CIM Greens - Shrubbery and Dirty Martini with Effetre Relish

I am currently in love with Effetre Relish.  It is just such a deep rich yellow ochre colour and it is perfect for fall.  It also works beautifully with pale pastel colours like the Effetre Light Pink and the CIM Dirty Martini that I've used in this set.  The other colours are CIM Shrubbery and CIM Key Lime.  I think the 3 greens contrast nicely with the pastel pink which is a bit bluer in tone.

I have to say that this is one of those combinations that needed to be etched.  I find that etching softens really vibrant colours and brightens more subdued colours and sometimes is necessary to help colours get along with each other.  

Before I etched them, the Key Lime, the Relish, and the pink all seemed to be fighting to be the dominant colour.  The beads just looked kind of busy.  After etching, they seem more balanced and the designs pop a bit better.