Colorway Contest 2006

Contest results are in and the winner is... Britt C. from Redmond WA for design #133! Britt's 'chocolate stripes' entry will become the newest Ellaroo Wrap design. Britt will receive one of the new wraps, which should be available in a few months, as well as naming rights for the design.

Everyone who voted for Britt's winning design was entered to win one of the new wraps, and the winner of the draw is Laura L of Paramus NJ. And due to an overwhelming response we decided to add one more prize - randomly selected among all votes was Leslie L. of Mountlake Terrace, WA who also will receive a new wrap.

Congratulations to our winners, compliments to all the designers who contributed over 100 beautiful and original design ideas, and thank you to everyone who participated, from all of us at Ellaroo.

• vote for #133 Winning Design! by Britt C.
  title: “Elsa”, after her daughter

  

  #133 Chocolate stripes in 3 shades of brown, simple but luxurious

• vote for #213 Honorable Mention:
  Naomi H.

  

  #213 Bella For my Daughter Differing width stripes of lavender, pale pink, chocolate brown, and aqua. Different colored rails

• vote for #120 Honorable Mention:
  Eva-Karin K.

  

  #120 I once listened to an artist that wanted to "paint as a leek in one brush stroke". From white to the darkest green. I think I was about 12 when I heard this, but somehow this has stuck in my memory. So this is my suggestion. A leek!




the designs..

• vote for #252 Elzza N.

  

  #252 this version uses lighter shades of the purple and sage for the thin stripes

• vote for #251 Elzza N.

  

  #251

• vote for #250 Allison D.

  

  #250 How fun this is coming up with sling designs! In Eastern Orthodox tradition, babies clothing is usually pinned with a small blue eye charm. This charm is said to deflect evil intentions brought on by others when you are out in public with the baby. I thought this sling would be safer than safety pinning the baby:)

• vote for #249 Jennifer R.

  

  #249 Black because I like the drama, rich color stripes of very vivid blues, greens and purples, gold accents along the edges, ends and middle. The middle “haze” would be a color thread every 3-4 warp threads and helps find the middle quickly. Each wider stripe of color has a darker stripe within it, to add depth. The gold along the edges is not the same to aid with adjustment.

• vote for #248 Alice Anna M.

  

  #248 Anna

• vote for #247 Brenda B.

  

  #247 The contrast of two colors at their simplest, for a simple yet graceful flower.

• vote for #246 Brenda B.

  

  #246 Flowers are simple and beautiful. A bouquet of beautiful colors, or sometimes just the marriage of a couple of soft colors creates beauty that makes us pause and breathe it in.

• vote for #245 Brenda B.

  

  #245 For all the sisters with brothers to torture and protect them. We love them even as we are frustrated by them.

• vote for #244 Brenda B.

  

  #244 Strong colors for the strong mama of blues and pink. These rich jewel toned blues are complimented by a strong raspberry pink. For parents of sons and daughters! :)

• vote for #243 Brenda B.

  

  #243 This colorway is inspired by the pale pinks and greens that grace the Tidal Basin in Washington DC every spring.

• vote for #242 Alice Anna M.

  

  #242 Garden: bright colours mixed with soft yellow and spring green

• vote for #241 Alice Anna M.

  

  #241 Marie: Black mixed with different shades of blue, purple and green

• vote for #240 Alice Anna M.

  

  #240 Jayna: Chocolate with raspberrys and oranges and a little cream

• vote for #239 Alice Anna M.

  

  #239 Anna: Light, soft colours mixed with grey

• vote for #238 Allison D.

  

  #238 I thought this might be a unique theme as a sling for music lovers.

• vote for #237 Allison D.

  

  #237 This is a continuation of the lioness theme.

• vote for #236 Allison D.

  

  #236 This lioness represents our link to the animal kingdom in our attempts to hold our young close to us. It also represents how fierce we need to be in protecting our rights to breastfeed and mother in a natural way.

• vote for #235 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #234 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #233 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #232 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #231 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #230 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #229 Alice Anna M.

  

  #229 Jayna

• vote for #228 Naomi H.

  

  #228 Lavender with stripes or pale pink, black, deep purple, and aqua.

• vote for #227 Sofia K.

  

  #227 Liquorice. This one is dark grey with stripes in black and blue, and as I love liquorice... this is its name ;)

• vote for #226 Sofia K.

  

  #226 Latte. Same as the one before but in coffee brown with stripes in cerise and orange.

• vote for #225 Sofia K.

  

  #225 Espresso. Discreet and elegant. A dark brown wrap with two stripes of turquoise and two of lime green... and the stripes will in a nice way show how you have wrapped the carry.

• vote for #224 Sofia K.

  

  #224 Blueberry. Two colours again - turquoise and purple. A feeling of forest and nature without any green... water, sunset and blueberry.

• vote for #223 Sofia K.

  

  #223 Cafe. Same simplicity, two colours - brown and cerise. My thoughts goes this time to city, cafe, and cakes with chocolate and rasberry.

• vote for #222 Sofia K.

  

  #222 Pippi. Playful in two colours – orange and lime green. Makes me think of carrots, garden and Pippi Longstocking.

• vote for #221 Eva E.

  

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• vote for #220 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #219 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #218 Jessica R.

  

  #218 Bright colours together…mmmm..

• vote for #217 Jessica R.

  

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• vote for #216 Jessica R.

  

  #216 This one is a little bit different from all those long stripe wraps. Pink with red/cerise squares. A little inspired by the Didymos Ellips wrap.

• vote for #215 Jessica R.

  

  #215 Thinking of ice-cream this is what came out. The pink stripes are approximately the same colour as the pink stripe of the Melanie design Ella Roo.

• vote for #214 Jessica R.

  

  #214 A retro-coloured wrap that makes me think of a lion.

• vote for #212 Rebekah B.

  

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• vote for #211 Rebekah B.

  

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• vote for #210 Virri P.

  

  #210 latte

• vote for #209 Virri P.

  

  #209 brown & pink

• vote for #208 Margot E.

  

  #208 The colors would be similar to those found in Maija: the main color a grey sky blue, the two contrast colors a light sage green and a lavender periwinkle. I thought having an unbalanced design across the width might make it easier to adjust the rails, seeing easily which side goes to the part near the babies bottom or top.

• vote for #207 Elzza N.

  

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• vote for #206 Elzza N.

  

  #206 this is inspired by my 4 mo old son's giraffe rattles on his bouncy chair, turq. & orange. i just love bright color combos

• vote for #205 Virri P.

  

  #205 Sea

• vote for #204 Virri P.

  

  #204 brown&blue stripes

• vote for #203 Virri P.

  

  #203 Beach 4

• vote for #202 Virri P.

  

  #202 Beach 3

• vote for #201 Virri P.

  

  #201 Sweet

• vote for #200 Virri P.

  

  #200 Sky

• vote for #199 Virri P.

  

  #199 Lake

• vote for #198 Virri P.

  

  #198 brown & blue

• vote for #197 Virri P.

  

  #197 Beach 2

• vote for #196 Virri P.

  

  #196 Beach 1

• vote for #195 Vicki H.

  

  #195 Sunrise.

• vote for #194 Vicki H.

  

  #194 Berry Tea. i like the horizontal line in the middle to help find the center of the wrap -- once my wraps are used enough, i don't have a nice crease to help me quickly find the center. Anything i add to my wrap to help mark the center gets uncomfortable for my baby in a back carry.

• vote for #193 Vicki H.

  

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• vote for #192 Brenda B.

  

  #192 Jay. I couldn't decide which of the wonderful women and girls in my life I needed to name this feminine colorway after, so I picked the initial they all had in common, J. It's bright, it's strong, it's beautiful. It has unexpected surprises. Like any woman or girl you might know.

• vote for #191 Brenda B.

  

  #191 Stacy. Named for my sister and her newfound interest in babywearing, I took her favorite childhood color and blended different values together.

• vote for #190 Brenda B.

  

  #190 Ceaira. The ocean has many shades and moods. I love wraps that are one color with different values. They just seem to blend into each other.

• vote for #189 Brenda B.

