The Color of Lavender

Lavender's considered to be a soft & soothing color.  How can you incorporate this color?  Paint a room using the lavender color.  Or place lavender colored flowers in a vase for a dinner setting.  Add yellow flowers for a contrast.  String purple, lavender, and blue colored beads to make a necklace.  Design invitations using lavender colored cardstock.  How does this color inspire you?

Scrapbook Paper Origami

I recently had an opportunity to make origami animals using scrapbook paper.  Scrapbook papers are great to use since they are square & much larger than normal origami paper.  Plus you can find a variety of patterns & colors.  The paper's easy to fold especially if the origami requires a lot of folding.  Try creating a few origami designs to use for party favors.

Sunset Watercolor

I created this ocean & sunset combination using watercolors.  If you use watercolors, lightly stroke the areas with water so that the colors are retained.  After completing your work, outline the objects with colored pencils to give the objects definition.