I am so thrilled to have had my bracelet project, “Pools of Light”, published in Bead& Button magazine! If you have a copy of the June issue, you’ll find my project starting on page 78.
From the emails I have been receiving, many readers like the project, and I am getting many requests for the colors used in both the projects 
So, as my fellow beaders have requested, here are the colors that were used.
Now, bear in mind, the project has 2 versions because the Bead&Button editors remake all projects. They do this to test your directions, so that they can be sure that the project can be made by their readers. The Blue version (pictured in my last blog post) is the original that I submitted to them. You might notice some color difference between the picture I posted and what you can see in the magazine… The pic in the magazine seems to have more of a yellow cast in the lighting used to photograph the pieces, making my very blue bracelet appear a little more turquoise than it is.
COLOR SCHEMES:
Blue Bracelet…
11/o Delica seed beads:
DB-905 Sparkling Aqua Lined Crystal
DB-375 Matte Metallic Light Aqua
DB-798 Matte Opaque Capri
DB-221 Gilt Lined White Opal
15/0 Miyuki Seed Beads:
15-1425 Blue Zircon
15-0001 Silver Lined Crystal
8/o Miyuki Seed Beads:
8-216M frosted transparent capri blue
8-91945 royal blue AB luster
8-413 baby blue
Fringe Drops (magatamas):
MA131F Clear flosted 3mm drop beads
MA2168 Blue luster AB 4mm drop beads
Swarovski Crystal Rivolis:
(1) 18mm Crystal AB
(2) 16mm Heliotrope
(2) 16mm Bermuda Blue
Yellow Bracelet:
Swarovski Crystal Rivolis:
(1) 18 mm light Colorado topaz
(2) 16 mm in each of 2 colors (silk, volcano)
Fringe Drops (magatamas):
4 mm (Czech glass, frosted light gray iris AB/matte black diamond)
3 mm (Miyuki DP-132FR, matte translucent light topaz AB)
80 seed beads in each of 4 colors:
to coordinate with the 110s and 150s …
(frosted matte metallic translucent gray iris, pale, yellow transparent AB, silver-lined frosted
yellow, transparent blue jean)
11/o Delica seed beads:
Miyuki DB-0882, matte opaque gray AB
Miyuki DB-0376, matte metallic steel blue luster
Miyuki DB-0852, matte cantaloupe AB
Miyuki DB-0058, marine blue luster crystal AB
•15/0 Miyuki Seed Beads:
Miyuki 15-152FR, matte translucent gray AB
Miyuki 15-1522, sparkle honey beige lined crystal
There you go! I hope everyone tries the new technique I introduced, called “pillowing”, even if you only try a pendant and not the whole bracelet. It’s a lot of fun, and a cool new technique to add to your skill set.
Also, I wanted to let everyone know that Bead & Button has a resource guide on their website for products used on the published pieces – here is a link to this month’s (June 2009) issue… Just click on the link and it should take you right to the .pdf file …
http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/Objects/PDF/june_2009_materials_list.pdf
Happy Beading!
Michelle
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