More Coded with Care Designs
Some of our options for beads are shown below. The end beads are brass squared tubes, and there are samples of three of each of the beads listed below, beginning from outer circle to inner circle, with a sterling tube on one side of each and a copper tube on the other.
sterling 2mm, sterling 3mm, copper 3mm, brass
3mm,
brass seed, copper seed, gunmetal seed, hemalyke,
red jasper 3mm, aquamarine, carnelian, pearl, fancy jasper,
bamboo coral, garnet, black onyx 2mm, peridot,
sterling 2.5mm, unakite, red jasper 2mm, amazonite,
black onyx 3mm, turquoise, lapis, garnet, peridot 2mm
Below:
Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet
made with sterling dashes, unakite dots, and a pink ribbon charm
Both copper tubes and sterling tubes develop a soft patina over time, especially when worn continuously. If you prefer yours without the patina, cleaning will restore the like-new shine. Shown below is an example of "new" copper tubes and those that have been worn and developed a patina:
Shown below is a sterling dot & dash double bracelet with pink tourmaline spacers:
A bracelet made with green tourmaline dashes and gold dots
A necklace with brass dots, sterling dashes and larger pink tourmaline accents, as well as a sterling "Mom" charm
