Kathi's Custom Live Life Give Life Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B113-v6)

Last week I received the honor of being chosen to create a custom awareness bracelet for a truly remarkable and inspiring woman. Teresa contacted me because she was interested in a custom design that incorporated little touches from a few existing designs, but, also was created especially for her good friend.

Teresa told me her friend, Kathi, was a 40-something cystic fibrosis survivor who was celebrating her upcoming 10 year double lung transplant "lung-versary"; Kathi was married to the love of her life and just after giving birth to twins (yes, TWINS!), Kathi had went in for her transplant surgery. Not only was she all these things, she was also a caregiver, a volunteer and an ambassador for the Gift of Life in raising awareness of cystic fibrosis (CF), organ donation, as well as, transplant (TX).

The more I learned about Kathi the more I was in awe of her. Kathi is, simply put, an inspiration! I was truly honored to have created this very special custom awareness bracelet for an equally special person!

Kathi's Custom Live Life Give Life Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B113-v6)

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When Teresa contacted me she mentioned she liked the two-strand style of Elaine's Custom Live Life Give Life Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet; the emerald cube Swarovski Crystals and the "gift" bead in the Gift of Life Transplant Awareness Bracelet, but overall, she liked the design set up of the Breathe Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet.

We talked about the design possibilities a little further and I told her I would keep her informed throughout the design process. After sending some pictures of the design options that included as much personal connection to Kathi as I could incorporate into the design, Teresa made her choice.

What emerged was a beautiful, Exclusive, custom awareness bracelet that Kathi will be proud to wear and share everyday. Kathi's design incorporates gorgeous emerald green Swarovski Crystals, white Swarovski Pearls, sterling silver beads and Live Life Give Life letter blocks beads. Her beaded jewelry design was finished with our signature jewelry tag and a sterling butterfly charm.

This design included four special sterling silver beads that have a swirling pattern that is used to represent swirling air and the ability to breathe.

Thank you Teresa for trusting in Crystal Allure Jewelry for your special jewelry request! And congratulations to Kathi on your 10 year lung-versary!!

A Kidney Donor's Gift of Life Jewelry (B105-D7)

On May 22, 2015 I receive an email from Britton who was interested in purchasing the Transplant Awareness Ribbons Bracelet (B105). He wanted an engraved heart charm with the date 6/3/2014 and an awareness ribbon charm. Britton also needed the bracelet by June 3rd.

Due to time constraints and inventory availability, I offered Britton other sterling silver heart charm choices. Along with these choices, was the option to hand stamp a jewelry charm with Tatyana's first initial.

The process was started by me sending him a "rough draft" image of his bracelet with one of the heart charms I had in stock. Through our email exchanges I began to learn about Britton and why he was making a custom awareness bracelet request.

Britton was given the gift of life, by his significant other, Tatyana. On 6/3/2014, Tatyana was a kidney donor to Britton and in his words, "saved my life." In celebration of their 1st year kidney-versary, Britton wanted to have a custom kidney donor jewelry bracelet designed to honor her and to show his love and appreciation for her selfless act.

Britton even went the extra mile by measuring one of Tatyana's bracelets and sending me a picture of the bracelet next to a measuring tape -just so we could be sure to get her the correct size.

At this point, Britton wasn't really feeling the heart charm picture I had previously sent (which included the heart charm at the bottom of the image above). So, I made the suggestion that I would send him a picture of all the heart charms I had in stock. Much to my excitement, I came across a heart charm that I forgot I had (that's what happens when you have a jewelry obsession!).

When I emailed the picture, I gave a little summary of each charm. But, the charm I had my eye on was the interwoven hearts; a symbol of two hearts that have become one. Once I had learned that Britton and Tatyana were not only a couple but now also shared such a deep, heartfelt bonding experience.... I just knew the best charm choice that was that one double heart charm. And Britton felt the same.

