Happy Tuesday everyone!
Today is my birthday, so I thought I would write about one of my favorite things in the whole world... Color!
I was reading my friend, Brenda Pinnick's, blog the other day and loved her new Color University articles.
After each one is done, I think "How cool ~ I love that one!" and ... "Ooo that would make a great teddy bear, or sweater or painting or rug for my kitchen."
How exciting is that?!
She showed me that there are color pallets all around us!
Week 2 of Brenda's Color University brilliantly showed her color pallet was inspired by embroidery thread!
A few days later after reading her post, I realized that the circle-bobble squares are not just fun to make but are also color pallets for me to use on future projects that bring me happiness and joy.
I love picking out the colors and deciding which order to arrange them.
After each one is done, I think "How cool ~ I love that one!" and ... "Ooo that would make a great teddy bear, or sweater or painting or rug for my kitchen."
After I realized that I was creating my favorite color combinations with my yarn, I started looking at everything as a color pallet such as the food we put on our plates, the clothes I pick out to wear, and the sunsets we enjoy in the evening.
The colors bring me joy, inspiration and make me smile.
By making these squares, I am visually planning projects I have not made yet. It is like prepaving a wonderful journey.
How exciting is that?!
Here are some of my squares that I have been working on and the color swatches that I have libraried for reference...
I am working on a whole pile of them to send to Knit-A-Square for my October donation.
I think these colors will make a wonderful future Mother Bear or Bobble Sweater.
What are your favorite colors? Please let me know! I would love to hear!
Have a super colorful day!
Happy "Colorful" Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Missy!!!! Have a wonderful day! Love you!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Melissa! I love colours too! Hope you have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Ane
Happy Birthday Melissa! We love the colors pine green, gray and dark navy blues...it reminds us of Seattle. We like the first set of color squares you have on the post.
ReplyDeletePug Hugs,
Sequoia and Tuni
Hello Melissa...Happy birthday to you. I love your cards and labels below...and yes, color is one of my favorites as well. Where would our world be without color??
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day.
Ruth
Happy Birthday and best wishes for a bright and color-filled year ahead!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you
Happy birthday sweet Melissa
Happy birthday to YOU!!
Have a wonderful birthday.
xoxo
Diane
ohhh Auntie Melissa! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you have the BEST day, full of crafting, pug-cuddling, and all the fun you so deserve!!!
xoxo
Pearl
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colors are blue and yellow. I like a deep blue and pale yellow together, those were my wedding colors ;)
Happy birthday Melissa! How are you celebrating your big day? Did Emmitt make you some of his special meatloaves for your special day?
ReplyDeleteYour squares are so colorful and they make me smile. Color has a way of doing that and you always pick the best colors.
Have a great birthday!
Stubby xoxo
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDelete-Dana & Penny
Happy BIrthday!!!
ReplyDeleteI love blues and greens, i am learning to like pinks again... I am in the middle of deciding colors to repaint my house in but I have trouble matching colors to other colors. :p
Happy Birthday Melissa (and Melanie!) Hope it is wonderful and joyous!
ReplyDeleteLove the colorful squares and Happy Birthday, Melissa.
ReplyDelete.....wondering, but not asking about Emmitt's meatloaves...or maybe meatballs............ :D
Happy birthday, Melissa! What beautiful color combos!
ReplyDeleteMom loves teal green and red together!
We hope you're having the best day ever on your special day!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
We hope your day is filled with all the kholours that make woo happy!
ReplyDeleteHugz&Khysses,
Khyra
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Did Emmitt make you mini meatloves for your birthday?!?!?! Hope you and Melanie have a great day!!!
ReplyDeleteLilo
Happy Happy Birthday!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been by in quite some time...sorry to say! I think its time I follow your blog as a reminder to come visit!
* H A P P I E S T * B I R T H D A Y*
ReplyDeleteyou are the most *colorful* person and your joy radiates to everyone :)
Best wishes and cake and hugs! xoxo
Happy Birthday! My favorite colors are blue and green and purple and copper. Reminds me of the sea and the mountains and fields in Tuscany!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, honey! Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteMe an' Molly are sendin' you big, smelly Pug hugs and kisses!
My mommie and I wish you a very pugtastic birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Happy birthday and I love, love, love, love the squares!!
ReplyDeleteColor is the spice of life - we are partial to the blues - big surprise, huh?
ReplyDeleteWoos, the OP Pack
Pee Ess, thanks for the followup email - will be doing so soon.
Happy Birthday Melissa! (And Melanie too!)I love the colors in your work, and everything that you do. It is all colored with Love
ReplyDeleteHppy Birthday Melissa and Melanie!
ReplyDeleteThis is your day-, so have a barrell of fun!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
we love purple and green and yellow too and all the colors you use to make stuff. They are happy colors
love
tweedles
Happy birthday to you and your sister! May color brighten your day, every day!
ReplyDeleteBirthday hug!
happy colorful birthday Melissa and Melanie
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you!!! Happy birthday to you...Happy Birthday dear Melissa!!!! haaaaaaaaappy Birthday to you!!!
I am so sorry to be late...but I didn't have a chance to log on and check out all the blogs today....
I know you will have the most wonderful Birthday ever!!!
Hugs
Diana
Oh Melissa I am sorry I missed your birthday yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHappy late birthday!
Hope your day was a happy and colorful one!
What a lovely post and I love color too.
Sounds like making those squares works as meditation for you.
Wonderful!
big birthday hug!!!!!!
>M<
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry it's late Melissa but wanted to send you some belated birthday wishes! Hope you had a wonderful day!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteLiz & Henri
Happy Belated Birthday Melissa and Melanie!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colors? Boy that is a hard one. I love the tie dye mixes, but if I had to pick a few it would be green, lavendar, and robin egg blue.
belated felicitations, Melissa!!!!
ReplyDeletethe squares are gorgeous
happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeletelove the color palettes. my favorite color is blue and i'm particularly loving turquoise and red together at the moment. :-)
REALLY? We have the same birthday? How fun! I'm honored to share by birthday with you Melissa!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've been inspired about color by visiting my blog and downloading the free color palette series.
I find there is nothing as relaxing as looking at color combinations. Well, maybe a glass of wine, but that's it!
xxxxooooo
Happy Birthday!
Brenda PInnick
OK, I'm obviously a bit over tired tonight! I mis-read the date of this post and - well- you know.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to bed now.
Happy belated birthday Melissa!