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Designing for the Fire Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

Designing for the Fire Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

By Kelly Mamabug Sep 6, 2026

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius — fire signs don't want you to hold back, and neither do the stones I chose for them. Here's the research behind the power colors, elemental stones,...

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Designing for the Earth Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

Designing for the Earth Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

By Kelly Mamabug Aug 30, 2026

Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn — earth signs don't want flash, they want substance. Here's the research behind the power colors, elemental stones, and gemstones I chose for each sign, and why...

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Designing for the Water Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

Designing for the Water Signs: What I Researched, What I Chose, & Why

By Kelly Mamabug Aug 23, 2026

Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces — water signs feel everything deeply, and the beads I chose for them had to match that. Here's the research behind the power colors, elemental stones, and...

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When the Bead Is Whispering

When the Bead Is Whispering

By Kelly Mamabug Aug 9, 2026

The sage green Dzi agate is on my mat. It has something to say. I just can't hear it yet.

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The Bead That's Been Waiting the Longest

The Bead That's Been Waiting the Longest

By Kelly Mamabug Jul 29, 2026

Every maker has a bead they bought on instinct and haven't figured out yet. Mine is a bowl of polished serpentine — stunning, stubborn, and still waiting for the right...

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Designing for You — Not Just Me

Designing for You — Not Just Me

By Kelly Mamabug Jul 26, 2026

The hardest part of making jewelry for a shop isn't the wire or the beads. It's learning to hold your own preferences loosely enough to make room for someone else's.

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Stone or Glass? Why I Love Both

Stone or Glass? Why I Love Both

By Kelly Mamabug Jul 8, 2026

People assume jewelry makers have a preference. I do — it's just not the one they expect. Stone and glass aren't competing. They're collaborating.

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How I Choose Colors

How I Choose Colors

By Kelly Mamabug Jul 5, 2026

Color doesn't start with a color wheel. It starts with a feeling. How color finds me, how I respond to it, and how I build around it.

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Stretch or Clasp? The Great Bracelet Debate

Stretch or Clasp? The Great Bracelet Debate

By Kelly Mamabug Jun 10, 2026

Everyone has a bracelet opinion. Here's how I actually think about closures when I'm designing — and why the answer is never one-size-fits-all.

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How to Read the Bead

How to Read the Bead

By Kelly Mamabug May 31, 2026

Every bead has something to tell you before it ever touches a wire. Color, texture, shape, size, weight — and then something beyond all of those, something that lives in...

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