This week we have the incredible Emily Green on the Guest Blog! Emily has just launched a brand new range of necklaces and this week she will be sharing some of the images that inspired the colour palette of each of these pieces. To make this week even more special, Emily has offered a giveaway of one of her new Audrey Necklaces – just leave a comment before 10.00pm this Thursday 11th of August! – Jenny x
Hello! I’m Emily Green and I am a Melbourne based designer and maker. At the moment I like to make geometric resin brooches and necklaces strung with vividly coloured handmade beads. Colour has always been a love of mine and I find that the mini wearable artworks I create to be the perfect means of exploring and experimenting with different colour combinations.
For the guest blog this week I set myself the challenge of creating a new colour palette – translated into a beaded necklace – for each day of the week. Accompanying each palette is the collection of images that I sourced and compiled to use as the inspiration / starting point for the design.
I hope you enjoy looking!!
- em X
Colour palette for Andrea Necklace
- pastel pink hair from Yen magazine (this also inspired me to go pink!)
- one of my watercolours exploring primary and secondary hues
- a photo of my stripey sockies and hasbeens from last summer
- rainbow reflections on a rusty metal surface
- a collage I did using digtal prints of sparkly jewels
- a vividly coloured vintage daffodil card
- a kitchy hotel postcard of Brisbane – love the blocks of colour in the painted balconies!
love your use of colour. Happy and carefree.
Yes, give us more colour! Esp here in winter Melbourne town.
They put a smile on my face…perfect for these grey Melbourne days
Absolutely beautiful. They bring to mind those candy necklaces – but bigger. A joy to wear!
My Daughter 4 and i love the colours you use. She thinks they would be nice lollies.
Gorgeous – perfect for summer (and maybe a mood lift in winter!)
beautiful combination, and inspiration!
Wow, such beautiful colours to make me feel like spring’s come early whilst the skies are still dark!
colour makes me happy:)
Bright, bright, bright. A bit of colour, just what we need to chase the winter blues away.
I was in at your pop-up shop on the weekend and your designs are out of this world- love, love, love!
Emily has sure done the colour math. Bold brights, I feel spring is on it’s way Melbourne. Grab your vesper girls.
So wonderful to see such wonderful use of colours – so many Melburnians seem to be so colour-phobic. Could colour be the new black?
….love this look!…Emily Green you are a treat!
Would love to introduce them to Hobart!!
very cute :)
Lovely colours.
yes please
Gorgeous colours would look stunning on everyone.
Nothing more, would inspire spring in my wardrobe, than one of these necklaces, yes please!
So beautiful Emily!! did I mention it’s my birthday on Friday? **cough cough**
I love luv your use of colours – so great!!
Loved seeing these for the first time at We Live Like This in Brisbane. Beautiful pops of colour!
This necklace is the PERFECT addition to any melbourne winter outfit!! I love it!
WOW – great colours and shapes. Can you eat them! They are gorgeous and remind me of those pretty candy necklaces we loved as kids.
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FROOOT LOOOOPS!! My friend (also named) Emily (who you used to teach at Siena!) just bought one from the Nicholas building pop up store and all of us girls were drooling and craving a sugar and artificial colour fix. I think if I owned this necklace I would find myself absent-mindedly chewing on it occasionally :D
have been eyeing up your necklaces for aaages! love the colours!!! would LOVE to win one!
i’ve been admiring these necklaces for awhile now – they’re super lovely!
So last week I purchased my THIRD emily green necklace. . . what can I say? they’re beautiful! and I wear one almost everyday!
Xx
Emily, your necklaces are yummy enough to eat!
I’m a rainbow colour fan, and now I’m most definitely a fan of Emily Green. Perhaps you should change your name to Emily Green, yellow, pink, orange….!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your necklaces Emily. Gorgeous :)
I have seen these around and I LOVE them! So playful and fun.
These necklaces are great! And I definitely need to add a bit of colour to my mostly black wardrobe. You have a great eye for putting colours together.
Oh, I do love a splash of colour myself, beautiful work Emily!
Oh Emily Green, you are the colour queen. I discovered your lovely gems in the latest peppermint magazine and I am crazy keen!
I love this new design – and it would go in tandem perfectly with my current Emily Green necklace which I wear ALL THE TIME!!!!
Love the colours
Who would have thought that Melbournians would embrace colour so wholeheartedly??!! … I say as I sit here wearing grey and black and craving a splash of it myself…
Your work is beautiful! I love seeing so much colour in everyday objects!
Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue, I could sing Emily’s rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too!
