Playing with my beads...Golden Age Bracelet samples

This pretty bracelet design is from the same Beaded Treasury Etsy shop as the Pearly Lace Earrings pattern that I blogged about a while back. Although the pattern calls for Superduos, I had a feeling that this pattern would work very well with MiniDuos and I was right. I like it even better with the smaller "duos". 

When I made the two samples below with MiniDuo beads, the only other adjustment I had to make was to use 3mm fire polished beads instead of 4mm. I used the same size seed beads and I even used the same number of beads called for in the netting. Due to the way that the bracelet is made, the shape adapts to the size of the beads that are used. The effect is like one of those accordion-type coat racks that can expand and contract.

You can buy the "Golden Age Bracelet" pattern HERE.

Each photo below has one sample made with regular SuperDuos and another with MiniDuos.

 
SAMPLE #1:

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457D)
• MiniDuo beads "Blue Turquoise Silver Picasso"
• 3mm fire polished beads "Aqua Bronze Luster"

SAMPLE #2:

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457D)
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Purple"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Translucent Stone Pink Luster"

 
SAMPLE #3:

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457D)
• SuperDuo beads "Chalk Lazure Red"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Rose Gold Topaz Luster"

SAMPLE #4:

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457D)
• MiniDuo beads "Opaque Gold and Smoky Topaz Luster"
• 3mm fire polished beads "Opaque Gold and Smoky Topaz Luster"