Colour Me Happy: January.
For our first ever Colour Me Happy challenge, we’re starting with something fun & easy:
Add something yellow to your bedroom (or your kidlet’s)
According to this source, “…yellow is the strongest colour, psychologically. The right yellow will lift our spirits and our self-esteem; it is the colour of confidence and optimism.”
What a great colour to start and end each day with! Adding yellow to your child’s or your own room could be as simple as featuring a cushion, a painted piece of furniture or a hanging lantern. If you want to go all out and paint your walls, that would be super awesome! If you’d like to start with something easy (and free), why not download my latest poster and frame it? It would make a great reminder as you leave in the morning.
What I did for the challenge: As we rent, painting walls was out but I finally found a use for an old Japanese banner I got in Tokyo many years ago. I also hung some bunting and a lovely yellow lantern I got for Christmas.
Touches of Yellow : Norah’s Nursery : Armelle Blog
Share your yellowness with everyone and spread the happy!
Ways to share on the social mediaz:
Facebook: Tag me in your photo : @Maddie Lilmagoolie or @Li’l Magoolie (with an apostrophe) or post it on my wall
Instagram: Tag your image with #colourmehappyproject
Twitter: Link to your image using the hashtag #colourmehappyproject
Your blog: Paste a link to your post in the comments
Please comment below with a link to your image so I have your email address if you win.
I’ll feature all the pics on the last day of the month AND the one that is most creative will win this month’s prize! (Note: spending lots of money is not necessary to be a winner – reusing and recycling is awesome!)
You can win:
This month’s prize comes from fabulous store Foundry. You can choose an A4 print and tote from their colourful and fun range!
Hi Maddie, Love it! I’m joining in too. I posted here about my yellow project x
http://blackbirdhasspoken.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/im-back.html
Hi Maddie,
I love the whole concept of the Colour Me Happy project – and can’t wait to see what else you have in store! I have just sneaked in in time with a little project for the Yellow Challenge! Here’s a link to my post…http://www.ahappyadventure.com/2012/01/craft-project-yellow/
hi again…
the link to my yellow “thing” is
http://gaguitamia.blogspot.com/2012/01/nuevo-ano-nueva-web-nuevos-propositos.html
I hope you like the idea…
Thanks for passing by..
gaga
Just posted my yellow chevron curtains! I’m in the middle of redecorating my little boys’ shared room (they just started bunking together) and these color challenges will be fun little additions to their shared space. Fun Fun!!
Hello!
that´s a marvelous idea!
I will publish tomorrow my yellow accent, but i am sorry mine is a spanish blog, so there will be an english extract at the end of the post, but you can see the pictures anyway.
I hope you like it!
i will sitck to the color contest next month
thanks for the colorful idea…
Gaga
What a wonderful idea! Yellow is my favorite color! I backed the inside of a bookshelf with yellow and white striped fabric. My project wasn’t bedroom specific but could be done in any room that has a shelf. In our case, this bookshelf pictured is in our living room but I did something similar in my son’s bedroom, just with different fabric. Here is the link: http://www.pecklife.com/blog/2012/01/can-stripes-be-an-addiction.html
Fantastic idea! Here is my Before & After of our family bedroom. I hung a DIY star mobile. The project cost me about $8 USD and it makes me smile every time I walk into the room.
http://glimmersnaps.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/hanging-yellow/
Hey,
I love yellow.
I can’t wait to participate each month! I to am renting so can’t paint walls but adding a throw rug/pillow or even adding a bunting to the bedroom will totally lift the mood
Great Idea!!
Amanda.
Love it!
I bought a bright green winter jacket last winter and it’s completely changed how I look at colour. Now I get things in colour whenever I can!
I’ll be on the hunt for yellow things this weekend!
What a great idea! Looking forward to taking part each month – especially with a move to Auckland coming up – be a great way to keep our rental full of colour!
Here is my addition for this month – http://jessicamolony.tumblr.com/post/15659570296/colour-me-happy-january
Cheers! Jess
x
Hi Maddie, I want to add a couple of photos to the facebook album but cant work out how to! Can you please let me know the steps : )