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Mia Rox

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what's your favorite color combinations? I am starting to make some new bead designs however I am looking for some new color ideas besides the usual. :) one of my favorites is blue, purple and red. *but* that's one I am starting to exhaust all possibilities with that and still keep it fresh.
 
any browns/neutrals? never worked with them before. I am thinking maybe with a pastel pink?I have used some tan with pastel Rainbow colors for an interesting look.
 
Any ideas? :)
 
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Suzanne Gunn

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Nov 6, 2001, 3:50:41 PM11/6/01
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Im really liking lapis and turquoise together lately.

Suzanne

Sandra

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:04:46 PM11/6/01
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On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:42:20 -0600, "Mia Rox"
<clayful...@polymerclaycentral.com> wrote:

>
>what's your favorite color combinations? I am starting to make some new bead designs however I am looking for some new color ideas besides the usual. :) one of my favorites is blue, purple and red. *but* that's one I am starting to exhaust all possibilities with that and still keep it fresh.

I'm partial to purple and green but lately I've been in a white mood.
Pearl and gold, white on white, white and extremely pale pastels.


>
>any browns/neutrals? never worked with them before. I am thinking maybe with a pastel pink?I have used some tan with pastel Rainbow colors for an interesting look.

I like brown/tan with black.

Sandra

DivaOcean

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:17:25 PM11/6/01
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>> what's your favorite color combinations?

Purples, bronze, and greens (olivine). Periwinkle and aqua.

Sooz

Rachael W.

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:22:30 PM11/6/01
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>>> what's your favorite color combinations?

I am really enjoying using sterling silver and matte black glass. From there I
toss in rich purples, or reds, or olivine. I just can't stop playing with my
sterling and black!

Rachael
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Letrinka

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:24:48 PM11/6/01
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>Purples, bronze, and greens (olivine). Periwinkle and aqua

Oh bother, and I was just finishing up a nice package of vintage Swarovski
Light Topaz AB beads to send off in hopes of replacing that dreadful dried
peeps necklace idea too.

DivaOcean

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:35:31 PM11/6/01
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>Oh bother, and I was just finishing up a nice package of vintage Swarovski
Light Topaz AB beads to send off in hopes of replacing that dreadful dried
peeps necklace idea too.

AAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Sooz

Cahslc

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Nov 6, 2001, 4:55:04 PM11/6/01
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>Any ideas? :)<

Ok - my absolute FAV-O-RITE color combo is teal and purple, but a very close
second is Orange and Hot Pink (yea, you read that right, LOL!!). I also
absolutely LOVE purple and red together (it is a recurring color theme in my
scrapbook pages, LOL). I don't use a lot of *neutral* colors in my jewelry
making - I think because I really love vibrant, high-energy colors.

Carol Ann Hopkins
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Christina Foster Peterson

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Nov 6, 2001, 5:29:13 PM11/6/01
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My two favorites are peridot and aqua blue thru carribean blue.  And jade or olive green with a range of pinks.
 
Christina

Nita

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Nov 6, 2001, 5:32:17 PM11/6/01
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Just finished a free form peyote stitch necklace,bronze,khaki,AB gold,sandy
gold,fresh water pearls, carnelian, swarvoski crystals, leaves and matte
dusty red flowers, I NEED A DIGITAL CAMERA!

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Cahslc

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Nov 6, 2001, 5:50:35 PM11/6/01
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>Just finished a free form peyote stitch necklace,bronze,khaki,AB gold,sandy
>gold,fresh water pearls, carnelian, swarvoski crystals, leaves and matte
>dusty red flowers,<

Sounds beautiful, Nita!!

Mia Rox

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Nov 6, 2001, 6:08:06 PM11/6/01
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Oh I love peridot. I love green and it's my birthstone. :)
 
thanx everyone for the great ideas. My head is spinning now. lol
 
Mia Rox
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DivaOcean

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Nov 6, 2001, 6:32:41 PM11/6/01
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>My two favorites are peridot and aqua blue thru carribean blue. And jade or
olive green with a range of pinks.

