#capturingcolour • Crockery
Last week the #capturingcolour gallery was filled with pretty china, patterned plates, ceramics bursting with florals and everything in between. I love having a new theme each week and I also love that people join in from all over the world sharing their colourful images.
I have still got boxes and boxes of my lovely crockery wrapped up in tissue and newspaper from when we moved house. Some boxes go back to Christmas 2013 which were frantically stored away when we sold out house and moved to a temporary home 10 minutes down the road. I look back on that week and still feel exhausted just thinking about it!
No Christmas tree, no furniture, just endless half packed boxes, being carted down the country lane, Rich and I sweating cleaning the house, filling holes and sanding for the new owners to move in just after new year. I think if you can get through a house move you can get through anything, and we did 3 in 18 months! Never ever again!!!
I have started fishing around with a torch for my beloved things, plates I have collected from car boot sales and charity shops, our wedding dinner service that I am determined not to just save for the most important of occasions and actually use and enjoy it. Crockery makes the perfect props and styling those little vignettes last week, helped calm me down, plus I got to share some old favourite images.
And the gallery was just divine. Heavenly styled stories, people sharing their treasured things. A visual treat.
Visit my Instagram post to find the accounts.
But oh my, when I saw this image it just made me want to jump right in! The atmosphere, the celebration, the impeccable styling. I wish I could go on their course!
Go find and follow Party Prep Workshop - there is colourful inspiration by the confetti filled bucket load!
Every week I find new accounts to follow and love that so many join in week on week. I love being part of different Instagram communities so make sure you join in with @its_my_week and their weekly challenge and the other hashtags I adore:
- #natureinthehome
- #stylingtheseasons
- #mybelovedhomestyle
- #styleatmine
- #our_nest
- #12monthsofhappystills
- #mymondaymoodboard
- #gatheredstyle
- #itsamoodywednesday
- #byarrangement #mythursdaybreaktime
- #floralfridaycompetition #fridayfaffingcompetition
- #collectedsaturday #frommykitchencompetition
- #mymonthofsundays
This is by no means a full list but they are a few positive and supportive communities which will inspire you (And make you lose even more time on Instagram!).
What are your favourite hashtags? Do you join in with any weekly challenges or monthly prompts? I'd love to hear about them.
Tonight we have been busy packing for the big birthday trip to Paris! Granny is turning 60 and Ollie is turning 4 on Thursday and we shall be heading to London tomorrow evening to meet up with my mum, sister and her family, ready to board the Eurostar Wednesday morning. My brother and sister in law flew in from America to Paris today and are having a few days child free to enjoy wandering around. I cannot wait to join them!
Have a great week, wherever you are in the world and come and share the colours of your week with the #capturingcolour gallery. Mine started with pastels and I can see red, white and blue for the rest of the week!
#capturingcolour is a weekly theme on Instagram. Tag your photos and post your COLOURS OF MY WEEK images this week. Show us what colours are inspiring you this week. I will share a round up next Monday :)