We often think of pink with Valentines Day. But if you take a couple shades that go well together – like blush and salmon – then balance it out with green, it becomes an all-spring color scheme.
In this case, I’m thinking of minty, sea foamy greens. In the neighborhood of a lighter, warmer teal. Like the tones you find in sea glass. Or eucalyptus leaves.
So here are some DIYs, places to go, handmade items to shop+, artwork and more in this Salmon / Blush / Eucalyptus spring palette!
In Shades of Spring Color…
Top image: Fabric on display in the Quilter’s Oasis booth at a recent quilt show in Mesa
1. Pink astilbe flowers via Festival Brides 2. Eucalyptus shower bundle by Self Care Shower 3.+ Nopalli (prickly pear) by Sandy Rodriguez via Getty Museum / nature journaling 4. Silver Princess eucalyptus via Flower Power plant nurseries in NSW, Australia
5. Cosmic + Ombre Pebble earrings made by Tucson artist Tawney Weir of Little Toro Designs 6. Tapas plates by Hana Karim Studio, Slovenia 7.+ Tiffany art glass dome in Chicago Cultural Center / Chicago short-visit sightseeing 8. “One Block Wonder” pieced by Kathy Thompson + quilted by Mad B’s Quilt and Sew / full quilt (photo #2)
9. Upcycled Kantha Waterfall Necklace handmade by women artisans in India via World Finds 10. The best mail day! collage postcard by Geninne on Flickr 11. Fabric slashing technique by Hot Pink Haberdashery 12.+ Lemon Drop Drive-In in Madison County, Indiana / via Roadside Architecture
13. Ocean-tumbled green sea glass via Florida Shells and More 14.+ Casa Amistad in Havana, Cuba / via Architectural Digest (Mitchell Owens) + Domino (Meghan McNeer) 15.+ Moroccan pedestal serving dish imported by Curated By Clay 16. Bouquet at Windmill Winery in Florence, Arizona / photo by Blubird Pics
17.+ Activist postcards from Phoenix Art Museum’s exhibition ¡Viva la Revolución! José Guadalupe Posada and the Taller de Gráfica Popular 18. Planter in candy floss pink by Charlotte Manser Ceramics 19. Four creative ways to give stairs a new look by Beau of HomeDeco / HT Sofie Johansson 20. February planner art by Bárbara Salas Studio
21. Luna Moth polymer clay earrings by Velvet Orange Designs 22. Small-batch skin care products handmade in Tucson by Artemesia Soaps, Salts, Scrubs 23.+ Fabbrica di Confetti Rapone in Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy by Kerry of Colourspeak 24. DIY Fig and Thyme cocktails by Sarah of Broma Bakery
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Notes…
+Shopping: You can find all the Etsy items from this post in my Spring Color Palette collection. I may earn affiliate commission for Etsy products you purchase.
+3: Nopalli – Opuntia basilaris is beavertail prickly pear cactus. The artist, Sandy Rodriguez, paints with pigments made from the minerals, plants, and insects she’s collected across the US.
+7: The largest of its kind, this beautiful Tiffany + Co. art glass dome was completed in 1897 in what was originally the Chicago Public Library. It remains in the building, which is now Chicago Cultural Center, and is free to go stare up at. We went in 2019.
+12: We had planned to visit the Lemon Drop Drive-In when we were exploring Anderson, Indiana and the surrounding Madison County, but we happened to be there during a summer closure.
The marquee in the photo almost reads like a haiku:
Lemon Drop Drive-in
breaded tenderloin or grilled
both are delicious
+14: The Garden Room at Casa Amistad, said to be “the most beautiful building in Havana.” The former mansion was built in the 1920s and has since been converted into a restaurant and bar with live music in the evenings.
+15: This elevated bowl is handmade and dishwasher safe! It’s 15% off through 3/31/25, along with the rest of the Moroccan tableware and decor in Curated By Clay’s shop.
+17: The Taller de Gráfica Popular (People’s Print Workshop) believed that “art must reflect the social reality of the times.”
Beginning in 1937, they created prints to share their post-revolutionary, pro-worker ideals with a wider audience. This included printing bilingual postcard sets aimed at tourists, which were part of an installation we saw at Phoenix Art Museum.
+23: Located in a region full of nature preserves and historic architecture (Abruzzo), the town of Sulmona has its own claim to fame. It’s known for making candy-coated almonds, called confetti in Italy and “Jordan almonds” in the U.S.
One of the factories instrumental in carving out this niche is Rapone Panfilo, in its (appropriately) candy-colored storefront. The family-run company uses traditions handed down through the past 10 generations to make their award-winning confetti confections.
I don’t know if it’s just the Google translation, but they describe the company’s director in such a grand way, it seems like it should be preceded by a fanfare.
(Cue imaginary trumpets.)
“Mrs. MARIA RAPONE GIAMMARCO, Faithful Descendant Continuing the prestigious production of very fine CONFETTI that fear no comparisons, because of unsurpassed quality.”