Oh YEAH! ooooh

Sooz

DivaOcean

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Nov 6, 2001, 6:34:40 PM11/6/01
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>Just finished a free form peyote stitch necklace,bronze,khaki,AB gold,sandy
gold,fresh water pearls, carnelian, swarvoski crystals, leaves and matte dusty
red flowers

Gimme gimme!

I am working on a color-request necklace for a friend, but her colors are
wonderful -- grapey-purples, shallow-swimming-pool-aquas, lime greens. Really
fresh, but has depth too. A pleasure to please her!

Sooz

Cahslc

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Nov 6, 2001, 6:40:12 PM11/6/01
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<grapey-purples shallow-swimming-pool-aquas, lime greens.<

YUMMY!!

Mia Rox

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Nov 6, 2001, 6:43:39 PM11/6/01
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Ohhhh! those are the colors of my heart!!! I love them! mmmmmmm so spring like!

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BeckiBead

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Nov 6, 2001, 9:36:22 PM11/6/01
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Color combos I love: everything with purple , and then purple. LOL

And by the way, I wear black. Almost all the time. Black accented with purple,
I must look like one big bruise. LOLOLOLOL

Becki

Lori Sousa

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:58:20 AM11/7/01
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>Just finished a free form peyote stitch necklace,bronze,khaki,AB gold,sandy
>gold,fresh water pearls, carnelian, swarvoski crystals, leaves and matte
>dusty red flowers, I NEED A DIGITAL CAMERA!

Darn right you do! (or a scanner)
This sounds luscious!


Lori Sousa
Briarrose Designs
handcrafted jewelry, traditional care, contemporary flair

M Mou

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Nov 7, 2001, 3:27:01 AM11/7/01
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I don't really have any particular favorite colour combo.  I love any combo that's beautiful.  The combos I used are: 1) purple, olivine, pink  2) bronze, montana, aqua  3) bronze aqua, fuchsia  4) grey, fuchsia, purple  5)
 
Natural tones: bronze, topaz or gold, lt. colorado topaz or.........I can go on forever............
 
Mew

Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 5:48:11 AM11/7/01
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Cahslc <cah...@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> >Any ideas? :)<
>
> Ok - my absolute FAV-O-RITE color combo is teal and purple, but a very
close
> second is Orange and Hot Pink (yea, you read that right, LOL!!).

Seconded, I love this combo it looks *amazing*. BTW this is a longshot and I
think I already know the answer but are there any bright pink gems that
aren't Tourmaline? Not that I don't like it, it's just the price that makes
me feel slightly icky

>I also
> absolutely LOVE purple and red together (it is a recurring color theme in
my
> scrapbook pages, LOL)

Never used this in jewellery but today I'm wearing burgundy boots with
purple heels - and they make me *so* happy! (not my feet though)

Rachel M


Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 6:20:48 AM11/7/01
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Mia Rox <clayful...@polymerclaycentral.com> wrote in message
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what's your favorite color combinations? I am starting to make some new bead


designs however I am looking for some new color ideas besides the usual. :)
one of my favorites is blue, purple and red. *but* that's one I am starting
to exhaust all possibilities with that and still keep it fresh.

any browns/neutrals? never worked with them before. I am thinking maybe with
a pastel pink?I have used some tan with pastel Rainbow colors for an
interesting look.

Any ideas? :)

Mia Rox
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Lol, It may be easier to ask what we don't like!
I love turquoise, especially with pink (next thing on my to buy list are
some of those weeding cake beads in this combo) and also with purple.
Aqua colours always go down well and I made a very pretty necklace with
serpantine and amethyst that works quite well
As you do polymer clay I reckon black backgrounds with bright colours always
go down well

Rachel M


Mia Rox

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Nov 7, 2001, 8:32:04 AM11/7/01
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yes....black does work so well. Especially with pastel colors.
 
