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Labor of Love

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About this design:

I made this elegant bracelet in the Chan Luu style. This bracelet starts with 3 feet of brown leather cording. The center row is made with African Turquoise coin beads and one of my ceramic stoneware tile beads as a focal point. The outer rows is made with African Opal Beads. I finished the bracelet off with a pretty pewter button.

Components:

African Opal, African Turquoise,

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On Jun 24, 2012 at 10:41 am #
Robin nursechick says:

Beautiful !
On Jun 24, 2012 at 11:05 am #
Quute Jewelry says:

Love the earthy flare! Great job!
On Jun 24, 2012 at 2:09 pm #
Sonali says:

Your work is amazingly artistic, flawless, and inspiring! Really appreciate and enjoy your posts!
On Jun 24, 2012 at 7:45 pm #
Jewelry by Shannon says:

I really love this bracelet … and the large focal makes it so different from others that I’ve seen. Makes me want to try to make one! Thanks for the inspiration! SLS
On Jun 25, 2012 at 7:51 am #
Asia says:

Like all your work,but this so far is my favorite:-)
On Jun 25, 2012 at 9:07 am #
Batticat says:

Carrie, I really like the subtle colors and ancient look of your bracelet. Your ceramic focal fits perfectly!. African turquoise is my favorite. I just bought some more from LB! It is the most beautiful I have ever purchased. BTW: What is the “Chan Luu” style? Marilyn
On Jun 25, 2012 at 7:34 pm #
Lynn g says:

This is very nice, I agree with Shannon that the focal make it different than others.
On Jun 26, 2012 at 10:12 pm #
Anne Z says:

Lovely and perfect for any season.
On Jun 27, 2012 at 12:06 pm #
sunny chick says:

Absolutely gorgeous!
On Jul 02, 2012 at 8:46 am #
Karon Z says:

Very very nice Karon
On Jul 05, 2012 at 3:34 am #
Lesli M says:

I love this bracelet. It caught my eye and looking at all the beatiful jewel I had to go back several times to look and admire it.
On Jul 10, 2012 at 3:13 pm #
Vicki C says:

Very pretty. I have a copper bracelet that won’t sell wonder if you could just glue beads on it? Just a thought.
On Jul 13, 2012 at 9:11 pm #
Creativity Unlimited says:

A wonderful calming, peaceful feeling comes over me whenever I see this bracelet. Absolutely breathtaking!