TOP 5: Candy.

My sweet tooth is very, very large. However, my eye for sweets is even larger – I can’t resist the array of beautiful colours and shapes.

Pink and Peach Candy Free Creative Commons1. Pinks and peaches

Day 111/366 - Peeps2. A pastel army of Peeps.

Color Overload3. A sea of rainbow sprinkles.

Arm Candy4. Arm Candy.

10/365 January 10 - Variation on a Theme (Based on 'Lifesavers, 1930' by Ruth Bernhard)5. Lifesavers and Lifesaver shadows.

Which is your favourite kind of sweet? I can’t even decide, but I’m definitely a fan of Watermelon Chupa Chups.

TOP 5: Yellow and Fuchsia.

I found these images by using Multicolor Search Lab. Have you ever used it? If you like playing with colours, you’re in for a proper treat.

Bright Yellow Flowers in Pink Bursts 12.11. Bright yellow flowers in punk bursts, by Crystal A Murray.

mythologie.ch2. ‘Mythologie.ch’ by _underscore

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3. Created using GlitchMonkey, by Juan Antonio Zamarripa

Rust-O-Vision4. Rust-O-Vision by Tim.

Torn5. Torn, but alive. By Aftab Uzzaman.

TOP 5: Teal + Flame Red

Hot v. Cold / Fire v. Water

I swear, colour is my favourite thing.

IMG_6814.JPG1. By Ned Raggett

Sat09Oct2004Food East Van Farmers' Market - Last day - 32. By Roland Tanglao

San Diego3. By Karla Lopez

letter W4. By Leo Reynolds

ber0975. By Andrey Okonetchnikov

TOP 5: Metallic animals.

The only thing better than colour is shiny colour. Enjoy!

Chrysomèle de la lavande1. A deep-hued rosemary leaf beetle. By JR Guillaumin.

Papilio ulysses butterfly2. Papilio Ulysses butterfly. Photo by Dean Morley.

It's  "Ruby Throated" Tuesday!3. A beautiful bird with a ruby throat. By Kenny P.

green lizard in a red bucket4. A shimmering green lizard, by Giovanni.

Congo Tetra5. Congo Tetra in a petstore. By Pinke.

TOP 5: Rainbow Spectrum.

‘I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.’

-Winston Churchill

Untitled1. A colour-burst mural. Photo by Conall O’Brien.

A Rainbow of Flavors2. ‘A Rainbow of Flavours’, by Cris.

megakitten3. A kitten with a rainbow aura. By Stuart Crawford.

4. A technicolour spectrum of thread, taken by me at Liberty.

flip flops5. Flip Flops by Betsy.

TOP 5: Magenta.

This is one of my favourite colours:

1. My favourite vintage skirt.

2. Bunches of over saturated tulips.

3. Too beautiful to eat… but I still ate it.

4. The walls of the Fashion and Textile Museum.

5. Bright, punchy azaleas.


TOP 20: Prints to choose from. Can you help?

Hello! I’m selecting a new batch of images for my online print store on Folksy. I would love your help in choosing which photos to include.

I’ve short-listed some of my favourites on Facebook, over here. If you can spare a minute, please look through them and ‘like’ your favourites.

All 20 photos were taken by me. I’m really curious and excited to see what you guys choose!

TOP 5: The British Seaside.

This weekend, I visited the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze. The sky was blue, the sea was sparkling, the chips were salty, and the pier was as retro-kitsch as one could hope for.

1. Bright toy windmills reflecting the sunlight.

2. Piles and piles of seashells on the shore.

3. Maniacal seagulls.

4. Fragrant gorse bushes lining the seaside paths.

5. Rows upon rows of colourful beach huts.

All of these photos were taken by me (my Flickr is over here).

TOP 5: Window Shopping.

I carry my camera with me at all times, and I seem to have a thing for photographing shop windows. I can’t help it! I love the clutter and colour and all of the little details! All of these photos were taken by me, and you can see larger versions on my Flickr feed.

1. A colourful corner store in Brussels.

2. Double Dolls at Topshop on Oxford Circus, London.

3. Frosted Windows at the Sunday Upmarket, Brick Lane.

4. Glitter on Piccadilly (That’s the Royal Academy of Arts reflected in the windows of Fortnum & Mason). You can buy this as a print.

5. Lebanese Sweets on Edgeware Road.

You can see more window dressings over here.

TOP 5: Tatty Devine.

The Tatty Devine store on Brick Lane is a magpie’s wonderland: Blingin’ wall decorations, and plenty of blingin’ plastic bling. I love it. If you’re into bright colours and eye catching jewellery, you should go and take a look!

1. Coins ahoy! Put ‘em in your purse! Wear ‘em around your neck!

2. The only thing better than a shiny bear is if the shiny bear is made of stars.

3. This would go nicely with the coin necklace.

4. Clowning around.

5. the only sort of grey sky I’m ok with.

Project Ocean @Selfridges

Hello!

I’ve been working with Fauna & Flora International to create life-size marine turtle sculptures for Selfridges’ Project Ocean. They will be on display at Selfridges (Oxford Street), every Saturday for the next month. I’m very excited! Go and check them out if you have the chance!

Click here for more details.


TOP 5: Urban scrawl.

In no particular order:

helena-maratheftis-urban-scrawl-41. Riverside, Reading.

helena-maratheftis-urban-scrawl-12. On the ground, Brick lane.

helena-maratheftis-urban-scrawl-23. This alley really smelt of pee.

helena-maratheftis-urban-scrawl-34. This alley did not smell of pee, thankfully.

helena-maratheftis-urban-scrawl-55. These scrawlings were so fresh that I nearly stained my dress with them.

TOP 5: Neon.

In no particular order:

helena-maratheftis-neon-11. Unrelated thought: This would be a good colour scheme for a dress.

helena-maratheftis-neon-52. London’s Carnaby Street is famous for it’s Christmas lighting.

helena-maratheftis-neon-43. Some surprisingly bright little flowers.

helena-maratheftis-neon-34. The view from my hostel in Amsterdam.

helena-maratheftis-neon-25. Candy coloured trainers. Mmmmmm.

TOP 5: Doors.

In no particular order:

helena-maratheftis-doors-11. Trails left by climbing plants on old, old wood.

helena-maratheftis-doors-32. A typical Greek Island door.

helena-maratheftis-doors-43. The most colourful door in the land.

helena-maratheftis-doors-24. An inviting entrance on the rooftop terrace.

helena-maratheftis-doors-55. A pristine door in a grimy corner of Paddington station.

TOP 5: Heels.

In no particular order:

helena-maratheftis-heels-11. She was dressed as Minnie Mouse.

helena-maratheftis-heels-32. My beloved Nine West pumps.

helena-maratheftis-heels-23. Master and Servant

helena-maratheftis-heels-44. Seeing double in a vintage store.

helena-maratheftis-heels-55. POP!

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