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Cahslc

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Nov 7, 2001, 10:22:19 AM11/7/01
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>are there any bright pink gems that
>aren't Tourmaline?<

Oooohhhh -- I just LOVE tourmaline!!! But when I am going for bright pink in
my jewelry, I generally reach for Swarovski crystals or fiberoptic beads.. You
could try rhodochrosite or rhodonite but they wouldn't be nearly as *bright.*

>I'm wearing burgundy boots with purple heels<

Fun feet, LOL!!

Lori Sousa

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Nov 7, 2001, 1:21:49 PM11/7/01
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>Never used this in jewellery but today I'm wearing burgundy boots with
>purple heels - and they make me *so* happy! (not my feet though)

OK, I had to ck the (in)famous list to remember where you are Rachel! Here in
*New* Hampshire, USA (as opposed to the *old* one on your side <g>) if I wore
those, someone would assume I had taken up a new line of work, if you know what
I mean.....But they sound cool anyway - I just could never get by with them -
not even in Boston.

Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 1:49:08 PM11/7/01
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ROTFLMAO !!! I never considered they could be taken that way - I'm wearing
them in whole new light now - heck I think my whole posture's just changed!!


Lee S. Billings

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:04:36 PM11/7/01
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In article <3BE84D9B...@home.com>, gun...@home.com says...

>
>Im really liking lapis and turquoise together lately.
>
>Suzanne
>
>> Mia Rox wrote:
>>
>>
>> what's your favorite color combinations? I am starting to make some
>> new bead designs however I am looking for some new color ideas besides
>> the usual. :) one of my favorites is blue, purple and red. *but*
>> that's one I am starting to exhaust all possibilities with that and
>> still keep it fresh.
>>
>> any browns/neutrals? never worked with them before. I am thinking
>> maybe with a pastel pink?I have used some tan with pastel Rainbow
>> colors for an interesting look.
>>
>> Any ideas? :)

Just about any combination of lapis, purple, turquoise, and emerald green works
well. Also fuschia, purple, black, and pink. Browns with green, cream, and/or
gold. Monochrome groups, like white/hematite/black or sky blue/sea blue/navy or
baby pink/dark rose/maroon.

HTH!

Celine

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-- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_

Lee S. Billings

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:10:45 PM11/7/01
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In article <9sb3h5$cbf$1...@news.icl.se>, nospamrac...@icl.com says...

>BTW this is a longshot and I
>think I already know the answer but are there any bright pink gems that
>aren't Tourmaline? Not that I don't like it, it's just the price that makes
>me feel slightly icky

There is gem-quality transparent rhodochrosite, but it's even pricier than
tourmaline. :-( There's also a hot pink CZ, and I think I've seen pink zircons
but they may not be as bright as you want. Some garnets are also pinkish, but
again probably not the color you're thinking about.

Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:14:01 PM11/7/01
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Cahslc <cah...@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> >are there any bright pink gems that
> >aren't Tourmaline?<
>
> Oooohhhh -- I just LOVE tourmaline!!! But when I am going for bright pink
in
> my jewelry, I generally reach for Swarovski crystals or fiberoptic beads..
You
> could try rhodochrosite or rhodonite but they wouldn't be nearly as
*bright.*
>
> >I'm wearing burgundy boots with purple heels<
>
> Fun feet, LOL!!
>
> Carol Ann Hopkins
> Little Sis - Lampwork, Carvings and Custom Seeds up 10/31

Swarovski it is then!
I'd forgotten about the rhodonite and rhodochrosite, I've got some Rhodonite
beads and love them soooooo much and and just discovered rhodochrosite - I
got a cab the other day and it's *stunning* but you're right they're not
nearly bright enough.
Fibreoptic beads, are they the Cats Eyes ones? I've never tried them myself

