Melanie Potter came to the Portland Bead Society in October 2015 and taught 3 days of classes. This is one of the pieces and it is the first one I finished because I wanted to wear it so much. It’s just beautiful.
Made with seed beads, delicas, glass pearls, Swarovski crystals, and a pin and chain to fasten. The clasp is a bit awkward to slide together with one hand so if you can find a helpful soul around it would be easier to get them to put the bracelet on your wrist. However, after some fiddling I have found an easy way to put it on myself. Just don’t try and put it on in a hurry as there are 3 sections the pin needs to go through. Once it’s all together, along with the little button and loop fastening, it’s very secure.


If you would like to make your own Versailles Cuff you can buy the kit – Versailles Cuff .