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Pretty Palettes August Reveal

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Welcome to my Pretty Palettes August Reveal!  This month Molly Schaller has selected a stunning bead palette from this beautiful photo of  Minnetrista Center , a museum, garden, and gathering place in Muncie, Indiana. Here is our color palette generated from Molly's photo.  I usually select my own beads for the Pretty Palette challenge but this month I decided to go with Molly's picks. Bead Gallery® Beads found at your local Michaels Stores Bead Gallery® 12mm rhodonite rounds Bead Gallery® 8mm blue ceramic rounds Bead Gallery® green coated seed beads Bead Gallery® 8mm turquoise Czech glass rounds Bead Gallery® 7mm wooden square beads Bead Gallery® 6mm amber shell rondelles Bead Gallery® large wooden rectangles Bead Gallery®6mm gold luster hematite faceted rounds     My first design is the "Temperate Necklace" .  If you are a beginning beader, you can create this necklace.  It is formed using simple knots, a simple loop and opening a