Cheers,
Rachel

Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:23:53 PM11/7/01
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Lee S. Billings <stard...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> In article <9sb3h5$cbf$1...@news.icl.se>, nospamrac...@icl.com says...
>
> >BTW this is a longshot and I
> >think I already know the answer but are there any bright pink gems that
> >aren't Tourmaline? Not that I don't like it, it's just the price that
makes
> >me feel slightly icky
>
> There is gem-quality transparent rhodochrosite, but it's even pricier than
> tourmaline. :-( There's also a hot pink CZ, and I think I've seen pink
zircons
> but they may not be as bright as you want. Some garnets are also pinkish,
but
> again probably not the color you're thinking about.
>
> Celine
>
> --
Transparent Rhodochrosite- I want some!!! I can't imagine how much that
must cost but I'm visualising it now and *drooling*. Why is it always the
stones I like that are the most expensive?
I reckon Carol's recommendation of Swarovskis is the best option for
stringing but some pink CZ would probably look good set in a charm or summat

Cheers
Rachel (who loves this group)


BeckiBead

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:49:36 PM11/7/01
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>but are there any bright pink gems that
>aren't Tourmaline?

I've seen fuschia jade, it is dyed but quite lovely. And Swarovski crystals
are obviously not stones, but stunning in their deep pink-ness.

>today I'm wearing burgundy boots with
>purple heels - and they make me *so* happy!

As well they should.

Becki

Beadesignr

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:52:22 PM11/7/01
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>Color combos I love: everything with purple , and then purple. LOL
>
>And by the way, I wear black. Almost all the time. Black accented with
>purple,

That's one of my favourite combos. I wear black all of the time, too. Purple is
gorgeous with black.
Evalynne
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Beadesignr

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Nov 7, 2001, 2:53:52 PM11/7/01
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>Seconded, I love this combo it looks *amazing*. BTW this is a longshot and I
>think I already know the answer but are there any bright pink gems that
>aren't Tourmaline?

Faceted rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine is a gorgeous warm red/pink.
Evalynne
http://www.beadsuncommon.com


Rachel M

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Nov 7, 2001, 3:21:45 PM11/7/01
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> Faceted rhodochrosite from Sweet Home Mine is a gorgeous warm red/pink.
> Evalynne
> http://www.beadsuncommon.com
>
>
Wow, I just googled this and was bowled away
Gorgeous!!
Cheers
Rachel


Dawn Christ

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Nov 7, 2001, 3:36:06 PM11/7/01
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I'm in love with a very dark salmon pink right now... I've worked it with
pale green, honey brown, matte purple, and sparkling gold... yummy.

Dawn


"Mia Rox" <clayful...@polymerclaycentral.com> wrote in message
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what's your favorite color combinations? I am starting to make some new bead


designs however I am looking for some new color ideas besides the usual. :)
one of my favorites is blue, purple and red. *but* that's one I am starting
to exhaust all possibilities with that and still keep it fresh.

any browns/neutrals? never worked with them before. I am thinking maybe with
a pastel pink?I have used some tan with pastel Rainbow colors for an
interesting look.

Any ideas? :)

Mia Rox

Cahslc

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Nov 7, 2001, 4:55:06 PM11/7/01
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>Fibreoptic beads, are they the Cats Eyes ones?<

Yep, and the facetted ones are *especially* gorgeous!! Try Trash City - their
prices are excellent on their fiberoptics and the quality is great!!

Carol Ann Hopkins

Christina Foster Peterson

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Nov 7, 2001, 8:21:27 PM11/7/01
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Rio Grande has some very nice pink CZs. Is it faceted gems you want or only
beads?

At a showing of Russian art I saw a cigarette box of gem grade rhodonite.
Never even knew it existed.

When ever I need pink tourmaline, I always ask for something that tends more
toward a peachy rose. I love the magenta stones, but unfortunately they
don't love me.

