tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61167093474648528162024-03-13T00:56:13.279-07:00This Week in ColorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-48189857546666959762010-08-04T11:02:00.000-07:002010-08-04T11:15:19.065-07:00Who Knew?Did you know that "Turquoise" is the 2010 Color of the Year?<br /><img class="gl_photo" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n3yZ9dzhkNwsGzaAvzSpMXFYeh5euM6ugeUc6otwFe9qEkI0FK4AhChM3CYBxLh5VBrYcRoyDR_ei_kW9mZJEQRKAUYs7GnUz5bavuSEspon4oRSNomUkxexd18fN-S6R8MWjiFvhtA/s1600/press_img_20706_1.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501616717498658370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3n3yZ9dzhkNwsGzaAvzSpMXFYeh5euM6ugeUc6otwFe9qEkI0FK4AhChM3CYBxLh5VBrYcRoyDR_ei_kW9mZJEQRKAUYs7GnUz5bavuSEspon4oRSNomUkxexd18fN-S6R8MWjiFvhtA/s400/press_img_20706_1.jpeg" border="0" /></a> At least according to the folks at <span style="color:#339999;"><a href="http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/pantone.aspx?pg=20706&ca=10"><span style="color:#339999;">Pantone.com</span></a> </span></p><p><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="color:#000000;">Pantone (which is known as the standard language for 'color communication') has even created an on-line community for "color enthusiasts" to share their favorite palettes. Are you color-crazy? Pop on over and check it out!</span></span></p><p>As for the color of the year, I'm dreaming of white sands, turquoise bikini with matching bracelet and a slushy blue cocktail!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-64540409908923527432010-07-24T07:12:00.000-07:002010-07-24T07:22:19.501-07:00Pink FrillsMy daily blogging took a sudden stop, but let's just pick up where I left us and finish this week in Pink!<br /><a href="http://bloomandblossom.blogspot.com/2008/05/serendipity.html"><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497476805160260258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d2k3t_H56AorSoak726LbDqBwSqxER1IyR5aBLy3nQ1WEuVuZhX9d_RgCUp85mnkDxM37wlafQHwsH8H6H_v_X3vqudKA3V5mbiaXX5jvFtdcmOpi2Ec53OCm-r5RoaK2KkLYVWOh8s/s400/pink+bag.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nothing goes better with Pink than Frills! Check out <a href="http://bloomandblossom.blogspot.com/2008/05/serendipity.html">BLOOM</a> for links on her inspiration for this "Frilly Dilly" bag.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-53957630175743161792010-06-14T06:26:00.000-07:002010-06-14T10:35:01.366-07:00Run Jane, Run!<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45861227/squirrel-art-jane-steals-a-strawberry"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482621000036007010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 297px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1e90-U6um6jQCd6uyo9TnA1sy3Qz78zeaA594-8KB9nI0DEfyJDFOU74ZGEpTOYThLZ_6-BmNlRL5UyR93M5_AqwoRhOZSulqcrI3nIk4TCBQZ9QMfTCT00ev0eAsXl43ALkCR79VAY/s400/il_430xN_140903272.jpg" border="0" /></a>One of my bucket list items is to publish a children's book. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amberalexander"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">AmberAlexander</span></a> would be my artist of choice for illustration. In fact, the descriptions she writes about her paintings are inspiration alone for a children's story. Like the one above, of which she writes, "A pink squirrel named Jane steals a strawberry. Run Jane, Run!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-36935159175167987442010-06-13T17:34:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:39:21.165-07:00This Week in Color - PINK!<div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I recently found myself looking up no-sew <a href="http://plumtickled.typepad.com/plumtickled/2007/08/tutu-tutorial-t.html"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">tutu tutorials</span> </a>all over the web. My inner girly-girl screamed, "Ive got to make one for my little princess!"