Playing with my Beads...Bubble Bands Samples

Someone posted one of these single-row "Bubble Bands" bracelets on Deb's Facebook page and her photo inspired me to give the pattern a try. It's such a cute little bracelet that I went nuts making samples in seven different colorways. I must confess that I tweaked Deb's pattern a little when it came to adding the seed beads around the cabochons. Instead of picking up 11/0 seed beads along with the 3mm beads as directed, I added them later to the netting. This method might not work well with other 2-hole beads but it works nicely with round beads. I've tried this method with the 6mm cabochons that I used to make these samples and also with 8mm Candy beads. Check back tomorrow to see how this bracelet looks with 8mm Candy beads.

• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster #29436"
• 3mm Czech pearls "Antique Gold"
• 4mm druks "Sueded Gold Capri Blue"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Chalk While Teal Luster"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Moss Green"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster Pastel Bordeaux"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Halo Regal"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster Pastel Petrol"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Polynesian #19074 - Indigo Orchid"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster #29436"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Halo Shadows"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster #29425"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm druks "Moon Dust Milky Alexandrite"

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 6mm 2-hole cabochons "Alabaster Pastel Burgundy"
• 3mm druks "Bronze"
• 4mm fire polished beads "Stone Pink Luster"

You can buy the "Bubble Bands" pattern at Around the Beading Table HERE. Red Panda has a nice selection of 2-hole cabochons.