  

  #189 Kailyn. Is there anything more delicious than a wrap in shades of berry?

• vote for #188 Laurie Anne W.

  

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• vote for #187 Laurie Anne W.

  

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• vote for #186 Laurie Anne W.

  

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• vote for #185 Laurie Anne W.

  

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• vote for #184 Camilla R.

  

  #184 This is a wrap I would love to be the proud owner of. Colors from the Seattle and the Aloe and white.The stripes are supposed to be thin like the Larae.

• vote for #183 Eva E.

  

  #183 lollipop

• vote for #182 Eva E.

  

  #182 candystripeblue

• vote for #181 Eva E.

  

  #181 candystripe

• vote for #180 Eva E.

  

  #180 rednwhitenblack

• vote for #179 Eva E.

  

  #179 pinknblack

• vote for #178 Eva E.

  

  #178 turquisenbrown

• vote for #177 Eva E.

  

  #177 pinknblue

• vote for #176 Eva E.

  

  #176 blackngrey

• vote for #175 Eva E.

  

  #175 pinkngreen

• vote for #174 Brenda B.

  

  #174 Jilly; She's bright, she's fun, she's tangy, she's sweet. This one is for the baby that made me live babywearing. Sweet watermelon, tart lime, smooth lychee, trustworthy green grape. This wrap blends from one to the next, showing the harmony and challenges that you know when parenting a pixie.

• vote for #173 Brenda B.

  

  #173 Chase; I chose colors that feel rich; shades of turquoise, ice blue, chocolate, cocoa, orange and tangerine. During different seasons, I long for different colors. With this colorway I feel all of the seasons. Asymmetrical wraps are my favorites while different colored rails are very helpful to any wrapper.

• vote for #172 Robyn S.

  

  #172 I actually got the idea for this colorway from a handbag I have. I love the combination of the purple jewel tones with the more earthy green and tan. This would be a beautiful wrap for fall and winter, but still isn't too dark for summer wear.

• vote for #171 Robyn S.

  

  #171 I've noticed that certain shades of blue seem to look nice on almost every skin tone, so I tried to combine those shades in this colorway, with a bit of pale yellow to add some warmth.

• vote for #170 Robyn S.

  

  #170 My inspiration for this colorway is Neapolitan ice cream...creamy strawberry, vanilla and chocolate stripes.

• vote for #169 Charlotte L.

  

  #169 Here comes my suggestion for a new Ella Roo! Blue and green is my absolutely two favorite colors and together they make a perfect bliss!!

• vote for #168 Nancy O.

  

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• vote for #167 Nancy O.

  

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• vote for #166 Heidi A.

  

  #166 gap shirt; One of my favorite shirts from the gap has these colors. I think they compliment each other so well.

• vote for #165 Heidi A.

  

  #165 green blues

• vote for #164 Heidi A.

  

  #164 sunny beach

• vote for #163 Heidi A.

  

  #163 sage and turq

• vote for #162 Heidi A.

  

  #162 royal lawn

• vote for #161 Heidi A.

  

  #161 orange and pink

• vote for #160 Heidi A.

  

  #160 mint turq

• vote for #159 Heidi A.

  

  #159 greens

• vote for #158 Hannah C.

  

  #158 Two tones of purple, green, and the small details of black, golden yellow, and royal blue give it interest. The rails are different colors (which as a newer wrapper -I own an ER Mary-I've found invaluable!). Inspired by my 2 year old son Gabriel's painting. I've always LOVED the combination of green and purple. Ellaroos seem to all have female names, but I couldn't resist naming this one Gabriel :)

• vote for #157 Jenny F.

  

  #157 Randomly spaced/widths stripes in black, turquoise, lavender, periwinkle, and purple. (Different colored rails)

• vote for #156 Shawn C.

  

  #156 This is designed with light pink, mint green and lilac as the main colors and thin white strips between the colors. This would be a fun wrap and very summery looking.

• vote for #155 Shawn C.

  

  #155 The colors for this would be a peach with a deep brown and thin black lines between the colors. This would be a nice fall looking wrap that could appeal to men and women.

