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spring in progress
Still sick with my cold and all I can think about is Spring. Bring it on! I love the new cool tones for spring, thanks to the Pantone forecast. I can’t wait to see blue skies on a regular basis, spring flowers, and feel the sunshine on my face. Related posts:Oo la la tutuRunning ErrandsWeek’s [...]
Colour… cactus bloom
I generally gravitate to neutral, earthy shades as you can see by most of my posts. But I do love colour, and on a grey winter day like today I need colour. COLOURlovers Palette: cactus bloom This cactus was blooming at my best friend Claudia’s over the holidays. I love the intense pink, magenta and [...]
Spring 2012 Colour Forecast
It’s that time of year when all of us, even those in sunny California, are reaching for our scarves, changing from iced coffee to hot, and putting on boots instead of sandals. I’ve been enjoying the first few evenings of September, before things get really busy, catching up on my blogs. Last week I was [...]
Creating: fall sneak peek three
The third inspiration I find I’m drawing from is a ladylike, femininity. I love old movies and so I’m thinking classic Grace Kelly, but also a little Jessica Rabbit and of course Mad Men. I couldn’t decide, so I made two collages. I used gold in both, because I wanted a warmer palette for fall, [...]
Creating: fall sneak peek two
Recently I’ve written about some of the inspiration for my new fall creations (Creating: fall sneak peek). The first is a rocker look, inspired by Emmanuelle Alt, all black and dark teal. I wrote that this was far from my personal style and more of an ‘I wish’ inspiration. In a way I’m more of [...]
