Colour of the Week: Pansy Purple

I love purple in the autumn, especially rich purples like this one that remind me on Pansy's which bring colour to cold, wet and windy days! I've created some palettes featuring Pansy Purple (below) that I hope inspire your autumnal creations or just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

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Colour of the Week: Caramel

Apologies in advance if this week's Colour of the week makes you feel rather peckish! I've noticed a lot of caramel around lately, in recipes and in fashion, and thought it would make a great Colour of the Week.. now who fancies some salted caramel apple pie?

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Colour of the Week: Cerulean

I'm trying something a bit different this week for Colour of the Week so I'd love to know what you think!

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Colour of the Week: French Rose

This week's Colour of the Week is French Rose

French Rose might seem like quite a spring summer colour to pick in the autumn but I love a pop of pink colour to keep things warm and fresh in the autumn and winter, in clothing and in my work!

Below I have created some inspirational colour palettes featuring French Rose..

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Colour Inspiration

Today I have something a bit different for a Monday, don't worry it's still wonderful colour inspiration, but this week I am sharing my Colour board on Pinterest, and it's absolutely full of inspiring colours and colour combos!

So to see more wonderful colour inspiration and keep up to date with all my colour crushes, follow on Pinterest!

Colour of the Week: Pumpkin

Bit of an autumnal feel to this week's Colour of the Week as we start to think about the transition into autumn. I'm always sad to see the end of summer but there are such gorgeous colours in autumn that I do love it's arrival!

This week's colour is one of Pantone's Fall 2013 Colours (they call it Koi) which you can see here.

Below I have created colour palettes featuring Pumpkin, I hope they inspire you and make you excited for autumn!

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Colour of the Week: Raspberry

This week's Colour of the Week is.. Raspberry!

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Colour of the Week: Schauss Pink

This week's Colour of the Week has an interesting story behind it, it was part of an experiment into the psychological affects of colour and has been proven to provide stress relief. You can read more about it here.

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Colour of the Week: Fandango

I have a confession to make.. I am OBSESSED with purple right now.

So this week's Colour of the Week is one of my favourite purples, I hope you like it too!

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Colour of the Week: Bleu de France

Colour of the Week and this week inspired by all the amazing colours I saw on my trip to France!

This colour seemed perfect to represent the blue sky, sea and lakes I had seen on my trip and I hope this week's colour and colour palettes inspire you!

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Colour of the Week: Watermelon

Today I have a delicious fruity, summery colour for you all.. Watermelon!

Below are some palettes are created featuring Watermelon, I hope they inspire you!

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Colour of the Week: Persian Green

Well well, what lovely weather we are having here at the moment!

To celebrate I made some lovely summery palettes using this week's Colour of the Week.. Persian Green!

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Colour of the Week: Aqua Mist

Colour of the Week is here!

This week.. Aqua Mist.

Got a bit carried away with the colour palettes this week, I do hope they bring you inspiration whether it be in your designs, your outfits, decorating your home.. if you're inspired by these palettes please do share, I'd love to see what you create!

The inspiration for this week's Colour came from this pin.

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Colour of the Week: Thistle

Colour of the Week time!

This week.. Thistle, a pale purplish colour resembling the colour of the Thistle plant.

I have a bit of a love hate relationship with lilac, I loved it, then hated it, loved it, hated it, and now I'm very particular about the ones I like. I've worked out the ones I like are more pink and less blue, like Thistle!

I know some people think that lilac is a very dated colour, so I had lots of fun teaming it up with different colours to try and make it more up to date! I do hope that you like the colour and palettes I have created below!

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Wednesday Words

So here we are, Happy Hump Day Everyone. This is how Wednesday Words originated, to help you through the hump in the week that is Wednesday, with inspiring and motivating quotes!

Today's quote is taken from the film The Art Of Flight, a film about iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends. The film is full of jaw dropping footage, an incredible soundtrack and is shot in some of the most beautiful places on the planet. If you haven't seen it, I highly advice you watch it, their dedication and motivation to live life to it's greatest is truly inspiring!

The colours used in today's quote illustration are again taken from this week's Colour of the Week post.

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Colour Of The Week: Independence

This week's Colour of the Week might seem like an odd one to many, given it's summer.. but I really love navy in the summer..

Teamed with brights or pastels I really love the soothing feel of this washed out navy colour.. I hope the colour palettes I've created and shared below inspire you!

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Colour of the Week: Beach Glass

The weather has finally decided to be vaguely summery here so I picked one of my favourite summer colours this week.. Beach Glass!

Below are some summery colour palettes featuring beach glass, hope they inspire you!

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Mint Makes My Heart Melt

I just can't get enough of mint.. STILL! (as you've probably noticed from this weeks Colour of the Week!)

Recently I bought some mint converses.. I smile every time I see them on my feet!

I wanted to share the mint love with you all so I created this Minty treasury on Etsy featuring lots of lovely mint items!

Colour of the Week: Magic Mint

Colour of the Week is here! This week, a lovely mint. I quite simply cannot get enough of mint, in my designs, clothes, everything! I really loved this soft mint, and it's name 'Magic Mint'

Below are some colour palettes I have put together to inspire you featuring Magic Mint..

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Colour of the Week: Pearly Purple

Colour of the Week is here! This week.. Pearly Purple

I got a *bit* carried away with the colour palettes this week as I just adore this colour and it made so many nice palettes I had to share.. hope they inspire you!