Pantone Colors of the Year

Thought I'd share this in case you follow Pantone's Color of the Year.  This year they chose two colors.  Can't say I'm much impressed with one of the two colors.  The "Illuminating" yellow is bright and cheerful.  But I'm so tired of grays like their "Ultimate Gray."  To me gray is depressing.  Have seen so many people the last several years painting the walls of their rooms gray.  Ugh!  After a year like 2020, I want FUN color!  Maybe it's just me . . . LOL!

I do find, however, MANY of the Pantone colors for Spring and Summer to be fun and cheerful!  Here's a link to see the full collection:

Fashion Color Trend Report: New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2021

 

Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report for Spring/Summer 2020

If you like to follow what colors Pantone chooses, here are the 2020 Spring/Summer picks.  Their statement:

"Combining our desire for stability, creativity, and more spontaneous design approaches, the color palette for Spring/Summer 2020 infuses heritage and tradition with a colorful youthful update that creates strong multi-colored combinations as well as energizing and optimistic pairings," commented Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute.

More info can be found here:   https://www.dexigner.com/news/32412

PANTONE FASHION COLOR TREND REPORT - SPRING / SUMMER 2020

In case you keep up with these things, the new Pantone colors for spring and summer 2020 are out.  I always love a good fuchsia - here it's called Beetroot Purple.  Here's a link to the full list:  PANTONE COLOR TRENDS  

Enjoy!

Butterfly and Red Rose Dangle Earrings, Living Coral Handmade Jewelry Gift

The "Butterfly Waltz" handmade earrings feature faux tin copper butterfly and red rose charms and living coral Czech glass discs.

The exquisite BUTTERFLY WALTZ handmade earrings look like a step back in time with their vintage inspired beauty. The one of a kind earrings feature artisan made butterfly and red rose copper charms complemented perfectly by Czech glass discs in the trendy Pantone color “living coral.” The unique charms look like they were cut from old cookie or tea tins. But they only mimic vintage tins since they were hand cut, filed and sanded from modern copper. A permanent metal transfer was then applied: a lovely black, purple and white butterfly looking like it’s going to waltz across a coral red rose looking for nectar. Because the charms were individually handmade, they are very similar, but, if you look closely, you can see a bit of a difference. The back of the charms are glowing copper which will gradually gain a patina over time. Since the charms are made from copper, the earrings are very lightweight to wear.

The "Butterfly Waltz" handmade earrings shown hanging - such vintage inspired beauties!

To add a simple finishing touch, three Czech glass discs were stacked above the charms. As was mentioned above, the color is called “living coral, the Pantone color of the year. The pairing of the charms with Czech discs add simple elegance to the overall design. Sterling silver French hooks with copper bead accents finish the earrings perfectly. Carefully designed and handmade, the BUTTERFLY WALTZ earrings are a perfect gift idea for a loved one for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or “just because.”

The "Butterfly Waltz" handmade earrings shown with a dime for size comparison.

Here is the important information for the BUTTERFLY WALTZ handmade earrings:

• Butterfly and rose charms: app. 20 mm x 20 mm x 1.5 mm; artisan created by Helena Benkoczka
• Czech glass discs: app. 6 mm x 3 mm
• Metal: copper and sterling silver
• Earwires: sterling silver French hooks with copper bead accents
• Length: app. 2” / 5.1 cm measured from the top curve of the earwires

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January Inspiration :: Color of the Year 2019

Hi, all. I subscribe to an interesting blog called Earrings Everyday.  Once a day I receive an email with one or more earrings designs from hosts of the blog.  Have gotten some really good ideas!  Anyway, I wanted to share a link to today's post because it deals with the Pantone Color of the year, Living Coral,  and shares five color palettes, like the Shimmering Sunset one below, and five color harmonies.  If you are always looking for color combination inspirations, check out the post.  And maybe subscribe to the blog.

Here's the link:  http://bit.ly/2VvLvG9

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