Since I live by the Delaware Bay in the summer and the Florida Keys in the winter, I am partial to all things related to the beach. I often use starfish in my designs. This summer I had two starfish ceramic cuffs custom made by
MartisButtonsnBead. I have used her ceramics before and love them. She is now selling on a great new place to shop for handmade artisan beads--
Artisan Component Marketplace. This is a welcome addition to the marketplace for those who sell and buy artisan beads. This past summer Marti and I emailed back and forth about the design and colors. She sent me photos of the ceramics throughout the process. The work that goes into making ceramics is amazing!
After watching the news reports of early and large snowfalls and
advertisements for the Florida Keys, my thoughts turned to these ceramic
starfish. I had planned to make these bracelets in Florida, but decided now is the time. I had the beads already so I was all set. I planned to use beads that I got from
House of Gems. I selected some wooden beads from their selection of
naturals beads. I felt that
wood beads would help me create a casual and bohemian look. I had decided that I wanted to incorporate some Irish linen thread I had so I wanted to use beads with holes large enough to accommodate the thread. The wooden beads from the
House of Gems fit that need. I selected the colors that would work with those 2 ceramics--
light yellow color wood beads, turquoise wood beads, and
orange wood beads. I also picked out some
copper twisted spacer beads twisted copper beads from their
metal beads section. I thought that copper would add a bit more orange color and some shine to the turquoise bracelet.
You can see that these 3 different shapes and colors of wood beads plus the copper worked well the different colors in the starfish cuff. Both the
orange bracelet and the
turquoise bracelet are available in my
BayMoonDesign shop for purchase. I would love to have you comment on which bracelet is your favorite and why?
Next week, I am leaving for the Florida Keys! I am getting excited to see the gorgeous water there and do some snorkeling and standup paddle boarding. Stay tuned for those adventures!
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