Bracelets, Bangles and Cuffs oh my! Team NativeMotif takes a look into some uniquely crafted bracelet styles of 2010. Featuring work by Sharon MacLeod, Barbara Bowling, Lana Park, Renee Lemoncelli and Roberta Hawkins.

Featured jewelry designer Lana Park creates elegant & unique handcrafted jewelry pieces from pewter, sterling silver, beads and a variety of other materials and metals. Her work embellishes a contemporary look while capturing the natural elements of nature. Many of her designs include but are not limited to silver oak leafs, pearly acorns and birds. Lana, also a mother of two, started creating designer jewelry 5 years ago and has been continuing to master her skills daily

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A Touch Of Life Bracelet - Antique Silver Brass
This beautiful bracelet is made with a flexible antique silver finish brass leafy frond. Beautiful dark grey glass pearls are strung on antiqued brass wire make up the rest of the bracelet. Closed with a toggle clasp, the bracelet measures approx 7.5 long. Product Dimensions & Details - Antique finish brass leafy frond. 3.5" x 1.25", 10mm glass pearl. Silver plated wire and toggle clasp.

Antique Brass Diamond Filigree Cuff Bracelet
Gorgeous diamond filigree cuff bracelet made with antique brass. Attached with ivory chrysanthemum cabochon. A beautiful bracelet! Product Dimensions & Details - Antique brass metal, 10mm cabochon.

Barbara Bowling is an artist living in Boise, Idaho. She specializes in vitreous enameling and metal etching, inspired by the small canvas that jewelry-sized work presents. All of her pieces are one-of-a-kind, presenting unique opportunities for personal adornment. Her 15 years as a professor of horticulture are reflected in the plant forms and the flowing natural textures and lines of her designs. “I create to connect to the world around me, but also because it is simply in my nature to make things: To bring form to the formless, order to chaos, an evocative object where there once was none.”

Etched NuGold Cuff
For those who prefer the color of gold, but not the cost, the etched NuGold Cuff is a handsome find. Made of NuGold and sterling, this cuff is a bi-color standout. NuGold is an alloy (type) of brass that has been specially formulated for jewelry. It has a richer, warmer color than most other brass alloys, and most importantly, it contains NO nickel, which many people are allergic to. It offers that rich golden color without the very high cost of gold. Barbara's etching work begins with a picture she has drawn or a photograph she's taken. The metal is treated by fusing a photosensitive film onto it, and then the selected image is imprinted on the film by exposing it to ultraviolet light. The metal with the imprinted image is then developed in a basic solution. After this, the metal is floated onto an aerated bath of ferric chloride. After several hours, the imprinted image is eaten away by the acid salt, resulting in a very pleasing texture. Limited Quantities: Buy now! Product Dimensions & Details - Etched NuGold Cuff

Originally trained as a graphic artist, Sharon MacLeod has been a full-time jewelry artist for over 20 years. In 1988 she made her escape from the city and moved to the woods of southwest Washington state where she lives with her husband and shares her barn studio with her cat and an elusive squirrel. "Working with an unexpected combination of materials, I create jewelry that starts with my own graphic art that I print on thin paper, meticulously laminate to various sizes of small tubing, and then assemble with a variety of materials including polymer clay, Czech glass beads, ethnic brass beads, and rubber. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Sharon MacLeod has been a full-time jewelry artist for over 20 years. In 1988 she made her escape from the city and moved to the woods of southwest Washington state where she lives with her husband and shares her barn studio with her cat and an elusive squirrel. "Working with an unexpected combination of materials, I create jewelry that starts with my own graphic art that I print on thin paper, meticulously laminate to various sizes of small tubing, and then assemble with a variety of materials including polymer clay, Czech glass beads, ethnic brass beads, and rubber.

