Lux et umbra vicissum…

Just thought I’d post a quick picture of the bracelets I made for the girls. I’ll give them their bracelets sort of as a piece of promise jewelry… a pledge that we’ll return for them.

Though it isn’t immediately obvious, I used the colors of the Ethiopian and American flags when making these. The Ethiopian flag is green, yellow, and red (the yellow is a gold in the bracelet), and American flag is red, white, and blue. The flag colors are separated by clear beads. I stringed the beads on hemp this time to try to ensure that they won’t break. The hemp is much stronger than the stretchy cord I usually use for bracelets.