new bracelets, two of them...

it comes in threes

I made a similar bracelet to this one not too long ago for a friend who has had tough go of things lately. My thoughts behind the design were twofold; one being that good things come in threes and two being the Holy Trinity. Now, whether you choose to believe in these things or not is up to you, but "three" became my design challenge: three of each of the three focal beads, three sets of three for the accent beads, etc. I chose the particular beads for this bracelet based on purported qualities they are said to impart to the wearer.

• adventurine: healing, mental agility, visual acuity, peace, motivation, leadership.


• carnelian: precision, analytical capabilities, physical energy, verbal skill, peace, spirituality.


• garnet: health, removing negativity, awareness, commitment, regeneration, order, insight.


• jasper: protection, nurturing, joy, awareness; balancing of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual energies.


• turquoise: spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity.
  

Whether or not the stones actually bear these qualities isn't the focus so much as the wish for these things to come to the wearer is. Personally, I'm a firm believer in "every little bit helps," no matter what part of the universe the help comes from.

As a result of the first bracelet I stumbled onto the fact that the carnelian beads slid freely over the delica beads I used for the clasp ends. This spurred another design idea which brought about this bracelet:


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