Leaf Bracelet 3, with amazonite

And here's the third variation for the Leaf bracelet... I don't have a matching pair of earrings and/or a pendant for it, though I did make something similar, with Peridots a long time ago.

For this bracelet I used some very nice AA 4 mm faceted round Amazonite beads... though sadly they reacted with the LOS (or the copper, I don't know) and they've lost their beautiful blue color, and acquired a hint of grey: this might be some kind of an illusion though, next to the copper they might appear less bright than by themselves. The bracelet looks beautiful, nonetheless, it has a rustic elegance that I seem to like a lot lately.

Leaf Bracelet 2, with White Freshwater Pearls

Here's the second installment in the "Leaf" bracelet series...

I think it turned out beautifully...

It was made to match the so called "White Swan" set made last year, one of my favorite designs. I think I'll have to adjust the oxidation a bit, the bracelet has a lighter patina. But maybe I'll just wait a little, time might come to the rescue and the bracelet will eventually acquire that nice dark patina naturally.

Leaf Bracelet

A bracelet idea I got the other day, after making the bracelet for the Peridot earrings. It's the most basic, most simple design, I can't believe nobody thought of it before. And I already have two or three more variations in my head, I'm gonna post them here when I'll have a little time to make them.

For now, here's the basic design:

It looks great with the copper leaves set I made sometime last year:

Peridot "Snakes"

I ordered some AA 3 mm Peridot rondelles a while ago from Beadsonsale.com, but they've sent me some (probably) A+ grade 4 mm faceted rounds instead. It wasn't worth the trouble of sending them back, so I've put them away - they've been lying around in my drawer for months now, never knew what to do with them. 4mm is the worst possible size in beads for me, I'm always having trouble finding a use for them. I tend to use either smaller or larger beads in my designs. Then I remembered the "Christmas Tree" earrings I made last December....

...and going through my sketches I found a variation I planned of doing, but completely forgot about. And the 4 mm Peridots seemed just the perfect size for it. The earrings turned out a little on the large side (and there seems to be a larger demand for earrings than earring and pendant sets, anyway), so I've decided not to make a pendant/necklace to match...

...instead I made a bracelet. It is light, delicate, with an understated elegance, and it looks great on the wrist.

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