Memorial Beads

Not all the beads we make are for memorial gifts.  In Lynn’s case, she had found us through the internet – only to find out we were both living in the very same city!  Lynn had ordered a memorial bracelet in remembrance of a beloved pet.  And then after receiving her bracelet, she liked it so much, she asked if we could make something for her sister as a birthday gift.

Lynn grows beautiful Star Gazer Lilies in her yard.  She brought me one to make the beads with.  It was gorgeous – a dark pink blossom that had to be 10 inches across.  It’s heady fragrance filled my studio for a week as the blossom dried.  It was heavenly.

The bracelet for Lynn’s sister was to be something special, with sentimental meaning.  The flower from Lynn’s garden, and a shell to represent her love for the Hawaiian Islands.  I didn’t really know what colors I was going to use, or what shell.  But as the bracelet started taking shape and scope, things connected.  I had alot of shells to choose from, but this one piece of scrabbly abalone really called out to me as the focal point.  It was only then that I realized the colors I had chosen for the beads matched the colors in the abalone.  How about that.  It was perfect.

If you’d like to order a bracelet in Lynn’s style, you can order one from our Memorial Beads Shop.