Colour Blast Wednesday....Blue

Every so often I choose a colour to "COLOUR BLAST" and today the lucky choice is BLUE. It's possible you might see a single photo or part of a photo that gets you (and me) thinking outside the box....and we could all use a little more of that, right?

Meaning of the Color Blue

Blue is the overwhelming "favorite color." Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable and committed. The color of sky and the ocean, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives.

As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming; however not all blues are serene and sedate. Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic, an engaging color that expresses exhilaration.

Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring. Blue is the least "gender specific" color, having equal appeal to both men and women.

How the color blue affects us physically and mentally
* Calming and sedate
* Cooling
* Aids intuition

Wanna' Know More About Beautiful Blue?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue

Comic Book Jewellery....What Fun!

I was on my way to a meeting a few days ago, and just before leaving the house I sort of said/sort of ask my husband …”Do I look too suburbane?” …poor guy looked at me and said: “I don’t know what the right answer to that is… We both cracked up.

With this in mind I feature Comic Book Jewellery-Not what your typical suburban housewife would wear. (Now, even I know I’ll never fit into that category!)

BTW…I used to LOVE Archie Comics and read them over and over again. I come from a family of travelers and “in the day” comic books were the traveling family’s saving grace.

Black and White kinda' Feelin....

Sigh...............................

Available now...from Renee Blackwell Design

Stunning Enamel Butterfly Pendant by Renee Blackwell Design. Special offer for my blog followers: Order this one of a kind pendant and receive the “V” cuff/choker FREE

(Sterling silver cuff/chokers are usually $90.00)

Pendant $225.00….includes FREE postage anywhere in the world.

Contact Renee at: hazelwildretreat@yahoo.com.au

Shelly Beach, Caloundra-Queensland, Australia

Geisha Girls...

Hong Kong Market place....above

A few years back while we were traveling in Hong Kong, I found a small box of exquisite miniature block paintings in small frames-actually pendants of sorts.

Every so often I am inspired to bead a necklace around one of these….Here are a few examples of the “Geisha Girl Series” by Renee Blackwell Design.

Although the pendants/necklaces shown have actually sold, I do have several more to work with…Interested? Let me know here: hazelwildretreat@yahoo.com.au

(Note: Each side is a totally unique painting, which makes the necklace reversible and very versatile…)

These two shots are actually

of the same pendant..different image
on each side...

Pendants from Renee Blackwell Design