Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Bracelet of the Day: Loretta Deco - Turquoise & Chocolate


LORETTA DECO BRACELET
  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • SuperDuo beads "Duet Green Turquoise/Ivory Picasso"
  • SuperDuo beads "Chocolate White Luster"
  • 4mm druks "Bronze"

The motif in this bracelet is my adaptation of the "Loretta Earrings" pattern by Ewa Kovács which you can find on Pinterest HERE.


I changed a few things to make the motif look more Art Deco and I connected the earring motifs with jump rings to turn them a bracelet. I got the bracelet inspiration from THIS blog post.



The two-toned effect on these SuperDuo Duet beads is very subtle and they look similar to other beads that have a Picasso finish. In my first post HERE about the SuperDuo Duets, I showed you three samples of this colorway with the beads arranged slightly differently in each one. I decided that I liked the combo that I used for today's bracelet the best and below you can see the two other combos that I decided not to use:


  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • SuperDuo beads "Duet Green Turquoise/Ivory Picasso"
  • SuperDuo beads "Chocolate White Luster"
  • 4mm druks "Bronze"


  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
  • SuperDuo beads "Duet Green Turquoise/Ivory Picasso"
  • SuperDuo beads "Chocolate White Luster"
  • 4mm druks "Opaque Turquoise Picasso"

You can buy SuperDuo Duets at Red Panda and Queen City Bead on Etsy.



 

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