<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482421530306132578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta67JeC59QRj6C-jBb4XF6PsCjbTJ_PMZmIt8ZVbsi0MSdOYF7d0ZKHWPOKuTBf86PGcJ_0k2sZ69eFjFYx2F9TMl5vV6Yb8lei02H7GddzkvUqBIo9yjLSMg3HLS-RhWGkaPUVsaNaM/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" /> Look at her...I think she thought the whole thing was a bit ridiculous. Which of course it is. I mean, a 6 week old baby in a tutu? Before I had a baby girl, I would have said, "C'mon, is that really necessary?"<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482421524225474594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMfCCueasc_nuF_I0cEIP5w_b3B8WaOptG0E5RWhWi-M3UwRkQmAHV6IFSFqlr9mrwLjD0SQP6hNp3VyrZEBz7OPp0aB5N_VYfpYpFqQtFSPV8nkFJ2x6wgIwLO96TUelt-Ryr40tCDQ/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" /> Yup, it really is.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-53318394395553414442010-06-12T10:42:00.000-07:002010-06-12T11:02:48.437-07:00This Week in Photos<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pgGEbFsIyFK0ZviVlEX0c_VurfCfhV0F5PPItCis7Inxz8UYGvXsQUCinucTKdV7xst7MAxkDvGc4FBF6BSKDePLLjG_kKNcPqcuKzKNW5viqN4smahYt_lFGFEDwCOfLwGfdlGlNCo/s1600/DSC_0070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481944522565546994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pgGEbFsIyFK0ZviVlEX0c_VurfCfhV0F5PPItCis7Inxz8UYGvXsQUCinucTKdV7xst7MAxkDvGc4FBF6BSKDePLLjG_kKNcPqcuKzKNW5viqN4smahYt_lFGFEDwCOfLwGfdlGlNCo/s400/DSC_0070.JPG" border="0" /></a>I suggested to my husband that it would be a good idea to "build a little sandbox" for Grady. He made a comment about just bringing in a pile of sand and I laughed it off. Then, we came home one day and there it was in our front yard - the mound! </div><div> </div><div><em>Boys will always be boys!</em></div><div>Let's just say I didn't warm up to it right off. It didn't help that it had been raining and it was wet (aka muddy) and that it was much taller than this photo shows, and that our 2 Chesapeakes immediately ran to it and did some business before digging and throwing sand everywhere. </div><div> </div><div>But, Grady is loving every inch of it, so I couldn't stay mad for too long. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481946288512474066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ytBUw-6VNCIM8ks15r1CC1FCVsP3ubtXVcLTOYSPi7AMBEaPyhTKA8JQ3T8FAUZ3mkcb5hKVGsCQL9OzTNDi29l7C8o5dzUUX65eNcJN7ZhOwKmjuZzwIctdcniXPmmnIawQAC7l0TA/s400/DSC_0060.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">*****************************************</div><div>It's fun having a toddler in the house. You never know what you are going to find. Like coming into the kitchen and finding him sinking his teeth into a cup of applesauce he dug out of the cabinet. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyI_vNvdSmAOZDabKbPFSqwHvrWuujhoYB8cKZAVe8sFviporr4PoxxsCAxxnK1LiJ8MXOqZu2JskEMTm8t7G_lAue44YuBHFlVKoLKHCe5Dyb0TNgC94Nm1mCU5YYJA-oPwEBIwkj7A/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481944508230072338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyI_vNvdSmAOZDabKbPFSqwHvrWuujhoYB8cKZAVe8sFviporr4PoxxsCAxxnK1LiJ8MXOqZu2JskEMTm8t7G_lAue44YuBHFlVKoLKHCe5Dyb0TNgC94Nm1mCU5YYJA-oPwEBIwkj7A/s400/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-61317234780409213812010-06-11T07:06:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:16:34.070-07:00Redwork<a href="http://www.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-lessons"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481517453195016834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeGmA1DLNyMfPYnxWVW0Z1fyrvzY8AU1JhleYF-Z9F-CewDjJi4PB-CfahXNkH1YeSygXxdMp1c2mrFdHPYARAGjicqlzs1hlpuR1sg4HeqxL0cjeHwG1wCB53L7OfPlFmsedrrHl5fU/s400/redwork_6.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"> </span><a href="http://www.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork/redwork-lessons"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Rock Sea and Sarah</span></a> offers this step-by-step tutorial for "Sleepytime Girl" in redwork. What I love is she includes links to how to do each step, too. This is helpful, since, SOMEDAY, I will try my hand at at this sweet embroidery! The site also offers a great little <a href="http://www.