Peyote stitched with delicas, seed beads, and fire polish crystals this cute bracelet takes it’s colours from the Salmon Geranium which flowers during the Summer. Part of a series of jewelry inspired by my garden.
6 1/2 inches around.
Salmon Geranium bracelet opened
Here is the bracelet opened up showing all the colours of delica beads.
Salmon Geraniums from my garden
I do love the traditional classic red geraniums but my real love is for orange, tangerine and salmon colours. A whole section of my garden, which can be viewed from my studio window, is filled with a variety of these and they give me such joy.
This bracelet is part of a series I am working on which involve flowers from my garden. In Spring these gorgeous tulips burst up out of a container and made me so happy. The bracelet is cheerful too!
Monsella Tulip
It’s fastened with a magnetic clasp so when it is closed you can’t see where the bracelet begins or ends.
Monsella Tulip bracelet opened
Measures around 6 1/2 inches, made with 15 different coloured delica beads, seed beads and fire polished crystals.
Reversible Gladiator CuffHow many times do you hear people tell you they started a project years ago and still haven’t finished it? UFO’s I believe they are called – or Unfinished Objects. Hmmph.
Well I am certainly one of the people who says this. As the Reversible Gladiator Cuff can attest to. This was begun several years ago at a Bead and Button class given by the Hummingbeads Sue Jackson and Wendy Hubick. I loved the idea of getting 2 bracelets for the price of one. And I alao thought it was a very clever pattern.
Down the road I’m just glad I finished the blasted thing. It seemed to go on forever with lots of little components. Fiddly sew on snaps etc. I really couldn’t believe it when it was done. And I almost still can’t believe it when I see it on my wrist!
I would say quite honestly it’s a classic piece of jewelry and can be worn with anything, anywhere. Worth making the effort as you’ll probably use it a lot.
The reverse side looks like this:
Reverse of Reversible Gladiator Cuff
And both sides opened up:
Reversible Gladiator Cuff opened – pearls Reversible Gladiator Cuff opened – crystals
The worst part was sewing the snaps into the band. Phew. Hard work. But it makes a nice concealed clasp and boggles my mind how it works – but it does. Sort of like one of Eschers paintings…..
Here’s the clasp:
Sew in snap clasp
You might want to make one of these yourself, in which case hie on over to Hummingbeads and email for a kit.
This is a colour variation of the Pebble Bracelet pattern. Made by Teresa Sheldon in very cool jet picasso seed beads and red picasso finish fire polished crystals. Love the look.
Open Pebble Bracelet made by Teresa Sheldon
Here it is laid out – the bracelet is made with separate beaded components woven together with a snap closure.
Close up of Pebble Bracelet components made by Teresa Sheldon
I always make several versions of my bead patterns. This is a shiny gold option made from the Pebble Bracelet pattern. This one is made with gold coloured seed beads, and amethyst and gold coloured fire polished crystals.
If you would like to make this bracelet – in whatever colours you chose – go buy the pattern.
I am totally enamoured with the Picasso finish on many styles of beads. This bracelet uses seed beads and fire polish crystals. They are such lovely earthy colours and together they make a subtle statement. This bracelet is fastened with a snap clasp and is made with 8 components and 2 end circles for the snaps. I like working in components as it means you can take your work anywhere and make one piece at a time before putting it together.
If you would like to buy this pattern you can find it under Pebble Bracelet or the Pattern section of my beadwork website.
