Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Ya Want Orange? Ya Got Orange! BBA October 2014 Challenge

Each month the Blogging Business Artisans Team poses a challenge to its members.  This month's challenge comes from Abigail Jayne of  Abigail Jayne Art:

It's the Orange month!
Create something using orange or a pumpkin shape. Do something different, not just a Halloween holiday item, but get creative with the basic color tone of orange or a shade of orange. Or you could use a color combination incorporating orange.
Either way let orange inspire you!


This month's challenge was truly challenging.  You see, in my world view, all colors are not created equal -- and truth be told, orange is my least favorite of all the colors on the color wheel. 

I mean, orange is the color of prison coveralls, life vests, and traffic cones -- and when it comes to terror threat levels, orange is a very unnerving color!    Now, I admit orange has some redeeming qualities -- I like juicy oranges from Florida and Fall foliage.  But I just think the colors on the cool side of the color wheel are, well --- WAY COOLER!

Thankfully, Abigail Jayne gave us permission to use orange as part of a color combination -- and I do like orange and gray.  They play well together.  SO---when I found some really cute fox fabric, I decided I could rise to this month's challenge and make a unisex baby bib in orange and gray.


Those adorable little foxes are from the 100% organic cotton Picture Pie collection for Cloud 9 Fabrics.  The orange and white grid fabric on the reverse side was designed by Lotta Jansdotter for her Bella collection.  I even used an orange snap:


And -- because I had some scraps left over, I made a few more cord keepers. 




Hmmm---maybe I like orange a little bit after all!  So, like the food skeptic in Dr. Seuss's classic children's book, Green Eggs and Ham, I will thank the one who nudged me way out of my color comfort zone.  Thank you, thank you, Abigail Jayne! 

TTFN
LeAnn


10 comments:

  1. Those little foxes are so cute! And orange looks good here.
    But I'm with you, one of my least favorite colors. I'm still pondering this challenge!

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    1. Orange can be a little harsh - or "in your face." But I do like those little orange foxes. I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled with this challenge.

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  2. I love that fox fabric and I feel the same about orange too.haha! That baby bib is so cute!

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    1. Ha.Ha. I don't recall seeing much (if any) orange in your shop!

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  3. Those foxes are too super cute!! I love the cord keeper - I need to make about a dozen of those for use around the house.

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    1. The cord keepers really are handy -- and cute to boot.

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  4. This is a great answer to the challenge. Truth be told: not my favorite color either. My first hubby, now deceased, loved orange. He insisted on a bright orange pickup for his business! You never missed him coming down the street!

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    1. Bright orange is a very good color when it comes to safety. Very hard color to ignore!!

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  5. How cute! And I love the little fox fabric. You don't realize this but you have just talked me into popping over to Etsy to shop for some more cute fabric. I always seem to find things to make from it eventually.

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  6. Really cute! I love the fox fabric :)

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