Colorful Things

October 30, 2012

Wisconsin Fall Color Patterns

Just about every last leaf has fallen from the trees here is Wisconsin, but before they fell and got all crispy mulched, I managed to capture some last fall foliage photos! The height of fall color in Wisconsin was all about tone and subtle contrast. This year was more colorful than most, but I don’t [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Forest, Natural Favorites, Nature Photography, Vegetable

October 2, 2012

Fall Foliage: Autumn in Wisconsin

Neighborhood walks in Wisconsin just got a whole lot prettier! I love how autumn sneaks up on us. One day, everything’s green and growing and the next day you see two trees ablaze with color and then the next day there’s fall foliage everywhere :D I had the coolest experience when I was out walking [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Forest, My Life, Nature Photography, Vegetable

September 20, 2012

Turn Any Moment Into Every Moment

All of a sudden last week when I was walking down the sidewalk in the rain, my eyes unfocused and my field of vision transformed from “sidewalk, grass, street” to “one palette in shades of green”. Right where boring and everyday had been, was a magical olive green path with tree green puddles in it, [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Health and Wellness, Mineral, My Life, Philosophical Ponderings, Vegetable

July 24, 2012

Breathtaking Natural Wonder: A Pinterest Story

I am such a sucker for beautiful nature photography and also addicted to Pinterest So, you may imagine what happens when those two interests intersect and collide and suck me into beauty: I spend too much time Pinning nature and not enough time enjoying the real thing ;D I wanted to share my latest Pinterest [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Nature Photography, Pinterest

July 10, 2012

Natural Favorites: Earth, Wind & Water

Sometimes when I look through my Etsy Favorites, I’m surprised and delighted to see color patterns developing! Maybe I’m drawn to a certain color at certain times? In any case it makes me really happy when that happens! Yay for synchronicity :) The color that jumped out at me this week is this lovely sea [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Handmade Movement, My Natural Jewelry, Natural Favorites, Sales and Promos

July 7, 2012

Beach Glass Beach You Can’t Take Glass From

Ever hear of Glass Beach by Fort Brag?? I just found it through Pinterest :) It’s a good thing I don’t use beach glass in my jewelry, because if I did, this beach would just kill me. Why? Because you’re not allowed to take beach glass from it anymore. :( I understand that we want [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, Handmade Movement, Nature Photography, Philosophical Ponderings, Rock Collecting Hotspots

September 20, 2011

Natural Favorites: Ombré

Ombré is a french word that means shade or shadow and is a big color trend in the fashion world right now. It’s often used for color that moves from a light to a dark shade on an object, but can also refer to color that moves gradually from one shade to another, and I’m [...]

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Posted in: Authentic Living, Colorful Things, My Natural Jewelry, Natural Favorites, Small Business Tips

August 23, 2011

Natural Favorites: Wool Yarn for Autumn

Fall: a time when thoughts turn to knitting! Here are some beautiful wool yarns in autumn colors that I found around Etsy. I hope they inspire you’re knitting pursuits this autumn (I can feel that cool air wafting in!) :) I like to knit for myself and my family when I can tear myself away [...]

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Posted in: Colorful Things, Natural Favorites

June 21, 2011

Enter to Win $80-$125 Worth of Earrings!!

This is so super exciting :) I’m giving away 5 pairs of earrings to one lucky winner! (The winner gets to pick ANY 5 pairs of earrings that I currently have listed in my Etsy shop! That’s a value of between $80 and $125!!!) Redblende Earrings – The top two beads are dyed quartz and the bottom ones are natural [...]

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Posted in: Colorful Things, My Natural Jewelry, Sales and Promos

June 9, 2011

How To Create Drama With The Subtle Colorways of Natural Stone

Natural Stone Colorway: Cream, Caramel, Chocolate, Black – Espresso Chocolate Spectrum Pebble Necklace Even the most colorful natural stone comes in a very subtle palette when compared to gemstone or glass beads, but that doesn’t mean that natural stone jewelry has to be boring! I’ve developed two main techniques for enhancing the dramatic effect of [...]

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Posted in: Arts and Crafts Tutorials, Authentic Living, Colorful Things, My Natural Jewelry