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on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Thanks Lynda and Kate!
I'll take a closer look at Swellegant.
Lynda, thank you for the…” read »
on “Prince Moai”:“Great looking pieces Jimmy is wearing. The nuggets are gorgeous.
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on “Prince Moai”:“I have a huge crush on Jimmy too and he loves wearing all the blink. LOL…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Hi, Mary. There are other ways to get the oxidized look without the smell of…” read »
on “Simply Crystal”:“Wow! Simply gorgeous!…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Mary S-- You could try using Swellegant instead of LOS. These are slightly acidic and shouldn't…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Wow! Blown away. Thanks for all the pics. Wow!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Great earrings. Can't wait to see what you do with the 16g.…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Wanda, I really like this. Love the Butterfly theme and admire all the hard work…” read »
- on “Prince Moai”:
“Please let Jimmy know that he is my first on-line crush. Love a guy who…” read »
- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“Thank you all. Let me share with you, brass is the hardest metal I have worked…” read »
on “Tourmaline Dream”:“Beautiful! Fabulous pendant...makes for a beautiful necklace.…” read »
on “Tourmaline Dream”:“Dream is the perfect word to use for this set. Oh my gosh!!!!!…” read »
- on “Prince Moai”:
“Much fabulocity here. I'm a huuuuuge Aqua nugget fan. They look great with Quartz.It has such…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Thanks for that tutorial,FB. I would never have guessed about the "loop first" method. I'll give…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“I read your tute and found it very easy to follow! And must agree with Kate and…” read »
on “Mystic Mystery”:“Love that color! Great design, too.
…” read »- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“YUM! Can I have mine with shortbread? This is such a gorgeous technique, Julia,…” read »
- on “Prince Moai”:
“No earrings for Prince Jimmy! I 'm wearing the earrings! LOL Thank you very much! These…” read »
- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“Blue with brass. What more could anyone want? Great design.
…” read » - on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“My kind of color! Love the design, too! Isn't it great to have a stash when…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Mmmmmm, yummy color! Love it!
…” read » - on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Kate is right, It definitely has that "industrial chic" look. Great color, excellent design! …” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Thanks so much everyone. When I designed this I was thinking that the butterflies were skipping…” read »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“Great Pendant! Love it! If you aren't sure about the design, put it away for a…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Instant summer! Love 'em!
…” read » - on “Butterfly Dance”:
“You should be pleased. You have made a unique and lovely design.
…” read » - on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“Glorious color and a great design!
…” read » - on “Prince Moai”:
“Guys can be such a pain. I'm sure ear rings would look great even if…” read »
- on “Just Plum Pretty”:
“This is a gorgeous piece! Love the purple against the Vintaj. Just beautiful!…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Thank you, thank you, thank you! I keep thinking I'll get tired of making these…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Hey, thanks everyone. Cindy, I'm not sure what I'll do with the 16g but…” read »
- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“Love the way you used heart gems to go with the pendant, for the earrings. Great…” read »
on “Tranquility”:“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“Darling!…” read »
- on “Beachey Bling”:
“Nice!…” read »
- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“Lovely set!…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Great design Wanda!…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Terrific earrings! So jealous of your "gift" - not only of the copper & scraps,…” read »
- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“I like how you have the concave & domed circles alternating. Makes for a striking (pun…” read »
About this design:
I LOVE color in the things I create and this bracelet is no exception. The focal point in this bracelet is definitely the 10mm by 10mm heavy sterling silver slider bead located smack dab in the middle.
Purchased in Santa Fe New Mexico along with the round beads, it has a unique design on it - triangles, sprials, dots and curves on a dark textured background. It's flanked on both sides first by small stones of Carico Lake turquoise which separate it from large rare atlantasite rondelles. Further on we have large knobby artisan sterling silver bead caps, Kingman mine turquoise, more Santa Fe silver, extremely rare deep blue Bisbee Mine turquoise disks - which in turn are separated from the next bead by spiney oyster. Finishing it off are large barrel stones of very rare gaspetite each with its own artisan silver bead cap, more Carico turquoise and small rondelles of more spiney oyster. And that's just for starters. It closes with a Santa Fe inspired sterling silver toggle clasp. And hanging from the artisan ring on the other end:
**a small barrel of bright red coral
**a sterling silver Thunderbird charm from Santa Fe
**a small copper bead just for interest
**a Santa Fe inspired artisan sterling silver cross charm
**a disk of yellow sponge coral
Components:
Sterling silver, turquoise, atlantasite, spiney oyster, gaspeite, Coral, copperRead the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Dec 15, 2009 at 6:50 pm #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!
All the gorgeous American turquoise, Spiny oyster, and Gaspeite has me drooling!! Southwest/Native American inspired jewelry is my first love. You’ve captured it beautifully!
This speaks to me!!!
On Dec 15, 2009 at 7:37 pm #
Jewelry by Shannon says:I love this one too … it speaks to me, too. Straight to favs, great job. Love the colors and textures!!!!!!!! SLS
On Dec 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm #
Marcia e says:This IS g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!!
On Dec 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm #
doktordesigns says:Very fun! I like the chaotic clasp action, it’s like an ellipsis at the end of a sentence….”oh wait, just one more thing!”
On Dec 15, 2009 at 10:37 pm #
cdpatricketsycom says:Thank you for the compliment. I had so much fun making it!
On Dec 15, 2009 at 10:48 pm #
grama rose aka stormy says:What nice colors love it!
On Dec 15, 2009 at 11:33 pm #
Harmony on Strings says:Makes me want to run to Sante Fe right now!!
On Dec 16, 2009 at 5:52 am #
Leigh D says:This is absolutely fabulous!! Definately a bracelet I would wear. I love chunky, larger jewelry!!! Gorgeous
On Dec 16, 2009 at 6:47 am #
seashellsally says:Sensational Southwest! Effective use of stones and color.
Atlantisite is one of my favorite opaque stones, the mix of the green and purple in one stone. These are gorgeous.
Ingenious use of the Carico Lake Turquoise, I am assuming these not only separate the silver slider from the atlantisite, they look as if they are stabilizing a large hole bead? Very effective design technique.
I would wear this in a heartbeat! Thank you for sharing.
On Dec 16, 2009 at 7:46 am #
D D Mystic Chick says:love this! love everything about it! a fav!
On Dec 16, 2009 at 9:39 am #
CAS says:UTTERLY UTTERLY … WOW!!!!!
On Dec 16, 2009 at 11:39 am #
Happy Chick aka Harriet says:Incredible detail and very attractive!!!
On Dec 17, 2009 at 10:15 am #
Lynda aka DivaChick says:How gorgeous! I absolutely love this! Bravo!
On Dec 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm #
Brenda H says:This is beyond COOL!!!!!!!!!!
On Dec 21, 2009 at 12:36 am #
Fashion Chick aka SC says:Beautiful bracelet!
On Dec 24, 2009 at 1:39 am #
Lady of Beads says:Made my heart skip a beat! I do not wear large jewelry, but I would wear this in a skipped heartbeat.
On Apr 03, 2010 at 5:23 am #
Just me says:Very nice.