Nature gives us great color ideas for copying to make exciting and unusual beaded jewelry. Some of the most splendid color combinations nature presents to us are to be seen in the magnificent sunsets. One of the most striking and amazing sunsets we can experience is when the evening sky emerges in a magnificent array of violets and reds. This exquisite color combination is most effective for imitating to create opulent and exotic beaded jewelry.

Red and violet are two very strong colors with distinctly different symbolic meanings. Although they are neighboring hues on the color wheel, they psychologically have very little in common. Red is associated with vitality, action and deeds , violet with withdrawal and meditation. On a profane level, they have one area where they relate despite their differences. Red is symbolic for sexuality, violet for sensuality, and therefore they are a very erotic pair of colors. Aesthetically, we associate these colors with the orient, with a world full of spices, rich perfumes, gorgeous silks and naturally sumptuous sunsets.

They are ideal colors for combining to make evening jewelry. They offer a palette of enchanting shades, from a fiery orange red, a rich ruby, a magnificent purple to a mystical violet. These colors look particularly good when used in combination with glass beads. The colored glass reflects the light, imitating the glow of a splendid evening sunset. This is a great effect to adapt for creating evening jewelry which needs to look exotic and glamorous. Perhaps the great satisfaction of beading is having the freedom to work with all the superb color combinations and adapting these to the right type of beads.