Just 7 days after Britton made his first inquiry, I shipped out the perfect custom kidney donor personalized bracelet that Britton would be proud to give to his love, Tatyana. Both Britton and Tatyana celebrated their 1st year kidney-versary this past June 3, 2015. Although I wished them congratulations earlier, I just want to say again, 'Happy 1st Kidney-versary Britton and Tatyana!!'

Tatyana's Custom Gift of Life Kidney Donor Transplant Awareness Ribbons Bracelet (B105-D7)

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Thank you Britton for entrusting me (and Crystal Allure Jewelry) with this very special custom awareness bracelet design for a truly special couple. It was my honor to design this memorable and meaningful keepsake treasure. Enjoy!

Here's what Britton and Tatyana had to say about their custom bracelet:

"Love it. Thanks so very much for being a part of this special day."

"Hey it's Britton. My wife loved it. Thank you so very much."

Stephenie's Custom Behcet's Disease Awareness Ribbon Hope Bracelet (BA215)

I was first introduced to Behcet's Disease back in 2011 when Matia contacted Crystal Allure Jewelry to create for her a custom anklet. Behcet's disease is an autoimmune disease that results from damage (inflammation) to blood vessels throughout the body, particularly veins. As we all know, veins run throughout our bodies and any inflammation affecting them leads to widespread pain.

After learning more about Behcet's, I was honored to have been asked to create Matia's Custom Behcet's Disease Awareness Anklet (A111). To stay true to the cause, light blue is the nationally recognized awareness ribbon color for Behcet's Disease.

Today, May 20, 2015, is International Behcet's Disease Awareness Day and I wanted to share with you the custom Behcet's Disease Awareness Bracelet I created for Brandie, who was gifting it to Stephenie.

Stephenie's Custom Behcet's Disease Awareness Ribbon Hope Bracelet (BA215)

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This handmade beaded awareness bracelet was previously designed as an anklet, but Brandie wanted to have it recreated as a bracelet instead. She especially like the custom hand stamped HOPE charm.

With a slight design alteration, this custom behcet's disease awareness bracelet design features pearlized white accent seed beads, light blue sapphire Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver beads and, .925 Bali spacer beads. Centered on the bracelet is a sterling silver awareness ribbon bead. Finishing this elegant design is a sterling silver hand stamped HOPE charm, signature jewelry tag and a single light blue Swarovski Crystal drop charm. The awareness bracelet measures 7-3/4".

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Rose Charm Bracelet (B002-D3)

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

The color purple is nationally recognized as the awareness ribbon color for cystic fibrosis. The significance of the rose charm on this awareness bracelet design is that it represents "65 Roses", which is what children call cystic fibrosis.

And what better month to raise awareness than during May, when the local lilacs are just beginning to bloom in all their purple glory! This CF rose charm bracelet has been very popular and stock is quickly depleted, so you won't want to wait to grab up at least one of the handful currently in stock.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Rose Charm Bracelet (B002-D3)

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This handmade beaded bracelet is a fresh take on my original design that raised awareness of cystic fibrosis. This newer design features purple Grade A fiber optic beads, white Swarovski Pearls (symbolizing Hope), sterling silver beads and .925 Bali beads. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm, rose charm and signature jewelry tag. The bracelet measures 7-1/4".

If you are interested in a custom pair of matching beaded earrings, please feel free to contact me.

Go Green Awareness Bracelet for Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month.

By recognizing Donate Life Month, it helps to raise awareness of the need for tissue and organ donations. Crystal Allure has from the beginning been a supporter or organ donation and what better way than to raise awareness beautifully!

Green is the awareness support color for organ transplant and organ donation. Pearl is the awareness ribbon support color for hope. Combine both of these with sterling silver beads and you get an exquisite bracelet that raises awareness and shows your support of organ donation and transplant!

