Hello, there!
Thanks for hanging on to this blog! I know it's gotten very tough and annoying to follow me at times... I mean seriously: from Paint Explosion at blogger to Colourful Decorations at wordpress to Colourful decorations at blogger again! Again, thank you for continuing to read my posts. Thankfully, now, I'm stuck on blogger for good!
So, how are you guys liking the new template? I personally think it is absolutely amazing, from the apple social media icons (my favourite part) to the super cute grab button. Much thanks to Olivia, who is an extremely talented designer (you can visit her at her book blog, Fictionally Obsessed, or her design shop, Book Bird Designs). Even if you don't want a template makeover, she also offers freebies :)
Because of this new template, I'll definitely be staying on blogger! I mean, what a waste! I just love the it. So, see you around ;)
0 Wordle
Hello!
Take a look at this keyword or label cloud I made with Wordle! It has great options. You either type in a bunch of keywords, or submit your word bank through a link. You can customize the colour combinations, font, layout, etc. It even gives you this fantastic code to embed it in your website, like this.
You can also find it in the Wordle gallery here! If you want to make a Wordle, go check it out at http://www.wordle.net. Have fun clouding!
Take a look at this keyword or label cloud I made with Wordle! It has great options. You either type in a bunch of keywords, or submit your word bank through a link. You can customize the colour combinations, font, layout, etc. It even gives you this fantastic code to embed it in your website, like this.
You can also find it in the Wordle gallery here! If you want to make a Wordle, go check it out at http://www.wordle.net. Have fun clouding!
0 New Banners!
Hey, guys!
I've now created two new banners (on picMonkey, which is great for these things, sign up here: http://www.picmonkey.com/) for my Project of the Week and Idea Friday. Take a look!
Naturally, they're in the theme colours and font. I really should've done this earlier. It took about 10 minutes. Oh well. Enjoy!
I've now created two new banners (on picMonkey, which is great for these things, sign up here: http://www.picmonkey.com/) for my Project of the Week and Idea Friday. Take a look!
Naturally, they're in the theme colours and font. I really should've done this earlier. It took about 10 minutes. Oh well. Enjoy!
0 Photography
Hello!
It's SUNDAE (just ignore my craziness, and read as Sunday)! On an extremely boring end of the week like this, I generally like to do some amateur photography. Let me share some of the various photos I took today and yesterday, along with some from way before. I took all of these photos with my iPad 3, which is just more proof of my unprofessionalness.
This is my favourite picture, and also the one I use as my iPad background. Two TTC subway transfer birds (last minute origami) that are kissing each other. I think the table goes as a nice backdrop.
Let's just say I got this strange souvenir in who knows where, but I decided it looked cool. So I hung it up in interesting places, and took pictures. This photo clearly wasn't very good because of the bright light.
This is a ball of elastic bands I made. I decided to add some other elastic bands around to give the picture a dishevelled look. I think the lighting was pretty good for this one.
The shadow looks sort of cool, although I really wish I had a nicer light switch.
Whee! Feathers all over. And if you haven't noticed, these plumes (love that word) are in the colours of my website! Turquoise, bright blue, yellow, and grey (well, black, but close enough).
Obviously, I drank this when Canada wasn't in the ice age. But I like the colour of this slushie. And it was 100% watermelon (so proud) and home-made.
This is my USB stick. Pretty cute, huh? I love the 16GB shirt.
Now here is my USB... With my mouse. I pretended that my USB was a person, and it was about to drive my mouse as a car.
Not my best picture. It looks a bit plain.
I got bored yesterday, so I dabbled so water onto my glasses. However, the background is a bit unfortunate. If you see that pink case lying around over there, it is an iPad case without the iPad. It's a lot easier to take pictures on the iPad without the case, so I took it off.
Those are my pictures! If you have some that you would like to share, email me at colourfuldecorationsemail@gmail.com. Have a great Sundae!
It's SUNDAE (just ignore my craziness, and read as Sunday)! On an extremely boring end of the week like this, I generally like to do some amateur photography. Let me share some of the various photos I took today and yesterday, along with some from way before. I took all of these photos with my iPad 3, which is just more proof of my unprofessionalness.
This is my favourite picture, and also the one I use as my iPad background. Two TTC subway transfer birds (last minute origami) that are kissing each other. I think the table goes as a nice backdrop.
Let's just say I got this strange souvenir in who knows where, but I decided it looked cool. So I hung it up in interesting places, and took pictures. This photo clearly wasn't very good because of the bright light.