Black And White Double Twist Triangle Bracelet
Bangle bracelet with red polymer clay beads and brass pins in various black and white patterns. Each bracelet is handmade to order and starts with my own graphic art that I print on thin paper, meticulously laminate to various sizes of small tubing, and assemble with a variety of materials, including polymer clay, glass, metal, and rubber. Because of the nature of the process, no two are exactly alike in every detail and may vary ever so slightly from the one in the photo. Product Dimensions & Details - Inner diameter 2.5 inches. Fits average women's wrist. Can be made in any size.

Black and White Wrap Bracelet w African Bark Cloth
Flexible memory wire bracelet with red polymer clay beads and black rubber o-rings. Design inspired by an African bark cloth pattern. Wraps around the wrist three times. Each bracelet is handmade to order and starts with my own graphic art that I print on thin paper, meticulously laminate to various sizes of small tubing, and assemble with a variety of materials, including polymer clay, glass, metal, and rubber. Because of the nature of the process, no two are exactly alike in every detail and may vary ever so slightly from the one in the photo.

Square Double Twist Bracelet With Bone Beads
Bangle bracelet with bone beads and brass pins. Design inspired by African Asante textile patterns. Each bracelet is handmade to order and starts with my own graphic art that I print on thin paper, meticulously laminate to various sizes of small tubing, and assemble with a variety of materials, including polymer clay, glass, metal, and rubber. Because of the nature of the process, no two are exactly alike in every detail and may vary ever so slightly from the one in the photo.

Renee Lemoncelli and Roberta Hawkins
Renee Lemoncelli and Roberta Hawkins create their sterling nature jewelry designs in their studio located in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio. They are long time friends and now neighbors in a rural, heartland setting, who have also worked together in the cosmetology field for 17 years. The Wayne National Forest is on their doorstep; they draw on the natural beauty and cycles of nature there as inspiration for their designs. They are both avid nature lovers and country girls who also aspire to start a small collective farm and ranch in their area.

Silver Clematis Leaf Nature Bangle Bracelet
Artist Statement: "Our sterling silver clematis leaf bangle bracelet is unique and highly detailed. It is a bypass open style bangle that is very organic and taken straight from nature. The opposing side is accented with a sassafras bud. This bangle is open but you must slip your hand through as you would a bangle bracelet. It is oval so that when you wear the leaf side down on your hand it does not turn on the wrist. It is a substantial, heavy, solid sterling bracelet. Standard size and will fit wrist sizes 6-6.75." Product Dimensions & Details - This bracelet was created in solid sterling silver with castings from a natural clematis leaf, sassafras bud and tree branch. The leaf is aprox. 1.25 wide. The branch portion is aprox. 1/4 wide and 1/8 thick.

Black And Silver Vining Bangle Bracelet Sterling
This sterling bangle bracelet is nature jewelry that looks like nature. We've oxidized the twig portion between the vining seedum leaves, giving the twig a very natural appearance. The technique we use for this oxidizes the actual silver. This is not a painted on coating. This is a heavy weight bangle bracelet that has mirror image vining leaves on both sides. Offered in standard size. Product Dimensions & Details - Sterling silver, natural twigs and vining leaves were used to create this bangle. Largest leaves are approx. 1/2 to 5/8" wide. Standard size will fit most wrist sizes 6-6 3/4". The inner diameter of this bangle is 2.5 inches.

Wild Rose Leaf And Twig Bangle Bracelet
A sterling silver bangle bracelet made from a leaf and twig. We chose a wild rose leaf for this bypass style bangle for it's simplicity, sentiment and detail. Both the leaf and twig have all the detail you would find in nature. Although it has a bypass look, you slide your hand through as you would a bangle bracelet. It's a perfect choice for anyone who loves rustic, natural looking nature jewelry. This piece is solid sterling. Available in 4 sizes. Large size is an additional $5. Product Dimensions & Details - We used sterling silver, a natural rose leaf and a natural twig to create this design. It's solid sterling silver. The twig is approx. 2.5 mm diameter and the leaf is approx. 1 inch long. Available in 4 sizes.