Saturday, December 6, 2014

Pantone's 2015 Color of the Year Marsala on Ginkgo Leaf Earrings

I challenged myself to use Pantone's 2015 color of the year Marsala, something of a muted brownish scarlet that reminds me of spilled red wine on an off white table cloth or worse, dried blood. 
Marsala Ginkgo Earrings
I think a brighter or darker shade of red, like pomegranate or scarlet would have been a great improvement over Marsala. I wonder if designers will tend towards brightening this up a bit. If they really wanted a wine, I think Chardonnay would have been a better choice with its warm sunny yellows, but hey, they didn't ask me.  Anyway, here's my first pair of Marsala Earrings with golden bronze.  Here I went with more of a cranberry for my Marsala and then browned it up a bit by adding Bronze.  Other colors include rich dark blue, purple and forest.
Marsala Ginkgo Earrings
This pair I made second, and used cool gray and pale blue.  Here, the brown seed beads are a bit browner than Marsala, but the sapphires are pretty spot on.
Marsala Ginkgo Earrings
 Both pairs have sparkling faceted sapphires to add just a touch of twinkle.
Marsala Ginkgo Earrings
I predict that Marsala is going to be a tough color for designers in 2015. What do you think? Do you like Marsala?  I think it's going to take me a few months to warm up to it.  I guess I like it with the blue and gray.  It feels sort of modern-ish.   

The tutorial is available in my Etsy shop if you want your ears to be a la mode, superchic!  Click on the photos to go to the listing.  Thanks for looking.

4 comments:

  1. Marsala seems like a good color for boots or other leather things, or maybe for pants, but I think it will be a tough color for tops, dresses, and non-leather accessories. I do like how it looks in the 2nd pair of earrings you made. I think that shade of blue is a good complement.

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  2. I actually love Marsala - it was my favorite of the colors in the Spring Color Report. I especially like the way you've paired it with blue!

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  3. Love Marsala - it's a color I use often with beads. Love this pattern and how you've done these earrings!

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  4. I love the Marsala- but I am drawn to dark rich burgandy and browns. (Truth be told it would be easier to name the colors I do not like.)

    Those first pair of earrings are wonderful; I like the second pair too, but the first grabs my attention.

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