stackable bracelets

Add a natural touch to your bracelet stack with this simple design by Lesbia Black. She crafts it from dark brown pinewood beads and adds a light-colored bead for contrast.

Black and white may be polar opposite colors, but the blending of the two creates a pleasing harmonious duality, like yin and yang. This beaded stretch bracelet created by Thai artisan Tipa is evidence of this beautiful harmony. Spheres of midnight black onyx and stark white ceramic are stacked with hematite bead spacers in a brilliant array. The white ceramic beads feature a bamboo motif for even more detail. A sterling silver lotus charm dangles from the beaded strand.

The fun, multicolored design of these stretch bracelets is by Ghana's Cynthia Danquah. Each bracelet is crafted by hand with glass beads alternating with stacked discs recycled from plastic bottles and vinyl records. An energizing design which Danquah calls Odo akoma, an Akan phrase meaning "a heart of love."