Come one! Come all! Join the Color Palette Blog Walk over at Catie’s Blue this week! I meant to start yesterday, but had another post to get out, so I’m just picking up with today’s prompt: Inspired by Fashion.

Every Day Bag by Marbled on Etsy

Every Day Bag by Marbled on Etsy

World Traveler Duffle Bag by Studio Cherie on Etsy

Baby Me Weekender Bag – Simone Rose Design by Baby Me Bags on Etsy

I don’t consider myself much of a fashionista, but I’ve spent a lot of time online looking at bags this pregnancy. These are a few of the bags I ran across on Etsy during my search. Diaper bags, tote bags, weekend bags… anything to make the hospital trip and baby transition more fun – easier.

I’m thinking it will be the simple, visual things that put a smile on my face in the hospital until baby girl finally arrives (’cause I don’t anticipate the moments leading up to her arrival as I sit around laboring to be happy ones…)

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However, I have an online friend who *really* gets color. She gets color so well that she’s even created an e-class on becoming a Color Rockstar. If you don’t know who I’m talking about yet, let me introduce you to Brandi of Catie’s Blue.

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I love visiting Brandi’s blog, because so many of her posts revolve around color inspiration, whether it’s her ideas or those of another artist.

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And if you like eye candy, it’s another good reason to add her blog to your RSS feed reader.

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For me, she’s a treasure trove of inspiration. Which artist inspires you?

This post is part of the 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion {affiliate link} series by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl. If you’re interested in participating in the group, pick up her e-book today! {affiliate link} You can start at any time.

It’s peach season here in suburbia Georgia.

While the Georgia Peach Festival has come and gone,
peaches are still in season well into October.

With peaches come sweet thoughts of peach tea…

And who can forget… peach cobbler.

But peaches also bring me another kind of inspiration…

Thoughts of fire opal agate

and carnelian colored pearls.

And you? How do you find inspiration from the season…through colors, through shapes, or is it something else?

This post is part of the 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion {affiliate link} series by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl. If you’re interested in participating in the group, pick up her e-book today! {affiliate link} You can start at any time.

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Searching for inspiration, I tend to look outside first. I feel like there is only green as far as the eye can see. (May have to do some pot gardening to get some color in my landscape.) Is it just me, or what do you think?

However, I do have this beautiful little cactus garden that my mom and aunt created for me when they visited last month. I keep it at the front door and glance at it often. Apparently, the dead plants I had in the house were not to their liking. To each his own. ;)

What I find most interesting about my cactus garden (aside from the fact I am taking care of it as taught and some of the plants are *still* dying) is this one cactus in the middle. It is crowned with a beautiful trio of blooming flowers:

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the flowers look like they were hot-glued onto the cactus. Here I was thinking how beautiful it was to see a cactus bloom…clearly not the case in this situation. (Do cactuses even bloom?)

Regardless, I like the colors and find them inspiring…enough for me to pick out pearls and gemstones to make a new piece or two:

Who knows? Maybe I’ll just grab some wire later tonight and spend an hour making something. I’ve gotten this far so far, right?

This post is part of the 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion series by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl. If you’re interested in participating in the group, pick up her e-book today! You can start at any time.

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(Yes, I know this picture was taken in January! All good things are worth the wait. ;) )

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