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on “A Rose By Any Other Name...”:“Really pretty flowers. I love the big dark pink one. The bracelet is quite striking.…” read »
on “A Rose By Any Other Name...”:“Wowza! Beautiful bracelet. I love the colors and the delightful flower beads. Flowers…” read »
on “Beads From Nancy”:“Beautiful sweetjane. I just love the little owl and the roses bead. You have a real…” read »
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on “Checking out my new tablet”:“Thanks you all for your great comments! I'm undecided about the rabbit one...it needs something else...another…” read »
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- on “Faux Pas”:
“I also love the way you played up the colors in the Golem pendant. And the…” read »
- on “Checking out my new tablet”:
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“I like the brown one best as well. The earth / autumn colors make me think…” read »
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- on “Checking out my new tablet”:
“Both are great! However, like Nancy my favorite is the one with the browns also.…” read »
- on “Faux Pas”:
“Beautiful! My favorite is the pearls one. Pearls are a favorite!…” read »
on “Checking out my new tablet”:“Love the brown bracelet. Black is nice as well but just favor the brown.…” read »
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Elemental bracelet
About this design:
Designed by request to use a Raku focal. The elements are represented as yellow/gold--Air, red/orange--Fire, blue/turquoise--Water, and green/brown--Earth. I hand picked the seed beads for the mixes. I think over 38 types were used in this bracelet.
Components:
raku focal (LB), TierraCast 4 to 1 bead bars (LB), Nunn Design antique copper plated grande jump ring (LB), TierraCast 15 x 9mm lobster in antique copper (LB), Weave Got Maille enamelled jump rings from Treasure Mix (LB), copper jump rings, Heavy 2 x 2 sterling silver jump rings, .019 silver satin softflex (LB), Czech, Matubo, and Toho seed beads.Additional Images:
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On Mar 11, 2018 at 12:02 pm #
jdtt says:What beautiful blends of seed beads to reflect the four elements – that must have taken a long time to choose, blend, and string. How fitting that the Raku focal also reflects the “Four”. A favorite for me!
On Mar 11, 2018 at 12:53 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:Wow! This is beautiful! I love the look representing the four elements. I can’t imagine how long it took just to pick out the beads!!
On Mar 11, 2018 at 12:58 pm #
kye says:Beautiful and well thought out like all of your wonderful work.
On Mar 11, 2018 at 5:04 pm #
Medieval Momma says:Beautifully done! The seed bead blends you came up with are perfect. And that raku focal is super!
On Mar 12, 2018 at 4:46 am #
ClovisakaLois says:Well done! Love your elemental bracelet! I made an elemental necklace for a young man friend of my oldest son (kind of a challenge) years ago and wish I had taken a picture of it. It was a design that took a bit of thought, but the inspiration was the challenge.
On Mar 12, 2018 at 10:26 am #
Crystal Canary says:What a delightful piece. I like the varied mix of colors that must of taken a while to stage prior to stringing. Thanks so much for including the picture of the seeds in the muffin tin–great idea. Love seeing useful ideas that others use while creating.
On Mar 12, 2018 at 10:50 am #
Fresh Baked says:The recipient must be thrilled at the detailed thoughtfulness that went into designing this pretty bracelet!
On Mar 13, 2018 at 2:43 pm #
Poms Forever aka Donna says:Your mixture of seed beads for your request is so beautiful and right on point. What a beautiful bracelet!
On Mar 15, 2018 at 8:21 am #
Annabel says:Very pretty and that focal bead is lovely!
On Mar 25, 2018 at 5:23 pm #
Annao says:I new this was your work. You make great jewelry. The colors are great.