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When my daughters and I started creating bracelet-making kits at Crafty Queens, one thing we wanted was to make choosing beads easier for beginners.

Instead of sorting through hundreds of colors, each kit has a curated mix of coordinating beads that you can easily mix and match to create your own designs.

This is one of them, our Terrific Teal kit, with enough beads to make three bracelets. 💙

We love playing with different shades of the same color, so we created this little series. It was so much fun seeing how each color gave the bracelets a completely different personality.

Do you have a favorite?

We created this collection for people who love color as much as we do!

We wanted each bracelet to have its own personality while keeping the same simple, comfortable style. It was so much fun to see how different shades of the same color gave each bracelet its own character.

Which one would you choose?

My daughters and I had so much fun designing these. They look white indoors, but once they're exposed to sunlight, the colors appear.

Watching them change color never gets old. 😊

My daughters and I each designed one of these bracelets using our favorite colors.

Looking at them side by side, I think our personalities come through in the designs.

Which one would you choose!

My younger daughter is always teaching me new facts about animals she finds online. Since we love colorful things so much, we started looking at some of nature's most colorful creatures and using their colors as inspiration for our bracelet designs.

This one was inspired by the monarch butterfly. We tried to capture its bright orange, black, and white pattern.

Do you think it gives off a monarch butterfly feel?

My daughters absolutely love making fun patterns with colors. This is one my younger daughter designed for our customizable bracelets, and I am in love with how pretty it looks!

Would you wear something like this?

My younger daughter loves learning about animals, and we LOVE colorful bracelets. That inspired us to start looking at some of nature's most vibrant creatures and using their color palettes as inspiration for our designs.

This bracelet was inspired by the scarlet macaw. We tried to capture its bold reds, blues, yellows, and greens in a simple beaded design.

Do you see the scarlet macaw in it?

I'm amazed every single time I watch these UV-reactive beads change color in the sun. ☀️ It never gets old!

With all the excitement around the World Cup and America's 250th anniversary, my daughters and I got inspired to make a few bracelets in the USA spirit. Thought I'd share them here! 🇺🇸

A few purple bracelets my daughters and I recently finished. 💜

Each one is made with a different combination of purple-toned natural stone beads.

The photos show a few of my UV color-changing bracelet designs alongside a UV bracelet making kit. The kit makes three bracelets, but not necessarily the same designs shown.

I'm curious what other jewelry makers think. Do you see more appeal in finished jewelry, or in giving people the chance to make something themselves? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

My daughters and I loved this pattern so much that we made a few bracelets, just changing up the natural stone color combinations. We had so much fun making them.

Which combination is your favorite?

My daughters and I came across these UV-reactive beads recently and have been having so much fun designing bracelets with them. Indoors they stay a soft white, but a little sunlight completely changes their look.

They've become one of our favorite summer beads to work with.

Has anyone else tried UV-reactive beads? What was your first reaction when you saw them change color?

This was our very first farmers market booth. We make beaded bracelets and bracelet kits, and we're already thinking about ways to improve the display for future events.

If this were your booth, what would be the first thing you'd change?