Still in that colourful swing

Yup, still there...

As soon as I lay my eyes on that bag from the last post, I knew just what kind of earrings I wanted for it. I was relishing the idea of making them for a couple of days, and finally, here they are. I am very pleased, if I may say so myself :-)

The colours strike again with another knitted bangle - very imperfect, but it's for myself, so I don't care much.

A break from colour, and into practicality - I just needed this, so I made it.

But then, I went completely berserk, and decided to make a vest. And not just any kind of vest...

It took some patience to make all these pom-poms (there are around 30 of them here, plus some that I didn't use), and then put them in place one by one. I love it, and I look completely mad in it...and I love it. The inspiration came from the ruffle sleeve top, from one of the previous posts, but as soon as I put it on I started singing Are we human, or are we dancers... If you've seen The Killers video, you'll know why. Now I want feathers :))

Viva los colores!

On Friday I made this knitted bangle bracelet. I was in a completely wintery mood and thought I'd do something warming and I found this method and the colour combo suiting. (I am not a very good knitter, but this is just for me, so I don't mind the slip-ups)

Then yeasterday we went shopping for some supplies and presents, and as you can see, my colours were still on winter tip of the scale (regardless of the butterfly).

And theeeeeen.......colours just exploded all around me. And kept exploding!

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I bought this lovely little vintage looking purse, and some yarn, as well as that cover for the armchair, and some sewing material. The colours completely changed my mood.

Everything was suddenly very bunt, including my boyfriend, his painting and the little felt phone case I just made for him (which sits on his shoulder only for the purpose of the photo, btw.)

So, how could I not make some colourful jewelry. I finally used the felt elements I made a while ago and tadah!

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Seriously, I cannot tell you how much colours influence me. They really make me happy. When I see nice colours, my mood immediately lifts. They don't have to be warm - it is just the effect that a good combination has on me. That is one of the reasons why I love my boyfriend's paintings so much. He is very good with colours and I have a painting of his that's my favourite hanging opposite the couch, because every time I look at it, it makes me smile a little.

And anyway, there is a good reason for the "bunt" as a part of my name here and the name of our little manufacture :-)

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I hope the colours above bring you some smiles as well!

b.u.n.t.

Perhaps a brief explanation is in order here. I have always drawn and painted, but I have not been very prolific until I moved to the Netherlands. I might post some of the old stuff, but these are all mostly new.

I do very different things, depending, I guess, on my mood, or perhaps a state of vision, be it the inner or the outter eye. I therefore have very different series, as you might notice in the future.

As far as the title of the blog is concerned, 'bunt' is a double-meaning thing. My boyfriend and I are starting an art manufacture (all will be duly informed), and have come up with the name 'bunt' - in German (he is German) it means 'many-coloured', 'colourful', in Serbian (I am Serbian) it means 'revolt', 'rebellion'. We thought it fit perfectly. Especially as it came from a painting of his that is my absolute favourite.