Fashion Color Trends

I'm seeing turquoise everywhere in the trade magazines and trend reports.  It's astonishing how neutral turquoise can be--it goes with lots of other colors!  I've been mixing turquoise beads with redline marble, amber, tiger eye and black onyx.   Reds and corals are hot, too, especially combined with black.  Then there's the Pantone Color of the Year: Emerald!  It's time for me to be thinking about making new things for the holidays, and there's lots to be inspired by!  I've got ideas for those "fan" and "bib" style necklaces with multiple chains and beads.  I may even incorporate some fabulous rhinestone vintage pieces with drippy chains and beads for a SUPER one-of-a-kind treasure! 

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A Little Progress

I have to admit that I haven't been doing very well with my "blog before I go play on Facebook" resolution, but I have taken some time over the last couple of weeks to fill up some of those empty necklace displays! Here's a shot of some of the completed bead necklaces: juicy red jade with red glass teardrops, dark green freshwater pearls accented with glittering tanzanite beads, lovely neutral autumn jasper, a rainbow of colored mother-of-pearl discs, and more! I'm shooting pictures of the individual pieces right now, and you'll be able to purchase them in my Etsy shop or my Artfire studio real soon!

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This Week's Project

This is a picture of the table behind my sales counter in my store. Can you tell I've sold quite a few bead necklaces lately? Can you guess what my project is for this week? Did you guess stringing bead necklaces? Ha-ha!

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