Color Me Pretty: Pops of Pink
Hello friends, it is Leslie here with January’s edition of Color Me Pretty. How are you? I hope that you are doing good and I’m happy to be with you for another year on decor8 with my column. I hope you enjoy and look forward to my color stories and craft ideas each month. For January, I find myself thinking about bright fluorescent pink during these long rainy days in the Pacific Northwest. It’s definitely a trend, I see it everywhere at the moment – especially in fashion, on blogs and over at Pinterest!
Instead of mixing bright pink with the typical winter grey I thought it would be fun to use Kraft paper brown along with some softer shades of pink and a light blue. It’s fun to try something new.
Color cravings can be very fleeting in creative projects and I have a hard time playing in the typical colors of the season. Do you know what I mean? I am like many who tend to want what we can’t have! In the winter I long for summer colors to contrast the dark days and in the summer I daydream about snowy white, pale grey and chocolate browns. I guess it comes back to texture, as any color can look great applied to the right material. Warm cream cable knits in winter and then the same creamy color on linens and leather in summer. These days anything goes if you love it and it helps you feel creative.
I pulled out my watercolors one evening last week and had fun creating triangle and striped patterns in the shape of hearts. I thought they would make a nice card to top off some simply wrapped presents. You can do this with any bright paper. Just make yourself a little template to make things go faster.
Another home craft project I have been thinking about and finally got around to making is this little dreamcatcher. I liked the notion of something catching your good dreams. With a new year upon us it is nice to do something to remind us of what we are dreaming about for ourselves and for others. I wrapped a metal hoop from Michael’s with some cream washi tape. I then tied a crochet doily with some string to the hoop. Finally, instead of feathers I decided to use beads, which I threaded on string and then tied to the hoop. After making one, I now have ideas on how I want to make dozens more! So watch out I may have more featured in the column next month!
I hope you have had a wonderful start to 2012. I look forward to seeing you back here next month. Take good care! – xo, Leslie.
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January 27th, 2012 at 12:05pm
Leslie – another absolutely beautiful colour story. You are inspirational. I particularly love the felt stack.
Renee – Luminoso Blu´s last [type] ..Snails and puppy dog tails
January 27th, 2012 at 12:16pm
Wow. beautiful pictures and lots of inspiration, I love it :-)
January 27th, 2012 at 12:41pm
I love your pics as always! :-)
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January 27th, 2012 at 12:43pm
This is all so beautifully styled! And I am a brown paper fan, it goes with any colour and always looks good! Love the watercolour hearts v cute x
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January 27th, 2012 at 12:57pm
Hello, I discover your beautiful blog! Come to visit me!
have a good day ;-)
January 27th, 2012 at 1:26pm
Leslie great post I adore your heart art and it is perfect for packages!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
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January 27th, 2012 at 1:28pm
You definitely need some good pops of colour during the dull and dark winter months and bright pink is a great colour for a dark day! Love all your ideas especially the hearts (great for making your own wall art designs) and butterfly.
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January 27th, 2012 at 2:49pm
Great use of pink, some really nice ideas.
January 27th, 2012 at 2:59pm
oh – that pink butterfly is too cute!
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January 27th, 2012 at 3:09pm
Well, I’m in Brazil, Sao Paulo and it is rainning a lot too! I think this pink will add some color on this day, absolutely gray! Thanks a lot! Beautiful!
Dulci Dantas´s last [type] ..De encher os olhos
January 27th, 2012 at 3:14pm
So pretty!!
Pink makes me happy!
Thank you*
January 27th, 2012 at 4:02pm
Those painted heart tags are so fun! Love pink against the kraft paper
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January 27th, 2012 at 5:03pm
Those heart-wrapped books are so cute!
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January 27th, 2012 at 5:26pm
FINALLY! I have been eagerly awaiting your newest color story! You would laugh if you could see how excited I get when I discover a new post from you, Leslie. I always look forward to your posts! Once again– great ideasl, inspiring, visually delightful! Thank you! Love it.
