Denise Yezbak Moore

It is time for the 'Pretty Palettes" August 2015 reveal!    Erin Prais-Hintz has picked the  Cappadocia area in Turkey.  She reports that "It is known for its unique moon-like topography, straight out of a fantasy novel. This ancient landscape consists of underground cities, cave churches and houses carved in the rocks. A millennia ago, people realized they could utilize the soft stone formations to seek shelter underground for a fascinating troglodyte-style architectural phenomenon. The actual landscape is eroded from wind and rain formed from layers of volcanic ash called tuff. Today, the Goreme National Park in Cappadocia, Turkey has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ."   I love this landscape and was inspired by chimneys shown in the 2nd photograph.  Wouldn't you love to vacation at the Goreme National Park? The Bead Gallery® beads I chose for this months "Pretty Palettes" are:  Bead Gallery® white howlite 1...

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 ...

Can you believe it is the end of January?  It's the last Wednesday of the month and you know what that means... Pretty Palette reveal.  Erin Prais-Hintz color palette for the month of January was inspired by Pantone's 2015 Color of the Year Marsala.    Pretty Palette Inspiration Photo Credit Stylemepretty.com Bead Gallery Palette My design      Photo Credits Pantone Sephora Style Me Pretty

It's New Year's Eve 2014 and reveal day for the "Pretty Palettes" blog hop hosted by Halcraft, USA. Halcraft, USA the supplier of Bead Gallery® beads found at your local Michaels craft store .  The “Pretty Palette” blog hop is a color challenge for jewelry designers with an inspirational reveal on first Wednesday of every month on Halcraft’s blog.  Erin Prais-Hintz picks the color palette.  On the last Wednesday of the month, designers everywhere post the designs that they have created all using the same color palette.  All jewelry design bloggers are invited to join in the hop.  For more information about the hop please click here. Here is this months color palette - white, silver, gold and black.  I love this palette and the classic color combination.  Above is my bead choices for this hop.   99041 - gold iris glass faceted 6mm 96975 - silver iris faceted rondelle 99148 - white nebula glass faceted 6mm 80685 - black glas...

It is reveal day for the November "Pretty Palette" blog hop.   Halcraft, USA the supplier of Bead Gallery® beads found at your local Michaels craft store hosts the hop.  So what is the “Pretty Palette” blog hop?  It is a color challenge for jewelry designers with an inspirational reveal on first Wednesday of every month on Halcraft’s blog.  Erin Prais-Hintz picks the color palette.  Then on the last Wednesday of the month, designers everywhere post the designs that they have created all using the same color palette.  All jewelry design bloggers are invited to join in the hop.  For more information about the hop please click here. Our inspiration for the month of October comes from a festive fall photo of pumpkins.   Here is my bead palette My beads are a little darker than the palette.   My design is called "Harvest" Click Here for free Harvest Necklace DIY i...