THIRSTY THURSDAY"
defined as a day to share something...ANYTHING... that makes my mouth water...
quenches my creative tastebuds...or satisfies my thirst for inspiration.
it's amazing how a color can become YOUR color...
without you even recognizing it!
i've got a SERIOUS crush on what i like to call: "vintage blue"...
and until recently, i didn't even realize it.
as you can see,
it comes in a variety of shades.
sometimes it looks green...
other times there's a touch of grey...
some people would just call it a shade of turquoise...
always a soft, soothing feeling associated with it.
it seems to pop up in the most unexpected places for me;
as if the color follows me around...
waiting to surprise me.
but here's the biggest surprise...
at first...
i thought it was just a coincidence.
but then, as i looked around me...
- the things i've created...
- the things i'm inspired by...
- the purchases i've made...
- the parties that make my heart beat faster...
most all of them have this color associated with it.
that's when i realized it's NO coincidence at all.
in fact, this color has been sneaking into my life for some time now.
i can trace it as far back as 7 years ago when i acquired this bowl with hints of vintage blue...
(remember the "it was just a bowl" post)?
it seems EVERYTHING that gives me "warm fuzzies" has this color associated with it!
don't believe me?
take a look:
AND it's managed to find it's way into my own creative things...
and invitations i've recently designed:
this one for tiny belles boutique
this "Be" print i created some time ago...
i even managed to squeeze it into ella's 1st birthday party elements...
(remember the cake topper i made?)
and did you notice i just HAD to throw some in the recent Lemonade & Sunshine party I hosted?
(the antique step ladder is something I purchased five years ago...)
this color makes me HAPPY!
i've even painted my laundry room this color and it's my most favorite room in the house...
(minus the laundry...*wink)
and the brilliant thing?
it goes with SO many shades of color perfectly...
vintage blue/brown
vintage blue/yellow
vintage blue/red
vintage blue/pink
vintage blue/black
you've seen the gorgeous combinations out there...
how many of YOU are addicted to this color too?
i just can't get enough...
i hope it's quenched your thirst for some "color inspiration" on this "thirsty thursday" morning!
Keeping It Real:
I have to laugh at myself because I'm truly surprised at my addiction for this color.
I've said for YEARS that I'm not a big fan of "blue"....
and that I'd never incorporate the color into my home decor.
And although this isn't a "true blue" by any stretch of the means...it's still a shade of blue!
What's next...an subconscious obsession for my next least favorite color on the color wheel...
Purple? No way! I can't even imagine it!!
(even though i remember painting my bedroom lavender when i was a teenager)...*wink*