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The Purple Project: Orange to Purple!

The Purple Project: Orange to Purple!

Now this was a bit scary!  I had this orange-ish jacket/sweater thing that someone gave me. The material is more like a long john.  I never wore it because of the color but I had long resisted the urge to dye it because it was […]

It’s a Purple Christmas Charlie Brown!

It’s a Purple Christmas Charlie Brown!

Have you started thinking about Christmas gifts yet?  If not, I have some GRAPE ideas for you: 1. Take some of ideas from The Purple Project each week here at For the Love of Purple.com and create your very own gifts!  Change up the color […]

Purple Peddlers Videos and Pictures

Purple Peddlers Videos and Pictures

Did you see the Purple Peddlers on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?  I missed them but I did record the parade.  I found a blog post that said they were on late and only for about 30 seconds where they didn’t show any of their […]

Purple Sweat Set

Purple Sweat Set

This was a very old and dingy white sweatshirt and sweatpants outfit I had.  While I don’t see myself ever wearing it out, I feel so much more purple-icious wearing it now! This is done with Tulip brand fabric spray paint and it’s so easy […]

Have a GRAPE Thanksgiving!

Have a GRAPE Thanksgiving!

Have a GRAPE Thanksgiving! For the Love of Purple sends you blessings for this Thanksgiving…From my purple house to yours! This just in… Beep Beep Beep Beep… The Purple Peddlers from Zanesville, Ohio are going to perform on TV at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!  […]

The Tale of the Purple Turkey

The Tale of the Purple Turkey

This adorable story is from an article in The Friday Flyer written by Betsy Semmens on Nov. 20th.  I don’t fully understand how blue dye was able to turn a turkey purple, but this is the most adorable purple turkey story and I just HAD […]

Purple Heart Mug

Purple Heart Mug

A long time ago, I purchased a few inexpensive plain white coffee mugs to use for crafts..  I had one left.  It sat in my craft basket for a long time waiting for someone to notice it.  It was lonely.  🙁   It needed some heart…some […]

Purple People: Post Your Blogs!

Purple People: Post Your Blogs!

I had this challenge on the Facebook Fan Club but I thought I’d put it here too.  If you are a purple lover, even if your blog isn’t purple or about purple, post your blog link here as a comment!  Let’s all get to know […]

Apparently Russians Love Purple??

Apparently Russians Love Purple??

I guess For the Love of Purple.com is now in the search engines cuz I’m getting enough spam to choke a purple Russian horse!  Yes I said Russian.  All the spam I am getting is in Russian.  I guess Russians love purple. My dd is […]

Veteran’s Day Purple Parade!

Veteran’s Day Purple Parade!

Ok so I went to another Veteran’s Day Parade last Wednesday and you won’t believe it!  There were so many people there wearing purple!  There was a little girl wearing a purple dress and blowing a purple toy horn.  A young girl with a purple […]