October 2021 Recap

Spooky Season is a great reminder to loosen up and have some fun! I’ve loved having that rare bit of free time to pick up some for-fun projects, read mysteries, scout out my holiday shopping, and simply let myself recharge.

Color Me Nerdy

One of my favorite things to talk about is color theory. Not exactly a conversation you can casually have in public, so I turned some of my musings and trivia knowledge into a fun blog series this month!

Graphic features four palettes using the twelve colors from the wheel. The top palette represents HUES (pure color), the second TINTS (pure color + white), the third TONES (pure color + gray), and the bottom represents SHADES (pure color + black).

Graphic features a color wheel. Twelve dots highlight different colors of the spectrum. Text reads: "Color Wheel: This tool is used as a visual aid to understand the relationship of colors in the spectrum.". Designed by Elza Kinde. Learn more at ElzaKinde.com.

Graphic features an analogous palette of six colors using colors ranging between red-orange, red, and magenta. Text reads: "Analogous: a color scheme that uses colors found directly next to each other on the color wheel. Designed by @ElzaKinde. Learn more at ElzaKinde.com"

What is your favorite color?

Readers Gonna Read

Upon updating my reading goals last month, I couldn’t help but notice how many spooky reads were stacking up. Cue personal challenge! How many spooky books could I fit in before the end of October?

October Reading:

The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham
A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo
Enola Holmes 1: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes 2: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes 3: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquet by Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes 4: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes 5: The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
The Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
Freaks by Kieran Larwood
The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
Nightmares! by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller (halfway through)
The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (halfway through)

Bookstagram photo features THE OKAY WITCH and THE OKAY WITCH AND THE HUNGRY SHADOW graphic novels laying on a table.

Bookstagram photo features a stack of spooky Middle Grade titles, including THE OKAY WITCH; CORALINE; CARMER & GRIT; and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK.

Bookstagram photo features the books THE CASE OF THE BIZARRE BOUQUETS by Nancy Springer and FREAKS by Kieran Larwood laying on a patterned rug.

What was your favorite read in October?

Like a Fairy Tale

After a soft hiatus over the last six months, I finally had the opportunity to create new products for my shop! Inspired by fairy tales, these pair-able designs look great together or on their own. You can get them on t-shirts, art prints, tote bags, and more from my online storefront!