The W.E.S.T. March/April Design Challenge
was "Spring!" Members were invited to create something
inspired by thoughts of Spring, and use the Pantone Fashion Colour Report for Spring 2012 for inspiration if needed. We set a
new record with this challenge, as we have NINE entries!
Katie, from Hearthfelt Yarn Wreaths managed to have the first entry in this month's challenge as well! Thanks for your leadership Katie!
Katie notes: When I think of Spring, it has to be colourful and there must be green.
This chartreuse coloured yarn reminded me of new grass in Spring, and I
loved the texture. Soft pastel colours, inspired by Patone's Spring
2012 palate, form a plush bed of felt flowers along the base of the
wreath. I wanted to create something that would be perfect for Spring,
Easter, and beautiful for a special mom, too!
Next was this entry from Marlene of Magination:
Marlene found these new yarn colours at Michaels last week and had to nab them. Love this new spring colour
!
Tawny, of TawnyBee, brought a little whimsy to the challenge with Sir Galahappy, the Chivalrous Squid:
He thought that he was destined to go on a quest to find the Sea Grail,
but alas, it made him very frustrated and sad. So he changed his life
goals and decided that when the snow melted, he would try out an
existence on land. He looks forward to many adventures and especially
loves spring because there are tons of puddles to splash in - his very
favourite thing!
The next entry was from
waterleliejewellery:
Andrea of
weareboundtogether added a splash of colour with her entry:
Andrea says: when I think of spring, I think of flowers: flowers everywhere and the
beautiful colours they are. I started expanding into colours just in
time! The difficult thing was how to incorporate the flower theme into
books, especially with a duct tape cover. The stitched spine made sense
and seemed like a great idea. But could I do it? I didn't know. But I
made some attempts and remembered to write down what I did so I could do
it again, and here you go! Now I have a few different coloured flowered
books in my shop.
Deborah, of
hoshiidesigns, created this bright jersey infinity scarf:
Deborah was inspired by the Asian flare the pattern in the fabric
took, matched with the solid black, and of course, her own Japanese
background.
Here's Mike and Shaunna's entry, from
DragonNerd:
They were inspired by the Pantone colours, and their "bold" colour choices!
From Alison and Leslie, of
BirdieAndDot:
Spring makes them think of fun and bright colours! This little cosmetic
pouch features funky flowers, the teal lining has a bit of shimmer, and
who doesn't love pink polka dots?
And the final entry was from Christa, of
SecretJewelry:
Isn't it wonderful how talented our team is? The variety here is amazing! Thanks to all the participants in this month's challenge!
We'd love to hear from you--what comes to mind when you think of Spring?
Stay tuned for the next challenge to be announced soon!
