dressy bracelet

The culture of the ancient Incas serves as inspiration for the three handmade stretch bracelets that compose this set designed by Peruvian artisan Dina. Handcrafted beads with a circle motif predominate in one, another features petite 925 sterling silver beads, and the third is accented with hand-painted ceramic beads, blue sodalite and yellow beads. Each is distinct but complements the others beautifully.

For artisan Dina from Peru, handcrafting jewelry with an Incan flair is a family affair. Her husband learned ceramic techniques from her, and the whole family works in one artisan form or another. "My work is a family endeavor and our designs are ancestral ones," she says. She designs this set of three beaded bracelets which are hand-strung. Jasper, obsidian, tiny sterling silver beads, smooth green and red beads, and handcrafted ceramic beads give the stretch bracelets a variety of colors and textures.

Inspired by the jewelry the Incas typically wore during ceremonies, Andean artisan Dina designs the three alluring beaded bracelets in this set. A mixture of hematite, handmade ceramic beads, and glossy blue beads is featured in each of the stretch bracelets, which are excellent on their own or worn together.

How Incan royalty adorned themselves for ceremonies forms the basis for Andean artisan Dina's design of this beaded bracelet pair. She has included handmade brown ceramic beads in each of the two bracelets which compose the set as well as smooth glass beads in a lilac colour. Each stretch bracelet is unique, however, as one is adorned with amethyst and the other features ceramic beads hand-painted with lines and circles.