A fellow HubPages writer loves this design and wondered if I could make it with wooden beads and music note charms. It took a little bit of hunting to find wooden beads in blue that were a good size for this design, but I did. She also decided that she wanted a wrap style instead of a single strand.
This is what it looks like when it isn't wrapped. It's long enough that it can be worn as a short necklace.
I was worried that the music notes would be too large for this design. I usually use these charms, which are considerably smaller, but my usual source was sold out and this was the best alternative that I could find. I think that it worked out just fine, though. I almost never work in a truly monochromatic palette, and the single blue paired with the silver is great. Best of all, the recipient is really happy with the piece. She'll be giving it as a gift so hopefully the final recipient will enjoy it, too.
I made a single strand version to list on Etsy. Click on the photos to check out the listing.
I may have to order some more wooden beads so I can experiment with this design in other color palettes. For now, I'm working on a bunch of other blue charm bracelet designs in with my standard glass bead mixes.
Have you been working on any neat custom orders lately?
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Beautiful! Love the music notes ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's a unique piece, Rose! I love the music note charms :)
ReplyDeleteDear Rose, Very nice and sophisticated color combo. Blessings dear. Catherine xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Looks like it could be made in all sorts of combitnations. How pretty =)
ReplyDeleteThe wooden beads look great! These are definitely a good idea to use in other designs!
ReplyDeleteThat piece turned out beautiful! I like the musical notes you found too!
ReplyDeleteI love the wooden beads! I've used them before with my paper beads and the colors you can find are great! The wrap is a good idea - never did that with any of my jewelry... {:-D
ReplyDeleteI saw this in your shop yesterday and was really admiring it (it's in my WW post for today). I really do love the single color sometimes- it works really well here because the beads have a bit of texture to them being made out of wood. Great design!
ReplyDeleteThe music notes are very cool. I suspect you'll be making a few of those!
ReplyDeleteVery cool piece! I love the color and the musical notes. I am sure when you add those to your shop they will be great sellers.
ReplyDeleteValerie
Everyday Inspired
You definitely should experiment in other colors1 This is a great design!
ReplyDeleteI love how the bracelet turned out. The blue beads look a little bit like whole notes, so they're perfect, paired with the silver notes!
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