Purple is the color of the coming season (I recommend Jewelry Insider’s blog for more information on this trend), but might economic challenges cater to the color green? A story by The Clanton Advertiser suggests that green will get you past any financial blues that have cropped up with our current economy.
The color green, according to the article, promotes love, peace, and patience. It’s also associated with nature and health (check out the shelves of your grocery store – products intended to make you think they’re healthy or will help you lose weight are often packaged in green). Green wreaths (or perhaps house plants, now that the holidays are over), pillows, candles, and table cloths will help you and your loved ones relax about money matters. Green jewelry, such as the necklace at left, will allow you to take that calm with you wherever you go. It’s a curious, counterintuitive concept, seeing how dollar bills are also green!
Other colors are associated with feelings you might want to instill this year. From the article:
Red – Excites and energizes
Orange – Inspires play and spontaneity
Yellow – Commands confidence
Blue – Clears the mind and is thought provoking
Indigo – Inspires insight
Violet – Quiets and deepens inner peace
How have you used color in jewelry to promote positive changes? Above: Naomi Fujimoto's peridot necklace (August 2008, Birthstones)