Tuesday Treasury Challenge: Noir

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Tuesday Challenge is "Noir."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employ the idea of "noir;" be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be.
If you want to find items with the tag "noir"— wonderful! If you want to pick items that symbolize things that are noir — go for it! If you want to be clever and use "noir" as a synonym for black — have at it! Just somehow employ "noir" in your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )


Please tag your treasury with "treasury challenge" and "noir"

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c86149811386d91a56790f7

by Sarah Knight 

Friday Treasury Challenge: Cider

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Friday Challenge is "cider."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employ the idea of "cider;" be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be.
If you want to find items with the tag "cider"— wonderful! If you want to pick items that use the color of cider — go for it! Just somehow employ "cider" in your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )


Please tag your treasury with "treasury challenge" and "cider"

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c80e52e1a5f6d9177c64965

Tuesday Treasury Challenge: September

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Tuesday Challenge is "September."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employ the idea of "September;" be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be.
If you want to find items with the tag "September"— wonderful! If you want to pick items that symbolize the September — go for it! If you want to base your selections off of holidays or the birth stone of September — have at it! Just somehow employ "September" in your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )


Please tag your treasury with "treasury challenge" and "September"

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7caa8fa5948eefb7678329/september-serendipity-treasury-challenge 

by Sarah Knight 
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7d26fcd98e6d91d6935635/september-treasury-challenge 

Friday Challenge: end of summer

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Friday Challenge is "end of summer."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employ the idea of "end of summer;" be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be.
If you want to find items with the tag "end" or "summer"— wonderful! If you want to pick items that symbolize the end of your summer — go for it! Just somehow employ "end of summer" in your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )


Please tag your treasury with "treasury challenge" and "end of summer"

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c779f7250798eefbcead6fb 

by Sarah Knight
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c77c05671896d918eef2df5

by Sharonlee of GarbogeKnits
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7834f571896d91f9c34af5/cool-way-to-end-summer-treasury

Weekly Wednesday Feature: butterfly in scarlet by slightclutter

"butterfly in scarlet" by slightclutter

 This is a photograph by Katya Horner entitled "butterfly in scarlet." It is available at her shop: slightclutter on etsy. This listing can be found here.

Viewing this piece, I was struck by its color, pattern and subject.  Color is one of the main components that makes the piece visually appealing; particularly the saturation and contrast of color.  The eye is drawn to the contrasting tones of the butterfly: the lightness and saturation of the yellow, which contrasts with the darkness and purple tinge of the black. The eye is also drawn to the butterfly for the pattern of the color of its wings and body.  The eye then moves through this visual of color and pattern to the super saturated tones of the background of the image: where magenta mingles with hues of purple, puce, and sienna. And these background colors appear softer focus, with less articulation, which further emphasizes the pattern of the butterfly as the focus of the piece. It's a contrast between the intricate pattern and contrast of the butterfly juxtaposed against the soft focus and saturated color melding of the background that makes this piece visually appealing.

I encourage you to check out the rest of the pieces available at slightclutter on etsy.

Tuesday Treasury Challenge: cranberry

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Tuesday Challenge is "cranberry."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employ the term cranberry ; be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be. If you want to find items with the tag "cranberry" — wonderful! If you want to feature items made from cranberries — go for it! Just somehow employ "cranberry" in some facet of your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )

Please tag your treasury with "treasury challenge" and "cranberry"

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7380076aa68eefa4f616ce

by fuchsiabloomstudio
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c74051b6aa68eef715f2ece/cranberry-tart-and-sweet-treasury

by Sarah Knight
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c7391427df46d9133b44aba/cranberry-red-treasury-challenge 

Friday Challenge: Leaf

Welcome to the Serendipity Treasury Challenge!
The Friday Challenge is "Leaf."
We encourage you to make treasuries that somehow employs the term leaf; be as literal or figurative or off kilter or conceptual as you want to be.
If you want to find items with the tag "leaf" — wonderful! If you want to feature only items made from leaves — go for it! Just somehow employ "leaf" in your treasury :)

I hope you choose to participate!
And if you do participate, then please post a link to your treasury as a comment on this blog : )

Happy curating!

by Cassandra Kiss:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6e6d6905938eefac0c8a38

by Sarah Knight
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6e734d05938eefe3d38a38 

by soyonsheureux
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c6e9e55f0796d91a5428d5e