Bracelet of the Day: Crystal Tile Bracelet - Cream & Topaz

CRYSTAL TILE BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Bright Bronze" (221)
• 4mm bicones "Light Smoked Topaz" (#C29 AB - Beads One)
• 4mm fire polished beads "Opaque Beige Luster"

I made this for a Christmas gift last year. It just happened to be my size so I snapped a photo of it on my wrist. You can buy Deborah Roberti's pattern HERE.

Bracelet of the Day: India Bracelet - Limon Travertine

INDIA BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• SuperDuo beads "Chalk Travertine Dark"
• SuperDuo beads "Limon Travertine Dark"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Opaque Light Beige"
• 4mm druks "Bronze"

This was the first "India Bracelet" that I made. I don't have a larger photo of it. I gave it to my cousin for her birthday so I can't take more pictures. I also made the "Loretta Earrings" and "Wave of Love" pendant below to go with her bracelet. You can buy the "India Bracelet" pattern HERE.

UPDATE: To buy the "India" pattern, try contacting Nicole Hublard on her blog HERE. Click where it says "Contactez l'auteur" (Contact the owner of the blog).

LORETTA EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (15-457D)   
• SuperDuo beads "Chalk Travertine Dark"  
• SuperDuo beads "Limon Travertine Dark"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Goldenrod Picasso"

Download the free "Loretta" pattern HERE.

WAVE OF LOVE PENDANT

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (8-457D)
• SuperDuo beads "Chalk Travertine Dark"
• SuperDuo beads "Limon Travertine Dark"

Download the free "Wave of Love" pattern HERE.

Bracelet of the Day: Double Diamond - Black

DOUBLE DIAMOND BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• 4mm bicones "Jet #C04" (Beads One)

As I mentioned in an earlier "Bracelet of the Day" post, this is a combination and adaptation of two similar patterns. You can read the details HERE. Although I love this bracelet, I made it for a sad occasion and call it my "mourning bracelet". I made it to wear to my husband's father's funeral. I had only been beading for a little over a month when I made this one.

Bracelet of the Day: Sweet Romance - Light Topaz & Copper

SWEET ROMANCE BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Matsuno "Copper" (11-457A)
• 4mm bicones "Brown Medium AB" (#C26 AB - Beads One)

I made this one quickly on Friday to wear to a wedding last night. I have a necklace and earrings that my husband gave me many years ago and I needed a bracelet that would go with them. Here's a picture of the necklace and earrings:

The pattern is from Sidonia's YouTube tutorial which you can watch HERE.

Bracelet of the Day: Nouveau SuperDuo Chain - Jet Bronze

NOUVEAU SUPERDUO CHAIN BRACELET

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (15-457D)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (8-457D)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Hybrid Antiqued Metallic Black" (TY-11-Y0503)
• SuperDuo beads "Jet Bronze Picasso"

I love this bracelet because it goes with just about any outfit. I added accent beads between the motifs like I usually do when I make this pattern. The 11/0 black accent beads that I used also go by the name "Jet Bronze Picasso", or at least the two colors appear to be identical even though the numbers are slightly different. The "Jet Bronze Picasso" seed bead number is "TY-11-Y0506". Just as I did with the other bracelets that I've made with this pattern, I added 8/0 seed beads on the ends for attaching jump rings and my clasp. Here's a close-up showing how I attach my clasps when making this pattern:

You can buy the pattern from Jewelry Tales, HERE, for $5.00. 

Bracelet of the Day: Crystal Flower Bracelet - Aquamarine

CRYSTAL FLOWER BRACELET

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (15-457D)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (11-457D)
• 4mm fire polished beads "Aquamarine Celsian"
• 4mm bicones "Sea Foam" (Cousin AJM66011006 - from Walmart)

Here's Deb Roberti's "Crystal Flower Bracelet" pattern in a delicious color combination. As I did before with the ivory colored one, I made a small change to the pattern where the clasp is added. Rather than making a loop of beads as directed by the pattern, I came out through a fire polished bead on the end, added 3 seed beads then the clasp, went back through the last seed bead added and then added 2 more seed beads and went through the fire polished bead on the other side.

Bracelet of the Day: Sweet Romance Variation

This is the other bracelet that Teejay sent me for my birthday. This is her adaptation of Sidonia's YouTube video tutorial. I don't have any bead information for this one other than that she used rondelles instead of bicones. Teejay also eliminated the small diamond motifs in between the larger motifs. Here is the photo that I took of the sample that I made from the video so you can compare the differences: