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| The Beader's Color Palette: 20 Creative Projects and 220 Inspired Combinations for Beaded and Gemstone Jewelry | 
 enlarge | Author: Margie Deeb
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41484
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 0.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0823004740
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.582
EAN: 9780823004744
ASIN: 0823004740
Publication Date: June 10, 2008
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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 The book is beautiful June 17, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this after reading two excerpts in two different magazines and I'm not disappointed. The illustrations are gorgeous, and the works featured are by some of the best artists around. The price on Amazon is so good that you can hardly go wrong, even if you buy it just for the pictures.
The reason I didn't give it four stars: I can hardly read it. The pages look beautiful visually, but when I "zoom" in for the details, I can't read them. In many cases the font is just too small. In other cases, the font is big enough but there is no contrast between the font and the page. Beige type on a white page is NOT legible when you are fifty. It's a popular way to design the printed page lately, I have the same problem with Wired magazine.
If the main audience for this book was under 30, it wouldn't be an issue. I feel like the book designers were more worried about how the page looks, and trying to cram SO much information onto the page that they forget who would be reading it.
I'm going to have to keep a magnifying glass next to the book. Interestingly, the excerpt in at least one magazine, the one I bought, were published in larger print.
The book really is nice though, and it hardly seems fair to criticize the small type, because there is just so much information crammed into it, but the low contrast type thing.... that wasn't necessary.
 Margie Deeb has the gift to give the beader (or anyone!) the ability to see the world as the color palette! June 11, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have been so excited for this book to come out that I was almost afraid that I had built it up too much in my head. Turns out I did not build it up enough!! Last year I read (and have continued to study) Margie Deeb's book, The Beader's Guide to Color (see link below). With Ms. Deeb's ability to show the properties and effects of individual colors as well as mixes taken from the color wheel, I discovered that what I thought was my natural eye for color was, in fact, just a tiny glimpse of what was possible. The Beader's Color Palette builds even further on that. It is true that there are amazing projects already in the book as well as dozens of prepared color palettes and these are fabulous and inspiring. The many photos are lush and rich and enthralling. However, I believe the best thing about Margie Deeb's books is her ability to share her gift of vision. Not only does she help reveal the color palettes in various landscapes, pictures, pieces of art, etc, but she helps beaders to learn to discern for themselves the color palettes in the world around them. This is not a book to just read once and then put it on the shelf. Nor is this just an instruction book for wonderful projects. The Beader's Color Palette is a text to be studied, absorbed, and treasured over and over. Because there is so much contained in this book, I have found thus far that I can study it for a while (30 min to possibly an hour)but then I have to go away from it to absorb what I have read. Otherwise, I find I am on "sensory overload."(And yes, my husband thinks that is completely nuts:) To restate what I treasure the most about this book - Ms. Deeb does not just share her gift for understanding color, but she helps the reader to develop his or her own vision. With that vision comes an even greater appreciation for everything in your world.
The Beader's Guide to Color
A Different Approach For Inspiration for advanced beading. June 10, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just got this amazing book today. I loved Margie Deeb's other Beaders Color Book, and this one is a whole new world. Mostly inspirations for advanced beaders, esp. off loom work. This book has a very unique approach to a color palette of beads, using photos and paintings to inspire a piece of jewelry. And so many gorgeous works of beady art! Theres over 800 photos in here! I love it! I am inspired! And now, my year-long stint of "beaders block" is over. I HIGHLY recommend this mostly to an advanced beader, but all levels can most certainly use this book too for inspiration. Its that versatile.
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