Summary of the Fall/Winter 2025 Pantone Fashion Color Clay Recipes

After sharing the clay recipes for the Pantone seasonal colors, I like to have a summary posted.  It is then added to the page (see the tab at the top of this blog "Pantone Color Recipes") where you can find other clay recipes from the past years.  You can see that I have been mixing these colors up and sharing them for quite a few years.  The first ones I share here were in 2011.

So you can click on the color cube photos below to see the clay recipes I recently shared with you.  I would love to see anything you might have created in these colors and you could share them with us on our facebook page if you like.

Mocha Mousse

Pantone color of the Year for 2025

Clay Recipes for:

Primrose Pink, Damson, Hot Chocolate,

Bronze Brown, Chili Oil

Clay Recipes for:

Brandied Melon, Lemon Grass, Lyons Blue,

Poppy Red, Winterberry

Look for the new adapted recipes using Cernit Clay which will be posted in the near future.

Last five clay recipes for the Fall 2025 Pantone Fashion Colors

Here are the last five clay recipes for the 2025 Pantone Fall/Winter Fashion Colors.  I hope you find them inspiring and a great way to kick start your creativity.  With all the noise going on around us these days, it helps to distract oneself with some form of craft.  I have always found that working with polymer clay can be very calming.  Sometimes while I am just mixing my colors, my mind wanders and I can imagine various designs to create with them including various combinations.

The recipes posted here were created with Kato clay and I will be mixing up the same in Cernit clay over the next few weeks and will post those recipes here later.

Brandied Melon (Kato Clay)

2 parts Kato Orange

1 part Kato Magenta

1 part Kato Gold

4 parts Ecru Base #2-7

2 parts Kato Brown

Brandied Melon (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Lemon Grass (Kato Clay)

2 parts Kato Orange

1 part Kato Magenta

1 part Kato Gold

4 parts Ecru Base #2-7

2 parts Kato Brown

Lemon Grass (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Lyons Blue (Kato Clay)

4 x Kato Blue

1/2 part Kato Turquoise

1 part Kato Black

1 part Ecru Base #2-7 *

1/2 part Kato Pearl (optional)

Lyons Blue (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Poppy Red (Kato Clay)

(Can use the same recipe as Grenadine)

1 part Kato Red

1 part Kato Pearl

Poppy Red (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Winterberry (Kato Clay)

Use Clay Recipe #4-3 * (Pimento) 

Winterberry (Kato Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

* Note:  These clay color recipes are created using Kato clay.  Any of the base color "mixes" used are from my Clay Color System.  And don't forget that our Tutorial lessons are on sale right now in our online store -- I have extended the sale to the end of the week -- Sunday, October 5.

More Fall 2025 Pantone Fashion Color Recipes

I am not sure how many of you out there have ever heard of Color Draping?  It was very popular back in the 1980's and 1990's.  I remember going to home "parties" where they determine your "seasonal" colors and then you purchase color swatches in those colors for color matching while shopping for clothes.  We were told that if someone compliments your outfit (but not yourself) then they are saying the outfit is nice but not necessarily in your proper seasonal color, otherwise they would tell you how nice "you" look (in that outfit).  I found it quite interesting and even though I somehow lost my color swatches a while back, I still remember that I was told I am a "Vivid Summer".  These are examples of the seasonal colors today and I noticed that the colors are somewhat similar but the titles have changed.

I had discovered that when I wear the colors from my palette, people always notice it and tell me how "that color really looks good on you" so it does make a difference.  I think that was what first really introduced me to color palettes or variations.  I use to paint, but never really developed a true love for mixing and combining color until I discovered polymer clay.  To me, polymer clay became the "3-D" version of color!

The other thing I noticed about this years fall/winter colors is that most of them have a red or brown tone or undertone which is a little unusual for the typical Pantone seasonal palettes.

So even if you are someone who likes to make jewelry (either for yourself or to sell) or someone who likes to wear jewelry or other accessories, these can be in colors to compliment the clothes in your own  wardrobe as an accent but does not necessarily have to be so "matchy".

I like making my clay tiles as they are great for matching items while shopping or looking for various combinations.  I have these listed in my online store (made to order) and will be available when my shipping issues are resolved (hopefully this week).

