Hand crafted jewelry by Elizabeth Agte of Rochester, NY
Bracelets
These bracelets are a perfect accessory for any occasion. Worn alone or in groups they are a feminine fashion statement that draws immediate attention. All my bracelets have soldered jump rings for complete confidence and security. I list a standard length of 7 inches, but all my bracelets can be ordered to size. As you can see I use sterling silver, copper, and silver PMC or combinations of the three, with a wide variety of semi-precious stones such as amber, lapis, black onyx, and agate. Almost all my bracelets have a toggle clasp I designed myself, that assures that these bracelets won’t fall off. The toggle can only be pulled through at two diagonals, as opposed to a 360 degree radius of release with normal round toggles. Bracelets should fit comfortably on the wrist with free movement but should never be big enough to fall down to the first thumb joint.

 


Buddha

Buddha Bracelet
Stock Number: B2016

Size:7 inches long (175mm)
Materials: Sterling silver
Price: $250.

I bought an antique Buddha bracelet years ago after September 11th, as a token of hope, a talisman of sorts. Through the years I have had so many people comment on it, and want to wear one themselves, that I finally cast mine in sterling silver. I had begun to feel guilty for not sharing the serenity I experience whenever I feel it on my wrist. This powerful and symbolic bracelet can be ordered in sizes for men or women.


cuff bracelet

Cryptic Cuff
Stock Number: B2026
Size: .5 inch wide and 6 inches around , (12mm x 152mm)
Materials: Sterling silver and turquoise
Price: $150.

I have a friend who purchased one of these cuffs with a carnelian stone in it. She was on the Wall of China where a gentleman was insistent on investigating the bracelet. Cool. The texture is etched from my original doodles, and you can have a turquoise or one of many other available stones and colors. This can be sized for men. Want just the cuff and not the stone? I can do that too! And I can guarantee you won't have to go all the way to the Wall of China to get complements on it!


PMC

Throw of the Dice Bracelet
Stock Number:
E2032
Size:
7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide, (178mm x 10mm)
Materials: Precious metal clay, polymer clay, sterling silver
Price:
$300.


This bracelet is a match for the necklace of the same name. I enjoy the fact that it takes people a while to understand how the beads are made, thinking I start from the inside out, instead of from the outside in.  Finally, I decided to write a how-to article for the Spring 2007 PMC Guild Magazine. This piece along with two other pieces are included in the new coffee table book by Tim McCreight documenting the first ten years of Precious Metal Clay, “PMC Decade”. The book will be available February 2007. Order it directly from www.brynmorgen.com


Handcrafted sterling

Count on Me Bracelet
Stock Number:
B2014

Size:
7 inches long and .5inch wide, (177mm x 15mm)
Materials: Sterling silver
Price:
$200.


This is the second bracelet in my popular triad. "Sincerely Squared" and "“Going in Circles" complete a wonderful and elegant grouping of solid sterling silver bracelets. Whenever I wear these three together I can be sure that someone will stop my hand in mid-motion to examine them. Each piece of this bracelet is individually handcrafted, so no two elements are alike! The brushed and patinated surface requires little maintenance, and really enhances all the minute detail. Don’t forget to measure your wrist, I can customize the length before I soldering the jump rings.


Hand-made toggles

Sincerely Squared Bracelet
Stock Number: B2002
Size: 7 inches long and .5inch wide, (177mm x 15mm)
Materials: Sterling silver
Price: $125.

This is by far and away my best selling bracelet. I have a growing list of people who have made a point of telling me that they never take this bracelet off. The elegant simplicity of this solid sterling silver bracelet stands by itself as well as mixing it up beautifully with others. The brushed and patinated surface requires little maintenance.


Lake Ontario Treasures

Beachcombing Bracelet
Stock Number: B2024
Size: 7 inches long and .5inch wide, (177mm x 15mm)
Materials: Sterling silver, Lake Ontario beach glass
Price: $175.

I’ve been selling my “Beachcombing Earrings” for a few years, and decided it was time to add bracelets and anklets to the collection. The sterling silver bezel settings enhance the organic shapes of the water-tumbled glass, and they catch light in a glowing, diffused way that make people look twice. The anklets at $200, are about two inches longer. I find the anklet especially appealing and appropriate for walks on the beach. As seen, the glass I find is white, green and pale blue. My personally designed sterling toggle delivers unwavering security, it won’t fall off. All bracelets can be sized.


Sedna

Welcome Sedna Bracelet
Stock Number: B2023
Size: 7 inches long and .5inch wide, (177mm x 15mm)
Materials: Silver precious metal clay
Price: $200.

Cosmic friends told me these beads looked like tiny planets…meanwhile, in another corner of the universe, the news introduced us to the latest planetary discovery, “Sedna”. The interesting aspect, is not that she’s out there, it’s that we can’t decide if she is a planet or not, since we never actually hammered out a definition of what a planet is. I say let’s be big here, and let Sedna into the club.
The wonderful heft of these handmade, one-of-a-kind PMC beads, gives this bracelet a wonderful feeling of opulence. My personally designed sterling toggle, delivers unwavering security, it won’t fall off. All my bracelets can be sized.


Arthritis pain?

Practically Panacea Bracelet
Stock Number: B2022
Size: 7 inches long and .75inch wide, (177mm x 18mm)
Materials: Copper, sterling silver, and brass
Price: $150.