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/redwork"><span style="color:#ff6666;">history lesson about redwork</span></a><span style="color:#ff6666;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-70129266908634529872010-06-10T09:16:00.000-07:002010-06-10T09:27:08.315-07:00Rhubarb Strawberry Ice CreamHave you seen the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living? It too is devoted to color.<br /><br />Click on the image below to visit marthastewart.com for an egg-free recipe for Rhubarb & Strawberry Ice Cream! Two red things that go great together.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481179664092236162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqscnbq330rVOhlOaAtJJIjZbXmDnpxoBp668l7Z9zZx7Q4SAuCLgzJKZc5KmrrjjB_IwVUSy4CmLfcJe5QktlkSeIiSrz5IsnH5wlxSxd6DyJRC-JBhJBT3a0F0dRaj_-e95jwhzXIrE/s400/ml105_sip08_icecream_l.jpg" border="0" />Leave it to Martha to come up with this combo! I've always loved Strawberry Rhubarb Pie or Rhubarb Crisp. But I hadn't imagined it in ice cream. Genius.<br /><br />Have you used (or seen) rhubarb used in other ways? Well, give us the dish!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-73738561283214269162010-06-09T12:03:00.000-07:002010-06-10T07:11:05.822-07:00Fleur RougeFrenchy of the blog, <a href="http://lechateaudesfleurs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Le Chateau Des Fleurs</span></a> offers a simple tutorial for dressing up a bag and shoes with a few simple materials. Love her photo-heavy tutorial, and her classy red lips she sports in her header! Now, if only I had a gala to attend!<br /><br /><a href="http://lechateaudesfleurs.blogspot.com/2010/06/red-flowers-from-the-best-of-state-gala.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480852159459765970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-dkkauGAbXuBPe632FxqnsCxgy5aOUkQRQDhz0L7CIxI2cTcslQxLKUz9NPNzkM-_wcnIUCDAmcFVHnNi7OV4hlQK2B02CuW7pWVdW9y2jtYRGKDjGiDox0QiBSzv4MOHactjZj_iJQ/s400/018.JPG" border="0" /></a> Click on the photo to see the tutorial and read more about Frenchy and her many hobbies!<br /><em>Merci, Frenchy!</em><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-16592702785859518232010-06-08T15:37:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:37:30.244-07:00From the TopWhat better place to kick-off "This Week in Color" than the top of the rainbow? This week's feature color is <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>RED</strong></span>.<br /><br />I'm loving this necklace titled, "Red Clover Fairy." Dorothea Joy Alter's handcrafted jewelry can be found online at <span style="color:#ff6666;">"</span><a href="http://dorotheaalterjewelry.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">A Little Something Different</span></a>.<span style="color:#ff6666;">"</span> She draws her inspiration from nature and describes her one of a kind peices as "deeply feminine with a definite organic feel."<br /><div><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://dorotheaalterjewelry.com/2010/02/red-clover-fairy/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480844533667476818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYgXxVbZ1BPhSIboodtpaChICF0ZvaEq2lloBiknPJvonM6uNt3CBCcht87JJznbbyIWdgQVxTusMKsC5Tniq70kvAj9c-n9FpefVvmmTUBNbVWDOWV56g0mvn98g8ixyPW550C4Ta_g/s400/red+clover+fairy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Polymer clay handmade pendant with 18kt gold paint.<br /></span></span><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Beautiful freshwater pearls and swarvorski crystals!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff6666;">14kt gold filled toggle clasp.</span><br /><br /></div><div></div>With the whimsical fairy pendant and the fresh pearl accent, this peice definitely says feminine and flirty and the brilliant red beads add just enough <em>girl-power</em>. Everyone needs a good "statement necklace," and if you're going to make a statement, make it unique! <a href="http://dorotheaalterjewelry.