Canaries from Humblebeads
Necklace by Goddessjoy, lampwork leaves by Ingrid Hein. Iridescent Flat Spirals by Cindy Gimbrone
And what colors are sizzling? Bright hues borrowed from nature.
Necklace by Lorelei, pendant from Gaea
Flower button from Creative Impression in Clay
Color Forecast Guide from Firemountian Gems.
Gold is the metal de jour. But you know what? I’m not a gold person, so brass is pushing my creative buttons for summer inspired designs. Necklace by Heather Powers, art bead from HumblebeadsAnd one last tip: long and layered chains, pair them with your favorite pendant for instant art bead style.
More trend resources:
Trends from the Bead Jewelry Blog
Summer Jewelry from Accessories.about.comColor Report for Bead Artists Spring/Summer 08Color Inspiration from Fusion BeadsFashion Trends from Artbeads.comFashion Forecast from BeadStyle Magazine
Lorelei
June 7, 2008 at 11:31 pmHi Heather!
Thanks for featuring my Tiptoe Through the Tulips necklace in your post!! 🙂
Joy
June 10, 2008 at 7:09 amThanks for including my necklace, Heather! I’m having a hard time even thinking about parting with it. 🙂
Heather Powers
June 11, 2008 at 3:39 pmyour welcome Lorelei and Joy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations with us!
Dave Robertson
June 18, 2008 at 5:00 pmHey Heather,
Thanks for Twittering to me about this post, it’s just great! I’ll share it around at Rings & Things.
–Dave
Marika
June 22, 2008 at 9:47 amGreat ideas, thanks for the post. Hm, like these colors myself, so I won’t have problems working with these.
Laura Kay
June 30, 2008 at 11:00 amThank you so much for the link and mention of Bead Jewelry Blog! I’m a little slow checking links 🙂 Keep up the great work… This blog is a great inspiration to all of us beady bloggers… I’m always amazed at the cool stuff here!
Angel
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