There’s no better place than a balcony to bring the outside into your apartment. Most European flats are small, and the balconies are even smaller, but it doesn’t have to feel claustrophobic. In fact, it can be very cozy indeed if you put some time into redecorating it properly.

This tutorial is from a few years ago, but it's a goodie! These concrete flowers are inexpensive to make, and look stunning when they're done....

Make paper baby breath paper flower (gypsophila) is so easy now, with so simple material. Step by step video tutorial is shared here, you can make it.

With this flower crochet pattern you can create the most beautiful projects ever. Joining this puff crochet flowers may seem difficult, but it's very easy.

Japan is a culture of centuries-old, strict traditions that govern almost everything, so it’s no surprise to learn they’ve also developed a collection of traditional colors, known as dentouiro 伝統色でんとういろ . (source) During our recent travels, Japan’s landscapes, fabrics, architecture and people inspired us to create some color palettes of our own. Each of these 36 photos from Japan tells a travel story – and has inspired its own unique color palette. Use these color ways to start planning your wall colors, your decor, your outfit or any color scheme. Let’s start the tour in Kyoto… 1. Arashiyama, The Bamboo Forest 2. Moss in a Buddhist Cemetery See Product See Product See Product 3. Earthenware Pottery in a Teahouse 4. Torii Gate at Shinto Shrine 5. A Shogun’s Palace 6. A Village Shrine See Product See Product See Product 7. A Gilded Screen 8. Paper Lanterns 9. A Tea Ceremony 10. A Verdigris Lion Dog See Product See Product See Product 11. Iron and Mountains 12. A Sense of Zen 13. Wooden Shoes 14. A Smiling Attendant 15. Pottery for Sale See Product See Product See Product 15. A Tokyo Street 16. Tokyo Traffic 17. Zen Garden 18. Another View of the Bamboo Forest 19. Tribute to the Ancestors 20. A Zen Monument 21. Garden Path 22. Hie-Jinja Temple 23. Traditional Geiko 24. Tofu and Sake 25. Tourists Playing Dress-Up 26. Wedding Day 27. Koi Pond 28. Cherry Blossoms 29. Graphics and Signs 30. Geisha and Parisol 31. Water Lilies 32. Ancient Architecture 33. Modern Lights 34. Tokyo Sunset 35. Snow Monkey 36. Sake Set 37. Pink Skies SmithHönig Which colors from our Japanese color palettes were your favorites? Did any of these combinations surprise you? Do you plan to incorporate any of these colors or any Japan-inspired SmithHönig products into your home decor? We would love to know!

It's December! And that can only mean one thing...Christmassy moodboards and festive colour palettes will commence shortly, yay! But for now, another lovely autumnal colour combo for you... (image cr

