Thursday 14 July 2011

Folksy Friday - Purple

You may know purple is my favourite colour but did you know these purple facts?

 
 In Thailand, purple is worn by a widow mourning her husband's death.

A "purple heart" is a U.S. military decoration for soldiers wounded or killed in battle.

In Tibet, amethyst is considered to be sacred to Buddha and rosaries are often fashioned from it.

In Japan the color purple signifies wealth and position.

Purple denotes virtue and faith in Egypt.

Please click on the pictues to be taken to a purple section of these Folksy shops.

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Purple Passion - Tiara - Christals Creations
6 Fruity Fimo Buttons-Red Grapes - Pink Chihuahua Kisses
 Organic baby blanket  - Baban Cat
Purple and silver/grey brooch - Juniper Spools
Lilac lampwork beads - Lampwork beads by Jo 
Diomo Glass gifts - Got Caught Glass Nugget Spider
 
 

8 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for featuring my crochet blanket. Really interesting facts about purple that I had no idea about before.
    I can see I need a tutorial in linking photos.

    Cat x

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  2. Cat, I use a mini treasury template from craft uk blog. It's colour coded for non techies like me!

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  3. I might have to try a mini treasury one of these days.
    Fab purple facts. .
    :o)

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  4. Hi,

    I have nominated you for the versatile blogger award :D

    Please visit http://lil-piranha-fish.blogspot.com/

    Love Jess xx

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  5. Love the selection for purple and even my little spider! Thank you!

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  6. I love purple too. The shade of the lilac lampwork beads is gorgeous!

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  7. Some great facts about purple, Thanks for featuring my brooch.

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  8. I'm a fan of some shades of purple too...you've selected some lovely items here...

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