Emerald Green with ENVY - 2013 Pantone Color

I've always been a lover of color and working in product development as a colorist for a number of years has definitely given me my fair share of looking at very many Pantone swatches throughout my career.  This years Pantone color of the year for 2013 is EMERALD green! What a beautiful color - rich, vivid, classically elegant and timeless. It's one of my favorite shades of green, so I've added a couple more pieces to my VTD Shop for you.

Available HERE

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How are you going to add some green into your life this year?

Cheers to 2013,

Kathy

DIY - Quick & Easy Valentines Day Card

Can you believe Valentines Day is tomorrow already? Here's a quick and easy DIY for a Valentines Day card. Keira and I had a blast making it today and all you really need are a couple shades of your favorite Red or Pink lipstick - plus she felt SO special putting my lipstick on!  Oh, and follow me on the new VINE app (as Kathy Michon) and you can watch our Valentines Day card come to life!

via: VINE - 6 Second Video Clips

Pink + Gold = L O V E (all on it's own)

Happy "LOVE" day!!!!

Sitting on a Velvet Throne

VTD (Velvet Throne Designs) has been my baby for a while now.  It's evolved so much, just as I have, and I'm so excited and proud that Etsy has selected my Line22 painting to be on the main Art section page on their ETSY.com website! Woo Hoo!!!

We did it!  Through this blog and throughout my time within the Etsy community I felt that I've been surrounded by so much love and positive energy and I've been so blessed to always hear your lovely words and positive comments.  When I say "WE" did it - I really mean we because a lot of my inspiration comes from you guys and how happy I feel when I read my emails or hear how excited my clients are when they receive their pieces.  It constantly inspires me to be able to create something that brings happiness into someone else's home.  I love creating beautiful pieces with vibrant colors because without color our world would be a pretty bland place to live.  So, I hope to keep bringing color into your lives and your homes - so please keep the positive energy flowing! ;)

Speaking of, here's a few more pieces that I was able to put up in my shop today.  I'll be quite busy within the next few weeks working on commission pieces, so there's a little bit of a wait time at the moment, but if you're interested please don't hesitate to email me with any questions at velvetthronedesigns@gmail.com

* P.S. - Valentine's Day is just around the corner, don't forget to give your walls a "Pink" me up this V-Day with one of my lovely pieces! wink wink ;) 

XOXO,

Kathy

Snakes, Leopards, and Paintings...Oh My!

I've been super busy with VTD and work these days, that it's been so tough to get back on LMS posting so I really apologize for the delays.  I've added a few more items in my shop and am still working on a few other pieces. I did promise some "wearable art" pieces so that will definitely be coming soon - p.s. there's a clue in the pics below ;)

* Photos by ME

These framed pieces can be purchased HERE

(Yup, these gorgeous curved frames are included!)