It’s happened to all of us… there are so many beautiful bracelets out there, it’s inevitable that one see a bracelet that belongs to another Trollie, and and fall head over heels in lust with it! Online there is a feast of images available to view for design ideas, and the key is to run with the inspiration, and create something that is uniquely yours.
My Refreshed Purples
The topic arose this week as I decided to refresh my teal and purple bracelet for Spring, lightening and softening to a lilac and mossy aqua combination. I had it with me at the gallery and more than a couple of our ladies lamented that they would love a bracelet like that – and what a shame that the beads were from my private reserve…
but the truth is, a similar combination can easily be created using an array of current production and unique pieces. Most ladies have a number of beads already in their collections that they could use as the base of the composition, and would only have to tweak the design with a few new additions to create a very similar look!
To build a soft lilac and cool green bracelet for Spring I reached for a nice soft Labradorite and a starting point. Like eveyone, I do love the Labs that show a big diva flash, but even understated ones are a gorgeous shade of greyed blue green that works into nearly everything that I design. Two labs firmly set this design’s mood.
I placed one of the newest designs in the collection right in the middle of this bracelet… I love the new Mother’s Garden pendant, and think it’s fabulous either on a necklace or on a bracelet such as this one! With a soft oval shape and an appealing vine pattern, it’s a beautiful centerpiece for this design. I cradled a “White Petals” (Which isn’t white at all, but a misty lilac…) in the new pendant, and I do like the effect the petal shapes give, allowing lots of light to come through and show off the silverwork. Working my way out from that beginning, I blended and handful of soft lilac uniques with beloved production beads such as “Purple Flower Mosiac”, “Purple Prism”, “Grey Prism” and “Magical Lamp”. It took no time at all to build a doppelganger for my own bracelet that has its own distinct personality.
Clockwise from Clasp: “Large Flower Clasp”, “Purple Prism”, (such a pale, water colour version – isn’t it pretty?) “Unique”, “Hearts Galore”, Unique”, “Limited Edition Kimono”, “Purple Flower Mosaic”, “Dandelions”, “Labradorite”, “Limited Edition”, “Mothers Garden + White Petals”, “Unique”, (LOVE this one…) “Labradorite”, “Mothers Bouquet”, “Purple Flower Mosaic”, “Magical Lamp”, “Unique”, “First Signs”, “Unique”, “Grey Prism”.
C.
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Mothers Garden is one of those pendants which fit equally well onto a bracelet – a must have with which to frame any beautiful and favourite bead. Thanks for sharing this creaction with us.