Maraschino

The beads in this bracelet are made with CiM Maraschino which is the most perfectly-named glass. The red is the exact colour of cocktail cherries. This glass is semi-opaque and for these beads I layered it thinly over a base of clear. The beads might look opaque at first glance but if you hold them up to the light you'll see the translucency of them. The beads are decorated with Effetre White 204.

I've strung the beads with red Preciosa crystal beads which sparkle beautifully, white Japanese seed beads and plain sterling silver round beads. The bracelet is adjustable by way of its lobster clasp and extender chain.

The Maraschino bracelet is available in my shop.

Also in the shop are these rosy pink beads. They shift from a pink hue to a more bluish one depending on the light. I can tumble-etch these ones if you'd like and there's also a bracelet upgrade available for them.

These are CiM Foam encased with Effetre Dark Rosato/Lavender Blue 083 with decoration in Effetre White 204.

In knitting news, I've finished the cabled yoke of my jumper.

Now it's time for swathes of stocking stitch but I like that. I can knit stocking stitch in the round without looking which means I can switch from my reading glasses to my further-away-than-arm's-length specs and actually see the telly while I knit.

I'm six seasons through my annual Mad Men rewatch (I think this is my fifth go round and it only gets better with every repeat viewing) and it'll be nice for everyone to not be a blur. I've got to get some varifocals. Switching between two pairs of glasses all the time is so irritating.