This weekend I've been making these bracelets from Beads Direct's
Take A Make Break.
I pretty much had all the components to make the "Blueberry" version - apart from the catseye, but seeing as working with beads with chatoyance gives me a headache - it worked in my favour. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but once I did, I kind of got excited about seeing what else I could create. So I did a "Salsa" and a "Punk Princess" version too.
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| Which version do you like best? |
For the
Salsa, I used these multicoloured drawbench beads I bought from one of my trips to
Beading Amazing. Instead of the Chinese crystal rondelles, I used 4mm Chinese crystal bicones instead - Amethyst with an AB coating. For the seed bead weave, I used matte rainbow siam Tohos, to match the colours in the drawbench beads.
For the
Punk Princess version, I used pink drawbench beads, silver Chinese crystal rondelles and the matte jet Tohos I used for the
Blueberry bracelet. Looking at it now, I think maybe silver would have looked better?
I'll definitely be making more of these, I think I want to make a necklace version next time using gemstones. So look out for that maybe later in the week!
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If you would like to make these yourself the video can be found here: TAMB - Crystal Weave Bracelet
And you can still get the kits from Beads Direct for £14.99 each. Choose from the Blueberry Ripple or the Raspberry Ripple.
