Ice Crystals Holiday Bracelet

Description

This bracelet was created for the Etsy Beadweavers December Challenge "Snow Queen". For this bracelet, I've used a base of Miyuki triangle beads in crystal AB woven together and then embellished with a lacework edging of crystal AB Delicas. Then I've taken 94 of the 4mm bicone Swarovski crystals with an Aurora Borealis finish "laced" over the top of the bracelet to give it gorgeous sparkle. Both my daughter and my husband said the bracelet looked like "rock candy", but I thought I ought to use a name fitting the theme!

The bracelet measures 8" (20.3cm) long and 0.5" (1.4cm) wide and finished with a woven toggle and loop.

Did you know that well-made beadwoven pieces can be very durable as evidenced by highly-valued vintage beadwork available in the antiques market? Given the same care you take with your fine jewelry, bead woven pieces can last a lifetime!

I am a member of the Bead Art Originals Team. It is a select group of both creators of art beads and creators of beadwoven art. To find our work enter "BAO Team" in the search box. To see what is happening with our group, visit our blog at http://BeadArtOriginals.blogspot.com.

See all the beautiful work by another of my wonderful teams, the Cleveland Handmade Team, simply enter "clevelandteam" in the search box or check out the blog at http://clevelandhandmade.com.

I am also a member of the Etsy BeadWeavers Team. To see our work enter "EBW Team" in the search box. And to find out what the Etsy Beadweavers are up to, check out our blog http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com.

Added on Nov 05, 2009