As you probably noticed, whenever I learn a new technique, I go nuts with it, make several variations on it, then move on to the next thing. Here are some of the woven style bracelets I made based on the kit I bought last month...You may recognize the purple one. I made up another bracelet like the "purple princess" that I have listed on Etsy, then added dainty little pink Czech pressed flowers to it. (They reminded me of cherry blossoms.) Each is anchored with a tiny 15/0 Toho seed beed. After putting this one, my son joked that it would be a great collar for a toy dog. Actually, I can see his point, but it would have to have a magnetic clasp for safety. I think I'm going to play with a different weave pattern and make a similar choker for this bracelet.
The black/gray one is really different. The backbone of this design is a line of Swarovski crystals in "black diamond," which I love. However, instead of using smaller bicones on the sides, I used 4mm two tone, fire polished, faceted Czech beads. One side of the bead is black, the other is gray. I originally made this only 5" long as a keiki bracelet, but decided to add an extender chain to it for added versatility. I really like the feel of the rounded beads on the edges, as opposed to the bicones. Don't get me wrong- bicones throw a lot of light, but the feel of this bracelet is smoother in my opinion.
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