My Own Way Bracelet

Description

This piece combines modern-looking, shiny black onyx beads with a matte, lipstick red, carved cinnabar bead. The red is bright and is on the brick side rather than the pink side. I also have a gorgeous vintage cinnabar bead of the same size that's a true red (it coordinates well with the My Own Way Necklace) -- I don't yet have any pictures of the bracelet with that bead, but convo me if you'd like to see it! I've finished off this bracelet with a bright, hammered sterling silver clasp and small sterling silver spacer beads.

This bracelet was inspired by early ’80s style, in particular the Duran Duran video for the song that this bracelet is named after. The vibrant black and red, almost flamenco-looking style of that video has stuck in my mind all these years. (My best friend Tina had a copy of the probably-not-suitable-for-junior-high-school-age collection of Duran Duran videos, and we used to sneak off to watch it.) :)

Bracelets with larger beads need to be longer than other bracelets to fit the same way. The bracelet in the picture is about 7.5 inches long, which fits a smaller wrist, but I can easily adjust it to fit an average or a large wrist (or to your specific measurements). Changing the size won’t affect shipping time. Please convo me with questions.

Your bracelet will arrive in a pretty gift box with a thick satin ribbon, ready for giving.

I donate 5% of sales to Noah’s Wish, an organization that saves animals during disasters with rescue and recovery services.

Photos taken by Jan Morales at janmoralesphoto.etsy.com

Added on Nov 01, 2009