So here are some recipes to start out that I think could make some fun combinations with:

Primrose Pink (Kato Clay)

1/2 part Dusty Rose - Recipe #11-5 *

2 parts Ecru Mix #208 *

10 parts White

Primrose Pink (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Damson (Kato Clay)

2 parts Kato Violet

3 parts Crimson - Recipe #4-5 *

1 part Purple - Recipe #10-2 *

3 parts Ecru Base #2-7 *

Damson (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Hot Chocolate (Kato Clay)

Same as Recipe for Burnt Umber #3-2 *

but increase the red from 1 part to 1-1/2 parts

Hot Chocolate (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Bronze Brown (Kato Clay)

7 parts Burnt Umber #3-2 *

2 parts Kato Gold

1 part Kato Black

Bronze Brown (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

Chili Oil (Kato Clay)

Same as the recipe for Chili Pepper #4-4 *

Chili Oil (Cernit Clay)

Will be posted at a later date

* Note:  These clay color recipes are created using Kato clay.  Any of the base color "mixes" used are from my Clay Color System.  And don't forget that our Tutorial lessons are on sale right now in our online store -- I have extended the sale to the end of the week -- Sunday, October 5.

I will be sharing the other 5 color recipes very soon.

Mocha Mousse - Pantone Color of the Year

 I have been busy setting up a business account with several couriers to replace Canada Post.  If and when Canada Post starts functioning again, I will still have those other shipping options available.  I find dealing with these companies are a little more complicated than the postal system so hopefully I will have it running smoothly very soon.

In the meantime, I had finished and delivered the fall order to Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts in time for their anniversary sale which was over a week ago.  They sell a lot of yarn for baby and children's items and so my small buttons are quite popular.  My best seller is the simply textured Rainbow buttons which I make in "all the colors of the rainbow" including the Pantone colors.

Rainbow Buttons in Pantone Fall 2021 Colors

I now expanded these Rainbow buttons into little heart shapes which are also now available at the Kelowna Yarn store.

I also make custom stitch markers that are based on their store logo (shown below).

This is a hint on how they are created.  I first make a large cane and then reduce it smaller to the size I need.  Then each "yarn ball" is created by sandwiching a bit of clay filler in between two slices of the cane.

Each year for their anniversary I create stitch markers in the Pantone Color for the Year so the batch I made up here is in Mocha Mousse.

Since I mixed up the Pantone clay colors for this fall (using Kato clay) I thought I would share them here one final time.  I have been slowly using up the large supply of Kato clay I still have and now even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to purchase any more soon as Donna Kato just announced that Van Aken International is clearing out all their stock and will no longer manufacture it.  So in the future, any new colors created with be using Cernit clay.  If you do use other clays that are in the true artisan colors (Fimo professional or Cernit No. One)  you can improvise and still mix up these colors.  When I get the chance, I will add the converted Cernit recipes here later.

So here is the recipe for Mocha Mousse, the Pantone Color of the Year.

Mocha Mousse (Kato Clay)

4 parts Kato Brown
1 part Ecru Mix - Recipe # 2-7

Mocha Mousse (Cernit Clay)

Posted at a later date

* Note:  These clay color recipes are created using Kato clay.  Any of the base color "mixes" used are from my Clay Color System.  And don't forget that our Tutorial lessons are on sale right now in our online store.

I will be sharing the other Pantone fall colors for this year later this week.

I was Down But Not Out

Hi again.  I don't know where the time has gone these past 6 months but I will give you a quick update before I get into the new stuff:

As I have shared before, back in January 2020 my dad sadly passed away.  When Covid hit very shortly after, I brought my mom out to Chase, BC to stay with me.  We decided to make it permanent and so the two of us moved together in a new condo in Kelowna.  My plan was to take care of her until the end and avoid her having to go to a care home.  She had 2 leaking heart valves and one valve occluded (due to the pressure caused from the leak) so her heart was only functioning at 25%.

So mom's mind was very good and I enjoyed our time together including our talks about family history, etc.  Sadly, on May 29th, my mom passed away and she will be missed so much.  Our family had a beautiful memorial service for her in Alberta and her ashes along with dad's ashes were buried together.

While in Alberta, I stayed a bit for my nephew's wedding and visiting family and friends whom I hadn't seen in awhile.  Between all of this I have been learning to deal with my new "normal" -- Fibromyalgia.  I didn't realize how many of my health problems were all related to this one diagnosis.  Fortunately I have several wonderful doctors (family GP, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist and doctors at the Pain Clinic) who are working with me to improve my situation as much as possible.  I have to say there has been quite a bit of improvement in the past few months -- and as long as I can pace myself and not push too hard, it should be a bit more manageable.

So to add more misery to my life (any many others who are affected), the wonderful orange guy from south of the border has inflicted our country, along with the rest of the world, tariffs on anything shipped to the US.  The tariffs are 35% on top of what is purchased.  We also have to pay an extra 10% to the company that would be collecting the tariffs plus an extra charge of  $2/package to Canada post.  I refuse to pay these extremely high taxes/charges and I cannot see anyone wanting to pay that as an extra fee to their order so, sadly I have decided to suspend any orders shipped to the United States.

