Vintage Bead Bracelet

I love this bracelet! This is another of my first attempts at bead embroidery. I love this technique!
I really like working with the needle. It's like painting with beads. There is so much you can do!

This bracelet is made with a beautiful vintage glass button. I have found that buttons make excellent focals for bead embroidery. I used Delica and Czech glass seed beads, and bugles. The embroidery is done on blue microsuede and it is backed with the same. I used an aluminum bracelet blank as the base. The button is held in place with glue and a beaded bezel.

This was a really fun project. I just started with the button and let the rest flow from there. I love vines and flowers and this theme worked well with the design on the button! I generally like to start with a focal and work the rest of the piece with the focal in mind. This bracelet is the perfect example of this.

Thanks for reading!

KC