Denise Yezbak Moore

Pretty Palettes - July Reveal It's time for the July "Pretty Palettes" reveal!   Erin Prais-Hintz reports that on June 22nd there was a forecast that solar flares on the sun would produce some amazing nighttime light shows, commonly referred to as the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis .  So our inspiration for the month of July is this beautiful photo captured by Norwegian photographer Frank Olsen . Here is the Bead Gallery® bead palette I chose for my Aurora fringe design.  All beads and supplies can be purchased at your local Michaels store . 10264577 - Citrine stone nuggets luster 10322266 - Hematite multi rectangle 2x4mm stone 10393347 - Multi luster hematite stone 10322268 - Hematite stone matte square 2x4mm  I love the luster of these beads.  They bring to mind what a nighttime Northern Lights show might look like. I used Bead Landing antique gold tone eye pins, head pins, jump rings and clasp.  ...

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 ...