• vote for #154 Shawn C.

  

  #154 This wrap would mainly be a solid minty green with a lavender strip forming a diamond with a pink strip outside of the lavender forming a highlight to the diamond.

• vote for #153 Shawn C.

  

  #153 This would start on one side with bright lemony yellow going down the yellow color spectrum in shades until a very pale yellow then up the green color spectrum until you get to a bright lemony green

• vote for #152 Sonya S.

  

  #152 Yellow from Ysabel, A browner Red from Melanie, Lighter Red from Melanie, Green from Ysabel. This pattern reminds me of colors used in the early 20th century Craftsman homes. I am originally from Pasadena, California and these colors are reminiscent of sunrise, sunset and the shades in between.

• vote for #151 Juliet B. D.

  

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• vote for #150 Juliet B. D.

  

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• vote for #149 Juliet B. D.

  

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• vote for #148 Alison C.

  

  #148 Entitled: Maeryn

• vote for #147 Alison C.

  

  #147 Entitled: Soren

• vote for #146 Eva-Karin K.

  

  #146 I've used the colours of the lavenderfields of Provence. The green, the brown dirt and the blue and purple of the flowers...

• vote for #145 Eva-Karin K.

  

  #145 Lavender. Needless to say more...

• vote for #144 Eva-Karin K.

  

  #144 This is how the beach looks like on a stormy day. I just like the colours...

• vote for #143 Eva-Karin K.

  

  #143 I LOVE tulips. Especially yellow ones. I usually get my first bunch of tulips on my birthday in the end of december. Then I buy or get tulips every other week until its almost summer.

• vote for #142 Naomi M.

  

  #142 Two of the colors in here come from the Melanie and the Ysabel.

• vote for #141 Naomi M.

  

  #141 Most of the colors in here come from the Melanie, Seattle and the Aloe.

• vote for #140 Naomi M.

  

  #140 A lot of the colors in here come from the Melanie and the Jan.

• vote for #139 Naomi M.

  

  #139 Alot of the colors in here come from the Kristen and the Aloe.

• vote for #138 Jenny F.

  

  #138 The main color of this wrap is a charcoal gray, with a tri-stripe in the middle and two different colored rails. (All meant to be symmetrical). The orange and hot pink from LaRae and the black from Seattle are the stripe colors.

• vote for #137 Jenny F.

  

  #137 Very simple- a mainly black (Seattle) wrap with two wide different colored rails- the gray of Aloe and the pink from Melanie.

• vote for #136 Jenny F.

  

  #136 Randomly spaced stripes with random widths- main background color is black (Seattle) with stripes of the purply-blue from Ysabel and the turquoise of Christiane.

• vote for #135 Alison C.

  

  #135 Entitled: Teagan

• vote for #134 Britt C.

  

  #134 Summer stripe - inspired by summer day in the backyard. Fresh cut grass, shady trees, purple & yellow flower, slices of watermelon & a cool aqua blue pool. 3 shades of green plus bright stripes of purple, yellow, melon & aqua.

• vote for #132 Britt C.

  

  #132 Coffee Bean Brown, 2 shades of brown

• vote for #131 Diana B.

  

  #131 This colourway is inspired by Kristen and Melanie. The lighter two shades from each of these patterns are striped together, with a small accent of purple (the darker from Ysabel, and the lighter from Christiane). The palette reminded me of fresh watermelons: a summery motif for the summery Ellaroo wrap.

• vote for #130 Naomi S.

  

  #130 Here is my entry. My daughter is named Veronica Roo. I wanted something bright but not too girly or pastel. These colors remind me of springtime flowers. I would also love a chocolate brown stripe.

• vote for #129 Vijay O.

  

  #129 As with the other two designs I submitted I think you could approximate this with existing colors.

• vote for #128 Vijay O.

  

  #128 Once again, I think you could do something very close with existing colors.

• vote for #127 Vijay O.

  

  #127 Once I finished designing this it looked familiar, lol. I hope I didn't unintentionally copy a Storch or Didy pattern. I think this could be done with existing colors. Maybe not exactly as it looks, but close. Might be brighter, less muted but that would be in keeping with the Ellaroo look.

