Word Of The Week - Celadon

Colour is something that has fascinated me since I was the littlest poppet.
I have very pleasant memories of visiting my Grandparent's farm and collecting all manner of colourful treasures....wool & embroidery thread from Grandma's basket, feathers from the chookpen, flower petals, beads, shells from a neighbours driveway [I know this sounds odd in outback Australia, but it's true] and of course little rocks and pebbles.
Some of my greatest finds were coloured shards of glass dug up from the dirt near where they burnt their household rubbish.  My favourites were the rich purple and indigo glass which were rare finds, more common were the celadon green or orangey bits.

I wish I still had these fragments of my childhood, instead I have warm memories to hold onto and a love of colour that has held throughout my whole life.

If asked now to nominate a favourite colour I would flounder and then start my reply with "At the moment I love.....".
Crisp white accents are a constant throughout my home and wardrobe but there is a whole lot of ocean inspired colour happening too.

If you popped by to say "Hi!" right now you'd find me enjoying some green tea from a gorgeous handmade mug in celadon green, wearing a rose pink dress with my Grandmother's white beads wound around my wrist.  The mug being the inspiration for this post.
People often comment on it and ask me what the colour is.
I guess I could say dusty green or greenish-blue, but celadon is such a beautiful word and as we're all about zhushing up our vocab I thought I'd share it with you too.

I know that there are several of you who enjoy collecting ceramics in this hue and as you can see from my little montage below it goes beautifully with crisp white.
I had lots of fun seeking out my favourite examples for you and hope that when you see this lovely colour its equally lovely name pops into your mind.

Until next we meet, have fun zhushing up your vocabulary and spreading the word!

If you'd like to imbue your world with a little bit of celadon, all of these items are available for purchase:

Porcelain cup and cutlery rest {here}    Agave photo {here}    Earrings {here}   Brooch {here}    Baby cocoon {here}  Shoe clip {here}    

Wallpaper {here}    Ironing board cover {here]