Sterling Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B154)

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This sparkling handmade beaded bracelet design features beautiful emerald aurora borealis coated Swarovski Crystals, Swarovski Pearls, a generous dose of sterling silver beads and finished with a sterling awareness ribbon charm, matching crystal charm drop and signature jewelry tag. Bracelet measures 7-1/2".

Make a statement about organ donation and pair this awareness bracelet with the Live to Give Organ Donation Bracelet (B207) for double the beauty and impact!

Breathe Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet (BA195)

April is Organ Donation Awareness Month. When you donate your organs, you save lives. Learn a few organ donation facts and how you can become an organ donor at the end of this blog post.

This awareness bracelet was first introduced when I posted about Beverly's request for a pair of custom awareness earrings to go with the BREATHE bracelet she was purchasing. Organ donation -specifically lung -and transplant were the inspirations behind this beautiful handmade beaded bracelet.

Have you ever sat back, closed your eyes, and took a long deep breath? Remember how refreshing, energizing and calming it felt? For individuals suffering from lung problems, especially those in need of a lung transplant, that one seemingly simple action almost always leads to a coughing attack.

Although green represents many awareness diseases, this bracelet was designed as a symbol for organ donation awareness and the Gift of Life through transplantation.

Breathe Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet (BA195-D4)
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This Exclusive Organ Transplant Awareness Crystal Allure BREATHE Bracelet was created to raise awareness and offer hope. Design features centered sterling silver letter blocks with the awareness message, BREATHE, are accented with both emerald and clear Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver, Bali beads. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-1/2".

The butterfly has become the symbol of lung transplantation. When someone receives a set of transplanted lungs, it has been said the new lungs look like a butterfly opening its' wings, when they take their first breath of new life. If you would like to customize this bracelet further, you can select to add a sterling silver butterfly charm at checkout.

Special offer: During April 2015 only, order this BREATHE bracelet and you will receive a complimentary pair of single drop crystal earrings!

Some sobering facts about organ donation:
-On any given day, an average of 21 people die because an organ was not made available for transplant.
-The transplant list grows daily, with another name being added to national organ transplant waiting list, every 10 minutes.
-Although more than 1 million tissue transplants are done each year, the surgical need for tissue has been steadily rising.

The statistics also show that although 90% of Americans say they do support organ and tissue donation, only about 30% actually know what steps need to be taken to be a donor. Learn more about how you can be a donor through Donate Life.

Autism Awareness Ribbon Bracelet (BA033-AU)

April is National Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day.

You can learn more about Autism and help to raise awareness through a variety of ways. One sparkling way is with the Crystal Allure Autism Awareness Ribbon Bracelet (BA033-AU)! This design evolved from the popular Organ Transplant Awareness Ribbon Bracelet (B105) but it incorporates the nationally recognized Autism Awareness Ribbon colors of red, yellow, dark blue and light blue.

Crystal Allure Autism Awareness Ribbon Bracelet (BA033-AU)

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This handmade beaded awareness bracelet features red, yellow, dark blue and light blue Swarovski Crystals with white Swarovski Pearls accenting sterling silver awareness ribbons beads. Finished with a sterling silver Autism puzzle piece charm and signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-1/2".

April is like the other months of the year, in that it is, host to many other awareness causes. Throughout this month I will be highlighting those causes in awareness jewelry, along with, new Spring Beaded Jewelry!

Elaine's Custom LLGL Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet

Elaine had found the Exclusive Live Life Give Life Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet and fell in love with it. She wanted to customize it a little by changing the shape of the green crystals and adding a butterfly charm to represent lung transplant.

This is an Exclusive Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Design.

Elaine's Custom Live Life Give Life Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet (B113-2)

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A symbol of HOPE. A source of AWARENESS. Two strands of sparkling sterling silver, accented with .925 Bali, green emerald Swarovski Crystals and white Swarovski Pearls, bearing the message "Life Life, Give Life" in sterling silver alphabet beads. Finished with a sterling silver slide clasp, signature jewelry tag and customized with a sterling silver butterfly charm. Cuff bracelet measures 7-1/2".

