Tanya Lochridge

Looking for something unique to adorn your wrist? Well, this might just be the ticket. You know how much I love Kazuri beads – and these are quite unusual. A soft green decorated with gold and gunmetal markings. I decided to mix it up a bit by using the bold (yes, bold) gunmetal aluminum double link chain. Personally, I love the look. To further play off the gold in the beads – there are black goldstone daggers of sorts. Yes, I said “black” goldstone – which is really hard to find. Lucky for us all I happened on these on one of my Tucson excursions and keeping my fingers crossed that I find some more next year. Not a gemstone, goldstone is manmade – incorporating bits of copper into the molten glass to give the effect of gold and was first created in 17^th Century Venice. That’s a long time ago! I have loved it for years…but not quite that long. Beautiful sparks of Czech fire-polished glass, heavily faceted in clear bring just the right amount of light to the Kazuri design. Finally, I added a few rondelles of Czech fire-polished glass to highlight the Kazuri beauties. The bigger than big double link gunmetal chain, crafted in aluminum, is lightweight; but gives a magnificent look to the finished piece. There is nothing tiny about this bracelet – as the Kazuri beads are a little less than one inch square. Measures 7 ¾” in length and closes with an oversized gunmetal lobster style clasp. A 1 ¾” extender gives you lots of wearing options. In the image above, I had to link the clasp into the last chain of the extender in order to get a pix that shows the Kazuri beads. I don't recommend that you use the full length of the extender on this piece.

I will say that this particular item was designed for my gals with smaller wrists, so keep that in mind when ordering. If you have a larger wrist (like me) stay tuned as I will add additional pieces in this color way soon. You can read the Kazuri Story by clicking here, or clicking on the Kazuri Story in the link line at the bottom on this page. Although this bracelet looks lovely alone, you know me, can’t pass up the opportunity to style it a bit. So, you can have a little look-see. Handmade in the USA using domestic and imported components. From the Tanya Lochridge Jewelry Kazuri Collection.