This is a ball of elastic bands I made. I decided to add some other elastic bands around to give the picture a dishevelled look. I think the lighting was pretty good for this one.
The shadow looks sort of cool, although I really wish I had a nicer light switch.
Whee! Feathers all over. And if you haven't noticed, these plumes (love that word) are in the colours of my website! Turquoise, bright blue, yellow, and grey (well, black, but close enough).
Obviously, I drank this when Canada wasn't in the ice age. But I like the colour of this slushie. And it was 100% watermelon (so proud) and home-made.
This is my USB stick. Pretty cute, huh? I love the 16GB shirt.
Now here is my USB... With my mouse. I pretended that my USB was a person, and it was about to drive my mouse as a car.
Not my best picture. It looks a bit plain.
I got bored yesterday, so I dabbled so water onto my glasses. However, the background is a bit unfortunate. If you see that pink case lying around over there, it is an iPad case without the iPad. It's a lot easier to take pictures on the iPad without the case, so I took it off.
Those are my pictures! If you have some that you would like to share, email me at colourfuldecorationsemail@gmail.com. Have a great Sundae!
0 Idea Friday 2- Clean & Playful Interior Decorating
Hello!
*WORDPRESS SHORTCODES ARE YET TO BE FIXED*
Sorry I couldn't post the idea friday yesterday... I kept on putting the blogger link for the pictures instead of the wordpress shortlinks, and it was all very strange. But thankfully, I've got it now! My regrets for the delay.
My "inspiration" for this project was that my house is currently being renovated! We're having our three washrooms and kitchen redesigned (not all at the same time, of course)! Basically, we brought home all these ideabooks (you know, the free little brochures you can get at Rona or Ikea) and flipped through them. For those of you who are unfamiliar with how the pictures are sorted out, they are grouped by style. You have different colour combinations. I wasn't really impressed with the "Deep and Luxurious" look. The colours were too deep and rich. The "Soft and Elegant" colour scheme was okay, but I thought it too boring, especially in the browns. "Mellow and Comforting" just didn't seem to suit me. However, as soon as I saw the "Clean and Playful" section, I was amazed. That was my style.
So I looked around Houzz and through some other sites for my favourite "Clean and Playful" rooms. Here are the top twelve: four for bathrooms, four for living rooms, and four for kitchens. Enjoy!
Bathrooms
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1500093/Beachfront-Cottage---Martha-s-Vineyard--MA-beach-style-bathroom-boston]
Just love the turquoise walls! Makes me think of an ocean side cabin.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1426175/Bethesda-traditional-bathroom-dc-metro]
You might argue that it is more of a "Soft and Elegant" themed bathroom, but oh well. I do love the blue, but I think a chandelier (in the washroom?) is a bit over the top.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1939802/Yorba-Linda-Residence-contemporary-bathroom-orange-county]
Oh, the bright grey makes such a fun statement! I just adore everything about this room, right down to the shape of the bathtub.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2597779/Dunsany-Road-traditional-bathroom-london]
The cheerful black and white really brightens up this room! It also gives a chic, modern look to it.
Living Rooms
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2049098/Project-in-Progress-contemporary-living-room-toronto]
The bright green lightens the mood. The patterned carpet is really cool, too.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/51876/Decor-by-Jennifer-Inc-transitional-living-room-toronto]
I really do enjoy looking at the these happy, yellow and grey themed bedrooms. This living room emphasizes this look nicely with the modern patterned cushions.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/6055208/Mountain-View-Townhouse-contemporary-family-room-san-francisco]
I think well defined, black and white stripes and polka dots add a lot to the playful look. This room used them well for sure!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1989039/Nob-Hill-Pied-a-Terre-transitional-living-room-san-francisco]
The shallow grey and the dark teal blend very well together. It keeps the general mood fun, but comfortable at the same time.
Kitchens
I've always adored the "clean and green" theme, which the plants contribute a lot to. You can find a washroom I tried to design for #5days2decor8 here.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2883125/Coastal-Living-Cottage-Dining-Room-tropical-dining-room-other-metro]
The baby blue chairs just make me so happy!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/7680235/Private-Beach-Residence-beach-style-dining-room-portland-maine]
I'm a big fan of the colours in the seafoam to baby blue range (I mean, look at the colours I used to design my site) and this kitchen certainly caught my attention. I especially like the monochrome cushions; they're subtle, yet so cute!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/9781197/Calistoga-Farm-House-farmhouse-dining-room-san-francisco]
This is just an amazingly cute and simple photo. Enough said.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/828633/Dandelion-House-contemporary-dining-room-austin]
Now, I just couldn't help but share this, even though I only meant to share four kitchens. I usually prefer the paler colours in the "Clean and Playful" theme, but the lights sure caught my attention.
