Festive Charm Bracelet…I Caved and Bought Must-Have Beads

I had been eyeing the colorful glass beads for months. I swore to myself I wouldn’t buy anymore beads until I had used up the ones I already had. When my daughter insisted on finishing up her Christmas shopping, the temptation was too much. I caved and bought the beads.

I immediately had to make a charm bracelet out of the beads. I thought they were so festive looking. They remind me of glass Christmas bulbs and New Year Eve. I paired them with large prism cut crystal beads that I had bought for ornaments. I used up a variety of bead caps and silver metal beads that I had leftover from other projects. I even used a few earring backs.   I used a Swarovski crystal toggle clasp that I had bought a while ago.

For this bracelet I decided to mount the charms on split rings to insure that they wouldn’t slip off the bracelet.

I have a difficult time capturing all the sparkle in this bracelet. I tried several different backgrounds. One of these days I’ll figure out how to capture the movement and light of pieces like this charm bracelet.

I really like this bracelet.  I’m very happy happy I bought the beads.  They were definitely a must-have.  I have this bracelet for sale in my etsy store.  Here’s the listing.