This handmade beaded bracelet can be re-produced and made to order. Please contact me for availability and/or customization.

Amanda's Custom Childhood Cancer Awareness Bracelet (B196-CC)

In 2012 Amanda contacted me about creating a very special custom childhood cancer bracelet. She had come across the popular Guardian Angel Caregiver Awareness Bracelet (B196) and wanted to customize it just little further.

Amanda's design request was that this handmade beaded bracelet was to support raising awareness of childhood cancer, organ donation and organ transplant.

Gold is the awareness support color for childhood cancer.

Amanda's Custom Childhood Cancer Awareness Bracelet (B196-CC)

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Although Swarovski does produce a gold crystal, it could look harsh for this delicate style. To hold true to the awareness color and the request of Amanda, I used instead the soft crystal golden shadow Crystal by Swarovski. Paired with that were sterling silver beads, Bali and letter beads TS (the initials of the child) and TX (for transplant). I finished design with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and signature jewelry tag. The bracelet measured 7-1/2".

This very special awareness bracelet was created in honor of 2 year old, Thomas, who is battling childhood cancer and was to begin chemotherapy treatments.

Kathy's Custom Red Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet (BA218-II)

Happy Valentine's Day 2015! ♥ ♥

On this day, February 14th, the day of Hearts and Love, I am super excited to introduce you to the latest custom awareness bracelet design -a heart transplant survivor bracelet.

I am humbled. I am flattered. But, most of all I'm honored to have been selected to do this design.

Kathy has admired my handcrafted jewelry for nearly a year. She had contacted me in the fall of 2014 requesting a quote on a custom birthstone name bracelet, which was to be for her daughter. Unfortunately, around that same time her life was going through some unexpected changes. But, Kathy continued to admire Crystal Allure Bracelets.

One day, she admired Patricia's Custom Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet -and she decided she MUST have it. What I later learned was there was so much more to Kathy's story.

Kathy told her sister all about Crystal Allure and this bracelet she really, really wanted. It wasn't soon after that I heard from Pam, Kathy's younger sister. It was during my conversation with Pam that I learned so much more about Kathy -and what a fighter she truly was.

The beauty of them being sisters was the fact they were born on the same day, 4 years apart! I could just hear it in Pam's voice, how much she loved her sister. Pam told be about how Kathy had received a life-saving heart transplant on February 13, 2014. I was shocked to learn this because in all my email exchanges with Kathy she never shared this precious bit of information about herself.

Kathy's Custom Red Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet (BA218-II)

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I also learned Pam and Kathy's fathers' birthday was February 11th. Oh my, what a wonderful and celebratory month this was for these two wonderful ladies! It was during that conversation with Pam on February 1, 2015 that I was truly humbled by Kathy's admiration of my jewelry designs. And I was going to do whatever it took to make sure I got Kathy's custom bracelet finished and to her by her 1st Heart Transplant Anniversary on February 13th!

The one request that presented a slight challenge was the handstamped charm. Pam wanted the charm to have Kathy's heart transplant date on it and wanted a heart shaped charm. Given the limited time to complete the bracelet, I quickly learned getting a heart shaped charm, that I could custom stamp, was going to prove difficult. But, not all was lost. It's at exactly these moments that my artistic juices start to flow. And behind the scenes I started working my magic.

The final design was just as Kathy had wanted: sparkling red Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver beads, .925 Bali and letter blocks that read 'SURVIVOR'. But, what really made this design Kathy's own custom design was the hand stamped charm of Kathy's transplant date.....and a heart stamp right beneath the date! It was perfect! I was so thrilled with this final design and when I told Pam about the truly personalized charm, her response was, "You ROCK, Stephanie!!!!!". I was so happy my eyes teared up.

