The Angel of Zurich
This is the huge, busty angel that flies in the Zurich train station. You can’t miss her and her Navy Blue body!
Navy Blue has been included in Crayola assortments since 1958. It is also known as Motown Blues, the color for Michigan in the “State Crayon Collection.”
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Mountain Meadow in Mürren, Switzerland
Here is what you do in a Mountain Meadow in Mürren, Switzerland! You get out there, take a breath of clean, fresh air and blow!!!! Gimmelwald is one of the best villages to hike to in Switzerland! I made a video HERE, in a previous post, if you would like to check out the hike from Mürren to Gimmelwald! What a fantastic view of the world!
The Crayola color Mountain Meadow is a greenish color that was added in 1998.
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Coffee Concoction in Prague
Here is a spirited mahogany colored cup of coffee on a mahogany colored table, if I do say so myself! I enjoyed this coffee drink in Prague!
Mahogany, a reddish brown color, has been in the Crayola assortment since 1949. In the “State Crayon Collection” it is known as Tennesienna, to represent Tennessee.
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The Lavender of Le Crestet, Provence, France
You can never get enough Lavender I say! Here is another photo of Lavender, this time the real thing taken in a village in Le Crestet, France! High on a hilltop the bees were swarming this magnificent plant. You could hear the buzzing long before reaching it! What is more relaxing than the fragrance of Lavender?
Lavender 1 was part of Crayola assortment from 1949 to 1958.
Lavender 2 has been produced since 1958. It is also known as Plum Purple in the second “So Big” set, and as both Saturn’s Ring and Starfish Lavender in the “Discovery” series. More great colors from Crayola!
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Sissinghurst Garden, UK
I thought this was a great photo to show off the Crayola color Green Yellow, which is a brightish yellow! Won’t you stroll through the gardens at Sissinghurst, country home of Vita Sackville-West, with me? There is an entire garden devoted to yellow flowers and of course lots of green foliage too! For more pictures of the garden look here!
Green Yellow has been part of Crayola assortment since 1958. It is known as Tye-Dye Lime in the “Retro Colors” set.
In 1948 Crayola started a teacher workshop program to begin in-school training to educate art teachers about the many ways to use the growing numbers of Crayola products. What a great idea!
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The Garden Moat at Windsor Castle
Today, in my photo for the challenge, I have combined the Gray for today and the Green that is tomorrow’s color, since I love this photo of the Windsor Castle Garden Moat so much, and the photo combines both colors so beautifully! This is what you do if you have the proper moat! Turn it into an exquisite garden!
I really would like a job naming crayons for Crayola!
Gray has certainly made the rounds again at Crayola. Since 1956 it was know as Neutral Gray. In the “Discovery” series it was known both as Satellite Gray and Shark Gray. In the Hallmark, “Ugly Duckling” set it was called Ugly Duckling Gray. In the Hallmark, “Tales of the Tooth Fairy” set it was known as Martin the Mouse Gray and in the “Colors of Washington”, DC series it was called Monument Gray and in the “State Colors Collection,” it was Archway Gray, the color for Missouri.
They also had the Grey crayola, but I won’t go into that! I say, never let a good grey go to waste!
Green has been part of the Crayola Collection since 1903, but that color also evolved over the years. In the “So Big” set it was Leap Frog Green and Graphic Green in the “Techno Brite” series. In the “Discovery “series it was known as Martian Green as well as Serpent Green. And in the Hallmark series it was known as Bullfrog Green in the “Ugly Duckling” set and in the “Mouse and Hole” set it was Mole’s Green Boots.
What’s all this talk about The Hallmark Company and Crayola? In 1984 Binney & Smith became a subsidiary of the gift and greeting card seller, Hallmark Cards, of Kansas City, Missouri.
One more! In the “110th Anniversary’ set it was known as Jalapeño. Whew!!! All that kept a colorist busy for awhile!
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Gold Mozart
There have been 2 Series of Gold in the Crayola Series. The first Gold was a metallic color in the assortment from 1903 to 1915. Gold II was available in bulk from 1953 to 1956. Why was Gold sold in bulk during those years? I guess we were all getting gold stars, colored on our spelling papers! In the “Discovery” series Gold was known as Galactic Gold and/or Sunken Treasure. In the “State Crayon Collection,” it was known as Fort Knox Gold and represented Kentucky.
My picture of Gold (A Gold Mozart) was taken at the Schönbrunn Castle in Vienna, Austria. Exactly what is the purpose of this man? I would not want my picture taken with him because I think the concept is soooooooo tacky. I borrowed this picture from SB’s collection! Can you imagine the job description? Wanted……. Someone who can stand motionless for hours on a tiny platform, in all weather, completely painted in gold. Must be able to tolerate unbearable, silly tourists who want their picture taken with you. I hope they get paid well! If you have had this job or know anyone who has, please, enlighten me on their purpose or what they got out of it!
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Fuchsia
Fuchsia has been in the Crayola assortment since 1990. In the “State Crayon Collection,” it is known as the First State Fuchsia, the color for Delaware.
The Fuchsia color is a reddish purple color. Mother nature combines the colors in the Fuchsia plant.
This photo was taken in Broadway, the Cotswolds, outside the public bathroom that had won “Bathroom of the Year!” How I love the English! They celebrate EVERYTHING!
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Electric Lime Window Box Display in Edinburgh, Scotland
Electric Lime is a fluorescent color, introduced to Crayola in 1990. It is known as Electric Green in Europe, Point and Click Green in the “Techno Brite” series, Lift-off Lime in the “Discovery” series, and Las Vegas Lights, the color for Nevada in the “State Crayon Collection.”
Don’t these window planters, featuring the Electric Lime color, liven up the gray of Edinburgh?
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Local at Great Pyramid of Cheops, Cairo, Egypt
Desert Sand was added to the Crayola line in 1998. In the “State Crayon Collection” it is known as Tater Tan, the color for Idaho.
In 1908 Binney & Smith redesigned their 8-color assortment to use the “Gold Medal” label and design. They also introduced their Rainbow line of crayons and Spectra, a pastel crayon line.
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