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.

Another Learning Curve & New Clay Color Recipes to Come

January is typically when I don't use the "right side" of my brain so much and typically exercise the "left side" with all my year-end book keeping and such.  I also use that time in between to brainstorm and plan what to do next such as mixing up the Pantone Spring Fashion Colors.

I already mixed up my recipe for the Pantone Color of the year which is Very Peri.  I will be sharing this clay color recipe with you very soon so stay tuned.

Another announcement is that I am currently working on new clay recipes using other clay brands besides Kato.  I have been experimenting with the various types and I should have them for you very soon.

I am not sure if any of you noticed that if you signed up for my blog posts to be sent to your e-mail box, it is no longer happening.  Sadly, Blogger decided to cancel that feature (apparently they are coming out with something else in future) so that kind of left everyone in limbo.  In the meantime, I would suggest you sign up with a type of blog reader where you can add your favorite blogs to a list and then they are sent to your e-mail box in one mailing.  The one I like to use most is Bloglovin' however there are others available.

I also am learning how to work a new newsletter app for my website/online store and still trying to figure things out but hopefully that will be resolved soon (fingers and toes crossed).

So once this left side of my brain gets a good work-out I think I will be ready (and itching) to get back to clay and creating again!  I hope you all had a nice Christmas and will be back soon with some new recipes!

New Clay Recipes for the Pantone Spring 2019 Fashion Colors

All my clay in the new Pantone Spring Fashion colors are now mixed and I am ready to share them with you!  These colors are so vibrant and just scream spring and summer!

I will start with Living Coral which is the Pantone color of the year for 2019.  It is a lovely shade of a peachy pink orange combo.  I love the fish with the coral in the water photo sample Pantone uses for this color, as it really shows off it's true nature.

The other clay color recipe I will be sharing is Mango Mojito.  Pantone describes it as a "golden yellow that feeds our craving for pleasant comforts."

I was playing around in combining these two colors and experimenting with color blocking in a minimalist style.  These earring beads are reversible and can be worn several ways when hung on my interchangeable ear wires.

So here are the recipes for the Pantone colors Living Coral and Mango Mojito using Kato clay.

 Living Coral

1 part Kato Magenta

1 part Kato Orange

2 parts Kato Yellow

4 parts White Mix #1-2*

 Mango Mojito

20 parts Kato Yellow

1/2 part Kato Orange

1/2 part Kato Gold

1 part Kato Pearl (optional)

* Note:  These clay color recipes are created using Kato Polyclay.  Any of the base color "mixes" used are from my Clay Color System.