Colours love

It would appear Tuesday is definitely going to be a colour day over here. Although my personal style is rather simple (well, ok, most of the time), I do love colour. And creating hair pieces is probably my way of expressing that.
I will tell you more about them in due course (working on it!), for now though let's talk colour.

Do you have a favourite? Or is it a mixture that you like? There are so many options. I am currently geeking out on Pantone View and the Design Seeds blog. Seriously, if you haven't had a chance to look through these, you're missing out. Pantone does charge for a subscription, but there is a 30 day trial available so you can see what it's all about.

Things to admire right now

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So simple, yet so beautiful. Probably impractical as they are, but who cares?

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The blues, the pinks, the *gasp* gorgeousness.... Simple, yet fun

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This image is not helping my irrational wishing for a typewriter.

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It's been a while since I've knitted or crocheted for that matter.... This is making me wanna start again. What do you think?

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Eat or not to eat...that is the question.

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I wish I had the guts to colour my hair in pastel. Maybe, one day.

Tell me about your favourites. Who knows, maybe I make a piece to your directions? Go wild... ;)

Something's in the making

Hi!

Had a good weekend? I sort of decided to do nothing on Saturday. We went for a nice big field walk with Al (of course, it rained) sometime in the afternoon, but other than that I really just did nothing.

Today though, I made a lovely breakfast and maybe because of my "total day off" yesterday I felt rested and ready to take on the day. Of course, it's not quite as exciting, but sometimes doing the chores can be quite rewarding as it is. Don't you think?

So now I'm looking at my gorgeous new pieces of fabric and my little chest of scraps dreaming up new pieces to make. I've shared a couple on Twitter already, but there are more to come. And I truly believe having had little to nothing to do with making and blogging for a couple of days inspired me. Letting your brain wander through ideas whilst you're going through your simple daily tasks really does help the imagination :)

But, for now a couple of pictures of what I'm staring at (yes that is a huge mug of hot chocolate in the background):

In honesty, there is another box, much larger, full of goodies.... but not as photogenic as this little thing. Shhhh

As for the hot chocolate, I make my own little mix. I promise I will share that soon, and you'll never look back, so watch this space.

Weekend Inspiration - Home DIY

I have spent some time looking at all the gorgeous ideas on Craftgawker - I recommend you do too! Especially if you are looking to beautify your home. We have been working on our house for nearly 3 years now and are finally getting to a point where this is what we'll be doing - anyone who did the same will agree with me that buying fabrics to make cushions and curtains is SO much better than comparing prices of cement, flooring and tiles :)

These are my personal favourites. What will you choose?

Curly Made

GRAFFICALMUSE free printable art

Kristi Murphy

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Burkatron - Magnets DIY

Colours and Changes

I know, I changed it again. But I like it better now. It was ... as you'd say "work in progress". I may change it again at some point but right now, we're good.

Today I have reserved a printer to pick up tomorrow. I am actually excited about this, as it means I will be able to transfer my doodles onto my laptop and make sure they are perfect for sending away to all the lovely people that may like them. Also, I like gadgets, but we'll get to that at some point in the future.

What I'm really excited about is the colour trends that are coming up for our colder months... especially the Tints! Or, as the lovely report from Pantone states "Soft sage, cameo pinks, palma violet and muted pale blue were favorites in the mix of boy-girl silhouettes and precise minimal pieces."

 

How gorgeous is this?

Excited much!