Guess the Mystery Thing: Cool Multi-Wrap Bangle

Hi, my lovely people!  It's time once again for that very popular challenge game, Guess the Mystery Thing and Win Because it's Pretty and You Want It But Also Because Mich is Always Trying to Stump You and She Even Did It Once But Once is Too Many and She Needs to be Taken Down a Peg so if You Manage to Guess This Particular Mystery Thing You Will be Officially Authorized to Point and Laugh.

Guess the Mystery Thing for short.

Here is a nifty bangle bracelet, with big crystals.  (Ooh....ahh...)

Here's another one, with blueberry quartz butterflies.  (Ahh...ooh...)

What's the basis of the bangle, that black material in between the beads?

Hint: if you live in the U.S. or Canada, you most likely have some of this.  If you live in Italy, Spain or Mexico, you most likely don't.  (I don't know about anywhere else because those are the only places I've been!)  How's that for a vague and sinister clue?

There will be two winners: first correct guess and most creative guess, to be chosen by moi.


If nobody gets it, there will be a random winner chosen by my Patented High-Tech Cutting-Edge Randomizer Program (my mom picks a number).

The prizes:  your choice of one of these bangles, or a $20 gift certificate toward any item in ye olde Etsy shoppe.

The rules:

1. Open to anyone, anywhere.  (You don't even have to be a follower of the blog, although I would lurve it if you were!)

2. If your email isn't available to me in one click from an online profile, be sure to include your email address with your guess.

One last peeky, here's a close up:

Okay, y'all -

Guess the Mystery Thing!!!

UPDATE: THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW CLOSED!  THANKS, EVERYBODY!