More Color Matching For Buttons

Donna's Yarn & Craft in North shore Kamloops, had some new yarn arrive in their store that is so soft and luxurious.  She asked us to color match some of them and create an assortment of buttons to coordinate.  I love the color of this yarn which is a sort of peacock blue.

We made some textured buttons in the solid color as well as antiqued in white. 

This is the same brand of yarn in the Pantone Spring 2014 Fashion Color of Cayenne.

And here are some buttons in the basket weave pattern antiqued in white.

This yarn is super soft and variegated in the Pantone Spring 2014 Fashion Colors of Sand and Celosia Orange.

These are some textured buttons we made in the Celosia Orange.

These yarns and our handcrafted buttons are now available at Donna's.

Pantone Spring 2014 Fashion Color Sand

Sand is another one of the Pantone Spring 2014 fashion colors that is more neutral.  It is a rich warm beige with a slight yellow tone just like the sand on a tropical beach.

Here (see picture below) I used the color mixing formula from my Clay Color System tutorial to combine the Pantone color Sand with the hot and spicy Cayenne.  Included with my system are cards to print out for saving and organizing your color blend chips.  You will notice the changes in the Cayenne as more of the Sand color is added to it.  It not only becomes lighter but slightly muted as well.

I then used this color mixing formula for creating several styles of Bargello motif clay veneers.  The bargello veneer on the left with the Cayenne in the background is bolder than the veneer on the right that has the color  Sand.  The veneer in the center is another Bargello style with no background showing.  Each one has a unique look all used from the exact same blend.

Here is the clay color recipe

using Kato polyclay:

* The White Mix # 1-2 is a base mix clay recipe found in my Color System tutorial which is available in our Etsy shop (as an instant download) or in our online store (which will be e-mailed within 24 hours).