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A Fall's Night
About this design:
A simple and sweet shiny lil' number in two different leathers and Pyrite of course!
Components:
Tan Greek Leather, Natural Brown Greek Leather, Thread, and lots of 4mm Pyrite:)Additional Images:
Read the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Oct 01, 2012 at 10:08 pm #
foxhill designs vt says:Gorgeous! Love the glitter of the pyrite and the fabulous button.
On Oct 01, 2012 at 10:13 pm #
Blooming Ideas says:Beautifully crafted!
On Oct 01, 2012 at 10:34 pm #
TheBohemianCowgirls says:Thank you both…I love the Pyrite too:)
On Oct 01, 2012 at 11:19 pm #
Elis Mom says:Love this bracelet. Beautiful and glittery. Perfect for fall!
On Oct 02, 2012 at 1:17 am #
Nancy Mc says:Another beauty. I also LOVE the button.It’s the icing on the cake!
On Oct 02, 2012 at 4:43 am #
Retro By Design says:Love this bracelet! Never thought of using 2 different colors of leather…it looks so cool! Great job!
On Oct 02, 2012 at 7:35 am #
CAS says:Simple … sweet … and VERY ooooohhhh … aaaahhhh! Love the leather combo … very clever … and, of course, the pyrite.
On Oct 02, 2012 at 8:45 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:Oh My Goodness! This is perfection!
Love it!
On Oct 02, 2012 at 11:23 am #
TheBohemianCowgirls says:Thank you all. I love the positive reinforcement:)This came out much better than I had envisioned. It’s not typical that I use only one stone in these bracelets, I think I love it more because of the mix matched leathers..
On Oct 02, 2012 at 9:34 pm #
Asia says:Like them both, but this one is definitely my fave
On Oct 03, 2012 at 12:57 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Another great bracelet!
On Oct 03, 2012 at 1:37 pm #
DMYJewelryDesign on etsy says:Love the natural earthy look to this bracelet.
On Oct 04, 2012 at 2:31 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Gorgeous!!
On Oct 05, 2012 at 10:43 am #
Retro By Design says:Hey Brandi…how did u secure the 2 different leather cords? Did you tie them together where the button is? Thanks for any help u can give.
On Oct 05, 2012 at 11:06 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:Thanks RBD for asking that question, been wondering the same thing!
On Oct 05, 2012 at 12:06 pm #
AllureofGemsGlamJulia says:beautiful work
On Oct 06, 2012 at 1:34 am #
TheBohemianCowgirls says:that is exactly what I did:) I did the button at the end. I put hypo glue to secure the knot.