Week four’s prompt in the Summer of Color challenge was to create something using the colors Pink, Apple Green, and a pop of Dark Green. Do play along if you’re inspired and/or check out what others are creating.
Keeping with my plan to create a small journal each week here’s this week’s edition:
The colors don’t appear very true in this photo, but they really are pink, apple green, and a pop of dark green. The pink might be one of my favorite papers. I made it years ago and have been hoarding the small scrap of it I had left. It is supremely soft and fiber filled. And it’s a wonderful contrast to the apple green paper which is crunchy crinkly thick, very textured and double sided. One side is the green and the other is a dark turquoise. Since this journal is the one I’m using for my birthday week I thought a special embellishment was in order, hence the little bee pin on the square of dark green. Deborah means bee so how could I resist? The pin is a vintage metal kid’s novelty badge. I am the lucky possessor of a small card of metal insect pins originally imported from Japan in the 50s, and this bee happens to be my favorite.
When I was working with the colors I couldn’t help but think of watermelon. Did you know watermelons are really considered to be berries? Known as a pepo, watermelon as well as pumpkin, squash, and cucumber are classified as a many-seeded berry with a hard thick rind and fleshy center.
Have you seen cube shaped watermelons? The Japanese have been doing it for years, starting with one farmer growing them in glass boxes. They’re meant to make stacking, shipping and storage easier. Still a novel idea, perhaps someday we’ll come of think of watermelons as square.
Speaking of Japanese watermelons aren’t my little salt & pepper shakers adorable? I do love vintage Japanese anthropomorphic fruits and veggie shakers!
I also love watermelon tourmaline and these earrings are favorites.
So what about you? Are you a watermelon fan? A bee lover? Have a favorite tourmaline? Having a colorful summer? Do tell – you know I love to hear.
Your journal is beautiful and i am loving your wire wrapped watermelon tourmaline earrings very much! 🙂 xxx
Thank you. Looking forward to next week’s challenge – hope to see you there. 🙂
Pretty watermelon-colored journal. Those earrings are beautiful. My favorite tourmaline–although I own no tourmalines yet–is rubellite tourmaline. I saw a ring at a jewelry store a few months ago and have been thinking of rubellites ever since.
Here’s hoping you soon ghttps://deborah-weber.com/wp-admin/#comments-formet to add to your lovely jewelry collection! 🙂
I really like these little journals, and especially this pink one with the bee.
Fun to read your watermelon information and I love your earrings.
Thanks – I appreciate you stopping by and saying hello. Wishing you another color-filled week.
I love your little journal! So pretty! And I really liked reading about watermelons and seeing your gorgeous earrings, too!
SUCH wonderful information
and a lovely book with a special pen
as i looked at your blog, it seemed to be made of this weeks colors
most the art at the top that is
your earrings and S&P shakers are wonderful!
so many treasures!
I wish you a lovely birthday
may this be the beginning of a wonderful new year for you~
Thank you for your kind words and lovely wishes Tammie! Wishing you a continued colorful summer of joy.
Lovely SOC journal! I’ll go with watermelon!
Thanks Christine. And may your summer contain plenty of watermelon.
All lovely, those earrings are beautiful, they must be favourites! I’m a mango lover, so juicy and fresh in Summer, a perfect fruit!
Oh yeah – mango-licious!
love your descriptions of the paper, I could feel them under my fingers as I read – and they look fabulous too
I’m looking forward to the day of the touch-vision app. 🙂
Gorgeous work Deborah! And I adore your slat & pepper shakers, they are so whimsical and would cheer any table layout 😀
Thanks Mo. And it’s true, nothing like little sitting watermelons to cheer table.
Wonderful interpretations of the challenge! Watermelon was my choice as well! Love those earrings!
Great minds 🙂 Wishing you a fun, colorful week.
Love watermelon tourmaline!
Wonderful isn’t it?
Thank you! Kristin xo
Thanks for stopping by and saying hello Kristin.
Great pieces. Your journal looks awesome!! I am a watermelon lover, just can’t afford them here where I live. LOL
Have a great Sunday
Nicole/Beadwright
Thanks Nicole. You may need to grow your own, and test out the grown-in-a-cube theory. 🙂 Wishing you a wonderful week.
I love your journal page! The pin is great, I love vintage things like that 🙂
Thanks. Vintage finds are fun aren’t they?
Oh my…square watermelons? Nice job on your textured journal there. The bee pin is a very nice touch, since we must, must save the honeybee. I WANT those earrings!!! Thanks for sharing, and I hope the birthday celebration is FANTASTIC! Aloha
Yes, yes, yes to saving the honey bees Vicki!