That night, Pam and I talked for a good 45 minutes and I really learned so much about Kathy -and how much she was a FIGHTER -and yes, a SURVIVOR! I could barely contain myself as to what Kathy would think when she received her very special custom awareness bracelet.

Then Kathy called and left a message.

"It's stunning and everybody loves it! Thank you very much for doing this for me. God bless people like you."

And when I heard that message that my heart was full and I knew I had made another person's heart feel the same.

You are so very welcome Kathy! Happy 1st Heart Transplant Anniversary too!

And thank you to both Kathy and Pam for choosing Crystal Allure to share your story and to design your custom transplant bracelet!

Joann's Custom Family Multi-Cancer Awareness Bracelets (BA219)

In early November 2014, Joann contacted me about designing three custom cancer awareness bracelets. She reviewed with me all her design requirements and I have to admit, it was a pretty tall order. This wasn't just any ordinary awareness bracelet. It was a multi-cancer awareness bracelet that spanned two generations of women in Joann's family and it was my first multi-cancer awareness bracelet.

Joann explained to me that her mother (Roberta) had kidney cancer, but had since passed (not from the cancer); her sister (Karen) had bladder cancer and was currently in treatment; and Joann, herself, had thyroid cancer and was in remission.

As with all diseases, there are possibly more than one color associated with the disease. Sometimes, an awareness color is nationally recognized because of a campaign -or a charity -or it's a combination of both. Joann requested that I use the awareness colors she knew them to be, which were:

Bladder Cancer -blue, marigold and purple
Thyroid Cancer -blue/purple, teal and pink
Kidney Cancer -Orange

Joann's Custom Multi-Cancer Awareness Bracelets (BA219)

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The final design consisted of Crystals by Swarovski to represent the different cancers, sterling silver beads, .925 Bali, sterling ribbon blocks, Swarovski Pearls, sterling silver 'Believe' and 'Family' message beads, awareness ribbon charm and signature jewelry tag.

Joann's Custom Believe Multi-Cancer Awareness Bracelet (BA219-B)

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Joann planned on giving one 'Believe' bracelet to her sister after her bladder removal and reconstruction surgery; keeping one 'Believe' bracelet for herself and then giving the 'Family' cancer bracelet to her niece who was studying to be a nurse. What a thoughtful and motivating gift!

Joann's Custom Family Multi-Cancer Awareness Bracelet (BA219-F)

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Joann emailed after receiving her package and here's what she had to say:

"I just want to say thank you. I received the bracelets yesterday and they are nicer than what I could have imagined. The orange ended up perfect. I plan to give the bracelets to my sister and niece this weekend. Again, thank you so much for caring so much about this and really making them absolutely beautiful!"
-Joann

You are so very welcome Joann and thank you for entrusting me with this very special and heartfelt custom bracelet design! I wish both you and your sister a long -cancer free -happy life!

Stay tuned for the full blog post on how these custom bracelets design evolved.

Crystal Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Bracelets

There is never a shortage of ideas running through my mind for awareness bracelets designs. After I posted these two pulmonary fibrosis awareness bracelets, they quickly sold out. I never had the chance to post them here, but I wanted to take this opportunity to share the designs (as it is possible to recreate them).

Mixed Crystal Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B022-D3)

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Handcrafted Pulmonary Fibrosis awareness bracelet features red and blue Swarovski Crystals, symbolizing both oxygenated and unoxygenated blood going to the lungs, sterling silver beads and lobster clasp. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and signature jewelry tag. Measures 7".

Modular Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B096)

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The true beauty of this handmade beaded bracelet design are the three inspirations behind the design. The first, is the symbolism of red and blue representing the oxygenated and unoxygenated blood to the lungs. The second, was the modular cut red Swarovski Crystal. And lastly, the fact that a module is defined as: one of a series of a standardized units or components that function together in a system.

Individually, you couldn't imagine how these could inspire a jewelry design. But, consider the modular cut red Swarovski Crystals fit together so perfectly, appearing to be the series of components that when paired with the blue Swarovski Crystals function together in the system of both the design and raising awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis.