• vote for #126 Riikka H.

  

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• vote for #125 Riikka H.

  

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• vote for #124 Riikka H.

  

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• vote for #123 Riikka H.

  

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• vote for #122 Riikka H.

  

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• vote for #121 Eva-Karin K.

  

  #121 "Soca river" is a river canyon that runs through Slovenia. The water is emerald green and icy cold. The mountains is white and gray and the sky intense blue. The visual effect is breath-taking. Rafting and hiking in the area is very popular, and since the only way to bring your child there would be in a sling, why not match it with the surroundings?

• vote for #119 Anna H.

  

  #119 The design is supposed to be symmetrical. (My paintsoftware sucks) The colors will be achieved by choosing a grey color for weft and more bright blue and purple for warp

• vote for #118 Anna H.

  

  #118 The design is supposed to be symmetrical. (My paintsoftware sucks) The colors will be achieved by choosing a grey color for weft and more bright green, pink and magenta for warp

• vote for #117 Susan K.

  

  #117 Here are my 2 designs for the contest, the first one (ed- see #116) is "regular" and the second has some of that "Ikat" that you described on the contest page.

• vote for #116 Susan K.

  

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• vote for #115 Kelsey B.

  

  #115 This design is funky and fashionable while still maintaining the soft flow lines that are flattering to a woman's form. The colors are vibrant and modern and could be appealing to a younger generation of babywearing parents. The style of this wrap is gender neutral and pleasing to all ages.

• vote for #114 Kelsey B.

  

  #114 The inspiration for this color combination is a painting I did of peacock feathers that hangs in my living room. Bold jewel tones blend together in this wrap creating a bright piece that is sure to be noticed.

• vote for #113 Miranda R.

  

  #113 The stripes would be relatively thin, like the Maija, or even LaRae. They'd all be the same size, with an extra narrow white strip between each color. The colors are turquoise (like the center blue of Kristen), orange (like Melanie), deep lime green, a purpleish gray color, and rasberry (jan?).

• vote for #112 Ria P.

  

  #112 I have a piece of fabric where i absolutely love the colors but in my fantasy wrap, the stripes are a wider. The colors have a very feminine but at the same time earthly tone. the combination of the different shades of pink, browns and light maroon is so beautiful …subdued but at the same time striking and elegant.

• vote for #111 Giselle B.

  

  #111 Here's an entry of one I would personally love, since I love jewel toned colors. The red on this one would be the same as the Jan and the other colors (blue, purple and green) the same as the ones in the Ysabel.

• vote for #110 Piper

  

  #110 (ed- see #109)

• vote for #109 Piper

  

  #109 I'm 4 months old to wrapping, but I have the Christiane and LOVE it. I also don't know if anything like these have been done, but these are two of my ideas/dreams for a wrap :)

• vote for #108 Lorin H.

  

  #108 The third is 4 different browns. It is meant to be earthy and yet buttery warm.

• vote for #107 Lorin H.

  

  #107 I love my Larae, and would love to have a second one in "opposite" cooler tones. This one is 6 colors: 2 blues, 2 greens and purple and an aqua. Most of these colors already appear in current colorways- saves on dying! The purple, and both greens can be recycled from the Larae, the aqua from Maija, and the blues from Christiane.

• vote for #106 Lorin H.

  

  #106 The first one I arbitrarily named "Seattle" because it's closest to that colorway. It is 4 colors- black, red, white and medium grey. The main bold lines are off center, and the grey lines are meant to be be randomly dispersed and randomly sized.

• vote for #1002 Example

  

  #1002 example Vertical stripe images will be cropped to 200px high, and taller images will display 200px at a time with a scroll bar to view the full image.
  A 2-color plaid of regularly sized vertical and horizontal stripes in cornflower-blue and soft violet is highlighted with narrower and irregularly placed bright green stripes.

• vote for #1001 Example

  

  #1001 example All entries will be displayed vertically as 150px wide GIF images.
  The main color stripes increase in a Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21..) while the contrast color gaps decrease incrementally (8, 7, 6, 5, 4...).