Fall 2010 Fashion Color Trends

The colors above are what the industry experts see as the fashion colors for Fall 2010. They are rich, inviting, exciting and optimistic colors that allow for creative combinations. Chocolate Truffle with Purple Orchid or Lipstick Red, Endive and Oyster Gray.
Of course, with Turquoise being the color of the year (see prior blog from January 2010) there had to be a new blue in there and it is a great one! It's blue Lagoon. (Are you thinking of a young Brooke Shields?) To get a good look and some more interpretations on the colors from designers, click here for the Pantone Report.

Images above from Pantone.

Fish Food

"Please join us for dinner as Chef Theo creates delicious Salmon Papillote..."


Koi letterpress note cards, bamboo paper (photo, Smock Press).


Chef Theo Petron of A la Maison at work.


Assembling with fresh fennel...


I love orange.


Ready to go.


It's a wrap.



Voila!

Fun Bloom

I just love this display of turquoise (pantone color of the year) and green. It really gets me in the mood for Spring and chemistry.



Fun.



Makes me want to experiment.



Mother Nature + Artful Hand = Wow; Love It

The photos are mine, the display was by Beautiful Blooms LLC, in Philadelphia at The Philadelphia Flower Show 2010.

Going Japanese

I am in love with Japanese silk screened papers - they make a perfect envelope liner for your new spring stationery or a beautiful addition to a wedding invitation suite. Let's have some fun!


Photo above courtesy of Arzberger Stationers
Papers from Papermojo

It's My Pantone

My new Pantone app kept me very busy for hours yesterday as I planned a color makeover and traveled back home, across the country, from Deer Valley. I had mountains/stone on my mind and now it will be up on my walls. The app allows you to take a photo or use an existing photo from your library, then tap on the part of the photo you are interested in for color. Tapping reveals a Pantone color and number. You can review harmonizing colors, fan decks and more. Look at what I got from tapping on various parts of my photo. Chocolate Brown, Turkish Coffee, Winter Wheat, Monk's Robe, Coffee Bean, Seal Brown, Vanilla Ice, Anthracite and more.



I also have the Benjamin Moore app that does some of the same things - but not as much. It gives you the name of an actual Benjamin Moore color you can then reference. The Pantone app has more features and is more fun; cost is $9.99 verses the free Benjamin Moore app.

Warning, the color on the iphone screen may vary from the actual Pantone color /Benjamin Moore color. Actually, take out the "may vary" - it does vary. But, it is still a lot of fun to use and can be helpful.

FYI -I can't have a room without a bit turquoise, the Pantone color of the year. Stay tuned.

Not Your Mama's Buttermilk

This new font is a recipe for success on your invitation.

A bit of bold
A touch of whimsy
Some fabulous numbers
A dash of feminine

It was designed by Jessica Hische, illustrator and designer.
Font announcement and image courtesy of Jessica Hische; visit her site for some fabulous eye candy.

Font Shui

Selecting a font is like selecting a mood. A font can project energy and can set a certain tone. See what you feel with these vintage fonts.