"Five precious stones that together symbolise wisdom. An opal for loyalty; an amethyst for peace of mind; a garnet for devotion and grace; a turquoise for courage and success, and a lapis lazuli for competence."
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| Wisdom photographed by Pauline |
That is the official description for this next bead,
Silver Wisdom. I've been really lucky to be able to secure this bead for my collection, and at a really great price, this was down to luck, timing, a lovely seller and a helping hand from Grandma in the form of Birthday and Christmas present money to help me out!
I'm really glad that it was my Grandma that helped me buy this bead, I enjoy having beads that remind me of experiences, friends, families and stories. It was my Grandma who taught me to read before I went to school which started my lifelong love of reading, she did the same with her children before they started school, and with all her grandchildren and she's now making a start with her great grandchildren! So for me, Wisdom, is a very apt bead to have come from my Grandma!
Here are the different sides of my wisdom bead, showing all the stones.
As soon as I got it I started playing around with combinations to see what it would look like with different beads, as it has several colours and some very different stones there is quite a lot you can do with it, here are some snapshots of what I tried...
However whilst I had fun playing with mostly glass beads, what I really intended was to make something with my
zodiac birthstone stars.
Here is my Wisdom & Stars bracelet, I opted to include a lot of colour in this one and I think it will remain a keeper for quite some time, unlike my usual make, wear and unmake approach to finished bracelets.
Wisdom as worn by my Trollbead friends!
Wisdom is such a versatile bead that I asked a few friends if they would allow me to show you some of their bracelets and necklaces using Wisdom. They kindly photographed their creations for your viewing pleasure!
(Warning - you may experience some pleasurable bead envy looking at these photos as they have some fabulous beads in their collections, I just love looking at these and including them has been my pleasure!)
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| Bracelet featuring Gold Wisdom, photo and bracelet by a Trollbead friend |
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| Wisdom Bracelet "Perfect Purples" and photo by Anne |
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| Bracelet featuring Silver and Gold Daisy and Wisdom, bracelet and photo by a Trollbead friend |
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| Wisdom, photo and bracelet by Jules |
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| Wisdom Bracelet and photo by Pauline |
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| Wisdom Bracelet and photo by Jules |
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| Wisdom Bracelet "Ferns" and photo by Anne |
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| Wisdom bracelet and photo by a Trollbead friend |
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| Wisdom necklace and photo by Jenny |
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| Gold Wisdom bracelet and photo by a Trollbead friend |
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| Wisdom bracelet "Teals" and photo by Anne |
I love all of these combinations; the bracelet immediately above also contains beads from one of my favourite artisan bead makers,
Christa Keizer at Luccicare, Christa makes some lovely beads so it's not a surprise to see other trollies making such good use of them!
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