Design Post #5

For my final design post, I've been thinking optimistically: toward flowers!

The queen has spoken

But really.

Even though it's practically December now, I've begun to notice how many floral patterned objects I own and use daily, and in looking at my blog, I see how that appreciation has bled into my blog design.

One floral design that hangs in my closet (and often around my neck) is that of this scarf. What I like about it is the way it's floral, but against a dark background. As I've stated before, I really like the look of dark backgrounds, and the way the burgundy of this one compliments the other colors used (all of them fairly dark) is appealing.

Another source of floral inspiration comes from a favorite mug, from which I'm sipping tea right now. The colors on this one are closer to the colors of my blog, which is why it caught my attention; they are bright pink and much lighter than the colors on my scarf. However, 

Even though my blog more closely reflects the colors of the mug, the wavy design is reminiscent of both objects and the general theme of florals because its flow looks like an element found in nature, like the wind blowing petals or leaves, or the waves on the lake.