03 December 2008

'Universe' Black Beaded Bracelet

I rarely make anything wearable, but occasionally I do for myself or for a family member. Here is the beaded bracelet I made for my mother last week. She requested a black cuff that looked similar to my Cosmic Cuff.

First, I created a brick-stitch beaded band...

beaded brick stitch cuff bracelet bead embroidery on beadwork
... then I added a leather button and some larger Czech glass beads...

beaded brick stitch cuff bracelet bead embroidery on beadwork
... and all the rest just sort of happened! :D

antique beaded handbag bead embroidery Czech glass seed beads Japanese Japan Czechoslovakia(7" x 1")

I think I only used 7 or 8 different kinds of seed beads. They are all stitched to the beaded band. You can see the texture this creates below:

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16 comments:

beadexplorer said...

"Universe" is a suitable name. It looks elegant! Lucky mummy! :)))

K and S said...

beautiful!

foam said...

she will luuuuuve it ..

captain corky said...

I'm sure she will! My wife would definitley like it.

ANNA-LYS said...

Amazingly decorative.
Can You do this to my Karate belt, as well?

Beaderjojo said...

I'm sure she'll love it!
Quite a suitable name too.

JafaBrit's Art said...

I agree, very elegant looking. I can't imagine she couldn't like it :)

Bev's Jewelry said...

Nice cuff. I'm sure your Mom will love it. I really like tosee the way it evolved. Thanks for sharing that.

The Lone Beader said...

Thanks for the comments! I just came up with the name when I published this post! And, suppose I could do something like this to a karate belt... with the right beads, anything is possible! :D

artandtea said...

This is fabulous! I love the texture. I'm sure your Mom will just love it.

Cristina Hurley Jewelry Design said...

WOW, This is stunning- you are really talented! I can imagine how much you put into it! Good job...
:)

Rachel VW said...

Wow! That is stunning!

Shannon said...

How fun, how could she not like it!

Beadin' Gram/aka Jackie said...

Love it -- and so will your Mom -- if not, you have my address, right? :-)

Hugz,
Jackie

Stephanie said...

It's gorgeous! Your Mom is totally going to love it.

Mary Timme said...

Your mom is going to really like it. We all do!