Muskoka Colour Inspiration

While I was in Canada in the summer I noticed that everyone had a particular type of chair, called Muskoka chairs after the region. They all had them in different colours and this particular set really caught my eye as a nice colour palette so thought I would share it with you all today for some colour inspiration!

Image copyright Rosie Simons 2012

Pattern Inspiration - Canadian Flower Flags

When I recently visited Ottawa, the capital of Canada, I spotted these gorgeous flags. They were flying all over the city and caught my eye with their wonderful bright colours and stained glass style floral designs.

There was a flag for each of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, each featuring their official flower. Below you can see, Manitoba - Prairie crocus, British Columbia - Pacific Dogwood, Saskatchewan - Western Red Lily, Northwest Territories - Mountain Avens, Alberta - Wild Rose, Yukon - Fireweed, Nunavut - Purple saxifrage and Newfoundland and Labrador - Purple pitcher plant.  

Images copyright Rosie Simons

I'm off!

I'm off for a Canadian adventure for a couple of weeks, back in a few weeks!

Just so you can be jealous (and I can get excited) this is where I'm going!