One of the things I love about my work, is letting life’s daily experiences lead me in creation. A good friend was advised to start wearing copper. Rummaging through her collection of jewelry, she unearthed some copper bracelets from times now thankfully past. She wanted them repaired. As a good friend and conscientious jeweler, I had to perform a jewelry intervention. Now curious, I went to the internet to assess what was available in copper bracelets, and quite frankly, was dismayed. If you want to wear copper for medicinal reasons, why does it have to look like medicine?


Precious Metal Clay

Anemone Spine Bracelets
Stock Number: B2021
Size: 7 inches long and .25 inches wide (18cm x 7mm)
Materials: Silver Precious Metal Clay
Price: $200.

People in my workshops are always amazed at these samples of PMC. They love the nice heavy feel of the silver, and the soft lustre and the organic quality of the material. These are wonderful alone, although I wear mine in groups of three. Each bracelet is individually made, so no two are exactly alike. Be sure to send your wrist measurement, when ordering. Advice to all of you who love cuff bracelets, never pull them open, or pinch them shut in order to fit on your wrist, no matter what the material. This causes stress, and they will eventually break. Lay the end of the bracelet on the tendon on the inside of your wrist and slide it over the top of your wrist.


Turquoise

Turning to Turquoise Bracelets
Stock Number: B2019
Size: 7 inches long and .5 inches wide (18cm x 13mm)
Materials: Sterling silver and turquoise
Price: $175.

Many people dismiss turquoise come October, thinking of it only as a summer gemstone to wear with white sundresses and radiant tans. But I have found a new affection for turquoise, pairing them with all the fall colors I love to wear. Complementing rusty oranges and dark greens, these veined and multi-colored examples go with everything autumn. The half-inch bracelet elements make these great for stacking with your other sterling favorites. Select from the two bracelet choices pictured, or I will select for you. Special hand-crafted toggle clasps, and soldered jump rings, make these bracelets almost impossible to loose.


Agate

Tents and Igloos Bracelet
Stock Number: B2017
Size: 7.5 inches long and .75 inches wide
Materials: Sterling silver and agate
Price: $350.

This is one of my favorite bracelets. These agates were a real find, but I only have a small supply of them so this specific look will have a limited run of about five bracelets. The graphic quality of the agates look almost as if they were hand painted, and the simple hand-fabricated domed shapes accent them perfectly. All jump rings are soldered closed for strength. The unique shape of my specially designed toggle clasp means this bracelet never falls off. The patinated sterling has a brushed satin finish. You may request images of other stone combinations.


Turquoise

Turquoise Bracelet

Stock Number:
B2018
Size:
1.5 inches wide and 7.5 inches long.
Materials:
Sterling silver, turquoise.
Price:
$350.

Precious Metal Clay

Frozen Blooms

Stock Number: 
Bracelet B2008, Earrings E2004
Materials: Sterling silver and agate.
Price: Bracelet $300, Earrings $150
Size: Bracelet is 7 inches long, earrings hang 2 inches

This organic series is derived from my work with Precious Metal Clay. The bracelet is approximately 7 inches long with a handmade toggle clasp. The earrings are hung from French wires, and have an ever-changing assortment of stones that dangle from the bottom. (Black onyx, lapis, carnelian, fossilized palmwood, Chinese turquoise, etc.) The stones you see here are Montana agates. A matching necklace, not shown, is exactly like the bracelet and is approximately 15 inches long, made to sit at the base of the neck. All jump rings on the bracelet and necklace are soldered closed, for added durability. The sterling silver has a brushed patina finish. These items can also be special ordered in 14k gold.

As seen in “Seventeen”

Seas of Turquoise Bracelets

Stock Number: B2007
Price: $250
Size:  2cm wide (about .75") and 16.5cm around (6.5")


These sterling silver cuff bracelets with bezel set Chinese turquoise were created after long deliberation. I realized what I loved most about these stones was the quality of color and exchange they presented in concert with each other. Though lovely when separated into pairs for earrings, as a group they are really breathtaking in their variation of color and design. And so I decided to keep them grouped, in these two cuff designs. Choose either the row of turquoise or intermingled with black onyx.  Both have patinated surface texture. For those of us born in December, this is our birthstone.

Sterling silver

"Palm & Stone" Bracelet

Stock Number: B2015
Materials:
Sterling silver and individually hand cut cabochons.
Size:
7"
Price: $350.

Lapis

PMC

"Entwined" Bracelet and Earrings

Stock Number: B2005 (bracelet) E2003 (earrings)
Materials: Sterling silver and lapis. Other stones available include amber, black onyx and carnelian.
Size: Bracelet is 7" long or made to order. Earrings are 1.25" long.
Price:
$300 for bracelet and $125 for earrings.

Fossils

"Fossils and Bones" Bracelet

Stock Number:
B2000
Materials: Sterling silver and fossil cabochons
Size: Approximately 7" long
Price: $350.

Semi-precious stones

Squared with Pairs Bracelet

Stock Numbers: B2003
Size: 7" longand .5 inch wide, (177mm x 15mm)

Materials: Sterling silver and semi-precious stones
Prices:
$200
.

Once customers have purchased the “Sincerely Squared” bracelet, they have a hard time resisting these as companion pieces. Especially when there is such an extensive selection of stones to choose from. Jasper, agate, black onyx, amber, lapis, turquoise, carnelian, garnet, malachite, rose quartz, tiger eye, and paua shell, (shown here) is just a partial list.  I will gladly send you pictures of stones to help with your decision. The brushed and patinated surface requires little maintenance.


 
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