Bonjour! Today is a special day...because two of my favorite people were born on this day. So...Happy Birthday Nicole and Jesse! Wishing you two the very best...ALWAYS!!! Now back to creativity!!! I picked up some labadorite and peridot stones a while back for a bracelet. A particular design had been in my brain for quite some time. I had all the materials...so get on with it, yes!? But...one thing that paralyzes me is if the stones are high quality, and if I am using large amounts of silver, I become fearful of messing up, and so the stones just sit, and sit, and sit. Anyway I decided that it did not matter if I mess up and jumped right on in! First I had to make some silver end beads as a clasp. I liked how they came out. They were about 1/2" in diameter, textured, domed, and patinated. Then I wire wrapped a thousand beads with silver wire! Ha...not really...only 100! Just a little peek of the silver clasp. N...
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