2012 colour trends...

So it's a new year and as Shelly once said '..if Winter comes can Spring be far behind?'. In Ireland February 1st is St. Brigid's Day and the start of our spring so I'm feeling optomistic as the evenings begin to slowly lengthen and I see some snowdrops peeking out from the ground telling me that Spring and all it's green fresh glory is on it's way. So thinking ahead to my etsy shop and what colours I should be concentrating on, I checked out the Pantone blogs on colour trends.http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=20910&ca=4 if you are interested. Even the names are full of the promise of new growth and renewal - cockatoo is a lovely slightly dull turquoise

Tangerine tango is the vibrant orange that is going to be everywhere this summer apparently and bellflower is a gorgeous dark lavender purple-y colour. Solar power is aptly named as it is the colour or pure sunshine streaming through a cold glass of Robinsons orange and barley water on a hot Wimbledon Friday and driftwood is the River Shannon on a stormy day...a lovely mix of eye popping brights and dull yet intriguing neutrals, highlighted with shimmering metallics and the ubitiquous white

Chanel managed to combine all the trends really sucessfully and the white this year is heavily textured and lace is a big trend again. It's going to be an interesting season ahead!