Color Story: BLUE

Our color for the month of July is BLUE. You might have expected a more “summery” color, but for me, blue is the true color of summer. I immediately think of rippling pools, waves crashing on the seaside, or the blue domes of Greece. You’ll find plenty of blue images on our pinterest board titled COLOR | blue. Below is […]

Color Story: GREEN

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“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” — Pedro Calderon de la Barca Our color for the month of March is GREEN. You’ll find lots of green images on our pinterest board titled COLOR | green. Below you see a clip from the board with a palette of […]

Color Story: RED

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Our color for the month of February is RED. We’ve gathered some images that cover a broad range of reds on our pinterest board titled COLOR | red. Here is a clip and some of the shades that can be drawn from it. How would you use them? What do you love that is red? […]

Color Story: Gettin’ Figgy With It

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It’s been a while since we ran a color story post. I thought that Friday’s Treat of the Week, Fig and Honey Tapioca, was a perfect excuse to do so. The colors from this photo shoot were amazing. They are the perfect transition colors from summer to autumn.  Many of the colors could be used for […]

Back from Brimfield: Wrap Up

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After a much needed weekend to recover, I am here to report my findings from the Brimfield Market. It was an exciting trip, although not without its challenges. Rains have been pounding the Northeast for some time now and that left the fields of Brimfield soggy and muddy. Some fields were flooded enough that the vendors abandoned their tents altogether until […]

Color Story: Inspired by Spring

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Spring has officially bloomed and despite some nasty weather around the US, the air is filled with twittering birds and floral fragrance. It won’t be long before spring gives way to summer. We thought this might be the right time to celebrate a bit of what spring has to offer in terms of color. We have chosen […]

Color Story: Pomegranate Feta Salad

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Here is this week’s Color Story. We chose the Pomegranate Feta Salad as the inspiration photo. I must admit that this photo was chosen mostly because it had purple in it. This is such a wonderful color for fall and the rest of the palette plays right along.   Keeping with the autumn theme, we […]

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