a creative journey: jewel tones beaded bangle

New beads (the big ones) required a new stitch for a new creation. I was gifted these beautiful, berry lined light topaz ab finish, 6/0 beads recently and I've never used this size or color beads before. I spent a couple hrs trying to find the perfect pattern to fit them, after trying a couple ideas that just didn't work out, I found the russian spiral stitch. Then a few more hrs trying to find the perfect complementary beads to bring out their mesmerizing jewel tones. No single color seemed to work and I took my work apart several times before deciding on three  different metallic colors, brown iris, amethyst iris and June bug. Once I started with this combination, I never looked back and I am totally in love with the finished bangle. 😍