So, everybody, that's it for my Idea Friday (uh, excuse me, Saturday). In case you haven't noticed, I got 12 of my 13 pictures from Houzz, so you must register to find the best interior decorating ideas! Check it out here, and I guarantee there will be a beautiful cover photo to greet you. What are your favourite colour schemes? You can vote in my poll on the right sidebar, or tell me in the comments.
As always, thanks for reading this.
-Constance :)
*WORDPRESS SHORTCODES ARE YET TO BE FIXED*
Sorry I couldn't post the idea friday yesterday... I kept on putting the blogger link for the pictures instead of the wordpress shortlinks, and it was all very strange. But thankfully, I've got it now! My regrets for the delay.
My "inspiration" for this project was that my house is currently being renovated! We're having our three washrooms and kitchen redesigned (not all at the same time, of course)! Basically, we brought home all these ideabooks (you know, the free little brochures you can get at Rona or Ikea) and flipped through them. For those of you who are unfamiliar with how the pictures are sorted out, they are grouped by style. You have different colour combinations. I wasn't really impressed with the "Deep and Luxurious" look. The colours were too deep and rich. The "Soft and Elegant" colour scheme was okay, but I thought it too boring, especially in the browns. "Mellow and Comforting" just didn't seem to suit me. However, as soon as I saw the "Clean and Playful" section, I was amazed. That was my style.
So I looked around Houzz and through some other sites for my favourite "Clean and Playful" rooms. Here are the top twelve: four for bathrooms, four for living rooms, and four for kitchens. Enjoy!
Bathrooms
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1500093/Beachfront-Cottage---Martha-s-Vineyard--MA-beach-style-bathroom-boston]
Just love the turquoise walls! Makes me think of an ocean side cabin.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1426175/Bethesda-traditional-bathroom-dc-metro]
You might argue that it is more of a "Soft and Elegant" themed bathroom, but oh well. I do love the blue, but I think a chandelier (in the washroom?) is a bit over the top.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1939802/Yorba-Linda-Residence-contemporary-bathroom-orange-county]
Oh, the bright grey makes such a fun statement! I just adore everything about this room, right down to the shape of the bathtub.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2597779/Dunsany-Road-traditional-bathroom-london]
The cheerful black and white really brightens up this room! It also gives a chic, modern look to it.
Living Rooms
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2049098/Project-in-Progress-contemporary-living-room-toronto]
The bright green lightens the mood. The patterned carpet is really cool, too.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/51876/Decor-by-Jennifer-Inc-transitional-living-room-toronto]
I really do enjoy looking at the these happy, yellow and grey themed bedrooms. This living room emphasizes this look nicely with the modern patterned cushions.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/6055208/Mountain-View-Townhouse-contemporary-family-room-san-francisco]
I think well defined, black and white stripes and polka dots add a lot to the playful look. This room used them well for sure!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/1989039/Nob-Hill-Pied-a-Terre-transitional-living-room-san-francisco]
The shallow grey and the dark teal blend very well together. It keeps the general mood fun, but comfortable at the same time.
Kitchens
I've always adored the "clean and green" theme, which the plants contribute a lot to. You can find a washroom I tried to design for #5days2decor8 here.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/2883125/Coastal-Living-Cottage-Dining-Room-tropical-dining-room-other-metro]
The baby blue chairs just make me so happy!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/7680235/Private-Beach-Residence-beach-style-dining-room-portland-maine]
I'm a big fan of the colours in the seafoam to baby blue range (I mean, look at the colours I used to design my site) and this kitchen certainly caught my attention. I especially like the monochrome cushions; they're subtle, yet so cute!
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/9781197/Calistoga-Farm-House-farmhouse-dining-room-san-francisco]
This is just an amazingly cute and simple photo. Enough said.
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/photos/828633/Dandelion-House-contemporary-dining-room-austin]
Now, I just couldn't help but share this, even though I only meant to share four kitchens. I usually prefer the paler colours in the "Clean and Playful" theme, but the lights sure caught my attention.
So, everybody, that's it for my Idea Friday (uh, excuse me, Saturday). In case you haven't noticed, I got 12 of my 13 pictures from Houzz, so you must register to find the best interior decorating ideas! Check it out here, and I guarantee there will be a beautiful cover photo to greet you. What are your favourite colour schemes? You can vote in my poll on the right sidebar, or tell me in the comments.
As always, thanks for reading this.
-Constance :)
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