Niello - Holiday Lights Collection

Holiday Lights Collection is now available on Etsy!

November Inspirations

Pandora is a jewelry company founded in Denmark. It sells customizable charm bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces in more than 50 countries.

Pandora bracelets, introduced in 2000, have a patented threading system that allows charms to be placed, added and rearranged. Pandora has created more than 800 handcrafted charms, available in sterling silver, 14k gold and murano glass, sometimes with semi-precious stones or precious gems. Other accessories for the bracelets include spacers and clips, which secure the loose beads in place and prevent them from falling off the bracelet when it is opened. It also helps with the distribution of weight allowing for minimal stretching.

How to Make Shamballa Bracelets

Shamballa symbolizes a lot of things stemming from the Buddhist culture and lifestyle, one of these is actually helpful relaxation. Generally it is known in promoting well-being because the Shambалla is the dharma Chakra that is certainly located in the heart of all the living beings.

This trend has been picked up by celebrities in the past few years and have become very popular among teenagers and style icons as well.

When creating a shamballa bracelet there are few things to consider.

The first thing is to choose the color combination for your bracelet. That would include the color of the beads and a the cord that will go around and hold them tightly together.

There are many beautiful beads to choose from. The shamballa style bead is wholesale at competitive prices in the stores and online, including shamballa letter beads, shamballa crystal alloy beads, shamballa crystal plastic beads, shamballa natural stone beads, shamballa wood beads, and shamballa copper beads, etc. You can choose one type of the beads for your bracelet, or a combination of several different kinds.

After having decided on the kind of beads to use, you will need to figure out what type of cord to choose to hold the beads together. Same as with the beads there are plenty of colors and textures to choose from. Nylon, cotton waxed, leather, etc.

Last but not least is to choose what braiding method to use to complete the bracelet. The most popular is the macramé style. Macramé is a type of decorative knotting that can be used to design jewelry. The square knot and the double half hitch are the most commonly used knots, and from them, numerous variations can be created. Another basic knot is the overhand knot. Different knots can be combined in one jewelry piece, or the same knot can be used over and over again.
A more simpler method would be putting a cord through each bead without any kind of knots.

Shamballa bracelets have a very convenient and neatly made sliding closure. It's done by repeating the square knot until you reach the needed length.

Spikes and Skulls

I've added a few more designs to my store. If you love spikes and skulls, like I do, you will love these new bracelets.

October Inspirations

This fall is all about gold..In love with all of these beautiful sets.. Can't wait to start creating new collections..Stay tuned!

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Work in Progress..

Work is always in Progress @ Niello...Come visit me soon for more beautiful things!

Shamballa Bracelets for All Kinds of Taste!

The change of seasons approaches it always means changes, especially in the fashion world. With this in mind I added some new styles to my shop Niello. Many different shamballa bracelets for everyone to enjoy. Please, visit my store and check them all out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Niello. 
Here are a few pieces from the newly added beauties: