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Peacock in the Flower Bed
About this design:
Just making it up as I go along :)
Components:
Dyed Turquoise focal bead, blue rectangular glass faceted beads, blue glass flower beads, blue opaque rondelle crystals, blue seed beads, 20g silver wire, silver chain and lobster claw claspRead the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Jan 22, 2022 at 3:27 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:I love your color and bead choices!
On Jan 22, 2022 at 10:23 pm #
Robin nursechick says:Great bracelet! I loves the swirls in the focal and how the flowers accent the colors. Uniquely beautiful!
On Jan 23, 2022 at 12:38 am #
nutkitten says:I’m not sure exactly what it means but the focal bead was labeled as “reconstituted Turquoise” WTH does that mean? It’s not orange juice lol. The swirls look just like peacock feathers to me.
On Jan 23, 2022 at 8:19 am #
sweetjane says:I have no idea what that means either N.K..but I think your bracelet turned out great! I love how vibrant the blue is.
On Jan 23, 2022 at 9:55 am #
Crystal Canary says:I love the wire wrapped around & across the focal bead along with the addition of the flowers beads. Wish I found all these goodies hiding in our flower bed–especially a peacock! The rich color is beautiful
On Jan 23, 2022 at 4:01 pm #
Kimberlywilliams60 says:This is absolutely gorgeous !! Yes the focal does look like peacock feathers …my mother in law had peacocks and yes they were always into everything she actually had to fence them out of the flower garden and while they could jump over they had to want it enough to make the effort ….ha thank you for that memory
On Jan 25, 2022 at 2:59 am #
K Ralston says:I like the way you wrapped this beautiful stone. The wire accents it rather than overpowers. It’s a study in blue.
On Jan 25, 2022 at 1:46 pm #
kye says:That focal is so beautiful and it does look like peacock feathers. I too really like the way you wrapped it and surrounded it with gorgeous blue beads. So pretty!
On Jan 27, 2022 at 11:01 am #
Beady Little Eyes says:Love your design. The peacock focal is beautiful.