To show the vast possibilities of shape, color, and texture available in stones I made a scramble through my stone bead stash. I’ve arranged these stones in little groups with their color families—red, blue, yellow, green, orange, and purple. Isn’t it amazing to see the wide variety of colors within each family? And when you arrange these color groups in a color wheel situation, pairing each with other primary or secondary colors, you quickly get a sense of the design possibilities....