green week, 2

well green week is off to a roaring start! i'm thrilled that so many of you are excited about this week of green. as alicia said, the fever is spreading. (i loved that, alicia!) thanks to all of you who emailed or commented that you're joining the fun this week. i'll be posting another list of links tomorrow.

in the meantime, i've loved seeing all of your greens. the kitchen greens, the growing greens, the full-on-greens, and the bits of green. such fun, and it's only tuesday morning!

today, my greens come from inside. i've had a basket of these felt beads traveling around my house since the fall. i've been reluctant to use them for anything because i so enjoy looking at them altogether.

several days ago, in anticipation of green week, i pulled out all of the green beads and set them in my favorite felted bowl.

but i couldn't leave them alone in there.

lately, i've been paying a lot of attention to color relationships in my painting. and i couldn't help but play with the color relationships with these felt beads, too.

so there you have it. today's greens. photograph after photograph of green beads in a bowl. i love them. soon it might be time to use them. a mobile, perhaps?

Comments

[TD wool design]

wonderful colors and combinations. fun at the edge of a knit scarf or on a knit hat! i'm having fun looking at all the green photos! already have one ready for tomorrow! thanks for hosting this peek of spring:)

[amy]

Do you have a separate webpage displaying your paintings? (Sorry if this is a dumb question; I just found your blog yesterday.)

I love the color play.

[Ella]

Here i thought it was peas and corn for kitchen play. Pretty colors. i love the bowl.

[Alicia A.]

did you make them? they're beautiful.

[joetta maue]

i will be celebrating the green with you tomorrow and thursday on my blog. so excited to join in the fun. i love the beads they are gorgeous, especially with the orange thrown in.

[cloth.paper.string]

i love the coziness of these greens. and too, that so many have joined in the fun. spring is sprouting up all around!

[Grace]

We have tons of those just kicking around our house, too. Some we have made, some from the same place as you. Which I think of as the evil corporation of natural toys. ;)

[Michelle]

I love felt beads! Those are so beautiful in the felted bowl.

[Jade]

Loving your green! Okay, since just about every blog I read is participating in your 'green week' I'm feeling the urge to play! Count me in! I'm heading outdoors now to bring you some Austiny green goodness!

[Tracy]

I just love these. So soft and fuzzy and green.

[shelley caskey]

oh, i love your pictures of the beads! we are crazy about felted beads over here. :) today was my first day celebrating 'green week'! thank you for the inspiration!

[joanna]

hi, i've just posted for green week too! thank you for the wonderful idea! i so feel and love spring! =)

[Molly]

What is it about felting that makes you just want to *touch*?

Green number two, all ready to go! I've been giving green tips too. :)

[beki]

Yes, the fever is spreading! When I arrived home this afternoon I couldn't help but take this picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsycrafty/2311567358/ .

[Pina]

Beautiful! I think I should play along. From tomorrow on, if our internet connection will work properly. Green is still one of my favorite colors and I can't wait for the spring to come with all that green I miss so much!

[meg]

yes! a mobile would be beautiful, but I seem to have only mobiles on the brain lately.

[erin]

i made bracelets out of felted beads once. they turned out great.