Colour crush

'A Walk in the Forest' is written and illustrated by Maria Dek. Her first published book, it explores a magical forest full of opportunity for play and exploration. Running wild in the jungle, following footprints amongst the trees and finding treasures. (photos above © Love Print Studio, illustrations © Maria Dek) x x x

Splash of Summer – Blue Bergitt

I'll never get bored of these beautiful peachy tones. Mixed with terracotta, mustard, dusty blues and deep berry, its definitely up there ...

Pantone Colour of the Year for 2018 was named as 'Ultra Violet'. "A dramatically provacative and thoughtful purple shade, PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet communicates originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking that points us towards the future" So here's a little nod to that mystical colour in todays colour crush post, with a lovely combo of violet, lilac, forest green (there it is again...still obsessed, sorry) with punchy yellow and mustard tones. (image credits clockwise from top left) 1…

Next up in this weeks ode to colour is a combination that seems to be everywhere lately, and has been for some time. Seen across anything from prints to fashion, from jewellery to homeware...its a winner! Blue hues mixed with good old terracotta, brick and pumpkin shades. Yes please! (image credits clockwise from top left) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 x x x

In these wintery, bleh days, one needs a jolt of color, no? In times like these, I like to explore the blog, Love Print Studio, who always seems to have gorgeous collages to tempt my palette (see w…

Not being a huge admirer of red, I'm pretty surprised how much I love this combination. Not your traditional red however... a nice bright,...

I'm still loving these peach and apricot tones. They never get old do they? Just gorgeous combined with soft aqua, teals and a hint of ochre. (image credits clockwise from top left) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 x x x

Is it officially autumn now we've hit September? Todays colour crush palette is right up there for me as a new favourite fall combo. It's that deep wine tone with peach, ochre and terracotta hues, and

With the summer solstice last week, that can only mean that summer is officially here. And the UK well and truly proved that point, with an absolutely gorgeous, scorching hot couple of days this weekend. So, in celebration of summer, here's a colour crush post that screams sunshine, ice creams, holidays and hot hot summer days! (image credits clockwise from top left) 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 x x x SaveSaveSaveSave