The Modular Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B096) is completed with a mixture of sterling silver beads, Bali and finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-3/8".

Purple Ribbon Lampwork Cystic Fibrosis Jewelry

This post is a "walk down memory lane", so to speak, as all these designs have sold out. But, they are so femininely beautiful that I wanted to share again. Purple is nationally recognized as the Cystic Fibrosis Awareness ribbon color and May is designated as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Ribbon Beaded Lanyard (L001)

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This beaded lanyard was the first piece in this series using the beautiful purple awareness ribbon lampwork glass bead. Accenting four of these beads are complementary light purple seed beads with a touch of Bali spacers on either side of each lampwork bead. Finished with a silver key ring and lanyard hook to hold your keys or ID Badge.

This ID lanyard then inspired the next two matching jewelry pieces:

Purple Ribbon Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B110)

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This beaded handcrafted cystic fibrosis awareness bracelet was created with those same purple ribbon lampwork glass beads, accented with light amethyst Swarovski Crystals, .925 silver Bali spacer beads and sterling silver lobster clasp. Bracelet measures 8". There's no need for an awareness ribbon charm as this bracelet is fully adorned in cause color ribbons!

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Ribbon Earrings (E220)

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The final piece in this elegant jewelry series is a delicate pair of handmade beaded earrings featuring those feminine purple artisan lampwork glass awareness ribbon beads, light amethyst Swarovski Crystals accent, .925 Bali and sterling silver ear wires. The length is 1" from the bottom of the ear wire.

Exclusive Live Life Give Life Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet

This exclusive handmade beaded bracelet was first introduced back in 2009 and has been very popular style. As it should be. This awareness bracelet is a symbol of Hope and a source of Awareness for Organ Donation and Transplant.

This is a Crystal Allure Creations exclusive and original design.

Original Live Life Give Life Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet (B113)

~ Made to Order ~

Two strands of sparkling sterling silver accented with .925 Bali, green emerald Swarovski Crystal cubes, white Swarovski pearls bearing the message "Life Life, Give Life" in sterling silver alphabet beads. Finished with a sterling silver slide clasp this cuff bracelet measures 7-1/2".

This bracelet is MADE TO ORDER. Please contact me for availability and/or customization.

View the various ways this beaded bracelet has been customized:
-Elaine's Custom Live Life Give Life Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B113-2)
-Charlene's Custom Live Life Give Life Red Heart Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B113-HRT-3)
-Diane's Custom Live Life Give Life Red Heart Awareness Bracelet (B113-HRT-II-4)
-Kayleigh's Custom Kidney Donation Awareness Bracelet (B113-KD-5)
-Holly's Custom Hope Love Cherish Mothers Bracelet (B204)

Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Awareness Bracelet (BA213)

If you have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, at some point you will be encouraged to consider a lung transplant for survival. Once you are approved into a program, your journey to, and through, transplant will begin.

It's an exhilarating and exhausting time in your life. But well worth it...for the Gift of Life!

Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Awareness Bracelet (BA213)

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This design is similar to the one-of-a-kind Jasper Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B165) that was posted during the month of May and sold out within days of it being posted.

A stunning handcrafted beaded awareness bracelet was designed to signify awareness of cystic fibrosis as the center of your journey and how your road through transplant will come full circle.

Designed with exquisite faceted green onyx gemstones, a single amethyst gemstone, sterling silver beads, awareness ribbon charm, butterfly charm and our signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-1/2".

Purple is nationally recognized as the Cystic Fibrosis Awareness ribbon color. May is designated as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

Green is nationally recognized as the Transplant Awareness ribbon color. October is designated as Healthy Lung Awareness Month.

Learn why I added a sterling silver butterfly charm. Read our jewelry article on why the butterfly is a symbol of lung transplant.

