Coin Bands - Ivory & Bronze

COIN BAND

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 11/0 seed beads "Ivory Ceylon" (unknown brand)  
• CzechMates 2-hole tile beads "Ivory Luster"
• 4mm Czech pearls "Antique Gold"

Usually when I make this bracelet pattern, I make seven motifs to fit my wrist. I would need 28 CzechMates tiles but they are usually sold in lots of 25 beads and that's all that I had. My solution was to extend the length of the bracelet by adding 4mm pearls between each motif and I also used the longest clasp that I could find. It's a little snug but I think I can wear it comfortably.

I added some ivory seed beads to give the bracelet a little more interest. I did that once before in the bracelet below and I really liked that effect. You can see that I also added druks between the motifs but I used 3mm druks that time. You can read about that bracelet HERE.

You can buy Deborah Roberti's "Coin Bands" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.

I got these CzechMates tile beads HERE from Supply Emporium. The ivory seed beads that I used weren't labeled with the brand. I don't think they are Miyuki or Toho based on the poor quality but for the few beads that I needed, that didn't matter very much. I just picked out the best ones. Supply Emporium has some Miyuki seed beads called Butter Cream Ceylon HERE but I don't know if they will match the CzechMates tiles. They look a little too yellow in the photo. I see three possibilities at Aura Crystals but I'm not sure which ones are the closest color match. They are HERE, HERE and HERE. I think that the last one (Ivory Pearl Ceylon #486) is the most likely match.