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Margie Deeb’s
The Beader’s Color Palette
Our good friend and monthly contributor to BeadBugle.com is Margie Deeb and she has a very special day coming next month! It’s the release of her latest book The Beader’s Color Palette. If you are regular subscriber to BeadBugle.com, you will have already seen excerpts from the book featured in her monthly column, Margie’s Muse. With over 220 color palettes and 20 projects featured in the book you are introduced to the world of color for beading and beaded jewelry. Her approach is fresh and informative with the use of color palette icons that show you colors in a given palette and even goes one step further by adding the gemstones and Delica bead numbers that will match and compliment the color palette.
Some of worlds leading bead makers and jewelry designers have collaborated in Margie’s book. See the art of Robin Atkins, Thom Atkins, Joan Babcock, Frieda Bates, Paulette Baron, Cheryl Cobern-Browne , Ilene Combs Blanco, Jean Campbell, Jamie Cloud Eakin, Jeannette Cook, SaraBeth Cullinan, Carol Cypher, Wendy Ellsworth, Marcia DeCoster, Margie Deeb (of course!)
Margo Field, Diane Guzman, Mary Hicklin, Heidi Kummli, KLEW (Karen Lewis), Kristy Nijenkamp, Kim Price, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Tracey Rodgerson, Sherry Serafini, Rebecca Brown Thompson, and Carol Zilliacus displayed in Margie’s book The Beader’s Color Palette.
Every so often a book comes along that really stands out from the crowd and it destined to be a best seller in its own category and BeadBugle.com thinks Margie’s book is that outstanding seller for this year.
Amazon.Com thinks like we do… "Confused by color? Don’t be. Get The Beader’s Color Palette, a priceless resource for beaders seeking inspiration for their jewelry designs. Author Margie Deeb presents 220 palettes inspired by five diverse themes, along with examples of finished jewelry and 20 step-by-step projects that interpret those themes. From the four elements (air, fire, water, and earth), to artists’ palettes (from ancient Egyptian through modern art), from world cultures (including Latin America, India and Tibet, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East) to environments (rainforests, the Southwest, the Mediterranean), to the natural world (marine life, birds, insects)--these palettes capture the essence of countless human experiences and dreams. Beginners will love the basics section on off-loom stitches, loom weaving, and stringing; more advanced beaders will be inspired to take on the wide world of beautiful color."
Margie has even provided three different previews of her book that you can download in PDF format from her site:
Download free PDF preview (1 of 3) of The Beader's Color Palette
Download free PDF preview (2 of 3) of The Beader's Color Palette
Download free PDF preview (3 of 3) of The Beader's Color Palette
Through these PDFs I am sure that you will get a positive feel for Margie’s book.
We don’t usually review books “prior to public release” but we have a very good reason for reviewing this book now. Margie has made her book available for sale, prior to it’s release on or about June 10th for an amazing price of $19.95 (list price $24.95), plus she will autograph your copy personally. All you have to do is to visit her site at www.margiedeeb.com and order the book prior to May 31st. Do it today, get your book autographed, save $5.00, and be the first in your area to have this valuable resource that you will use for years and years.
About The Author
 Artist, designer, musician, and color expert Margie Deeb is the first to author of several beading books about color, including the popular The Beader’s Guide to Color and The Beader’s Color Palette (June 2008, Watson-Guptill).
She teaches color courses for artists, interior designers, and beaders and her free monthly color column, “Margie’s Muse,” is available on her website. She produces a free graphically enhanced podcast, “Margie Deeb’s Color Celebration,” available on iTunes.
Her articles have appeared in "Bead & Button" and "Beadwork" magazines, and she writes a regular color column in "Step-by-Step Beads" and "BeadBugle.Com" She has appeared on the 2008 PBS show “Beads, Baubles, and Jewels” speaking about color. Visit Margie’s website for her books, patterns, jewelry, inspiration, and more: www.MargieDeeb.com .
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This beaded map is in the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin. Interestingly, Mexican states are colored, but not Canadian provinces. Note that Oklahoma is divided into the Oklahoma Territory on the west and the Indian Territory on the east. This dates the work between 1890, when the Oklahoma territory, including the "panhandle" was organized and 1907, when the territories were united into the State of Oklahoma.
