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One of a kind bohemian style handmade chunky dark oxidized sterling silver, black onyx and artisan made rustic green earthy lampwork art glass beads wire wrapped charm bracelet - Earthly Tendencies

** This bohemian look chunky bracelet best fits a wrist of 6 1/2 to 7 inches (16.5 to 17.8 cm)

** Charm bracelet length is about 9 1/2 inches (30 cm) including the .925 hammered silver clasp

I've paired several earthy multi-colored lampwork art glass beads with some round and cylinder shaped onyx beads. The plate shaped lampworks are the most gorgeous dark green color. Each bead has been individually wrapped and connected with sterling silver .925 wire. A hand formed and hammered dangles from the wire wrapped clasp. I oxidized (chemically darkened) the silver, to accentuate the natural earthy colors in the beads. All the silver you see, including the hand formed bead caps, are .925 sterling.

While the length on this bracelet is a bit longer, due to the chunkiness of the beads used, it will best fit a wrist about 6 ½ to slightly more than 7 inches in circumference. The wrist in the photo shown is 6 ½ inches.

Onyx, according the 'The Minerals Zone' means nail of a finger or claw in Greek. Legend says that one day while Venus was sleeping Eros/Cupid cut her fingernails and left the clippings scattered on the ground. Because no part of a heavenly body can die, the gods turned them into stone which later became known as onyx. Some believe that Onyx helps to deflect negative energies
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It's important to me that your jewelry arrives just as beautiful at your house as it left mine. I'll carefully pack your handmade bracelet in a decorated gift box, wrapped in bubble wrap. Then I'll ship it inside a secure padded mailer to your door.
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NOTE: The lampwork beads I purchase are from self representing artists (SRA). This means that the artist that has sold the bead to me is actually the artist that created the bead with his or her own two hands. It's important to me that, when possible, I know where the components I use in my jewelry are created. Plus, it's always a benefit for me to support other small business artisans in their work. Well, and the fact that the colors and shapes and designs of artisan created beads just aren't possible in mass created factory made beads.

Additionally, the quality of properly kiln annealed artisan beads far outweighs that of factory made beads. I've not had breakage or cracking issues with artisan made beads. This is pretty common for factory made beads, especially those manufactured overseas and not properly annealed after firing. If I sound like I'm on a soap box about this, I apologize. I simply want to ensure that you receive the very best quality components in the jewelry you receive from me.

So what is a lampwork bead? Generally, lampwork beads are made by melting and working glass over a flame, generally some sort of torch. Different tools can be used by the artist to make different shapes and there are a myriad of different glass colors that can be used. And even though they are made from glass, well made, kiln annealed (or hardened) lampwork beads are extremely durable. I've dropped beads many times, without breakage. However, even with their durability, if you drop your beads on cement or a tile surface, they can and do crack. Treat them as you would any other piece of art.

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sterling silver wire, lampwork beads, onyx beads

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