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Posts Tagged ‘coloured chinese lanterns’

 
 

Chinese lanterns colours: Purple

Our stunning, colourful, innovative, interesting, and maybe just a little bit odd at times blog continues, as we roll onto another week of finding our more about one of the colours that our Chinese lanterns are available in. Today, we’re feeling purple…. - Maybe surprisingly, purple’s complimentary colour is yellow. We say surprisingly, as the two [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns colours: Pink

It’s not over yet! As we stock such a range of beautiful Chinese lanterns colours, the blog series in which we explore the origins and meanings of each one is continuing to go strong. This week, we’re tickled pink (hohoho). - Pink has always had strong gender connotations which continue to be used today. If a [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns colours: Green

Continuing with our Chinese lanterns colour series, this week we’re looking at green, and what it means in our society as well as others. - In British language, the colour green is traditionally associated with jealousy and envy; its negative connotations are definitely strong in this sense! - Evergreen trees-such as pine and holly bushes- remain the [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns colours: Yellow

Following the success of last week’s blue-themed blog in celebration of our range of coloured Chinese lanterns, this week we go in search of meanings and theories behind the colour yellow. We hope you enjoy! - The oldest recorded use or reference to yellow in the English language is in Beowulf, in the description of a [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns colours: Blue

It’s been a while that we’ve had our coloured Chinese lanterns, and we’re as delighted with them as you seem to be. Increasingly popular, it seems that both our regular and our new customers have fallen in love with the range that we offer, and how they look in both the day and night sky [...]

 
 

A valentine’s gift with chinese lanterns

If you’re looking for a way to impress the one you love this Valentine’s Day, forget the usual flowers, chocolates or any of the other soft, fluffy clichés that we’ve all become used to/tired of. Make a real impression this year by treating your special someone to a magical display of Chinese lanterns, for which [...]