Need some color inspiration?

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Whether you are ready to start your next crafting project, or you are building a new website,  or you are renovating a room or even planning your wedding reception, it's sure you will have to decide about colors. Do you feel you came out of ideas or the ones you have proved to be rather unsuccessful? Don't panic, tones of inspiration are waiting for you on some sites.


Kuler is a free web hosted application you can use to generate color themes for your project, whatever that is. You can explore thousands of color themes, make and try  your own themes, create color themes from a picture.

Do you have a favorite color but have not a clue about how you should combine it? Visit Color Hunter,
write the name of the color you love and tens of color palettes including this color will appear. For example if you put turquoise, you will get these

and many more.You can also make palettes from images you can upload from your computer or from the web.

COLOURlovers is a site loaded with everything you would like to know about color. Thousands of palettes and patterns, tools, color trends regarding handmade creations, home interiors, fashion, and a very inspirational blog for those who need something more than plain palettes to get inspired.

If looking at color palettes is not enough to sparkle your inspiration, it is very likely that a visit to the following blogs will do.
On the famous decor8 under the tag color me pretty you will discover pictures bursting with colors that will make your heart beat.

Modish on the other hand uses the title color me happy for the colorboards he puts together where clothes, accessories and home decor objects in one or two colors, for example peaches and cream

are combined to give you tones of color inspiration


100 Layer Cake is a blog about weddings, nevertheless it can give you lots of ideas about color combinations. Color is color whether it's about your sofa and curtains, or the wool for the next scarf you want to knit. I love the colorboards on this blog.

And if you still haven't found what you are looking for, try the inspiration boards

of The Craft Begins 

and The Picture Boards Blog

Don't forget to check  Ali Edward's post . She is a  scrapbooker and she gives an A to Z list of color inspiration sources. From art and candy to quilts and the zoo, it seems that thousand of color combination ideas are around us.

Bunting

I find fabric bunting to be a very charming decorative object, not only as an occasional festive decoration but as a permanent element which can add grace and color to a not so graceful space, apart from the kids room which would be the most obvious place to hang one, a corridor, a kitchen, the exterior of the house. For some reason it brings to mind summer and joyful moments, something you would love to have in your home for sure. Last year I made one to decorate the gate of the church where my second son's baptism took place, instead of the usual flower decoration, and I loved it. Probably the photographer didn't, because there is no picture where my bunting is visible. But I can show you some other. Mine now hangs in the kids' room in our summer house.

Lottakind





jek in the box




Chez Larsson

If you want to make your own bunting click here for a step by step tutorial.

Colorful glass

I stopped breathing for a second when I stumbled accidentally upon this series of vases made of blown glass. Aren't they gorgeous? I love them, they look like gems. You will find them at Tandem Glass Studio .

Beautiful fabrics

I can't sew but I love browsing the web for beautiful fabric. All these colors and patterns fascinate me. When I discovered Heather Bailey's online store I loved her beautiful florals and their delightful color combinations. Imagine what beautiful crafts you can use them for. They make me want to learn how to sew now!

For fun and inspiration

It's been a long time since I updated my blog and I missed it. I'm in the process of listing new jewerly to my shop, which takes a lot of time. Just to relax a bit I browsed the net for some color therapy. Here are the colors, enjoy and use them as inspiration for your creations.



Πέρασε πολύς καιρός που ενημέρωσα αυτό το blog και μου έλειψε. Είμαι στη διαδικασία του να περνάω καινούργια κοσμήματα στο κατάστημά μου, και μου πέρνει πολύ χρόνο. Για να χαλαρώσω λίγο έκανα μία βόλτα στο internet για λίγη χρωματοθεραπεία. Απολαύστε τα χρώματα και χρησιμοποιείστε τα σαν έμπνευση για τις δημιουργίες σας.

Gingham is good

In fact I find anything made of gingham fabric irresistible. Although some think it's right just for baby clothes and nurseries, I believe it is perfect for women clothes and accessories not only girly and romantic but also feminine and elegant, even sexy, with a 50's feel.















I think it's great for home decor too, giving a fresh and cheerful look to the space, not necessarily too country.
Πιστεύω ότι είναι υπέροχο και για τη διακόσμηση του σπιτιού, δίνει μία φρέσκια και χαρούμενη εμφάνιση στον χώρο, χωρίς να είναι απαραίτητα πολύ "country".




And this is my notebook, a gift by my friend Vassiliki.
Και αυτό είναι το σημειωματάριό μου, ένα δώρο από τη φίλη μου τη Βασιλική.



And of course a search through Etsy you will show you that gingham is used for the creation of some of the most gorgeous handmade items.

Και βέβαια αν ψάξεις στο Etsy θα δεις ότι το πτι καρώ χρησιμοποιείται για τη δημιουργία μερικών από τα πιο υπέροχα χειροποίητα αντικείμενα.