creative bracelets

Working with hand painted ceramic beads from Puebla, Monica Vazquez creates this beautiful stretch bracelet. The bracelet is crafted from polished lapis lazuli and sterling silver beads, as well as the ceramic pendant.

Guatemalan artist Manuel Obin handcrafts ceramic beads for this charming creation. Little hand-painted pigs embellish this beaded stretch bracelet, and the floral details add that sweet touch that makes this design perfect for casual wear.

The white ceramic beads on Dewa Ayu Putri's beautiful set of stretch bracelet create a distinctly ethereal feel. Putri works with the Bhakti Senang Hati Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides shelter, education, and treatment for disabled Balinese.

Elegant ceramic beads in rich blue are painted by hand for this jewellery set from Peru. Diana creates a set of beaded necklace, bracelet and earrings from the Andean highlands. Chrysocolla and reconstituted turquoise adorn the bracelet, while petite globes of sterling silver accentuate the necklace and bracelet. A sterling clasp and hooks complete the ensemble.

Designer Anuva Baid of India explores avant-garde trends through a minimalist vision, giving life to a sophisticated addition to your ensembles. Local artisans team up with Anuva, working with brass in a high polish finish to create this modern cuff bracelet, whose golden-toned structure is elegantly crowned with green ceramic pieces as a symbol of harmony.

For an accessory of mesmerizing beauty, beads of white ceramic contrast with the natural black hue of lava stone as they encircle the wrist. Sang Ayu Sardiwati creates this beaded stretch bracelet, featuring ceramic beads on one half with the lava stones on the other. Representing artisans with physical disabilities, Bhakti Senang Hati presents this gorgeous accessory.

Black and white may be polar opposite colors, but the blending of the two creates a pleasing harmonious duality, like yin and yang. This beaded stretch bracelet created by Thai artisan Tipa is evidence of this beautiful harmony. Spheres of midnight black onyx and stark white ceramic are stacked with hematite bead spacers in a brilliant array. The white ceramic beads feature a bamboo motif for even more detail. A sterling silver lotus charm dangles from the beaded strand.

This pretty beaded bracelet is the creation of Sang Ayu Sardiwati of Bhakti Senang Hati, a foundation in Bali that assists the physically disabled to attain physical and economic independence and build self-esteem. "Although we live in very limited conditions, my childhood was very happy", says artisan Sang Ayu. "I used to work carrying stones for a dam construction when I was in Junior High School so I can pay the school fee myself. Unfortunately the dam suddenly collapse and huge stones broke my leg. Now I have to use a prosthesis everywhere. I was so depressed, very not confident after the accident, I usually hide and shy whenever people visiting our home. But finally my spirit is back after I saw my parents were crying because my depressed condition. After pray to God, I feel more patient and strong. I even graduated from a university, and I start making handicrafts. After I joined the Foundation, I met my husband and now we have 3 boys." The stretch bracelet is crafted from blue ceramic beads alternating with albesia wood and coconut shell beads.