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">A Little Something Different </span></a>has a great mix of the beautifully simple and the wildly dramatic. Check it out. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116709347464852816.post-75514708750651649052010-06-06T11:56:00.000-07:002010-06-07T16:16:22.234-07:00The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LkEmGZs_cRi_rfVi06UiYq9p037kZH3uys631XMYJUjWZqRRJw1exZROEVqKeJmiNgttxygAcYIyLuV99SUoVAZc5e4GwkpT7L_QgIbdqdMqYhql4YTDtP0-_Dsnmt0rZK0hbKvEC28/s1600/j1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480107655067875490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 107px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LkEmGZs_cRi_rfVi06UiYq9p037kZH3uys631XMYJUjWZqRRJw1exZROEVqKeJmiNgttxygAcYIyLuV99SUoVAZc5e4GwkpT7L_QgIbdqdMqYhql4YTDtP0-_Dsnmt0rZK0hbKvEC28/s400/j1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Xyd_vUq-861IKYE1nTflGAu4t1UyHSvTEq6yqkxUrrzFb_6Xiwn4ky6Qprb9i6RHZUq03cj-_QzFiIs_viQKNQrZx78uqgLIVa93SQ0gpIExv2HyNzpiU2f0goL5eKzVCcrnY-cWg3o/s1600/23.jpg"></a><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Welcome to</span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thi</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">s</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">We</span><span style="color:#ffcc00;">ek</span><span style="color:#003333;"> </span><span style="color:#006600;">in</span> <span style="color:#330099;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Co</span>lor</span></strong>!</span></em><br /><br />I'm Jen. That's me in the photo, 2+ decades ago. Like many of my contemporaries, I was obsessed with rainbows...and unicorns...and Michael J. Fox. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br />While my infatuations with the latter may have matured, I am still in awe of the beauty and wonder of rainbows. There's something magical about their abilities to transform your mood after a rainstorm and spark your imagination.<br /><br />Overheard yesterday following a downpour: "I bet there'll be a rainbow. Look, there it is!" Ooohhh...ahhhhhhhh... "Oh! And there's the end! The whole thing is in our backyard!!"<br /><br />There it was <em>in living color,</em> a full spectrum from one end of the bow to the other just yards away from us. A tangible illusion? I wanted to grab my camera, and a shovel of course, (I may be over unicorns, but that pot o' gold is real, right?) but I stayed to enjoy the moment as my 1.5 yr. old son caught his first glimpse and joyfully said, "rainbow" after having just picked up on the the word 'rain' that morning.<br /><br />Inspiring. That's what rainbows are. And, that's what this blog is meant to be. A grab-bag of sorts featuring creative inspirations and fashionable finds, all centered around a colorful theme that changes from week to week. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp2qP8wmlIjsXZPdlPzeqI5II47CA9nT2Ukip3L_UjEpNrSCkRHHszs6dSrJAS8h7JfdU6vcbnJEVq9z4e7avKImAoTC5FMGVrIJvsAiDwh0h_sWxMRrKm8uOjF4F9LaXlFqykmn6FGI/s1600/j2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480107773639490290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 95px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp2qP8wmlIjsXZPdlPzeqI5II47CA9nT2Ukip3L_UjEpNrSCkRHHszs6dSrJAS8h7JfdU6vcbnJEVq9z4e7avKImAoTC5FMGVrIJvsAiDwh0h_sWxMRrKm8uOjF4F9LaXlFqykmn6FGI/s400/j2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Please follow along. <span style="color:#330033;"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">It's</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">going</span> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">to </span><span style="color:#006600;">be...</span><span style="color:#3333ff;">well, </span></strong><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong><em>colorful!</em></strong></span></span></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><br><br><br><br>Have a Smurfy Day!</em></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1