Pretty Palettes - October

Hi everyone,

This month's Pretty Palettes is all about fall colors.  It's one of my favorite palettes.  Here's the inspiration that Erin chose:

Autumn Hues from Design Seeds

And, here are the beads she selected from Michaels:



Here are the beads I chose.  I went with some warmer golden tones in the beads and used copper wire and findings.

I really liked the twist rectangles, but I went for the amber version instead of the red and gray ones that Erin picked.  I liked the dark red and found that in some painted quartzite.  The the mookiate chips just looked like fall to me and went well with both.  I happened upon the glass rings and they were too interesting to pass up.  So goes bead shopping!  It's a wonder I didn't bring the whole store home with me; I love the new bead aisle at Michaels!

I added a pendant of Tiger Skin glass that I had from a previous project and it picked up the colors in the glass beads and chips.

Woodsy Walk

Here's a close-up of the pendant area so that you can see the colors better. The tiger skin pendant is a nice blend of golds and pinks that blends the other bead colors.

Close-up of Pendant

Here's a look at the necklace on a stand:

Take a look at all the other lovely autumn-inspired jewelry on this month's Pretty Palettes on the Halcraft blog.

Thanks for stopping by,
Terry