The Warmth of Wood ~ 3 Button and Bead Charm Bracelets

 

I recently found some turned wood beads at an estate sale.  I had never seen handmade turned beads at a sale before.  The wood was much more beautiful than the packaged wood beads from the 70’s.  I decided to take some of the smaller beads and make a couple of bracelets.  I hadn’t worked on a charm bracelet for a while.  I thought my etsy shop could use a few more button and bead bracelets.

I decided to make the first bracelet a simple tribal design.  The wood on the oval beads was so lovely that I decided it didn’t need much accent.  I found the black and white beads in the basket with my wood beads.  I added dark blue posted buttons.  I added the buttons to add color without drawing attention away from the simple designs on the white and black beads and the beautiful browns of the wood beads.

 

I loved the wood bell beads from the moment I saw them.  Each bead is unique, a wonderful characteristic of handmade materials.  I added the same elements to each wood bead, blue beads and a silver bead cap, to make all the beads look similar.  I decided to add turquoise and silver to the warm wood color of the beads.  I think they look like little turquoise and brown bell flowers.  This is a very full bracelet.  I used every wood bell bead I had.

 

The last bracelet is made with flat flower shaped wood beads.  I’ve had the beads for quite a while.  I’ve been looking for a good use for them.  I used them as I would a bead cap on either end of a white bead.  The white bone ( I think) beads came from a broken necklace I acquired at an estate sale.  I liked the gold, brown and white color combination on this charm bracelet.  I found a variety of gold buttons to go along with the beaded dangles.  This is another very full bracelet.

I have to take a few more photos before listing them in my shop.