Monday Mood Board: Colour Splash

Row 1:

Galactic Smudge Print Dress from ASOS,

Dawn Breaks (Like a Bull through the hall) by EightPointArial...

Row 2:

October Road ~ My Obsession by Aia*c (via Razors on Her Tongue, A Body Full of Oxygen)

Multicolour Dyed Tote by Shabd Simon-Alexander via Pinterest

Inspired by the Galactic Smudge Dress from ASOS, it reminded me of the last couple of mood boards I've made and of all the colours and sunshine we're in for as the next few months progress. Think crocuses, daffodils, near leaves buddy and the blossom starting to appear on the trees, all with a hint of the low evening sun hitting them through the trees...did I mention I really like spring?

Today not being one of those days, all dreich and dreary and spitting with rain, I'm going to stay in and do some tidying - I'm sure I used to have a chair in the corner of my room and there was definitely more floor than this before. Joy of the best part of 26 years of life crammed into one room...oh, that and the inability to throw anything away!

Apart from the tidying I'm going to try and do some much needed blogging, I've been neglecting you all for a long while and given since January my readers have increased from 15 to 23 I think I owe you some much needed post! What I have to offer today will hopefully be some new window displays, new(ish) jewellery, some new pictures and some designer fodder I've come across while I should have been working. It's no wonder my Pinterest folders are brimming over!

...this all being dependant on whether or not I'm trapped under a pile of clothes/books/junk or indeed wool by the end of the day!

Welcome and thank you to all the new readers!

Em x

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Listening: Vampire Weekend- Giving Up The Gun

Monday Mood Board: Nude

Row 1:

Alice in the Morning by Rachel Kertz,

Mara Zepeda DIY Dust Jackets via Design Sponge

Row 2:

Untitled by Cody-Leigh Bond,

Row 3:

I thought... via Pinterest

Metallic Sheer Dress via Yo Vintage

I'm feeling a little basic today.

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Listening: Radiohead - Nude

Monday Mood Board: Peach, Gold & Teal

Row 1: Home is Where the Bag is by Jo Meesters via Velvet Palette,

Origami by Calexico7,

Confetti System's Studio via Artessen

Row 2: Iridescent and Bronze Glitter via Pinterest,

Sparkles via Bijou and Boheme

Admittedly I was at a bit of a loss for inspiration for Monday's mood board*. I've been trying to give myself a more inspiring space, i.e. I've been tidying/rejigging my room so I can actually think rather than just switch off to ignore the mess. So initially, as I'd resurrected my lava lamp, I considered basing a board on a Bokeh photo of the glitter lava lamp variety, thus explaining the two images at the bottom. The lamp image however looked rubbish in the mix, so I decided on what we have, Peach, Gold and Teal. An odd mix perhaps, but it's actually quite a pretty combination.

You may have noticed these mood board are all rather colour based. I've always been kind of obsessed with colour. Maybe it's the dyslexics hatred of black and white, or the fact that I am drawn to the bright colours, but it's always something my jewellery has lacked. Despite resins and enamels being an option, I've never really embrace my colourful side. So maybe these will give me a little incentive.

I also love the image of Confetti System's studio, the photos I've seen of it - a few I may post once I've lurked around their site a bit - show a really busy, bright and joy filled studio. Which reminds me of uni. Apart from the fact that it's missing the panic, but I'm almost certain it's there. It's the kind of studio I would like to work it, so maybe I need to go into full on window design or making decorations.

Sorry for being a bit lacklustre again, like I said I've been trying to sort my room and the most progress I make, the more mess I'm making. Plus windows and more knitting for more windows. Fun.

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Listening: Howie Day - Collide (Acoustic Version)

*Incidentally, I keep calling them Monday Mood boards even on Tuesday or Wednesday purely so if someone searches for them on here they'll all appear. Also it means that my LinkWithin widget actually groups four of them at the bottom which looks pretty. When I don't add the Monday they don't appear. Which shouldn't bother me but it does a bit.