January 27th, 2012 at 5:31pm
I love it love it love it my dear Leslie! :)
I’m a “PINK color fan” and I like every element of it!
I think the new (neon pink, strong colors..) and old (doily, trims, brown paper..) mix is perfect indeed and also easy to reproduce in personal style!
Thank you very much!! :D
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January 27th, 2012 at 6:38pm
Love, love, LOVE your stuff, Leslie!
January 27th, 2012 at 7:07pm
I absolutely love hot pink this time of year -and this year especially! I was in Gap the other day, and a woman stopped me to ask if she should boldly buy a hot pink item, “I usually go with neutrals, like black and gray,” she said. We both agreed the color just seemed fresh & she bought it!
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January 27th, 2012 at 7:21pm
Great pictures as always. So inspirational.
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January 27th, 2012 at 7:54pm
Oh, it’s so beautiful! I absolutely love it!
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January 27th, 2012 at 8:12pm
A very good point about how texture can make any color seasonal. Also, the dream catcher is so stylish! Can’t wait to see your next column…
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January 27th, 2012 at 8:34pm
I have also been having fun experimenting with different shades of pink. Dusty rose is probably my favorite, but a bright joyful pink is swiftly closing the margin between first and second place! Thank you so much for the renewed inspiration.
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January 27th, 2012 at 8:55pm
Love the watercolor!
January 27th, 2012 at 9:26pm
Wow – I really liked the hearts – how inventive with simple patterns and pretty watercolors! And the butterfly – nice! Thanks for sharing, Leslie ….another great set of colorful ideas.
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January 27th, 2012 at 10:24pm
I can’t even tell you how excited I’m about making the dreamcatcher
It is so perfect, thank you for making it and for sharing it with us, I absolutely love it. Yay.
January 27th, 2012 at 10:27pm
You are so right about bright colours in the winter, I’m often even more attracted to it once Christmas is gone and we experience duller days til the arrival of spring. I use vivid colours in flowers around the house so that I can enjoy an ever changing pallet of brightness that I never tire of before it needs to be tossed! Thanks for the very clever creative ideas that I’ll tuck in my back pocket for after all my de-cluttering is complete and I have time to play!
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January 27th, 2012 at 10:41pm
I love brown paper crafts! And those water color hearts are absolutely adorable. I bet they’d be cute mounted, mated and framed, too. Thanks for the great post (:
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January 28th, 2012 at 12:16am
All these little pops of color in all the various mediums just brightened my day. I am definitely in the mood for some hot pink now!
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January 28th, 2012 at 12:48am
leslie,
I cannot tell you how many times I see your posts and I feel immediately uplifted and inspired. Your ideas are so beautiful…yet so simple and doable. Your little valentine watercolor doodle is just so pretty! The dream catcher…I just admire things created with vintage linens. Thank you for an upliftment to the day…
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January 28th, 2012 at 1:02am
I so look forward to Leslie’s monthly Color Me Pretty column. I think it is my fav!
Mary Jo
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January 28th, 2012 at 3:21am
What a fun and festive color story! I love pink, so this is a treat! I always look forward to your column and enjoy your creative styling and color combos! They always make me smile!
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January 28th, 2012 at 3:44am
Beautiful colors!
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January 28th, 2012 at 3:47am
Just divine, Leslie. As usual. I cherish your posts here. I think I might just pull out my watercolours now – thanks for the prompt! J x
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January 28th, 2012 at 8:10am
Love pink, just love it!
My blog is also very pink…hope you will visit me and see how much of your inspiration I had. Thank you!
Federica
January 28th, 2012 at 3:01pm
Lovely colors and inspirations!
January 28th, 2012 at 6:24pm
leslie your keen eye for color, design, and photography really make these COLOR ME PRETTY posts stand out so boldly in blogland. they are something v. special. i would love to see you featured in one of the suitcase series uppercase books. we need you in PRINT.
xo
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January 28th, 2012 at 7:09pm
I love the dream catcher! I am tempted to give that one a try :-). Beautiful post as always!