I lost my Emily Green necklace 2 weeks ago! :(
gorgeous. encourages me to step out of my comfort zone with colour combinations – much more interesting than anything i would have put together. love it.
What a way to brighten a day. I love spotting your necklaces on stylish girls on the street. Much coveted.
I saw someone in the train wearing one of these necklaces last week and fell in love with it. I wished I had asked her where she had got it, but now i know – Hooray!
This is the first I have seen of your work and i love the colours- specially the neon beads. Now I’m on etsy at work trying to choose!
I sooooooooooo need an Emily Green necklace!!
This is going to be a great week on the guest blog. So inspiring!
So beautiful. Reminds me of FIMO clay beads I used to make as a child. Love your work process!
I’m wearing the Emily Green necklace I bought at the Nicholas Building pop-up market last week RIGHT NOW! Would certainly love another one though.
I’ve been a fan of Emily’s work for some time…only I didn’t know her name! Beautiful colours…would love to own one. Fingers crossed!
How gorgeous. Absolutely love the organic shapes of those beads. Very earthy feel but wow – those colours bring a splash to Winter. Love it.
oooh it would be the liberation I need from the world of washed out blacks I currently live in! what an inspiring pallette!
Just love the design, it looks so tacticle, even edible …
Beautiful colours, they would brighten up any grey Melbourne day :)
Ahhh a breath of fresh air…. During the Melbourne Winter everyone wears black black black so it is so refreshing to see bursts of colour in these gorgeous designs – I love that each of the colours is inspired by an actual object or image…charismatique!!
Uplifting
Pink hair excellent
I love my Emily Green necklace, it makes me feel so happy when I wear it. Also love your new looong necklace with the dotty bead!
hey em these are so happy, my name means happy and i would be happy to win one. thank you for the colours.
I am inspired to give making some beads of my own a go – this colour workshop will be just the thing to help me refine my choices!!
LOVELY COLOURS!
Wow, what colours! Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us
Love the research, shows in the final piece
love the colours – brighten my day..
Ooooh….That colourful mod building! That’s where I want my holiday with pina coladas and little umbrellas to boot!
Wow! Another beautiful colour combination from my favourite Melbourne artist. My biggest regret after my holiday to Melbourne last month was that I didn’t buy one of your gorgeous brooches!
I definately struggle with colour, so will be avidly reading your guest blog for some inspiration.
Ohhh! This colours are so refreshing and inspiring! Thanks x
I envy people with a talent for using colour like this. I have to live it vicariously through your work, but really don’t mind that too much :)
oh my too beautiful for words.
It’s great to see some colour injected into a grey winter’s day. I must aquire one of these beautiful necklaces.
Love this necklace! Would brighten up any outfit!
such a gorgeous colour palette…. a very happy necklace!
What an amazing way to brighten your day! I had the pleasure of discovering Emily’s beautiful creations just a few weeks ago at Design, Made, Trade and I’m definitely hooked! :)
Like super fat lifesavers. Summer daze. Love them.
a mix of tribal jellybeans and modern glam. Love love love it jewellery is always better BIG!!! great work xx
The palette of the Andrea is so vivid that makes me crave summer…
The colours are deliciously edible!
So beautiful! A grown up version of the froot loop necklace :)
would love to know what the Brisbane postcard is… I don’t recognise that building!
A beautiful necklace from some fab inspiration
Gorgeous! I bought one of Emily’s fabulous necklaces a couple of weeks ago and have been wearing it non-stop, really love her work!
simple and beautiful. I heart Emily.
What beautiful necklaces! A welcome change for the boring sterling silver I usually wear. Great work Emily, no doubt I’ll be seeing a lot more of them around!
that necklace reminds me of the candy necklaces of my childhhod. yum.
Wowser. So fun! Thanks for another hot design hook up!
Oooops, I got sidetracked by the lino and posted on the wrong bit… Your necklaces are gorgeous Emily – Love love love!!
poetic beauty. It brings the smell of spring to mind, hopefully it’s just around the corner! The colours are fabulous and right on trend for summer 2011. Would be a great addition for any summer outfit.
So happy.
I have an Emily brooch and love it. COLOUR is KING!
That hotel in Brisbane would have been awesome…I wonder if it’s still there? And what it looks like now…your necklace is gorgeous too.
OOOOHHH yes please…they are so gorgeous…..
ahhhhhhhhh colour sensations. lovely. EAT. IT. UP!
Ohhh, my ultimate colour palette and some added extras!
Oh wow. I think these comments proves just how popular the lovely Ms Green and her creations are! Gorgeous, gorgeous work by a lovely gal to-boot!
The perfect icing on top of any outfit.
Love it.
Those yummy colours and soft shapes – love it!
