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January Etsy Finds

January 12, 2015 No Comments

Time for another Etsy round-up! A new year means a new Pantone Color of the Year, and this year’s pick – marsala – is MUCH better than last year’s. Marsala is actually pretty, and doesn’t hurt the eyes. Also, January tends to be the coldest month here in Austin, and I am already tired of it. I’m dreaming of tropical beaches and 80-degree weather. The second collection down below has colors that remind me of that.

Marsala

Pantone's Color of the Year for 2015.

EARTHY MARSALA Infinity Scarf – Brick Red Eternity Scarf – Marsala Loop Scarf TomieHarlene $18.00	Asymmetrical Rhodanite Beads and Multi Colored Glass Beads Necklace with Pewter Flower Toggle Clasp BeadsGalore2 $30.00	Large cream and maroon flower pin — OOAK Fabric Flower Brooch — Fabric Jewlery — TAGT team OdPaAm $16.90	Marsala / Maroonish Brown and Silvery Gold Brocade Vintage Sari Trim / Border Sold by Yard theDelhiStore $14.00
Maroon Scarf, Scarves Maroon, Maroon Infinity Scarf, Infinity Scarf Maroon, Maroon Circle Scarf, Large Scarf, Scarf Maroon, Cowl, loop scarf Necklush $80.00	Carnelian Feather Earrings Vintage Hand Carved Swarovski Crystals Southwestern Red Brown Rust Coral Orange OOAK PrettyLittleThorn $38.00	Raspberry Mystery Semi-Precious Gem & Crystal Necklace KateKCreations $30.00	Marsala Pantone Color of the Year 8×10 Floral Print – INSTANT DOWNLOAD FloralDesignbyErin $5.00
Marsala Plate, Burgundy Dish, Lace Candy Dish, Jewelry Dish, Lace Plate, Cranberry Dish, Burgundy Decor, Burgundy Kitchen, Cranberry Kitchen MagicMoonPottery $26.00	OOAK fashion HAIR STICK caramel amber rust copper wire wrapped maple wood Autumn fall chopstick updo hair accents accessory tagt rdtt SevenGypsiesJewelry $9.98	Marsala Two Tone Dusty Rose Crystal Cluster Earrings. Sterling Silver. Vintage Style Silver Cones, White Pearl. Handmade in Canada KapKaDesign $39.00	Marsala Floral Art, Giclee Print of Original Colored Pencil Drawing, Antique Red Flowers on Ivory Paper -14"X11" – "Rose Flower Arrangement" FlowerArtPlace $30.00
Woman's Marsala Fleece Lined Driving Mittens Teen Marsala Lined Mittens Lightweight Warm Mittens Hand Knit Spiral Pattern WellDoneKnitting $30.00	Gold Marsala Necklace Swarovski Crystal Burgundy Necklace Emerald Cut Layering Necklace Large Brown Red Pendant Wine Red Pantone 2015 Color BeYourselfJewelry $29.99	marsala boho chic bracelet / brown beaded stretch bracelet / agate burgundy jasper / earth tones ethiopian brass ethnic jewelry ShagbarkRoad $54.00	Marsala Swallow Scarf Bird Scarf Pinup Scarf Rocker Scarf Wine Scarf knotanotherscarf $14.99

Beach Dreaming

It is far too cold out and I just want to be on a warm tropical beach right now. These colors make me think of that.

Teardrop hoops – Teardrop Chandeliers – Aqua and Ivory Teardrop Hoops – Dressy Hoops Spectrakraft $24.65	Coffee Mug Cup ,large ceramic mugs with large Handle, turquoise, wheel thown (20oz) — Perfect Hot & Chocolate Hodakapottery $27.00	Moss Aquamarine Gold Necklace Teardrop Silver Pisces March Birthday Gift for her Under 45 Boho Chic Vitrine March birthstone Vitrine $44.00	Jewelry, pendant, large amazonite stone, gold plated brass leaves and chain … turquoise blue, brown .. TAGT USD 55 aGiftofLaughter $55.00
turquoise beige sand bali textures photograph– BLUE CROSS abstract rocks pebbles concrete Bali travel Asia elephantdreams $9.00	SALE, Natural Turquoise, African Brass & Copper Choker allthingsbarbara $39.00	Feather Bobby Pin Verdigris Patina Nature Hair Accessories Teal Blue Turquoise Brass rustic woodland hair pins Garden Wedding Hair Slides apocketofposies $18.00	Hand Knit bird Green Yellow Turquoise Ombre Stuffed Tweet Toy 100% cotton DaisyBelleDesignCo $15.00
Nature Photography, tree branches wall art mint green print yellow gold teal turquoise decor blue light botanical photo, "Gentle Whisper" CarolynCochrane $30.00	Tan aqua white crocheted rag bag — Fabric crocheted purse with wooden beads — Fairy handbag — tagt rdtt OdPaAm $55.00	Vintage Button Cuff Patina Brass Filigree Flower Button Swarovski Crystal Chatons Antique Bronze Gold Blue Turquoise Victorian Southwestern PrettyLittleThorn $65.00	Trio of Rustic Turquoise Stacking Rings in Antiqued Sterling Silver – Kingman Arizona Turquoise brightsmith $68.00
Door Draft Stopper Golden Beige Turquoise floral, Draft Snake, Draft Excluder, Window draft stopper in Custom Size Fabricasia $14.95	On Sale- Limited Addition- Native American – Bar Necklace, Bullets – Minimalist – Turquoise Pendant JoCoCollection $22.00	Blue Goose – Feather necklace Teal turquoise iridiscent rainbow blue glass Gift for her nature lover valentine under 25 GBILOBA €18.50	6mm Round Druk Beads – Turquoise Beige Druk – Premium Czech Glass Beads BeadSoupBeads $2.85

