ArtFire

One of a kind, handmade cuff bracelet with a gorgeous combination of rich blue, green and gold dichroic glass.

For this bracelet, we centered a square dichroic glass cabochon in brilliant blue and bluegreen stripes between bands of beautifully marbled dichroic glass in blue, green and gold.

This unique bracelet consists of three pieces of our own handmade fused glass which we've connected and embellished with non tarnish gold colored jewelry wire and finished with a gold plated toggle clasp.
The black-backed dichroic glass has been capped with clear glass which adds visual depth and protects the dichroic beneath.

Each piece of glass is a solid 1/4" thick and smooth on all edges. The center cabochon measures approximately 15/16" wide by 1" tall and the bands are about 2-1/4" long by 3/4" wide.

This cuff bracelet, which is intended to be worn loosely, falls into the "Average" size range and will comfortably fit wrists up to approximately 7-1/4".

If you're unsure of your wrist size, simply wrap a tape measure around your wrist at the wrist bone (don't pull it too tight) or use a piece of string or yarn and measure it flat on a ruler.

For comparison purposes, below are standard women's bracelet sizes:
Small = 6.5 inches
Average = 7 inches
Large = 7.5 to 8 inches
X-Large = 8.5+ inches

This bracelet has been signed and dated on the back.

If you're not familiar with fused glass, it's quite strong when properly fired and while this bracelet could break if dropped from a certain height onto a hard surface (like concrete) the glass will withstand a surprising amount of wear and will basically last a lifetime.

We made this bracelet in our home-based glass studio near Dallas, Texas where we use high-quality, compatible glass from US manufacturers.

We hand cut the glass for each of our bracelets from larger glass sheets then stack the pieces and fuse them together at more than 1450° F using a digitally controlled kiln. Following the initial fusing cycle, we cold work many of our pieces to give them a uniform shape and appearance, then return them to the kiln to be fire polished. After fusing and fire polishing, we fire the glass once again, heating it to a point where it's just soft enough to conform to the shape of our bracelet mold. Each kiln-firing lasts from 11 to 14 hours as glass must be heated and cooled gradually (annealed) to maintain its integrity and prevent cracking.

Given the handmade nature of our wearable art pieces, while we can try to approximate a given design, we can never duplicate a piece exactly. We're also more inclined to create new designs as opposed to copying prior ones - especially with our dichroic glass pieces - so if you find a "must have" bracelet, please don't hesitate to purchase it before someone else does. We may never make a piece quite like it again.

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