I would love one of your necklaces. Gorgeous!
Sensational colour palette, goes with everything!
This necklace really caught my eye at aero in chatswood. Here it is again! Love the colours!
Love your range emily, great work and fingers crossed I win!
oooh I love those beads! I’ve got one, but I NEEEED another one for sure!!!-) Great work!
Is there anything so happiness-inducing as a lovely colours combo!? :)
What a great way to brighten up a too black Melbourne winter
I adore all the colours! Of course, if I played with those colours they would end up looking like a pizza!
OMG! my mum used to make necklaces like these when i was a kid, using fimo and leather, though nowhere near as beautiful!
My Daughter, 5 (this Friday) and i love your colourful necklaces!
Fingers crossed!!!
I love Emily’s necklaces (and brooches). Great to see you featured as a guest blogger!
Wow! Such an amazing colour palette really really!
a perfect antidote to my monochrome melbourne wardrobe! (and it’s my birthday this friday too!)
So very beautiful!
J’adore!
All these colours combined into one neck piece makes me smile!
These necklaces are gorgeous, beautiful colours. Thanks for the giveaway
just what the doctor ordered for the cold winters in the nations capital – a splash of colour!
Love! What a delightful splash of colour… perfect to brighten up a black Melbourne outfit! :)
I love bright colours – bold and unafraid!
YAY FOR COLOUR!!! x
OMGosh I want to eat your necklaces – D E V I N E – to say the very least. Your colour use is mind-blowing. I will now be stalking you via your blog – not really stalking just following :-D! Beautiful – gorgeous – inspirational and definitely edible! xoxoxo
just beautiful! and i love the prints in your etsy store too – now favourited! x
Gorgeous, makes me think of summer. You must have so much fun putting the colours together.
I love unexpected colour combinations, and love the tactile quality of these pebbles of colour. The choice of a matt finish I think shows the colours more truely.
simply beautiful!
Thanks Emily for bringing colour to life. I think it’s so important to wear colour not only for your own daily mood but for those around you! Lisa x
I think Willy Wonka would be quite jealous of anyone wearing a necklace such as this! So nice to see Australian creatives producing beautiful pieces – Hurrah!
Just beautiful!
Love the colour palette that is the creative behind the final works, the pulling together of ideas. Reminds me of Kris’s Colour Stripes …. http://kristinaklarin.blogspot.com/
Love the plump and juicy shapes and eye-catching palette. Loved the stripey socks and the Brisbane hotel postcard too. Thanks, Emily, for brightening up the day.
oooh I love emily’s work so much! i came home from the pop up shop last week with a diamond brooch, only to find that my boyfriend had already bought one for me! this is how excessively I babble about her work!
This is a beautiful guest post. I endeavour to explore watercolour hues in my spare time! Thanking you.
Great to see how inspiration images/colours can be translated into a colour pallette. As an interior designer this is one of the hardest things to do, and Emily you just do it so perfectly.
Bright and beautiful…..
carnival colour…….
These necklaces are fashion pop-tarts – good enough to eat!
The colours are so HAPPY. Love it!
Oh my goodness. Love the bright colour!
Bright and Happy :)
I think this necklace is bound to make EVERY Monday awesome and way better than today’s Monday – I’m gonna go right ahead and keep everything crossed till 10pm Thursday k?
I really like it. :-)
Colour is so emotive and expressive – it changes a mood and a feeling in a heartbeat. I say awesome. Thanks for sharing. I loved.
sweeeeeeeeeet. super-inspiring!
Great to see someone being thoughtful and playful with colour in a city full of dreary grey, browns and black clothing.
Colour is as powerful as the spoken word. Your work is beautiful.
Gorgeous use of colour and contrast, texture and proportion. Big fan thanks Emily!
Thanks for sharing the inspiration for the colours, it was great to see!
love! a nice change from all that black everywhere :)
Just beautiful. Some people are so clever.
Love your work – and your inspiration images. How cute is that hotel pic!
I have been ogling your Etsy for weeks … Such pretty needs to be worn by ME!
Love the colours, perfect for spring.
such a necklace would make me smile everyday :))
Em, my face just lit up when I saw your necklace! Gorgeous use of colours!
A necklace for everyday…A different colour for each day of the week!
Really lovely use of colours, and a gorgeous looking necklace.
the sweetest way to colour i know!
Just lovely.
Love, love, love your work!
Exquisite piece of bling!
My sister often teases me for my accesorising skills, but you couldn’t go wrong with this necklace. Well done Emily.
i love my emily green necklace. goes with everything!
absolutely gorgeous!! would love one to wear right now!!
