Presa Linda Variation - Apollo Gold, Copper & Pewter

PRESA LINDA BRACELET VARIATION

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (D4222)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (D4222)
• Samos® par Puca® beads "Copper Gold Matte"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Matte Apollo Gold"

A few years ago I made the pretty "Gypsy Earrings" below and blogged about them HERE. The other day I was trying to find a way to use some of the new Samos® par Puca® beads that I got recently from Queen City Bead and decided to try them with the "Presa Linda" pattern. Instead of using Pinch beads and Silky beads, I used Samos beads and 4mm fire polished beads. They work perfectly and I didn't have to alter the pattern at all except for swapping out the beads. These copper Samos beads are pretty close to the same color as the SuperDuos in the earrings and I still had plenty of the 4mm Matte Apollo Gold fire polished beads to make this matching bracelet.

GYPSY EARRINGS

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (D4222)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (D4222)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (D4222)
• 6mm fire polished beads "Matte Apollo Gold"
• SuperDuo beads "Crystal Bronze Copper"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Matte Apollo Gold"

While I was looking through my bead stash for ideas, I came up with two other colorways that I'd like to try with this "Presa Linda" variation. Below are two little color samples that I made:

"Presa Linda" is a variation of Carole Ohl's "Presa Bracelet" pattern, which you can buy HERE. "Presa Linda Bracelet" is a free pattern and you can download it from THIS post. You'll find the Samos® par Puca® beads HERE at Queen City Bead on Etsy. There is no pattern available for the "Gypsy Earrings".