What does January make you think of?

Design Files, Pretty Things

Color Theory: Orange

September 25, 2014 No Comments

Orange Color Wheel Tier: Secondary. Tonal Value: Warm. Complementary Color: Blue. It’s association with good flavor and aromas is while orange is commonly used as a food coloring agent (think your nacho cheese Doritos). Orange things like tigers and lilies and saffron have given it an association with exotic things. And we’re all familiar with the overwhelmingly orange Halloween decor, and orange construction signs and cones. But this time of year, it’s hard not to appreciate the color, with pumpkin-spice everything, and leaves starting to change color. I’ll be the first to admit that orange is not one of my […]

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Busy Little Bee

August 25, 2014 No Comments

Now that the craft show is past, I’ve been attending to a lot of the other to-do list items for my shop. First up, I’m finally getting photos of the made-to-order shirts on an actual person! Witness: Yeah, that’s just me wearing them. I never know what to do with my arms. I only have photos of the size mediums I had printed so far (note to self: always print a size medium for the example shots for made-to-order shirts), but I’ll get to the rest slowly and surely. Also, I did a big inventory and sorting of all of […]

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Color Theory: Red

May 28, 2014 2 Comments

Red Color Wheel Tier: Primary Tonal Value: Warm Complementary Color: Green Red is the color on the visible spectrum most easily seen and the color that most attracts attention (which is why it’s so popular in advertising). It is also one of the most versatile colors, with lots of different connotations depending on where and how it’s used. Meanings / Associations Positive Love / Romance Lust / Passion / Sexuality Stength Courage Exciting / Energizing Rubies / Luxury Ripe fruit In China: happiness, prosperity Many parts of Asia: traditional color for wedding dresses Neutral Dynamic / Activity Spicy Dramatic Fire […]

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Decoding Design: Color Lingo

December 9, 2013 No Comments

If you’ve ever had an in-depth conversation with a designer, you’ve probably been bombarded by letter combinations like CMYK, RGB, DPI, and odd terms like bleeds and spot colors. We designers throw these terms around all the time, maybe without realizing that not everyone lives and breathes these things like we do. I’m going to start with decoding just a few basics in this post, namely the acronyms pertaining to color profiles. They are: CMYK, RGB, and PMS. CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (black): also called process color or 4-color. This is the color setup used by all professional printers […]

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Friday Favorites: Mustard

October 19, 2012 12 Comments

Well, the day has come. I never thought it would, but it has. I actually like a shade of yellow. Not just tolerate-like, but actively, enthusiastically-like. Mustard yellow is now a prominent color in my wardrobe. You can see me sporting it here, and I know I’ve worn it at least twice since then, too (with some of the items in the mix-up below, even). It’s a great color to mix-and-match with, and a very autumn-appropriate color. So I thought I’d share a few of my favorite pieces in this dusky gold hue: Mustard by dragonflight-dreams For the record, […]

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All About the Polish

September 17, 2012 4 Comments

You guys probably know by now that I don’t paint my fingernails. But my toenails? Always painted. And I’ve been slowly growing my collection of nail polish colors (I only had 4 for the longest time – pearl white, pale pink, copper, and a dark maroon). So this past month I participated in my first ever nail polish swap, organized by the lovelies Rachel and Carly. We each filled out a little survey about our nail polish tastes, and then they paired us up to get swapping. The idea was to send two nail polishes to your swap partner that […]