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| The lentils in the front of my photo are drop dead gorgeous! |
Each of the bracelets are adjustable, which kind of limits my ability to use some of the gorgeous toggles that I have in my stash. I am using a length of chain and either a handmade hook or S-type clasp, or a lobster clasp. It was also requested that I include a charm on each bracelet - some say "hope", some say "faith", and others say "believe".
I am about 3/4 of the way complete. I would say that about 70% of the bracelets made are in sterling silver, and the others are in antique bronze. I only have one copper bracelet! I have had a terrible time finding copper charms, and my O.C.D. will not allow me to put a silver or pewter charm on a copper bracelet! I must get past this dilemma.
When I need a break from the blue, I buy beads in other colors, too! Such as these beauties:
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| These are definitely NOT blue....LOVE THESE! |
The black and white beauties above are from Pebbledreams on Etsy. The lovely and extremely talented Lesley Watt posts her jewelry on Facebook and always share her wonderful sources. I have been buying more and more beads from Great Britain lately! Thank you, Lesley!
The next three pictures are of beads I purchased from GlassBeadArt on etsy. Maryse lives in Luxembourg. I found her through the 5th Bead Soup Blog Party (thank you Lori Anderson!)
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| Gorgeous southwestern colors! |
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| These are stunners! Love the earth tones here! |
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| I call these Cotton Candy - such a soft pink --- with icing! |
I cannot describe how beautiful the blue glass shines through on these beads! I bought a pair a while ago, made a simple pair of earrings (I wanted the beads to shine!), and they sold on Etsy in 2 days! They are that beautiful! I like the beads so much that I bought some more!
Well, back to my bracelets! Have you bought any beautiful beads lately? I love to find new sources!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
What a wonderful blog post Patti! You are so generous. I too am making some more bracelets for the 7000 Bracelets of Hope. I was asked to make 25 but I can't commit to that so I have paired up with Paulina who is always so generous in donating her beads to me when there is a fundraiser. I make the bracelet or earrings and she makes the beads. That way we can both help as Pauline doesn't make jewelry. Here is the link to her shop.
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She is so nice and makes beautiful beads. Now I am off to check out your recommendations!
No bead shopping lately, although i'm feeling spendy tonight. I love all those blue beads you got - that is such a fantastic donation! can't wait to see what you make. thanks for tipping me off to the organization!
ReplyDeletetotal bead porn! what a beautiful group of beads...lust-worthy!
ReplyDeleteI have not bought any beads yet.. just some really nice silk ribbons and a few jump rings. But I have to say I am in love with the cotton candy beads. Beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteWow, so beautiful and generous!!!'
As I've said before what you're doing is amazing.If youhave time and still want them I can make you some copper charms...just let me know.
ReplyDeleteYou are so wonderful to make this huge donation to a great project. I've always been smitten with Sue's beads and it is just lovely to see some new artists as well.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous beads!! Kudos to you doing 75!
ReplyDeleteIt was hard for me the first time I put a silver charm on a brass or copper design but I was happy with the results once I convinced myself that there are no rules :)
Beautiful blue beads, great art beads. Thank you. And as a 7000 bracelet recipient, I thank you for all you do! :)
ReplyDeleteNamaste,
Rita