Saturday, January 22, 2011

A Plague of Too Small Bracelets

A pox on me!  What is the matter that I keep winding up with too small bracelets?  Ok, the first time it was B&B's fault but this time it's MY fault!  Waaaaahhhhhh! I love this bracelet and wanted to keep it.  Sigh.......  And it's only a little bit too small, too.  Good thing I have girlfriends with smaller wrists than mine.  :)  Altho, I think I'll put it on my ArtFire shop.  It's cool, don't you think?  My first attempt at ndebele herringbone.  WHO can pronounce that word correctly?  Someone please tell me how to say it?  I keep thinking it sounds like someone from Boston saying, "under belly".  :D

10 comments:

Gilly said...

NDEBELE is the name of a South African tribe and is pronounced EN DEE BELLY .
Under Belly is the name of an Australia TV series.
Now the lesson is over, let's get to the bracelet YT.
It's bloody beautiful!!!!!!!

Pammie said...

N-da-belly is how Diane Fitzgerald pronounces it. Herringbone is easier. LOL

Melobeau said...

Poor Baby, so sorry that it's too samll....and it's SO pretty, too.

Desert Rubble said...

Sorry it's too small, twice in a row, too, but this is very pretty! lol on pronunciation, I pronounce everything wrong! Who cares I say!
Lynn

Trina Prenzi said...

Very pretty! Too bad it's too small, bummer when that kind of thing happens. Listing it in your Artfire shop is a good idea, it's lovely, someone will enjoy wearing it! :)

Pammie said...

Here's a thought, Moe.
For a continuous bracelet like this, you must make it to slide over your fist, not your wrist. Find some kind of form (a glass, a cardboard tube or something) that has the same circumfrence as your fist, and use that as a measure. Remember to plan for the join as well. HTH

ColsCreations said...

Well, hey, short means less beads, less work. ;)

MoeArt said...

Hmmm, short means fewer beads. Col...I wanted to wear it! Now I gotta shrink! :(

MoeArt said...

Thanks Gills and Pammie. I'll stick with herringbone. I just can't get that east coast "undabellie" out of my head. :D

MoeArt said...

I agree lynn. :) And Anita and Trina, it came out great but ...what a dummy I am. Pammie, i KNEW I had to measure over my knuckles. I just did it wrong. I need to find a bracelet mandrel Who sells them? I never see them anywhere/ Bummers.