a creative mint

Color Me Pretty Time

Hello Friends,

I have a new Color Me Pretty for you over on decor8 today. A little holiday cheer that I hope you enjoy in a softer and more muted palette. I also talk about how I love doing "paper quilting" with my decorative tapes. It is a fun way to use up our wonderful bits of precious paper. I will see you back here soon.

xoleslie

Violet and A Little Silver

Hello Friends,

How are you? I am sitting here watching the rain drops fall and the fog move past my window. It feels like I am home on Vancouver Island, but no, this is LA. It was 107 degrees a week and a half ago and now I am transported to the Pacific Northwest. I love it.

I have my Color Me Pretty photos here today. Lots of lavender and violet tones mixed with white and silver grey. It seems like everywhere I turn this palette keeps showing up. As you can see, I used lots of tear outs in my photographs from the JCrew catalog (hard to resist), the beautiful Himla catalogs I picked up in Stockholm and from an older dreamy Noa Noa catalog.

I had fun painting on the kraft/butcher paper to make some gift wrap. The inexpensive paper works very differently from watercolor paper but I kind of like the haphazard way it turned out. I want to try using some watered down silver acrylic paint on it next time for some special holiday wrapping. Maybe some big circles or stripes, the key is to do it quickly as the paper absorbs the moisture like a sponge. 

The last image shows some small watercolor studies I did to get me in a violet purple kind of mood. Sometimes I need to start with a small gesture in order to get myself moving and feeling creative. You know how that is? The small steps are easier to manage and then they usually lead to something larger. Similarly, I cut a few small sprigs from my garden and popped them into some tiny bottles. No elaborate flower arranging, just a simple, pretty display for my kitchen window sill. 

Thank you for stopping by here to visit. I know how busy life gets and I appreciate you taking time out of your day. xo leslie

Color Me Pretty Time

Hello Friends,

Happy Monday to you. Please join me over on decor8 today for a purple hued color story. I will be back here later in the week, until then, take care.

xoleslie

Fruity Colors

Hello Friends!  

Here are the photographs from my Color Me Pretty column on decor8 if you have not seen them already. Holly also created a really nice Color Me Pretty directory so that you can see all my color stories I have done for her site over the past year. I would love to organize my color stories in some way on this site too! I know it is hard to get to older posts that you may want to review. Anyways, I hope you like these bright and fruity colors. I couldn't resist using all the fabulous blooms that were available at the market. Sometimes it is fun to just go for it and use many colors as a departure point for a creative project. Like a cheery patchwork! Any creative plans for summer? My list seems to be getting so long! Photographs, projects with the kids, collages, sewing something...whatever I get accomplished I will share it here.

I will be back soon with more Europe photos as I have two sets on the go for you. Until then have a great week. xo leslie        

Hints of Spring

Hello Friends, 

I wanted to share with you some of the photographs from my "Color Me Pretty" column on decor8 last month in case you missed it. I was inspired by a rather muted palette and of course all the flowers that were coming available at the markets.

I hope you are enjoying some spring time pleasures and finding time to be creative. For my friends in the southern hemisphere I guess fall is upon you which is lovely too. I am working on another color series for you and am still waiting for news on my hard drive. The last I heard was that it is very damaged and they were working on it. Oh well, what good does it do to stress over what you cannot control -right? While I wait I cannot help but take more photographs and spend time in the studio.  

Take care,

xoleslie