Today I’m continuing with the A-Z Blogging Challenge. This year I’m doing an A-Z of Colours. I’ll be doing a variety of posts, including haikus and poems, arts and crafts, fashion and beauty, recipes and more!
Keep reading to discover the symbolism behind this colour, see my Polyvore creations and discover my recommended reads based on the colour scarlet!
Symbolism
Complementary colour: Green
Plants and flowers: Scarlet pimpernel flower, red roses
Animals: Scarlet ibis, tanager birds, macaws
Foods: Tomatoes, red peppers, strawberries, chilli peppers, apples, cranberries
My Scarlet Polyvore Creations
Recommended Reads
Today I’d like to tell you about two awesome YA books, both of which are called Scarlet!
Scarlet by A. C Gaughen is a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, where the character of Will Scarlet is actually a girl posing as a boy and fighting alongside ‘the Hood’ and his band of merry men. It’s a very exciting read with a mixture of action, mystery and romance.
Scarlet by Marissa Myer is the second book in The Lunar Chronicles series that follows the character of Cinder, a cyborg. The novel is a retelling of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and introduces a new character, Scarlet Benoit, who is searching for her missing grandmother. Along the way she encounters a wolf who is more than meets the eye…
Both books are definitely worth a read if you like edgy modern fairytales. You also might want to check out these books with scarlet covers
And Finally…
Do you remember this? If you do, your childhood was awesome.
I love scarlet! I remember watching reruns of Captain Scarlet in the late 70s/early 80s – great show 🙂
Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
I love scarlet! I remember watching reruns of Captain Scarlet in the late 70s/early 80s – great show 🙂
Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
I was always more of a Thunderbirds girl, myself ;)! But I remember Captain Scarlet too! I love the scarlet (in case you hadn’t realised by now, I love a lot of colours, the brighter the better!). Scarlet by Marissa Meyer is a good book – I love the Lunar Chronicles
Rachel Pattinson
Rachel’s Ramblings – Full of writing, tea and cake
I was always more of a Thunderbirds girl, myself ;)! But I remember Captain Scarlet too! I love the scarlet (in case you hadn't realised by now, I love a lot of colours, the brighter the better!). Scarlet by Marissa Meyer is a good book – I love the Lunar Chronicles
I’m not big with wearing the color red that often, but I do love it. Great post!