Wow have I had a colourful crochet time lately! I've had so much fun playing around with the different colour combinations of yarn (Drops Paris Cotton) to make my mandalas. I've loved mixing the vibrant shades with the more subtle ones to see how it will all work out. Working on each one has been like creating a personal piece of art work every time... a little piece of happy.
My mum came to visit last Sunday,
and it was while I was busy creating my Californian inspired mandala
that she commented on how much she loved what I was making and loved the
colour work in my vibrant Spring Mandala (above photo). So I made her
the brightest most cheerful one I could come up with for Mother's Day.
I
love turquoise and red together - it's just one of my favourite colour
combinations, and with that orange next to it...POW! I hadn't
intentionally set out to create a rainbow mandala, but with the yellow
it does look quite well...rainbow-y.
I
don't quite know where she is going to put it. It's not quite in
keeping with the colours of her living room, but I've just had a light
bulb moment... I'm going to put it in a pure white picture frame so she
can hang it on the wall! This will be the perfect way to preserve the
look of the yarn and freshness of the colours...a happy colouful yarny
piece of art work.
Colour me HAPPY!!
I looked to Pinterest (again!) for some colour inspiration and found the most wonderful colour work through Melody Johnsons quilt work. She has a blog called Fibermania - her work is just eye poppingly stunning. Every one of her quilts is a masterpiece.
You can see my first two mandalas on this recent post, and my Californian inspired one on this post.
All the information about the patterns and yarn can be found there.
I had planned on this one being my last for the time being, but now I'll just have to get busy again - I want a framed mandala on my wall!!
Woo hoo! LOVE the brights! I also love the idea of framing them...you'll have to share the results! Chrissie x
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to frame them, someone suggested a shadow box to me to do just that, and I am sure that it would make a beautiful piece of art for your Mum!! xx
ReplyDeleteWell done amanda! I love my mandala! love the bright colours and the pattern. now need a prominent place to hang it! love Mum xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Ma! It's been a pleasure. See you tomorrow XXX
DeleteBeautiful !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend !
Anna
Wow, these are truly stunning! What an inspiration you are Amanda :-)
ReplyDeleteTracey xx
Such beautiful mandalas Amanda, you should be very proud of your workmanship! Joy x
ReplyDeletelove your jewelled colours
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! Love the rainbow colors.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I missed this before but it's beautiful!
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