Today's bracelet is one I've been meaning to post for a while, but every time I tried to take a photo the lighting was all messed up. Anyway, I think I've finally got some that I'm actually happy with = Perfectionist.
The design is based on this tutorial from Ruby's Beadwork. I used brightly coloured acrylic cubes with an AB coating. They kind of remind me of the Jap sweets you get in Dolly Mixtures - in fact I think I used them in the Dolly Mixture set. I know, I know...more sweet inspired jewellery - I swear I'm not trying to recreate the Sweet Tooth Collection!
It's a basic Daisy stitch, with seed beads lining the cubes. The ones I used are a mix I got from Jilly Beads
called Sugar Sprinkles. I didn't really like the gaps left between the
cubes. In Ruby's design, she added beaded loops, however I didn't
think this would look right on a bracelet, so I added the slightly
bigger version of the Sugar Sprinkles seeds, called Sugared Almonds. I couldn't make this up if I tried - I swear I don't do it on purpose!
I made a toggle clasp from the seeds, so it's another metal-free bracelet. However, I'm not sure if the electroplating on the seed beads counts - so it might not be completely metal-free.
=:x
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