Mosaic Monday~PS Water II

enjoy these beautiful water inspired images~with hopes to bring you through the week feeling cool and relaxed.


1. stars, 2. Blue Tulips, 3. Cloudwatching, 4. tea break, 5. coastkeh, 6. blue planet, 7. Handmade fabric flower brooch, 8. Café Glockenspiel III - Munich, 9. sparkly water

Project Spectrum ~Water

the beginning of august signaled the final element for project spectrum; water. water is an element that obviously we can not live without. i have this theory that since i was born in the tropics near water it has become a vital, essential element for me to feel healthy, whole and fulfilled in my life. perhaps it has something to do with the sign i was born under as well but never the less i am always more relaxed and happy when i spend time around or in water.

i keep various things around the house to remind me of water including my model ship, (built by my grandfather), shells and blue accents which especially lend themselves to summertime.

during the summer i always get to spend more time around water with visits to the beach, pools, some boating if i am lucky and an annual river tubing trip in August etc.

i am also incorporating the colors of water (blue, teal, purple, etc) into my art projects and reading a couple books (Fountainhead by Ayn Rand & Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum M. Roberts that relate to water in one way or another. spend the rest of the summer soaking up the cool, refreshing and vital life that water has to offer you.

Project Spectrum ~Earth WIP

here is my latest wip for the series of works i've been doing for project spectrum. the project will be shifing from the element earth (green, brown etc)to air at at the end of May. this simple, quick & free pattern for the
Lichen Cowl is fitting since Lolly founded Project Spectrum.

in planning for the next element, i did a yarn stash reorganization and inventory. while i had all (well not actually ALL!) of my yarn pulled out i was grouping them by color and decided to arrange it in a color wheel. this was really fun because it gave me a great overall sense of which colors i gravitate towards and i clearly like bright colors! i also have a LOT of natural undyed yarns from my days of working at Churchill Weavers. if you create a colorwheel with your yarn drop me a line and take a photo, i may need to create a flickr group for yarn colorwheels...

Project Spectrum Earth ATC's

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Originally uploaded by WeBees

Here are the two ATC's I created for the "Earth" swap. I used earthy colors and materials including seeds from cantelope and watermelon.

I'm off to NYC for ICFF, Surtex and the National Stationary Show. I'll report back with lots of photos of the latest trends, designs and products.

Project Spectrum Fire ATC's

Here are my two completed Project Spectrum ATC's that were sent out yesterday for a Swap Bot Swap. They were so much fun to create. As I have been trying to focus on the colors related to the first element "Fire" (Reds, Oranges and Pinks) I have discovered that I don't have nearly enough of this element in my everyday surroundings. It's strange that I have discovered the colors I gravitate towards are more water and earth bound, even air. As I pondered this I think that it's partially due to my own Fiery nature. I'm a Scorpio and have a "Fiery" disposition at times. I'm very passionate and perhaps I don't need to add a lot of fire in my surroundings because of this. But, I think I need touches of it here and there especially in winter, a bit more warmth can't hurt as long as it's balanced.

Project Spectrum

Ths Year I'll be participating in Project Spectrum. For those of you who haven't heard about it, it's not too late to check it out and join in the fun. This is the third year for project spectrum and the theme this year is "Elements". The idea of this group is to celebrate color in your daily life, crafts and hobbies. I will incorporate Project Spectrum into the Crafting, Art, Gardening, Cooking and possibly the Reading I do this year. Below is a breakdown of what colors correspond to each Element. I hope you will consider celebrating the color around you this year!

FEBRUARY/MARCH- FIRE- orange, red, pink

APRIL/MAY- EARTH - green, brown, metallics

JUNE/JULY - AIR - gray, white, yellow

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER- WATER - blue, black, purple