To”Sugar and Spice” by links
Sends me back to the Pacific Northwest where I grew up. We had many apple trees in our yard and lots of hot apple pie, hot cider, apple butter, apple sauce, apple crisp, ginger bread with whip cream… yummy stuff. Cranberries come to mind and maybe a glimpse of chocolate fudge with walnuts and of course, you have a cup of hot coffee with these!

To “Cascade Rainy Days” by beadaholchick,
You really nailed it. It does make me think of how the water looks on the pavement when it rains with the iridescence of oil mixed with rain water. The labradorite catches your eye along with the other stones you see a small patch of blue sky. The leaves are turning brown and falling. I think I can even smell the rain. Wonderful picture!

To “Along the River’s Edge” by Cuban Queen. Wonderful choice of colors with these stones. Calm, peaceful, relaxing. Definitely inspiring to get me to bead one up! Great to wear, too it could go from casual to dressy very easily. I always like to see your new Fresh Picks . Thanks

“Angel’s Breath”. Yes, I am Haute Rawx. I really like the soft blue colors of chalcedony. If I could really see an angel what would they really look like? I hope they have really cool wings so they can just glide on a breeze or do some really serious flying in the blink of an eye. They would have beautiful sheer luminous gowns that just kind of almost float in the air around them. You would be able to see through the fabric of the gowns and see the figure of their body. Their skin would sparkle as if they had been dusted with a very fine glitter. When they fly away, you would see them leave a very sheer trail of a wispy blue cloud, that is their breath………..

To “Lima Lemon Lime” by Gerdy M.
Great colors for the citrus fruit I love eat and grow in my yard. Fall and winter mean that the citrus is going to be ready to eat soon. I can smell the lemon or lime oil when you break the rind. Smells so good and when spring comes, the smell of the flowers put you in a trance for several weeks. No kidding! Nice and bright colors to wear and so much fun.

To”Norwegian Winter” by Pearlemamma
I know it has to be so cold in Norway in the winter. It has always been fascinating to me when you look into a large crack in a snow bank all the various colors of blue you see. I love your use of texture from a soft fluffy snow flake, to dirty snow and even dirty cracked ice. I love fresh snow at night with the light shining on it. It can sparkle like a field of diamonds. Listening to snow falling around you with that quite hush, seeing your breath as you breathe and that wonderful clean smell. That is what I see in your Fresh Pick. I look forward to your new ones . Thanks

To”Autumnal Aspirations” by Jill W.
I see maple leaves and aspens. Fig trees leaves turning yellow and dropping. My neighbors China Berry tree leaves yellow and still hanging on. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The pumpkins are ready to carve and it is just about Halloween. You have an acorn which makes me think of the filbert harvest and how wonderful they taste. Wonderful mix of color and texture for a fall necklace.

To”Snow” is a Four Letter Word” by CAS
Yep, sure is and looking at your pick makes me think of packing the snow into a nice ball to throw at someone. I do see the grass still peaking through. Guess I will have to let it snow more for a snowman. I like the Stamp Pewter Filagree because snow flakes are unique and beautiful. The white stones gives me a feeling of fresh snow that kind of crunches when you first walk it. Now that sounds cold. I think I need a cup of hot coffee…I really enjoy your fresh picks. Thanks!

To”Fae” by Sandy S.
Now this says Southwest like maybe Santa Fae. I just love this color combination. The turquoise donut is huge and really cool. This would be fun to wire wrap. Gives me all kinds of ideas! Thanks!

Fresh Picks is fun and inspiring. They are all good! If you ever feel “stumped” with a color combination this is a great place to come. If you have a very unique bead and need inspiration you can play till your heart is content and I bet you will find a great combination. If you just bought a new outfit with some really
far-out -there colors and need to whip up some jewelry, search the fresh picks. Thanks Lima beads!

P.S. LOVE your “Leopard in the night” and “Lion”, too cool!

I like the name of Phyllis R’s pick, “Lunar Eclipse”, it brings up really cool images. Besides, you can never go wrong with purple and blue!

My friend’s cats were named Sugar and Spice (those poor cats put up with so much!). Links’s pick looks exactly like the spice colored patches on their fur!

I love Lalborite and Impression Jasper! The beautiful combination of beadaholchick’s pick really evokes “Cascade rainy days”.

Cuban Queen’s “Along the River’s Edge” is just gorgeous! I love Picture Jasper, Impression Jasper, and Amazonite. The name really fits the piece and the color combination just draws me in!

Haute Rawx’s “Angel’s Breath” is beautiful! It looks soft and ethereal. It makes me think of small white flowers in the snow.

Gerdy M’s “Lima Lemon Lime” fits it’s name perfectly! I like the fun, bright colors.

Perlemamma’s “Norwegian Winter” is beautiful! It brings up memories. I love the soft color combination.

Jill W’s “Autumnal inspirations” says it all. I love the colors of fall!

I love CAS’s play on words in “ “Snow” is a 4-Letter Word” (s-n-o-w 4). I love the filigree pewter and the green flecks in the Tree Agate look like grass poking through a thin layer of snow.

I think that the combination of colors in Sandy S’s “Fae” is really cool! Any time you combine black with a bright color the effect is stunning.

Sorry I let this get so long! I just got so excited!!! J

Good job everybody on coming up with beautiful, inspirational combinations!

Thanks to everyone at Lima for having such great beads and providing this awesome way for us to express ourselves! You’re the best!

I HATE the pushing of the seasons by retailers. I was noticing Christmas stuff out at the begining of September. Unless it’s something I’m making for someone or something that I can only get at one time of year or in one place only, I don’t start my Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving.