Cordial Affairs Heart Cuff Bracelet Bead Embroidery Kit by Abris Art ADB-005

Bead a bracelet full of love with Cordial Affairs, a bead embroidery bracelet kit by Abris Art — a row of red and pink crystal hearts and a pearly silver heart on a soft sky-blue beaded band. Worked in 25 colours of Preciosa Ornela Czech glass beads.

A little stitcher's folklore: hearts have been exchanged as love tokens for centuries, and old tradition says a love charm made by hand is the strongest kind. Stitchers say every heart you bead is a wish — so this bracelet carries a whole row of them.

Why this kit: if you want a romantic handmade gift, this cuff says it all — cheerful, sweet and completely personal. It's a satisfying project for beaders with a little experience. Perfect for Valentine's Day or an anniversary.

Kit includes: art canvas with the full-colour design printed on it, about 1,417 Preciosa Czech glass beads in 25 colours, Preciosa No. 13 microbeads in 6 colours, larger Preciosa No. 5 beads in 3 colours, beading needles and a microbead needle, beading thread, decorative glass stones and accents (half-round stones, bicones, pearls and bugle beads), bracelet findings (2 end clamps, a hook, 2 rings and an extension chain), and step-by-step illustrated instructions for the embroidery and finishing.

Each bead is sewn onto its colour-marked spot on the printed canvas. Then add the glass stones, cut the band out along the outline and attach the clamps, hook and chain from the kit to finish the cuff, following the illustrated instructions.

Finished size: 15.4×3.9 cm (6.06×1.54 in). A romantic handmade bracelet and a heartfelt gift.