Christina


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>
> BTW this is a longshot and I think I already know the answer but are there
any bright pink gems that
> aren't Tourmaline? Not that I don't like it, it's just the price that
makes
> me feel slightly icky
>

> Rachel M
>
>


Nita

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Nov 8, 2001, 6:32:55 AM11/8/01
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where do I start!!!!! ,you have listed a lot of colours that I never thought
of, Thanks for all the inspiration every one.

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Kandice Seeber

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Nov 8, 2001, 8:45:20 PM11/8/01
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Try pairing a nice pastel pink with some earth tones (soft green, coral or
brown) for an earth mother look. Here are a few of mine:

http://airandearth.netfirms.com/coralforest.jpg
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/coralgreen.jpg
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/pinktopazset.jpg
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/pinkdrop.jpg
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/perpinkset.jpg
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/topazflower.jpg

Okay, so that's more than a few. :)
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Kandice Seeber

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Nov 8, 2001, 8:52:16 PM11/8/01
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You're not the only one who likes orange with hot pink!! Mmmmmmmmmm

--
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> >Any ideas? :)<
>
> Ok - my absolute FAV-O-RITE color combo is teal and purple, but a very
close

> second is Orange and Hot Pink (yea, you read that right, LOL!!). I also


> absolutely LOVE purple and red together (it is a recurring color theme in
my

> scrapbook pages, LOL). I don't use a lot of *neutral* colors in my
jewelry
> making - I think because I really love vibrant, high-energy colors.

Kandice Seeber

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Nov 8, 2001, 8:52:45 PM11/8/01
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Yes, you do - I wanna see!!! :)

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> Just finished a free form peyote stitch necklace,bronze,khaki,AB
gold,sandy
> gold,fresh water pearls, carnelian, swarvoski crystals, leaves and matte
> dusty red flowers, I NEED A DIGITAL CAMERA!
>

> --
> Nita
> * Nita's Jewellery *

Cahslc

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Nov 8, 2001, 9:02:02 PM11/8/01
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>http://airandearth.netfirms.com/perpinkset.jpg<


Ohh, this set is LOVELY!!!!!!

Kandice Seeber

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Nov 8, 2001, 9:40:04 PM11/8/01
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:) Thanks - I love porcelain beads that look kind of like cloisonne - and
peridot is one of my fave colors paired with pretty much anything! :)

--
Kandice
Air & Earth Designs - http://airandearth.netfirms.com

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Rachel M

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Christina Foster Peterson <cfosterd...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Rio Grande has some very nice pink CZs. Is it faceted gems you want or
only
> beads?

Oh, I'm not really bothered about the medium, if somethings the right
colour, I reckon it can be bunged in somewhere, somehow!!


> At a showing of Russian art I saw a cigarette box of gem grade rhodonite.
> Never even knew it existed.
>

Sounds fabulous - Nearly worth taking up smoking for I bet.

STEVEN RUCKEY

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Nov 9, 2001, 12:41:36 PM11/9/01
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Your colors are beautiful.
Jan
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STEVEN RUCKEY

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Nov 9, 2001, 12:47:15 PM11/9/01
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My favorites are the strong rich colors. Blues, reds, golds, greens,
purples, really almost any color as long as it is bold and strong.

Jan

DivaOcean

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Nov 9, 2001, 12:57:36 PM11/9/01
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Jan -- what are your favorite color combos?

Sooz

BeckiBead

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Nov 9, 2001, 3:27:28 PM11/9/01
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Ok, Could everyone post one example of their favorite necklace or favorite
color combo (or both) so we can go OOOHHH and AAAAAHHH a lot? I find those
posts really fun.

Becki

Bonnie Espenshade

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Nov 9, 2001, 4:57:56 PM11/9/01
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Hi Becki,
Usually my favorite is the one I'm working on. As soon as
it's finished I have
a new favorite.
--
Bonnie
NJ

STEVEN RUCKEY

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Nov 13, 2001, 1:34:55 PM11/13/01
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I especially like strong and bold colors. I use lots of blues, reds, golds,
silver, black, and purple. I'm working on a piece that is red and purple
now.

Jan
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