Nirmala's Wedding Garden--Completed!

It is finished and it is gorgeous! So pleased with the outcome that it was a little difficult to let it go! I hope the bracelet brings a smile to the face of the young bride and wish her and her groom all the happiness in the world on their milestone day, but even more so...a lifetime of love, commitment and forgiveness when needed =)

"Out West" Inspired

My friend and I were chatting about my beading pasttime and she began to tell about a fabulous bracelet she bought at an art fair on her summer travels "out west." The seller works with a cooperative of Guatemalan women to produce the jewelry and then brings it to the States to sell. The next day she wore the bracelet and it was everything she said it would be...except it was breaking and tiny seed beads were pitter-pattering onto the tile. I wanted a good look at it so, of course, I offered to try to fix it! I was able to reinforce her piece of artwork and I started making plans to imitate it right away.