I'm Bad At This

I'm bad at this. Maintaining a blog, that is. But here! Here are my excuses!

• New computer! I finally replaced my old Dell laptop with a new MacBook Pro! I keep asking myself why I hadn't done this earlier!
• A scratched cornea (that sucked).
• A new camera. (Sony DSLR! Yipee!)
• Schoolwork. Mountains and mountains of schoolwork! Only three more half-days of it, though!
• The Rapture (ha!)
• The release of Pirates of the Caribbean 4! 

But still, behold, my latest Shire-inspired multi-blend. See, I'm a huge Lord of the Rings dork, not quite as big as my Harry Potter obsession, but still pretty major. Enjoy, and I'll hopefully update soon before my trip to Europe this summer!

Inspiration Source - Jane Eyre

I don't know what it is, but something about the new release Jane Eyre (much like The King's Speech) inspired me with the beautiful use of colors in the film. Based on the literary masterpiece by Charlotte Bronte, the film used a beautiful balance of muted tones and delicate pastels to depict the hardship-filled and romantic life of the title character.

A multi-blend of all my Jane Eyre inspired palettes

Inspiration Source - The King's Speech

Academy Award winner The King's Speech wasn't just a fantastic story (even though it truly was one of the best this year, if not in the past couple of years), but also a beautiful motion picture in a visual sense. Bringing life to the dreary, fog-filled scenes of London and Scotland, muted but albeit visually stimulating colors are used to set the scene for a royal lifestyle on the cusp of World War II.