Margie's Muse

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• 2008
  • January 2008: Color Dominance
  • February 2008: Ancient Egyptian Color (from The Beader's Color Palette)
  • March 2008: The Air Palette (from The Beader's Color Palette)
  • April 2008: Cultures of Our World: Latin America (from The Beader's Color Palette)
  • May 2008: Colors of the Briny Deep (from The Beader's Color Palette)

• 2007 (Complete archives available June 2008)
  • January 2007: The Excitement of Blue and Orange
  • February 2007: The Low-Key Palette
  • March 2007: The High-Key Palette
  • April 2007: Light Tips from Byzantine Mosaics
  • May 2007: Metamerism in Action
  • June 2007: Cool off with Caribbean Colors
  • July 2007: Integrate Your Background Colors
  • August 2007: Making the Most of Monochromatic
  • September 2007: Liven it Up with Complements
  • October 2007: The Yellow-Violet Dance
  • November 2007: Warm Up to Orange
  • December 2007: White Christmas

• 2006
  • January 2006: Warm and Cool Colors
  • February 2006: Favorite Colors and Other Malleable Absolutes
  • March 2006: Balancing Act
  • April 2006: Color and Space
  • May 2006: Color Preference Survey Results
  • June 2006: Saturation
  • July 2006: Triadic and True
  • August 2006: Yellow Summer
  • September 2006: Why C-M-Y?
  • October 2006: Fall Colors Abound
  • November 2006: Vintage Travel Poster Color
  • December 2006: Green for the Holidays

• 2005
  • January 2005: The Contrasts of Winter
  • February 2005: The Colors of Tribal Africa
  • March 2005: The Mind's Eye
  • April 2005: Spring’s Dazzling Dizzying Profusion of Color
  • May 2005: Creating Exceptions: Tints and Shades
  • June 2005: Transitions: Spring to Summer
  • July 2005: The Movement of Color
  • August 2005: Getting a Grip on Bead Surface Finishes
  • September 2005: Color Sense & Sensibility
  • October 2005: Autumn's Splendor
  • November 2005: Color Inspiration in the Mundane
  • December 2005: Red and Green