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Morning in the Garden at Vaucresson, by Edouard Vuillard 1923 reworked 1938 distemper on canvas, 59 ½ by 43 5/8 inchesCatharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1952 About the Art With its riot of flowers in the foreground, Morning in the Garden at Vaucresson hearkens back—as do many of Edouard Vuillard’s post-World War I paintings—to the Impressionist garden scenes of Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir. It depicts the country home and garden of Jos and Lucie Hessel, an art dealer and his wife with whom Vuillard shared a long friendship. The Hessel estate was located near the Closerie des Gênets, a villa that Vuillard and his mother rented during the summer months. The figure crouching behind a riot of pink roses is Lucie Hessel herself, depicted working in the garden. Although Vuillard began the painting in 1923, he reworked it 14 years later for a retrospective exhibition in 1938. It was first exhibited in the United States at the New York World’s Fair of 1939." –Art Institute of Chicago About the Artist Jean-Édouard Vuillard, the son of a retired captain, spent his youth at Cuiseaux (Saône-et-Loire); in 1878 his family moved to Paris in modest circumstances. After his father's death in 1884, Vuillard received a scholarship to continue his education. In the Lycée Condorcet, Vuillard met Ker Xavier Roussel (also a future painter and Vuillard's future brother in law), Maurice Denis, musician Pierre Hermant, writer Pierre Véber, and Aurélien Lugné-Poë. In 1885, Vuillard left the Lycée Condorcet. On the advice of his closest friend, Roussel, he refused a military career and joined Roussel at the studio of painter Diogène Maillart. There, Roussel and Vuillard received the rudiments of artistic training. In 1887, after three unsuccessful attempts, Vuillard passed the entrance examination for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. By 1890, the year in which Vuillard met Pierre Bonnard and Paul Sérusier, he had joined the Nabis, a group of art students inspired by the synthetism of Gauguin.[3] He contributed to their exhibitions at the Gallery of Le Barc de Boutteville, and later shared a studio with fellow Nabis Bonnard and Maurice Denis. In the early 1890s he worked for the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre of Lugné-Poë designing settings and programs. Vuillard first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1901 and at the Salon d'Automne in 1903. In the 1890s Vuillard met the brothers Alexandre and Thadée Natanson, the founders of the Revue Blanche. In 1892, on their advice, Vuillard painted his first decorations ("apartment frescoes") for the house of Mme Desmarais. Subsequently he fulfilled many other commissions of this kind: in 1894 for Alexandre Natanson, in 1898 for Claude Anet, in 1908 for Bernstein, and in 1913 for Bernheim and for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The last commissions he received date to 1937 (Palais de Chaillot in Paris, with Bonnard) and 1939 (Palais des Nations in Geneva, with Denis, Roussel and Chastel). In his paintings and decorative pieces Vuillard depicted mostly interiors, streets and gardens. Marked by a gentle humor, they are executed in the delicate range of soft, blurred colors characteristic of his art. Living with his mother, a dressmaker, until the age of sixty, Vuillard was very familiar with interior and domestic spaces. Much of his art reflected this influence, largely decorative and often depicting very intricate patterns. Color Palette Blog Tour The Blog Tour deadline is July 28th. Links must be added to the monthly challenge post comments. The Blog Tour will be on the 29th. Monthly Challenge Winners Winners will be randomly chosen from all the qualifying entries on August 1st. Our Sponsors Our sponsors this month are: Kylie Parry Studio, Kristi Bowman Design, Kerri Fuhr Handcrafted Glass Beads and Creative Impressions In Clay. Please visit us tomorrow to see the prizes! Featured Designer of the Week: From all the entries during the month, an editor is going to pick their favorite design to be featured every Monday here on the ABS. We want to give our participants more time in the spotlight! Our Featured Designer will be this Monday, so get those entries in soon. How to enter the Monthly Challenge: 1. Create something using an art bead that fits within our monthly theme. We post the art to be used as your inspiration to create. This challenge is open to jewelry-makers, fiber artists, collage artist, etc. The art bead can be created by you or someone else. The challenge is to inspire those who use art beads and to see all the different ways art beads can be incorporated into your handiwork. ***Beads strung on a chain, by themselves and beads simply wire or cord will not be accepted.*** 2. Upload your photo to our flickr group. Detailed instructions can be found here and click here for a tutorial for sending your picture to the group. Please add the tag or title JULY ABS to your photos. Include a short description, who created the art beads and a link to your blog, if you have one. Deadline is June 30th. Photos are approved by our moderators, if a photo hasn't followed the guidelines it will not be approved. You may upload 2 photos a day. What is an Art Bead? An art bead is a bead, charm, button or finding made by an independent artist. Art beads are the vision and handiwork of an individual artist. You can read more about art beads here. ***A bead that is handmade is not necessarily an art bead. Hill Tribe Silver, Kazuri ceramic beads or lampwork beads made in factories are examples of handmade beads that are not considered art beads. Beaded beads, stamped metal pendants or wire-wrapped components are not considered art beads for our challenge.*** p.s. If you have a blog, post your entry and a link to the ABS challenge to spread the beady goodness.

Queen Of The Night 月下美人 from my little garden YASHICA AUTO YASHINON-DX 50mm / f1.4 black/silver M42 © 2020 M's photography Takashi MATSUZAWA All rights reserved. Please don't freely use this photograph on Tumblr, Blog, Facebook, Twitter and others.

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it's my party, and i'll cry if i want to: the third painting in my "la boum" series for the next enormous tiny art show. 5x5 inches; pen, watercolor and acryla gouache on paper. since i was burning th

Vous souhaitez apporter une touche d'originalité à votre déco? Vous aimez les fresques murales mais vous ne savez encore ce que vous souhaitez? Faites le plein d'inspirations et de conseils pour concrétiser votre projet de déco murale.

Learn how to make a gorgeous art print made from your favorite fresh blooms. Our simple flower pounding technique makes it easy to transform fresh flowers into a gorgeous art piece you can hang, display, or gift.

Images Curtesy of Sometimes the things people create, are so beautiful, so absolutely magical, and lovely that you can’t even imagine what the creation is even made out of. It’s even mo…

Julia has been painting botanical watercolours since 1998 when she joined an adult education class in South London. Hooked from day one, she loves to depict the beauty and detail of nature and is particularly drawn to specimens that are less than perfect such as autumn leaves, seed heads and fading flowers. She starts most of her paintings using layers of wet-in-wet techniques to create form. Detail and texture is then added using drier painting methods. Her subjects are often depicted larger than life. Julia is an experienced tutor of some fifteen years and runs Botanical Art classes in and around the beautiful city of Bath as well as leading workshops for botanical art groups around the UK. Exhibiting regularly, Julia has work in collections… Read more

A Loja Love It está com nova fachada arte e nova pintura arte no interior, onde fica o café. A loja tem ambiente acolhedor, muito colorido e café delicioso!