Amazing colour – a weeks supply of smiles.
such a sweet necklace! it’s now on my b’day wish list!!
Beautiful necklaces and great post, Em. I get lots of compliments… and If I’m not up early enough mum is already wearing my most recent acquisition. x
Super divinely beautiful
Colour…the spice of life!
Gorgeous colours!
Roses are red, violets are blue
Emily Green’s necklaces, make the heart swoon.
I really love your colour combinations and simplicity of your designs!
I love the colour! As someone who wears black or greys most of the time, I’d love something handmade and colorful to wear!
So dreamy and colourful I love these they’re beautiful and WOW the colour inspiration on todays blog, love it (o: I’m now full of the wonderful uplifting love, warmth and inspiration that colour brings forth, thankyou! xxx
ooh joyous colour + pure perfect yummy neckpieces – irresistible!
how darling, a perfect pop for a melbourne winter wardrobe too…
goodness those colors are just gorgeous. Love the bright and happy feel!
Yummo, I could almost bite off one of those beads like a Lifesaver.
I just looove colour!! I have to wear all black at work, and it makes for a sad Lizzie. But an interview this week might change all that, and I can go back to my red tops With purple cardigans, red shoes and green cardigans, and maybe a new necklace! :) I started making my own beaded jewellery about 10 years ago now, because I could find nothing FUN and COLOURFUL to wear!
Just stunning! I haven’t seen any in Hobart yet so I’ll keep my fingers crossed ☺. J x
I just love your necklaces! Happiness!
Cute!
Amazing colours! It would brighten up my day since we are moving towards winter here in Sweden. Just love the necklace!
Fantastic! There is never enough colour in the world! :)
Love your colour observations and application! Just beautiful! (*o*)/
nice colourfull world!!!that´s exactl what we all need!!!go on…
These necklaces are gorgeous! Each colour on it’s own doesn’t seem like it belongs with the next but strung up and they are a stroke of colour genius. I would LOVE to have one of these gems around my neck!’
Emily, thanks for sharing some of what inspires your colour choices. Artisans seem to have a talent for picking colour combinations that “just work”.
Lovely work. This necklace has the colours of my house!
Pretty pretty colours!
I first saw Emily’s work on Pinterest – it is beautiful
I love this colour combo! Very unique necklaces you have there :)
Love The bright colors. Especially as I dress a lot in black and gray, as an adopted Melbournian- now living in sydney!
The colours brighten up a grey Melbourne day.
hmmm mondays necklace is so lickable… di
I need more yellow-lime-greeny-fluro in my life. Thank you!
Beautiful! I love the look :)
I too have been lusting after a necklace for the last few weeks…they are so gorgeous Emily.
i love this one! It reminds me of summer and sitting on the beach in the shade of a beach umbrella! Really pretty…
Love your work – funky and cute but at the same time, not too “in your face” !
Love the colour. So. Much.
Emily is so clever . I’ve just discovered colour in my wardrobe one of these would suit perfectly xx
i love the audrey even more now i know the inspiration behind it!!
such pretty colour combos!
Your necklaces are lovely. Love the colours and textures of the Audrey necklace
love that 1st photo! pink hues tresses & lips. so summer!
My earrings make me so happy, I have been dreaming about those necklaces!
This is all sorts of lovely. I have been obsessing over this necklace for a whole week now…it makes me more excited about my tropical holiday coming up and instantly lifts my mood! :)
Now that’s what I call a POP of colour!! Beautiful!!
Beautiful. Poppies, puddles, winter clouds and a sunny heart. xa
Gorgeous colours perfect for lifting winter bleak attire.
That post card is so cool. I want to stay at that hotel.
Love, love, love Emily’s work, especially her brooches. Gorgeous.
Beautiful colours. I’ve wanted one of Emily’s necklaces for a while!
So beautiful and love the matt look
So creative! I adore the bright colours. What fantastic work!
Reminds me of a kinda grown-up version of a candy necklace. Design delicious-ness.
cross generational – that’s what I like….and the naming of them.
Love the colour choices such great pops of color!
Can’t think of a more exciting way to get around than the Papillionaire bicycle! Just gorgeous!
Love those bikes, reminds me of living in Florence and riding my bike to art class in ‘centro storico’! Thankyou for the beautiful reminder. True beauty never fades, May your bicycles encourage the nation to slow down, get outside and meander through the day, in style! What a an experience you are giving to australians!
The palettes are screaming “INSPIRATION.” Will def come back to Emily Green the next time I pick up my paintbrush. Thanks for this poppin post!
just energetic.. in colours and to win the bicylce!!! fingers crossed!