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January 28th, 2012 at 8:13pm
Lovely post! Actually the first of yours I’ve read, I’ll visit regularly now. I love, love, love the stack of books! I tried to find “The Vintage Tea Party Book” but was unsuccessful. Thanks for making a gloomy day have a pink glow!
January 28th, 2012 at 11:46pm
Leslie, you and Holly should combine all the style me pretty posts in to a book. I would love to have all this inspiration on paper on my bookshelf. They are lovely!
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January 29th, 2012 at 12:25am
love those watercolor hearts… hope you’re having a great weekend!
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January 29th, 2012 at 2:09am
Love the pink, the water color hearts are adorable and so much more inspirations of color me pretty this month. I really want to try to make the dream catcher my self. gorgeous!
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January 29th, 2012 at 4:21am
this is my fav colour combo! totally love it! :)
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January 29th, 2012 at 3:00pm
Love the watercolour hearts, just gorgeous!
January 29th, 2012 at 5:12pm
My biggest girl and I are going to be tackling those dream catchers and the heart triangles very soon!!
Love it.
January 29th, 2012 at 8:49pm
beautiful bits and pieces, adore them
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January 29th, 2012 at 10:16pm
The watercolored hearts look fab!
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January 29th, 2012 at 10:59pm
As always, just beautiful. x
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January 29th, 2012 at 11:47pm
cute!!!
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January 30th, 2012 at 9:24am
you brightened my day with this post Leslie!
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January 30th, 2012 at 3:09pm
This is lovely, so girly. Pink is one of my favourite decorating colours and I’ m not a toddler. The fabric butterfly on the felt stack is just wonderful. Makes me want to get out my fabric remnants and have a go.
Looking forward to the next installments.
January 30th, 2012 at 5:58pm
Such a refeshing palette for January.
And I love that textured butterfly–did you make that? it is lovely.
J
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January 30th, 2012 at 9:29pm
A splash of pink for me is a must! Thank you for the beautiful eye candy!
January 30th, 2012 at 11:11pm
i love teaming brown paper with color. great post!
January 30th, 2012 at 11:38pm
I want to make a dream catcher AND watercolor some more cards now.
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January 31st, 2012 at 2:28am
Leslie – love the painted hearts – your style is amazing. And I am jealous of that yummy felt pile – I am down to a few scraps left from a trip to Purl – time to order more. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration, as always.
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January 31st, 2012 at 5:32am
Gorgeous coloured tulips.. :)
January 31st, 2012 at 7:17pm
If anyone is interested in instructions for how to make one of Abigail Brown’s fabulous fabric butterflies, we published them in Handcrafted Jewelry magazine (Interweave, 2011).
February 1st, 2012 at 12:46am
Oh, Leslie….just so beautiful and inspiring! I LOVE that heart and dreamcatcher you made…and am still loving fluro pink in all shapes and sizes. This is so beautiful hun….thanks for brightening this january day!
xo
Melis
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February 1st, 2012 at 5:29pm
Leslie, your posts are so inspirational. Really like the pink/turquoise combination – its full of vibrancy.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:43pm
So stunning & I just pinned everywhere :)
February 4th, 2012 at 1:00am
unbelievably gorgeous as usual leslie. I am surprised and delighted each an every time i read your column. thank you for the endless inspiration!!
thea.
xx
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February 4th, 2012 at 6:49am
OMG I love the hearts. I love those for cute valentine gifts. Thanks for the inspiration. xx
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February 4th, 2012 at 12:39pm
Beautiful pictures!!!
xxx
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May 5th, 2012 at 12:32am
Wow I didn’t expect the pink to look so stunning against brown paper! Beautiful work.
January 22nd, 2013 at 6:19am
just wanted to let you know I featured you on my blog! Thanks for your inspirations! <3 Amy Lou