Special Note: Due to the natural amethyst gemstone used in this design, it is a one-of-a-kind. 

Patricia's Custom Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet

Jessica contacted me because she was interested in our Red Heart Transplant Awareness Survivor Bracelet (B173-HRT).

She was looking for a special bracelet to gift to her Aunt Patricia, who just received a life saving transplant. After discussing her options, Jessica decided on having a custom beaded survivor bracelet designed to honor and celebrate her aunt.

As an artist, it's difficult to put into words how a design will just come to mind, simply by conversing with the customer. I will generally gather some basic information on what they desire in the design (or don't desire), if there are any special colors, symbols or words they'd like to see in the design -and it is during these conversations that a design will just begin to form in my mind.

Patricia's Custom Red Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet (BA218)

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For all the custom jewelry designs I've created, I believe only once did I change/tweak the design a little more to accommodate the customers' wishes. I am always so overjoyed when a customer is thrilled with their own personalized bracelet!

While talking with Jessica, what came to mind was a design idea that I have not used in all the years I've been creating. I was inspired to create a heart charm near the center of the design, instead of at the clasp which is where I generally place charms -and the final design was perfect!

Petite Sterling Silver Red Crystal Drop Earrings

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Along with Patricia's Custom Red Heart Transplant Survivor Bracelet (BA218), I included a sweet pair of petite red Swarovski Crystal drop earrings to match.

As with all my awareness jewelry designs, they serve the purpose of raising awareness. Did you know? Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women and is more deadly than all forms of cancer*. That's a scary statistic ladies!

You can help raise awareness of heart disease in women and make a difference simply by sharing this blog post. And let's make this beautiful heart awareness bracelet the most pinned over on Pinterest!

Reference: Go Red Campaign from the American Heart Association

Breast Cancer Survivor Heart Bracelet (B173-BC)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Crystal Allure Jewelry is known worldwide for beautiful crystal awareness bracelets and jewelry designs. Creating beaded jewelry just wouldn't be the same if we didn't do what we could to raise awareness and show support for important causes.

Breast Cancer Survivor Heart Bracelet (B173-BC)

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When you look at the statistics, it's almost impossible to not believe that nearly every woman has been touched in some way, by breast cancer. In medical review data, provided by the American Cancer Society in October 2013, it states "Breast cancer death rates have been going down. This is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and better treatment."

More importantly, this data also revealed "Right now there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States."

Every survivor deserves to be celebrated and we do just that with our sparkling breast cancer awareness bracelets and jewelry. Just check out the latest design (pictured above) -stunning, right?! It's our Breast Cancer Awareness Survivor Heart Bracelet (B173-BC), inspired by our popular Transplant Awareness Survivor Heart Bracelet (B173-TX).

Designed in breast cancer pink Swarovski Crystals, .925 Bali spacers, white pearlized seed beads and sterling silver heart beads that read "SURVIVOR". This 7-3/4" crystal breast cancer awareness bracelet is finished with our signature jewelry tag.

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About Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society says, twelve percent or 1 in 8 American women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. Susan G. Komen provides the following warning signs of breast cancer:

-lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area
-swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast
-change in the size or shape of the breast
-dimpling or puckering of the skin
-itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
-pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
-nipple discharge that starts suddenly
-new pain in one spot that does not go away

The best practices for early detection include performing monthly self-exams and getting annual mammograms.

Raise Awareness. Show Support.

Other Facts:
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Pink is the nationally recognized ribbon color for breast cancer awareness and support.

Shades of Purple Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B211)

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and we are participating with a new beaded awareness bracelet design.

Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry has been a long time supporter of both Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, as well as, Organ Donation and Transplant Awareness.

Shades of Purple Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B211)
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Our beautiful handcrafted beaded bracelet the Shades of Purple Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B211) features a full 7-1/2" strand in varying shades of purple Swarovski Crystal that include amethyst, purple velvet, tanzanite, as well as, crystal aurora borealis (AB). Accented with sterling silver beads, .925 Bali and finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag.

