With all the new charms and beads floating around here, everyone's thinking up charm bracelet designs. The first (beautiful!) one is by Design Team Member Teri Calia. (There are lots of photos in the gallery — with links to all the products used — so you can see close-ups.) Here are some of the new things Teri used:
4mm Round Blue Glass or Amber Beads
Nice small size for things like the centers of flowers. The amber-colored ones are really amber; the blue are clear glass. Sets of 10.
Bengal Spice Glass Flowers
11mm hurricane glass, imported from the Czech Republic. Hurricane glass is a combination of multiple glass colors that can change appearance and swirl pattern based on the conditions at the time of pressing. Each batch is unique and difficult to reproduce.
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