Red, Red Everywhere!
The science of color is a fascinating topic. Color affects moods, behavior, and choices. It has the power to soothe before surgery and relax after a long, hard day. An overly bold color can also stir up anxiety.
As I planned a series of color-related lenses, I knew I would include red. I'm crazy about red, but I also like blue...yellow...and certain shades of green. Purple's not bad, either.
With Valentine's Day fast approaching, red often takes a seat front and center. The simple sight of a red heart-shaped box has the power to transport us back in time. Red is passionate, rich, and full of life.
This lens will offer plenty of reasons to add a little red to your life all year long.
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Color Our World Red
We're surrounded by red! Have a look around. What do you see?
I see the last red flowers of my garden. A red sunset that gradually sends fingers of hot pink drippng toward the horizon.
I see a favorite red plate that we used when our children were little, to make them feel special. It's actually called the Waechtersbach Plate. A sister-in-law gave it to us one Christmas and we used it once a week for years.
I also see a red sweater I wear at Christmas time every year, and a red pin cushion my grandma created when I was a little girl.
Red extends out into our world in so many ways. Here are a few examples.
- Red Velvet Cake
- Why does the cake turn red? Trace its origin in this interesting food article.
- What is "seeing red"?
- Ever wondered where that saying originated? Here's a Q/A to solve the mystery.
- Red Sunset
- Why does the sky turn increasingly red after sunset?
- Do tomatoes ripen from the inside out?
- What process turns a tomato from dull green to beautiful red?
- Do bulls like red?
- Why do bulls charge when they see red? Anyone know?
Red Mosaic by Merce
This amazing mosaic is licensed under Creative Commons, and was created by a gifted flickr user, Merce Blanco. Downloading for non-commercial use is allowed with proper attribution to the artist, and you'll find various sizes from which to choose.
When you check it out at flickr, you can also see each individual photo that went into the overall mosaic.
Isn't it a beaut?
Red Cranberry Glass
- Red Cranberry Glass
- cranberryglass.co.uk
- Cranberry Glass Earrings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Gallery of Cranberry Glass Lamps...beautiful!
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Crayola's Colorful History
Check out the reds!
I loved coloring when I was a child. Nothing compared with finding a brand-new box of crayons waiting for me when I got home from school.
Nice, pointy tips. No broken crayons (yet), and...all those reds!
If you thought Crayolas came only in one shade of red, you were not choosy about the colors you chose. Check out Crayola Creativity Central, where their crayon census page takes you chronilogically through all the colors they've ever produced. Among the red-toned selections for the year I started kindergarten are these seven hues:Red Violet, Violet Red, Red, Red Orange, Violet Red, Brick Red, and Orange Red.
The Red Scarf Project
A wonderful charity project for knitters...
This Christmas, if you're safe and comfortable, clothed in warm winter clothes, thank God. Everyone doesn't have it so good, not even the basics that we often take for granted.
The Red Scarf Project was begun in 2005 to bless college-bound foster kids. It's both symbolic and practical, and makes a bold, beautiful statement: We Care! The Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) has been overwhelmed by the number of big-hearted knitters who volunteer every year for this charity initiative.
Run a Google search and you'll find blogs about it, like Now Norma Knits.
Visit this site for details.
Kitchen of Your Red Dreams
Here are selected kitchen items from (who else?) Amazon.com. Enjoy the red parade.
Red in the Garden
Red Hots - The Candy You Ate as a Kid
Whenever I think of the Saturday matinee, I remember my two older brothers and I walking a mile or so into town, in time to buy a box of Red Hots before the movie began. We grew up in a typical Smalltown, USA, where most people knew each other and everyone kept an eye out.
The little theater held about 150 people when packed out, and Saturday matinees were a time to see friends, escape into an adventurous movie for two hours, and of course, munch to our heart's content on our favorite treats.
What I didn't know then, though, was that Red Hots were first created in the early 1930s when my parents were kids. Follow the links below to everything Red Hots-related.
- Where it all began...
- The birth of the red-hot cinnamon candy we grew up loving.
- Memories of Red Hots
- Here's one person's memories about Red Hots. What's yours?
- Ferarra Pan Candy Company
- Wikipedia introduces the company behind the Red Hots.
Red Hots @Amazon!
Cooking with Red Hots
Add some spice to your life...
- Applesauce Mold
- Red Hot Applesauce Mold, for a unique twist.
- Red Hot Punch
- Not sure what to think of this one...anybody tried it?
- Cinnamon Baked Apples
- Hmmm...sounds interesting!
- Spiced Tea with Red Hots
- Now this sounds like a wonderful hot drink on a winter evening!
- Apple Butter
- My mom loved apple butter. She grew up in Washington state, where apple orchards surrounded her hometown. This recipe calls for Red Hots.
- Spiced Sweet Potato & Apples
- Add Red Hots and you have a unique twist on a favorite holiday dish.
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Jimmie wrote...
Red and pink and all shades that include red -- purple, maroon, coral, etc. -- I love them all!
Posted December 31, 2008
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