The Victorians
had a custom of making jewelry that incorporated the birthstones of
a person's loved ones to keep them symbolically close to themselves.
I made this bracelet for my mother for that purpose. The cab in the
middle has the Japanese ideogram for the word "Mother". The
gemstones handsewn to a clear seed bead peyote base are stones that
represent my mother and her children. My Mother: Ruby (July),
myself: Bloodstone (March), my husband: Turquoise (December), my
brother: Quartz Crystal (Instead of Diamonds, for April), and my
other brother: Pearl (June). The timelessness of this bracelet are
the symbols of a mother's love for her children. A love that never
dies.
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Beads
Used |
Various 11/o seed beads,
various 8/o seed beads, various 6/o seed beads, approx. 8mm
freshwater pearls, turquoise chips, rose quartz chips, crystal
quartz chips, 6mm bloodstone, square miyuki beads, mother-of-pearl
chips, sterling silver spacers, 3 mm rub |
