Challenges 1 - 4: The Legacy Collection

This set is inspired by history, both magical and muggle. All songs used for these prompts come from musicals based on historical figures. I’d originally planned to do a set of bracelets inspired by Harry Potter characters whose personalities matched the historical figures referenced in the songs, but while I was compiling my prompt list and corresponding songs, I heard about Robbie Coltrane’s passing and thought a tribute was in order. So instead of just any Harry Potter characters, I decided to do bracelets inspired by the ones brilliantly brought to life by actors we’ve lost over the years.

*disclaimer* When referencing real historical figures, I’m referring to their portrayals in the musicals.


Challenge 1: Nurturing

No matter the cause
She moves with such skill;
She seems to know secrets
Which I never will
She stands still and listens
For what seems like days
She moves in the most modern ways

- She Moves in the Most Modern Ways; Diana: the musical


Colors used: black, brown, pink, and purple

Inspiration: Of all the bracelets in this set, this one was the most challenging! Finding the right song was a huge challenge, but I went with this one because Diana’s actions as described in the song sounded to me like things Hagrid would do. There’s not much overlap between Hagrid’s color palette and Diana’s, so it was hard finding colors that fit the characters and fit together. In the end, I went with 1 color inspired by each character (brown for Hagrid as a nod the ; purple for Diana because it appears in the show’s logo and is associated with royalty) and 2 colors that fit both (black to for Diana’s revenge dress and Hagrid’s hair & eye color in the books; pink for Hagrid’s umbrella and because that color is used a lot in in the Diana musical promo). I also made this a triple-strand bracelet to make it appear larger than life like both people who inspired it (Hagrid’s stature & Diana’s persona).

Dedicated to Robbie Coltrane




Challenge 2: Loyalty

When the fire's burnt
When the wind has blown
When the water's dried
You'll still find stone
My heart of stone

- Heart of Stone; Six


Colors used: black, white, silvery-gray; heart charm

Inspiration: This is my favorite song from Six, and the character who sings it, Jane Seymour, is so underrated! I relate so much to her quiet strength and loyalty to her loved ones, no matter what the cost, and these are traits that also apply to Narcissa Malfoy. For this bracelet, I used black and white to match Jane’s costume in the show and Narcissa’s hair in the movies, and silver (or the closest color I had to it) for its association with Jane on the Six merchandise and with Narcissa’s Hogwarts house. The heart charm is a nod to the title of the song, as well as Narcissa’s reputation for having a “heart of stone” in the more traditional sense of the phrase meaning “cold or unfeeling”.

Dedicated to Helen McCrory




Challenge 3: Eccentric

‘Cause there is magic here in my imagination
Just believe and it can be a creation
The stories we invented
All the fun that we found
Appearing here before your eyes
The world is upside down!

- The World is Upside Down; Finding Neverland


Colors used: red/white/purple tie-dye, blue gradient, purple gradient; moon & star charms

Inspiration: Albus Dumbledore and J.M. Barrie were seen as eccentric figures in their respective eras, but there’s a layer of wisdom to their eccentricity. I chose this song because I thought the line “There is magic in my imagination” sounded like something Dumbledore would say. For the bracelet, I used gradient and tie-dye threads so the changing colors would make it look more unique, or eccentric. I chose blue and purple because they appear a lot in the Finding Neverland promotional material. The blue also matches Dumbledore’s eye color, and purple is a color I’ve always associated with Dumbledore because a lot of the pre-movie merchandise had Dumbledore wearing purple robes. The red is a nod to Dumbledore’s Hogwarts house and his costume in the first two movies, and the white is a nod to his hair color. I added the moon and star charms because there are a lot of celestial motifs in Finding Neverland, and the moon is also a reference to Dumbledore’s half-moon glasses.

Dedicated to Richard Harris




Challenge 4: Patience

Death doesn’t discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
History obliterates
In every picture it paints
It paints me and all my mistakes

- The World Was Wide Enough; Hamilton

Colors used: black, green gradient, silvery-gray

Inspiration: Both Severus Snape and Aaron Burr can be seen as the villains in their respective stories, and it’s easy to write them off as such, In this case, the prompt refers to patience not so much as a shared character trait but the patience it takes to see the good past the villain image. I made this a double-strand bracelet to represent the duality of both characters. For the colors, I used black because it’s a color traditionally associated with villainy, and it matches Snape’s hair, eye, and outfit color as described in the books. Green is one of the colors of Slytherin, of which Snape was Head of House, and it’s also associated with envy, a trait which both characters share. Silver, the other Slytherin color, is often associated with coming in 2nd place, which relates to Burr feeling 2nd best compared to Alexander Hamilton.

Dedicated to Alan Rickman