Thursday, May 03, 2012

Dragon Queen's Cuff

Here's the other bracelet that I made to be included in Contemporary Geometric Beadwork. It's a series of "what-ifs" coming together to make a multi-layered, richly textured bracelet. The ribbon runs through a channel and can be removed and replaced with just about anything. I made it the perfect size to hold a crystal bracelet (like this one), but I could also make a peyote band, or a herrinbone rope, or a collection of chains. I could use Wire Lace and tease it into weird shapes. The possibilities are endless!

This bracelet also represents my attempts to start to play with my usual olivine and bronze color scheme. I used antique gold instead of bronze, and added some earthy yellow and a tiny pop of orange.

6 comments:

  1. Simply Gorgeous work! Love your choice of colors too!

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  2. Thank you! I think I want to do another one in completely different colors, maybe true greens instead of olives.

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  3. You need something like that but bigger for a [hair bracelet]! That would be really cool! And appropriate for people my age. ;)

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  4. Just gorgeous! I clicked over to your blog from Kate McKinnon's and am amused to see we share a love of bead stitching and corgis. I've got a full set (red & tri-color)too. My boys, Mingus and Coltrane, don't care much for beading, but they love any activity that keeps me on the couch where they can snuggle up next to me.

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  5. Hi Lois, it's nice to meet you! My corgis don't really get to snuggle when I bead, because Daisy likes to lick the beads!

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