Glass Blueberry Bracelet or Huckleberry Bracelet
• hand blown glass berry charm on copper stem
• your choice of blueberry (blue) or huckleberry (black)
• berry is about 1/2 inch (about 13mm) across
• adjustable chain is 8 inches long overall
• your choice of Sterling Silver or 14/20 Gold-Filled
• hand blown glass leaves in your choice of light or dark green
• carefully packed with biodegradable plant fiber
• a free 100% recycled gift box and repurposed ribbon are included.
Multiple Items:
If you order several items from my Shop, they will be packed inside the same gift box to avoid waste. If you are ordering gifts for multiple persons and you do need separate gift boxes, please let me know in the Notes section of your order in the Shopping Cart.
About Shipping:
I shipping most orders in 1-3 business days. Free shipping in the US is via USPS First Class Parcel Service (now called Ground Advantage) which takes 2-5 business days. If you need your package sooner, an upgrade to Priority Mail or Express Mail can be purchased during Checkout. If you need more certainty, Message me to discuss options for UPS 2-day and Next Day Air. A signature will be required for orders valued over $500. If it's inconvenient to sign for packages at your home address, during checkout you can provide the address of another place where someone will be available to sign - perhaps at your work or the home of a trusted friend.
The Nature of Mother Nature
Almost nothing in nature is completely round, smooth or even, so I avoid making my glass fruit and leaves too perfectly. I put on little splotches and speckles, make them a tidbit lopsided, and add other small imperfection so that each berry or leaf is unique. This makes them look much more real.
Process and Materials:
I create each of my fruit beads one at a time by melting colored glass rods in the flame of a torch. The glass is melted directly onto a copper wire "stem" which will be used to make the hanging loop of the blueberry. I have rounded over the points of the flower star to make them stronger and to prevent them from snagging on clothing. I don't use paint so the color will never rub, flake or chip off. Because I make each of these fruit and leaves individually from glass rods, no two are exactly alike.
Sustainability:
The packaging for your order has been reduced as much as possible while still preventing glass breakage. Everything that's left is made from recycled, sustainable or repurposed materials. Brown packing tape can be recycled right along with the cardboard boxes and paper inserts or filler. The organic Kapok fiber padding inside your gift box will biodegrade, but not fast enough for curbside composting. Please put that in your regular trash. Even the red stretch ribbon on your gift box (which also goes in regular trash) was bought at a second-hand shop and repurposed! :)
Photography:
The photos above are representative of the glass fruit bracelets I make in this style. The bracelet you receive will be similar to, but not exactly the same as, the one shown above. There will be some minor variations in the shape, size and color patterns of each fruit and leaf.
All Matching Glass Fruit Jewelry (Blueberries Shop Section):
http://www.etsy.com/shop/GlassBerries?section_id=16451255