A Colorful Autumn

 

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

Orange!

Fall!

Bittersweet!

Autumn!

Tangerine!

So many wonderful colors in this Harvest time of year.

Let’s celebrate!

I’ve been having loads of fun at the Eagle View Senior Center in town.

I get to teach paper crafting (see above),

painting rocks (see below),

Napkin Appliqué 

and so much more.

Another Iris Folded card I have taught at Eagle View

Here’s a card I made with my

Cricut Explore Air2

shortly after I got it:

Card by inkspired and Cricut

And it’s orange!

Orange snapdragons that flew in and bloomed in my rocks!

Marigold

Bronze

Carrot

Some red-orange flowers from my garden:

and…

Playin’ with my apps and a photo of a Blackberry Lily

I think ginger cats can be so pretty.

But then, when they have attitude…

Found on Pinterest

Apricot!

Honey!

Persimmon!

Hmmmm….

This could make me hungry!

But then, we have made this time of year to be

a lot about food, haven’t we?

Yam!

Orange Peel!

Tangelo!

All these colors have specific color codes;

So you can wear them,

decorate with them

or paint with them;

Berkeley Hat Company

From The Spruce, posted on Pinterest

Or even travel with them!

Apartment Therapy, Pinterest

Of course, I like to make kaleidoscopes 

with orange tones.

This is a favorite orange bowl 

I like to decorate with:

Looking for ORANGE things for this blog,

I came across some stunning

Orange dresses and accessories.

I’m thinkin’ an

ORANGE FASHION Blog 

should be coming soon…

Deep saffron!

Pumpkin!

Marmalade!

A marigold from my garden

Photo found on Pinterest 

A beaded netted flower pin I made ages ago with leftover beads

I hope you have had fun checking out some ORANGE today!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Marigold is a Flower of the Month for October

greetings earthlings

('hello' in Area 51 alien-speak)

Golden Flower Fairy Collage Art Doll ooak

www.inkspired.etsy.com

on sale through October, 2011

Marigolds

wonderful splashes of rich color

blooms during the winter if you're lucky!

will re-seed itself

they're edible!

Marigolds are one of two flowers for the month of October.

The other, lesser known is the Cosmos. I will do a blog on just Cosmos later, as it is one of my favorite flowers in a garden.

Today - Marigolds!

Some early Christian groups called this flower 'Mary's gold', and would place this flower next to statues of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Safari Queen red Marigolds

Marigolds come in different varieties and colors.

I had never heard of 'Marsh Marigolds' until researching for this blog!

Here are some pretty yellow Marsh Marigolds:

marsh marigolds

Marigolds signify affection and grace -

according to the Birthday Month flowers, teleflora.

Marigolds are also called 'Calendulas'.

I'm not sure why the two names, maybe you can find out!

According to different Victorian Language of Flowers books,

the common Marigold means

Pretty love

Sacred

Affection

Caress

Sorrow

This is a case of "you better know the sender" to be able to translate the flower posies that contain Marigolds!

Actually, Marigolds don't really do well after cutting, so it would have to be an Express Messenger to give a posy with Marigolds.

http://www.pinkfence.etsy.com/

Think you're getting the hang of the Victorian Language of Flowers?

According to the Society of American Florists,

collected from many different sources, the Marigold means

Desire for riches!

c.1907

vintage Art Deco plate

http://www.chezplatypus.etsy.com/

One of the most popular books on flower symbolism during the Victorian Era

is Kate Greenaway's

"Language of Flowers"

published in 1884, it remains a major resource today.

a page with Kate Greenaway's illustrations and verse

If pesticide-free Marigolds are available to you

(growing your own is very easy)

they are edible!

What a pretty addition to a spinach salad!

Mix them in with a mixed lettuce salad to add a zip of color.

edible Lemon Gem Marigolds



Marsh Marigolds

frosted and sugared marigolds

vintage playing cards available at http://www.antiquewhimsy.etsy.com/ 

I think this next photo would be pretty as a Fall computer background scene:

These next graphics are for layouts.

That could be for a scrapbook page,

a party invitation

stickers

etc.....whatever you would like to use them for!

from http://www.layoutsparks.com/

and for those late night book readers -

however, I have not read this book, so tell me how it is!

You can now leave comments VERY EASILY!

No sign-ups.

No special requirements.

Here is another book, this one available on etsy:

http://www.pugmug.etsy.com/

Disco Marigolds

Next is a great embroidery pattern for the Month of October Flowers -

Notice both Marigolds and Cosmos.

Well, it is time for me to go HIT THE LAUNDRY PILE!

Probably put some in the washing machine too....

I saved this next photo for last.

It is way cool in my opinion!

http://www.musicmule.co.uk/

Have a super Marigold Day!

:0)

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/