Earlier this year, I participated in a swap with several beaders from an online forum I frequent. Several of us put together "I should be a cuff" kits and exchanged them. I made this soft cuff from a kit I received from AJ Reardon. The focal point is a beautiful and interesting vintage glass cab. It is lightly glued onto a strip of Pellon and secured in place by peyote stitch.
It is accented with wonderful fire polished beads as well as a couple of little glass hearts and lots of seed beads, then backed with ultrasuede for a nice soft comfortable fit. The toggle clasp is a glass button.
It will be auctioned at the Harvest of Hope charity fund raising dinner/auction benefiting Candlelighters For Children With Cancer which will be held in October in Portland Oregon.
The really fun part? Yesterday, I (and my friend Anne) finalized plans to travel out to Oregon for the event which will allow us the chance to attend the dinner/auction, reconnect with some old (and dear) friends as well as meet new friends. I'm so excited!
10 comments:
Wow, you are really talented. What an amazing cuff. I'm impressed!!
This bracelet is stunning, Grace!
Kathy V in NM
I want to know WHERE you find/make the beading time to turn out all these beautiful and time-consuming thingies!???It will be SO fun for you to go see it being sold!You are a true sweetheart for sharing so much so often with so many.
Stunning, Grace! I know it will pull lots of money for the auction. What a great cause!
It's terrific that you and your friend get to actually go to the auction. Have fun.
Arline
Hope you have a great time with your friends. You made a very nice cuff - I'm sure it'll help the auction bring in the money.
very nice bracelet.
hi grace
absolutely stunning!!! as soon as the pic popped up i said out loud
'oh grace'(grin)!
such a wonderful piece for such a worthy cause
you are truely a beautiful soul
as always thanks for sharing
enjoy your day
x's&o's
tammy
It's not the least bit surprising how the love in your heart for such a wonderful cause transcends into such a beautiful work of art. Lovely, lovely bracelet (and gesture) Grace. I'm sure it will fetch a nice sum!
What a beautiful cuff for a wonderful cause! You have such a big heart and are always so generous Grace!!! And you really are coming to OREGON to attend the dinner and auction with your friend Anne!?!! How exciting!!!
It will be great for you to be able to sneak away and yet have your trip revolve around other special things too!
~Lisa ;-)
Hi all... thanks for the comments! The more I've thought about the trip, the more the excitement builds, I can hardly wait! I haven't been to Oregon in years and it's always nice to see friends, it should be a blast!
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