You’ve all seen the latest craze – colour therapy colouring books – hard to miss as they are literally everywhere. And I have to say they are amazing in a multitude of themes for adults and kids. I did buy one at my local supermarket and I have done some colouring, not completely hooked yet. Have…
Field of Flowers – my new artwork
It’s such a beautiful warm autumn, I felt inspired to create some artwork. The collection is called “Field of Flowers” and is available at my store on Zazzle. The colours are bright and I’ve chosen them for a specific reasons as all colours have an effect on how we feel. Voilet is balancing, relaxing and…
Colours for a Supergirl inspired 5th birthday party
Turning 5 is a big event for a child – finishing preschool or daycare, ready to start primary school – a coming of age! I was so excited when my daughter was coming up to 5. We do small parties with a few friends at home, the challenge of a January birthday in the heat.
Relaxing soft green and grey bedroom colour scheme
I was given a brief to create a colour scheme for a bedroom for a husband and wife. The scope was to use colours for a soothing and harmonious room, to create a feeling of being in nature, quiet colours to relax after a day at work. There were no real likes or dislikes of…
Autumn pieces for decorating
Following on from my last post, I’ve come across some great decorating pieces to bring the warmth of autumn into your home. This Rapee Destination Cushion from Temple & Webster has different tones of orange and texture to add interest. Would look fabulous on a dark chocolate lounge. And this Glass brick vase, also from Temple &…
Bring autumn colour to your home
It’s been a long hot summer in Sydney and now we can feel the, early morning chill in the air – autumn is coming! Autumn has long been my favourite season being a huge fan of the beautiful tones as leaves begin to change colour. I was in a lovely café in Dubbo on…
Commercial colours that grab your attention
Marketing companies spend big bucks on getting colours right to sell their product service by changing the way you feel, be it in a big way or a small way. There’s an interesting case near me that I wanted to share, a simple use of colour to change the way a building feels. We knew…
Colours, goals and bubbles
Who has dreams and goals? Do you have trouble achieving them? While we were driving, my 5 year old daughter starting telling us things she wanted to do – ice skating, indoor rock climbing, stay on a farm and lots more. We all added something and ended up with a lovely long list. I wrote them…
How to brighten up a rainy day
In Sydney it’s springtime and we’ve had interesting weather to say the least – from 35 degrees for a few days, then back down to 22 degrees. Crazy weather and so completely different from when I was growing up. Remembering school holidays at Christmas time, it was six weeks of hot weather, and that was…
Why have I started this blog?
Hi everyone and welcome to my site. Why have I started this blog? To inspire people to add colour to their lives and see the benefits. Using colour has always been important to me and the effects it has on us. Colour can to create any atmosphere, from relaxing to vibrant, and a lot of…
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