As for the bracelet- the picture was a macro so the "crack" looks rather large. However, it's not that wide of a gap and each scarab has a similar one. I think it is from assembling them in the bracelet. I will post a picture of the whole bracelet in my third album today so you can see it. It's still a close-up so everything will look bigger than it truly is, but I know you'll enjoy seeing it.
Ian
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