with a touch of orange + blue
orange
Orange is a power color. It is one of the healing colors. It is said to increase the craving for food. It also stimulates enthusiasm and creativity. Orange means vitality with endurance. People who like orange are usually thoughtful and sincere.
Orange Energy
While red is associated with fiery heat, orange is associated with the benign warmth of the sun. A dynamic color to be sure, orange offers a more thoughtful control than explosive red. Curiosity is a driving characteristic of orange, and with it comes exploration of new things.
blue
Blue is the coolest color - the color of the sky, ocean, sleep, twilight. A pure blue is the color of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is often the chosen color by conservative people. Blue is the calming color. That makes it a wonderful color to use in the home, especially for babies. Blue is so soothing that is a good choice for pajamas. Dark blue is the color of truth and moderation. Wednesday's color is blue.
Turquoise is the symbol of youth, both the color and the gemstone. This color has a soothing affect. Turquoise is the color of communication. It contains the growth quality of green with the blue quality of communication. Turquoise has long been used in amulets to provide protection, health, confidence and strength.
Aqua is the color of high ideals.
Blue Energy
Blue allows us to look beyond and increase our perspective outward. It contains a cool vibration that is helpful to communication.
The vibration if blue can be used to open energy flow where it is blocked. Using blue to relax will encourage feelings of communication and peace.
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1. orangey tights & denim. win.
2. so, the walls in my kitchen are orange...but not just any orange, glitter orange...no lie, i didn't realize this until 2 or 3 days after i moved in...awesome. sauce. (also that is my peacock there, that i confiscated after a dying project in college...winner!)
3. looking back on high school, i honestly don't remember studying. i know i did but i literally can not remember it, so strange...what i do remember, however, was doodling in class. i have a whole series of these notebook covers. last year i decided to frame them...good memories there! (k.j and c.h. were two of my besties...they liked to get in on the doodle action too!)
4. nails. i enjoy a self manicure during a little lite script reading
5. gaaaaah, i think this skirt is bananas! tan, orange and blue suede....shut the front door! i simply can't wait to wear it to the houston rodeo
6 & 7. fancy native american indian style ring and cuff...crushing on this trend at present (pppst, i got both pieces for less than $10!)
8. ha! some research from a production meeting i had earlier today...it just fell right into my color scheme, didn't it!
9. el diablo! my good friend richard solis did a mask workshop for my makeup class in 2010. he built this in class out of masking tape, and then he gave it to me when he moved a couple months ago...i miss him
