Bracelets

 

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Gemstone

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Amethyst

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Lapis

Tiger Eye

Turquoise

Specials



 Twigs and Buds
Cherry Buds and Twigs
Sterling silver cast twigs and buds.
$89.00



 Lapis and Turquoise
Lapis and Turquoise
Natural Lapis Lazuli and blue-green Turquoise
7.5 inches...$42.70

Earthtones
Earthtones
Natural Bronzite, bronze freshwater pearls,
and lampwork glass.

8-inch...$35.19


 Petal Beads and Stone
Petal Lampwork Beads and Stone
A rainbow of gemstones with colorful
lampwork glass.

8-inch...$37.73




Unisex Brown and Green
Unisex Brown and Green
Out of Stock
Murano and Amethyst
Foil Glass and Amethyst
$27.53
Crystal and Faceted Black Onyx
Faceted Onyx and Crystal
$27.53
Three Colors of Freshwater Pearls
Tri-color Pearls
$15.42
Carnelian Pearl and Lampwork Flower Bracelet
Stone, Pearl, Lampwork
$26.94
Baltic Amber Bracelet
Baltic Amber Nuggets
$26.98
Desert Sunset Gemstone And Pearl
Desert Sunset
$34.18
Garnet and Sterling Silver
Garnet and Silver
$11.36
Carnelian Lovers
Carnelian Dream
Special: $13.00
Labradorite and Onyx
Labradorite and Onyx
Special: $14.50
Kaleidoscope Amethyst and Fancy Jasper Bracelet
Amethyst and Jasper
$13.71
Black and White Swirls
Black and White
Special: $14.50



How We Make Our Jewelry


Cross section of jewelry beading cable
Beading Cable: We use a cable specially designed for jewelry applications. This stringing material is made of 49 tiny strands of steel. Pic to left shows 7 x 7 cross section of cable. The cable has a plastic coating to minimize any chance of fraying. The combination of flexibility and strength make it, in our opinion, the best choice.
A decade or so ago, the best stringing cable available was called 'tiger tail'. It was made of 7 or so strands of steel. Although tiger tail is strong, it is also brittle and prone to kinking. Tiger tail is still used by many, because of it's cheaper cost.

a look at the crimp beads


Crimping: When jewelry breaks, it almost always breaks at the end near the clasp. We have a special 'torture chamber' set up in our shop to intentionally destroy our work. This way we can find the find the most durable clasping procedures.
We have found the strongest cable-to-clasp attachment to be either two silver coated brass crimp beads on each end, (See section of gemstone anklet below), or a doubled-over sterling crimp bead which is then flattened depending on the size of the bead cable. We always use sterling silver for the clasp and end-ring.

Update: Our torture chamber has proven that different weights of beads and beading cable behave differently under stress. We now use several different variations of cable, crimp and clasp connections for different types of bracelets.