Then to beat us up even more . . . the Canadian Postal Workers decided to go on strike .. Again!  Yes this is the same strike that disrupted our deliveries for last Christmas.  It was suspended but not resolved and so here we go again!

In the meantime, my tutorial/lessons do not require physical shipping as they are PDF files that are sent directly to your e-mail address that is provided when purchased.  And right now I have a 30% off sale which will run until Tuesday, September 30th. 

So I have been able to do a bit of claying over this time to fill some store orders.  I will share some of that in my next post.  While working on an order for Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts (here in Kelowna), I managed to mix up the Pantone colors for this Fall/Winter using the Kato Clay so I am planning on sharing those here if any of you are still interested.

These recipes will be posted in a few days later in the week.  They are built on my "Clay Color System" so if you are looking for a unique way to mix colors and even a way to organize your clay and recipes, you might want to buy it now while it is on sale.

Showing our Canadian Pride!

Things have been pretty crazy these days for us and friends and family living south of the border.  The tariff threats that have started and more still looming over our country has brought out a huge amount of support and pride here.  For the first time ever, people are more focused on buying Canadian products (supplied and/or produced here) and supporting our own people.

I decided it was time to dust off those Canadian designs I first created a few years ago for Canada's 150 year anniversary celebration.  They were quite popular and still are a great seller -- especially for our July 1st Canada day celebrations.

These are all available in my online store and to make them easier to find, I have put them all in our Canadian Collection category.

We are also having a sale on everything in our online store (including our Canada Collection).  Just use the coupon code below.  Sale ends March 21.

A Total Blackout so Make Hay While the Sun Shines!

Happy New Year to everyone!  I was quite surprised to discover that almost a year has gone by since I last posted!  This has been quite the year with so many ups and downs for myself and my mom (who lives with me and I take care of).  She is now considered palliative as her heart continues to fail more each day.  We are still thankful for another year together and didn't think she would see her 91st birthday which we just celebrated this past week.

My own health has been slowly deteriorating for quite a few years with this past year being the worst.  After being referred to several specialists, a surgery (which led to the discovery of my sleep apnea) and lots of x-rays, scans, ultrasound and finally an MRI that finally led to my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.  I am still going through a lot of emotions trying to process this news.  I have learned there is no cure but just finding ways to manage the pain in which I am currently waiting for a consult with a local pain clinic.

All I do know, for me right now, is that I will have to accept the fact that my life has slowed down a fair bit but I refuse to have it come to a grinding halt.  I have heard my parents and grandparents use the phrase "Make hay while the sun shines!" but now I understand the meaning.  I have good days and bad days that are total write-offs.  I have also learned that if something important needs to be done, leave it until a little later in the afternoon or evening when I am feeling a bit more normal.  I do have orders to fill that I need to work on so I have learned to take more advantage of the good days or times when I am struggling less.

So during those "good" days, I managed to fill a recent button order for Kelowna Yarn & Needlecrafts store.  They have a rich texture in jewel-tone colors.  Thank goodness for my Dream Machine (a huge oversize pasta-like machine) with a motor to help with my creating, as my hands would not be able to do this without it.

The colors are created using various mica powders or colored pigments.  I share lots of tips in several of my tutorials on how to work with these powders and achieve certain colors.  (Click on photo below for link).

I use a lot of black clay for the background, which helps makes the jewel-tone colors pop.  As I am using up most of my Kato clay (and in the process of changing to another clay brand), I realized I was running out of black.  I had heard about the new "Black-out" clay the Kato brand came out with and so decided to order some to try out.  With this Black-out clay, one is suppose to be able to tint any scrap clay into black.

I have to say that this stuff is so amazing and a real game changer!!!  I have plenty of scrap but an abundance of "mud" or brown.  I generally use this color as bead filler but one can only use so much of it.  You can see in the above photo the black clay on the left was created from the same brown clay on the right -- and I only used maybe 1/10 of the blackout for mixing.  It not only tints the clay but also makes a wonderful conditioner.  The brown was a little on the dry side but really soft and pliable after tinting.

I create a lot of items using this coloring textured technique such as our interchangeable jewelry snaps and buttons for sewing or knitting.  The stores we sell to have samples like these that are all numbered.  This way they can match the color samples with their fabric, or yarn to make it easier for ordering.  It also allows them to be creative as well in selecting the texture with the color to suit their project.

The bags shown above and below, for instance, are examples of the kits created by Fibre Expressions, a quilt shop in the Sunshine Coast of BC.  They put together amazing quilted bag kits which include one of our coordinating buttons.

And if you are just looking for buttons that I create, you will find a wide assortment in our online store in our Sew, Knit, Crochet Section.  Some of these are stocked or can be made to order.