Although this bracelet was designed with Cystic Fibrosis Awareness in mind, the color purple is nationally recognized as the awareness color for these causes as well: ADD, ADHD, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Alzheimer's Disease, Animal Abuse, Anti-Violence, Arnold Chiari Malformation, Cancer Survival, Chronic and Intractable Pain, Colitis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia, Harmony, Homelessness, Huntington's Disease, Leimyosarcoma, Lupus, Macular Degeneration, Mucolipidoses, Mucopolysaccharidoses, No Unattended Kids in Cars, Pagan Pride, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis, Pediatric Stroke, Purple Ribbon Campaign for Child Abuse, Religious Tolerance, Sarcoidosis, Sjogren's Syndrome,Thyroid Cancer, Victims of 9/11

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Gray Asthma Awareness Bracelets Jewelry

Asthma is a controllable, non-curable lung disease that is triggered by allergies and/or irritants. According to the EPA, "asthma affects more than 23 million Americans, including an estimated seven million children."

Many times if someone has asthma, they also have allergies.

May is Asthma Awareness Month because it is a peak season for asthma and allergy suffers. But you can make every month Asthma Awareness Month when you purchase and show off one of our beautiful Crystal Asthma Awareness Bracelets.

Gray is the nationally recognized color for Asthma Awareness.

Black Diamond Crystal Asthma Awareness Bracelet (B079)

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Shown above is the Black Diamond Crystal Asthma Awareness Bracelet (B079). A beautiful handmade awareness bracelet featuring black diamond and jet Swarovski Crystals, sterling twist beads, .925 Bali spacer beads and silver twisted rings. Design finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag.

Gray Pearl Crystal Asthma Awareness Bracelet (B082)

Raise asthma awareness wearing this beautiful 7-1/2" handmade awareness bracelet featuring lovely gray Swarovski Pearls, black diamond Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver beads, sterling twist beads and .925 Bali spacers.

Finished with a sterling silver awareness charm and our signature jewelry tag.

Gray Onyx Crystal Asthma Awareness Bracelet (B078)

Raise asthma awareness wearing this beautiful 7-1/2" handmade awareness bracelet featuring a gray and black luster glass bead, jet Swarovski Crystal, onyx gemstone, silver bead caps, sterling silver beads and sterling twist beads. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag.

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Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelets with CFRD

Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Awareness Bracelet (B028-D2)
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May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

I am always happy to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis since it does run in my family. In fact, my brother was born with cystic fibrosis. Regardless of whether a disease affects 2,000 or 10,000 people, when you are personally touched by a particular disease, you want to fight harder to bring attention to it in hopes a cure will be found.

For some, not only are they affected by cystic fibrosis, they are also faced with related diabetes issues. Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD) is extremely common in people with CF. This unique type of diabetes remains the inspiration for our selection of designer beaded CFRD awareness bracelets.

The latest Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Awareness Bracelet (B028-D2), shown above, was designed with sparkling purple Swarovski Austrian Crystals, gray Swarovski Pearls accented with sterling silver beads. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag.

Purple is the nationally recognized awareness support color for cystic fibrosis, which is often referred to as 'sixty five roses' by young children. Gray is the awareness support color for diabetes.

Check out our other beautiful handmade beaded bracelets raising awareness of cystic fibrosis. The first shown below is the Sterling Purple Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B166); the second is the Lovely Lampwork Ribbon Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B151).

Sterling Purple Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B166)

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Shown above is a sophisticated strand of sparkling purple amethyst Swarovski Crystals and bright sterling silver Bali accented with white Swarovski Pearls make up this stunning handmade beaded bracelet designed to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-1/2".

Lovely Lampwork Ribbon Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet (B151)

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So what are you doing this May to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis? I'd love to hear what your awareness activities are, please feel free to leave a comment.

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