Denise Yezbak Moore

It is time for the Pretty Palettes April reveal.   This month Erin Prais-Hintz is inspired by a collaborative art exhibit that she is undertaking at a local co-op gallery.  The theme of this exhibit will be called "Beauty in the Broken Places."  In her search for inspiration she came upon a concert called "Wabi-Sabi."  This concept is based on impermanence of beauty, that there is beauty in the broken, the rusty and old. “Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It’s simple, slow, and uncluttered – and it reveres authenticity above all.” NobleHabor.com   You can click on this link Erin Prais-Hintz for more information regarding her collaborative art exhibit. Below are some inspirational photos that Erin Features for this month's Pretty Palettes. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images ...

Spring is here and with it comes the March Pretty Palettes reveal. Erin Prais-Hintz has chosen the photography of Mark Mawson as our March inspiration.  Mark is London based photographer for over 25 years, Mark’s specialty is shooting underwater. His work with liquids, called “Aqueous,” was projected on the walls of Buckingham Palace when Sir Paul McCartney sung for The Queen’s diamond jubilee concert. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images I have chosen the blue photo as my inspiration. Embed from Getty Images Here are the beads I have chosen for this Month Bead Gallery® glass round sapphire iris 3mm Bead Gallery® rondelle sapphire iris 3x4mm Bead Gallery® blue iris glass rondelle Bead Gallery® blue iris glass rondelle large Bead Gallery® blue iris glass 7mm bicone Bead Gallery® ready-to-wear necklace My Design is called the Pacific Necklace.  I love the rich jewel tone with the rhinestone head pins. ...

Did you have a romantic Valentine's Day? This year it was all about doggie kisses for the Moore family.   We decided to rescue a 2 year old mixed breed dog named "Elvis".  He is the Valentine's gift that keeps on giving.  Below is a photo of my son Garrett with Elvis.       Erin Prais-Hintz has picked bobbin lace as our inspiration this month. Erin States that " Bobbin lace is also known as pillow lace because this method requires working with a pattern embedded in a stiff pillow with straight pins. The lacemaker weaves threads held on bobbins to the pattern that is pinned to the top of the pillow. This centuries old technique needs a firm pillow (originally filled with straw so the pins wouldn’t wobble), bobbins to hold the thread and weight them down, straight pins, thread and a pattern".  Click here for the "Pretty Palettes" inspiration blog post. This month I was inspired by this amazing filigree bead cap that reminded me o...

Pretty Palettes January Reveal It is time for the 'Pretty Palettes" January 2016 reveal!  Erin Prais-Hintz has picked contemporary Russian photographer named Alexey Kljatov . (These are his images that you see here) as our inspiration for the December blog hop. Erin states that " his insightful blog details the process by which he captures these fascinating ethereal macro images. He often shoots on a dark black sweater (which explains the hair-like bits in the dark photos), but I found it particularly fascinating how he achieves the look of the colored images with the snowflakes seemingly floating in space. (You’ll never believe what a plate of glass, a flashlight with a plastic bag to diffuse the light, and allowing the color to creep in from the print on the bags can do. Fascinating!) I would highly recommend a look at his work (and it is for sale as well in many printed items.)" I found these photos absolutely incredible.  These lit...

Pretty Palettes December Reveal It is time for the 'Pretty Palettes" November 2015 reveal!  Erin Prais-Hintz has picked "Nordic Knitwear" as our inspiration for the December blog hop. The image above are examples of Nordic knit mittens that Erin found on the NordicMuseum.org From Caroline Munro Tumblr   http://carolinemunro.tumblr.com/post/19779097004 I started out with the color combo and pattern from Caroline Munro.   I used this photo for inspiration and choose a slightly different color palette.    My choice of bead palette colors are more aqua and gold. Bead Gallery® Hematite stone aqua luster 2mm Bead Gallery® turquoise glass rondelle 3x4mm Bead Gallery® glass round copper iris 4mm Bead Gallery® aqua 9.5x10mm table cut glass My design is titled "Nordic Necklace" - This is an advanced design.  Please click here for your free DIY Instructions I hope you enjoyed my design for the ...

It is time for the 'Pretty Palettes" November 2015 reveal!  Erin Prais-Hintz has picked a painting by Henri-Edmond Cross. Impressionist painter Henri-Edmond Cross frequently created landscapes, often with beach-bathing nudes or more mundane scenery of farmers laboring in their fields, it was this painting that really caught Erin's eye. At first it appears to be just a simplistic color gradation. But upon further inspection, you can see the mountains of the isles in the distance, and notice the shimmering golden waves. So our Pretty Palette for November should take us away on a vacation of mind, body and spirit, filled with the ocean tones of sand, surf and sky. This painting is called  Îles d’Or and really captures the beauty of this seaside landscape. I hope you will escape along with us!  My Bead Gallery® Palette 10393263 purple glass 6/0 seed beads 10464240 synthetic lapis stone beads 6mm 10265206 blue dyed quartzite chips 10322661 st...