One of my favorite bracelets ...

One of my favorites..

I made this fabulous bracelet with interesting black foil-lined glass beads swirls of red and flecks of gold. I'm not exactly sure how these beads are made, but it certainly gives these beads an interesting look. I also love the chunky pumpkin-shaped faced red glass beads. The red color is almost brick-red, but less orangy hues. Special touches on this piece are the interesting silver bali beads and the crystals. I often use a few dangles of smaller beads or crystals to attach to the clasp end of the bracelet. This helps to counterbalance the weight of the beads so the main part of the bracelet stays up.