Evangeline, MLI style

"Sharon" wrote .

This one doesn't fit together well at all--the big head is out of proportion to the body, which never happened with the older designs, but did happen with those grim little Buttonbox Babies. IMO, the more successful ones, like Celtic Christmas or Earthdancer, have the costume emphasised, all swirly skirts and flowing bits, and because they are clearly meant to be romantic and slightly fantasy in nature, the stylisation works. Realism isn't her design strongpoint. Dawne

Oh my gosh, My President! The best president this country has seen in a very long time was MY President Clinton. I would never call him anything other than Mr. President. The chimp we have now, well, if he was your only choice I'd shoot you too! LOL

Well, as with any color, the devil's in the details. The exact shade you choose makes a huge difference. You'd be surprised, though, how neutral some shades of purple are. No one ever really notices that my ceilings are a soft lavender, but if I were to paint them white tomorrow people would likely notice the difference. If I had a party and you asked everyone the next day what color my powder room is, I'll bet fewer than half who'd been in the room would be able to tell you it's a deep eggplant shade of purple. It doesn't strike you as purple, just as a deep, rich color that recedes and makes the small room seem a bit less confining. I probably wouldn't go purple with carpeting, but then again, I'm more a hardwood kinda gal. My throw rugs tend to have either a lot of colors in them or be earthy colors.

Best wishes, Ericka

Thinking back on it, I believe the lighting is what killed the whole thing. The paint and the carpet had blue tones and the very yellow lighting made it all look like baby barf. A brighter, whiter bulb and/or a cleaner fixture cover might have improved the situation immensely. The room in question only had one small, north-facing window. The color combination might have been ok in a room that received more natural light. The ultra-dark walnut stain on the woodwork and closet door had to go though.

What color is Jersey Cream? Artists owned our house before we bought it and they were NOT afraid of bold colors. Our bedroom is Communist Red on all four walls. It was a little hard to sleep those first couple of mornings because your eyes would sort of flutter open a bit and WHAMMO!! GOOD MORNING COMRADE!! Heh, we still haven't painted over it but I've gotten used to it. It's kinda like going to sleep in the womb every night....

I really do need to! I wear a lot of purple, and I even like purple eye shadow, but I just have never decorated much with purple. We still haven't painted our house (inside or out) since moving in, so I'm hoping to incorporate some purple in that way. The problem is, I'd have to actually get off my butt, make some decisions, and do it. I tend to go for a country/primitive look, and it's odd, but you never find much purple in that style...

I enjoy rhubarb, but find it makes my teeth go funny.

I've done some chilli relish in my time. Bought a crate a few years ago, and made all sorts of things, as Christmas gifts. The rule to remember there is: DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!

Catherine

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Even just handling one or two for a supper recipe, it's very hard to wash ones hands adequately so as not to get stingy eyes when you take your contacts out last thing at night.

Jersey Cream

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Just as I thought - the colour of the cream that surfaces on milk from a Jersey cow lol

You got it in one!

It turns out to be very mellow and calms that dark red kitchen right down.

Cheryl

The painters are returning to redo several rooms, including the blue bath. It is going much paler.

Cheryl

Makes me glad I don't wear contacts!

Cheryl

in article snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com, Dawne Peterson at snipped-for-privacy@sasktel.net wrote on 1/17/06 8:58 PM:

The hair isn't right in relation to the face either. It looks to me as though one or the other was just cut out of a different design and stuck into this one. And where are her feet?

Karen E.

I can imagine. My bedroom has lots of natural light and nice, white trim (and a pale yellow ceiling that looks very sunshiny). The lavender comes off looking very fresh.

Best wishes, Ericka

You can, but they tend to be the redder purples, which I think are a little more challenging to work with (and I don't find them as soothing). Lavender might not work, though. You'd probably be in more the wine-y purples.

Best wishes, Ericka

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I had an eye infection recently and that was my greatest fear when I went to the doctor, that she was going to say it was something to do with the contacts and I couldn't wear them anymore. Trust me, you can't love glasses after using contacts. I have bifocal contacts.

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Probably lost them in the mud when she was cleaning the sluice gates on the dikes.

Lovely, I also collect primatives. Their muted tones could use the backdrop of a real punch of color. There are so many hues of purple that you don't have to go with a "primary" color of purple. Also, you can use pillows here and there, and many other accents using glass etc. You HAVE GOT to get rid of white walls! I have one bathroom I haven't gotten to yet in the six years we've owned this house and it is driving me crazy.