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Pretty Palettes - June Reveal

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It's time for the June "Pretty Palettes" reveal!   Erin Prais-Hintz threw a monkey wrench into my design flow this month - There is no actual palette... but I love the festive colors in the surfboard art featured in the Pottery Barn Teen catalog.   I live in sunny Orange County, California and grew up surrounded by surfers, sand and the sea.   Here is the Bead Gallery® bead palette I chose for my surfer girl design.  All beads and supplies can be purchased at your local Michaels store .   10194330 - Shell round peridot 8mm 10288507 - Gold tone metal tube small 10322278 - Light pink stone round 10mm 10242626 - Turquoise dyed howlite 8mm 10216933 - Dyed quartzite orange round 8mm 10168564 - Dyed agate pink round 10mm 10242660 - White howlite rondelles  I wanted to create a chic beachy look so I decided to create stacking bracelets. I used 7mm Stretch Magic cording, Bead Landing tassels and 8mm jump rings to give the bracelets a spla