Some Color Inspiration for Bonbon

prettiness from noa noa

pale flower pinkishness from the gorgeous la rouge porte

detail of (and excellent post about) Babel from Tasting Rhubarb

my dried cardamom pods

lace finds from fine little day

Beautiful handmade vanilla marshmallows
from the wonderful foodbeam

Am in the process of getting ready to design my Spring/Summer 2009 Collections. I'm honing in on the "mise en scene" and I've almost got that down (tell you about that soon-think industrial revolution, handmade chains in pewtered silver and rich gold, lace and linen flowers) but right now I'm thinking in colors. Pale colors, almost shades of white with touches of vibrancy, the colors of early Summer, the colors that you dream about in Winter and Spring:

pale whites: marshmallow, old lace and linen, peony blush

green: pale cucumber & cardomom green

orange: apricot & cantaloupe

pinks: rhubarb & watermelon & plum, peonies and rose petals

yellow: citrus, squash & tea yellow

I can't wait to see what happens.