sharing their flower stick displays with me. I have loved seeing what you do with them — it’s so joyful!

A while ago, someone shared a photo of their flower sticks displayed in an antique pepper shaker. I just loved the idea. It looked amazing, and I loved the sentimental story behind it.

So, when I was wandering through an op shop the other day and spotted a glass pepper shaker, I knew I had to take it home and use it for the challenge.

And I am so glad I did! Honestly, this has been one of my favourite ways to display the flower sticks so far. I love how they turn this little old pepper shaker into a tiny, colourful garden.

Please keep sharing your displays with me. I’ll be collating them all for a special feature at the end of my 30-day challenge. I can’t wait to see them all together! PS I have listed some new earrings on Etsy that are ready to ship immediately!

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 12/30Today I went out to see what was flowering in my garden. I have a beautiful tree ...
04/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 12/30

Today I went out to see what was flowering in my garden. I have a beautiful tree covered in blossom at the moment, and although most of it has already fallen, there was still a little bit left — along with loads of bees!

I wanted to recreate that little scene as part of my flower stick challenge today.

I’ve been making bee sticks for T’Arts, but I also remembered that I had made a few little bees that hadn’t come off their mandrel. This can happen for all sorts of reasons, but this particular one looked like it had gone a little bit wonky.

Turns out, that worked perfectly for me!

I had a look through all my little vases and chose this one because it seemed to match what I was going for. And of course, it was another one of those lovely old vases Mum gave me.

I think the little bee might be my favourite part. I would love to see your flower stick displays at some stage too, feel free to message me with a photo.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 11/30 Saturday mornings for the past year have consistently started with a Park Run.If...
03/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 11/30

Saturday mornings for the past year have consistently started with a Park Run.

If you’ve never heard of Park Run, it’s a global 5km run/walk held at numerous locations around the world, giving people the opportunity to get out, exercise, chat with other people and generally feel good about getting out of bed on a Saturday morning!

When I started Park Run, I mostly walked, with a little bit of running whenever I could manage it. A year later, I can run the whole thing consistently — most weeks in under 30 minutes. And in just four weeks, I’ll be lining up with hundreds of other people to run a half marathon!

When I talk about running, I find myself saying, “I just love it!”

I love the fitness aspect, but I also love that for 30 minutes there are no other thoughts in my mind apart from telling myself, I can do this.

Today was my 50th Park Run, one of the milestones that feels really nice to stop and celebrate along the journey. And I’m already looking forward to the next one — 100!

So today’s flower sticks are a celebration of that milestone. I’ve used a LOT of red in this display!

And keeping it all together is a vase that I hand-painted on a trip to Mexico many years ago. I love that something I made all those years ago is now part of celebrating something I’ve achieved today.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 10/30One of my favourite parts of my day at the moment is heading outside with a vase ...
02/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 10/30

One of my favourite parts of my day at the moment is heading outside with a vase and some flowers and making a small arrangement with them. I am still struggling with the photographs, but the arranging I am really enjoying.

This week I ventured back to my parents’ house and as I was leaving Mum found some old vases for me to use. When I saw this cobalt blue glass vase amongst the gifts, I was so excited! I love the shape and the colour of this vase.

Funnily enough, on my way home I stopped at a dear friend’s house, and she gifted me some beautiful lavender-blue flowers from her garden. Well, this was starting to become a little story that I wanted to add my flower sticks to!

I think I ended up cutting one of the sticks a little too short, but I love the colour palette of this arrangement. The combination of the cobalt blue, soft lavender and pops of blue glass flowers feels so calm and peaceful.

Sometimes the simplest little arrangements are the ones that work the best and this one definitely makes me smile when I think of where it all started.

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 9/30 Today’s flower stick arrangement is inspired by some of my favourite recycled gla...
01/10/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 9/30

Today’s flower stick arrangement is inspired by some of my favourite recycled glass bottles — Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray Gin, along with some clear Fever-Tree tonic water bottles.

I’m lucky to be gifted a wonderful range of bottles that I love using to make glass beads and jewellery, and recently I’ve been experimenting with using the glass to make flower sticks too.

It’s hard to throw away a beautiful Bombay Sapphire bottle, so this little version makes the perfect vase!

I’ve also added a plant stick that I recently made from recycled glass beads that weren’t quite perfect enough to become jewellery.

Repurpose everything!

30 Day Flower Sticks ChallengeDay 8/30 Oh dear! I thought I would be home in time to do a flower stick challenge yesterd...
30/09/2026

30 Day Flower Sticks Challenge
Day 8/30

Oh dear! I thought I would be home in time to do a flower stick challenge yesterday, but time got away from me and by the time I finally arrived home, it was too dark to take photos!

So here is Day 8.

The other day I wandered through an op shop, having a look at the vases, and was thrilled to find this little vase filled with pink plastic gems. I immediately thought they would be perfect for helping me build displays when I want to feature a real flower alongside my flower sticks.

I filled the vase with water and then wandered around my garden looking for the perfect flower. I settled on some beautiful Geraldton Wax, and then picked out a few glass flowers to complement it.

And of course, the little green bow gives the whole arrangement the finishing touch.

I love how the pink gems almost disappear into the water, leaving the flowers and flower sticks to take centre stage.

Day 9 coming a little later today!

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