Pantone Colors Rose Violet & Amazon

Today I will be sharing two more clay recipes from the Pantone fall fashion color collection.  Rose Violet, as Pantone describes, "is vivid, vibrant and full of zing.  Amazon is a lush and fertile broadleaf green".

When I see these colors together I immediately think of tropical plants such as Hibiscus flowers and the large Monstera plant.  I textured a sheet of clay in the Amazon color here with Shades of Clay Monstera Love Texture Stamp.  It is thin enough to run through the pasta machine together with the sheet of clay to make a nice deep and even texture.  Now I have to decide what to create with this. 

The photo below shows Monstera leaves screen printed in black on the Amazon colored clay.  These will make nice earrings once they are cut out and finished off.  I will share my finished results later.

"Monstera Leaf" silkscreen by Tina Holden

While these designs are not Hibiscus flowers, they do have a fun look and I wanted to compare white vs black print.

"Mandala" and "Floral Tapestry" silkscreens by Tina Holden

These and the leaf print silkscreens, shown above, are created by Tina Holden and you can find them in her Etsy shop here.

I really love these two colors together and thinking some mokume gane patterns. I like to make large tiles in the Pantone colors so I can play with them and such as mixing and matching.  These tiles are about 1-1/2 inches in size.

So here are the color recipes using Kato clay.

Rose Violet

3 parts Kato Magenta
1/2 part Kato Violet

1 part White Mix # 1-2 *

Amazon

5 parts Kato Green
1/4 part Kato Black

*Note: These base color mixes are found in my Clay Color System Tutorial.

Pantone Fall Fashion Colors Lava Falls, Samoan Sun & Orange Tiger

The Pantone fashion colors for this fall are very rich and vibrant.  Pantone describes them as "Contrasting colors that bring together our co-existing desires for rest and relaxation with exuberant expression".

I am going to start with the first three colors that to me are perfect fall colors, a rich red, deep yellow and autumn orange.

Two of these colors have been used in previous Pantone color collections.  Lava Falls isn't in my latest Pantone color swatches but Pantone tells me that the color Samba is a very close match.  Samba was in the Pantone Fall 2013 Fashion Color Collection.  

You can find links to all the clay recipes I shared here for the previous Pantone colors back as far as Spring 2011 if you click on the "Pantone Color Recipes" tab at the top of this blog.

The color Orange Tiger was previously used in the Pantone Fall 2019 Fashion Color Collection.  These orange flatback "hotfix" crystals are a perfect match to the Orange Tiger and are available in my online store.  They are made in Canada and the cut, clarity and color are absolutely incredible and I find them very comparable to the expensive and now hard to get Swarovski crystals. 

I will share the recipes here again but wanted to let you know in case you already added these colors to your "Clay Color System" recipe cards.

So here are the recipes for these three Pantone colors using Kato Poly clay:

Lava Falls (Samba)

3 parts Kato Red
1 part Kato Magenta

Samoan Sun

10 parts Kato Yellow
1/4 part Kato Gold
1/8 part Kato Orange
6 parts White Mix # 1-2 *

Orange Tiger

4 parts Kato Orange
1 part Kato Gold
4 parts Kato Yellow

* Note:  These clay color recipes are created using Kato clay.  Any of the base color "mixes" used are from my Clay Color System.  You can read more here why I use Kato clay when mixing up my Pantone colors and still my preferred clay type.

Storing and Organizing my Pantone Clay Colors

Fall is just around the bend and I am back to mixing up the seasonal colors for the latest Pantone palette.  The hardest thing I find with mixing up the new line of colors is that some of the current ones I am not quite ready to give up yet.  So I will add those favorites to my permanent collection in my "Clay Color System".  I have a unique way of storing my Pantone clay colors for each season.

I am normally not a fan or big shopper at the Michael's Store but I do like some of their storage containers and many of them are made in the type of plastic that is compatible with the clay (you have to test first to be sure).  In my studio I have these photo cases that I keep many of my "canes" or clay veneers organized.  You can buy them individually or the best deal is the case that contains 16 for a special price.  I have lots in the clear that works well for seeing what is inside easily but I also like the multi-colored ones (as in the photo shown above) so I can coordinate with my clay colors and find the ones I want quicker.

These photo boxes fit perfectly in the media storage shelf that I have next to my clay mixing table.  Each season I add the latest Pantone colors to the photo boxes and arrange them on my shelf so they are handy.  You can see the latest fall colors here which I will be sharing the recipes for very soon!  I also like to keep my favorite colors from previous seasons there as well along with colors I use the most, including my base mixes. 

I generally like to use these containers to keep any prepared clay veneers or pieces for later use.  I cut up acetate sheets (same sheets used for laminating) in 4"x6" rectangles so I can stack several layers inside a box.  The circles below, for instance are ready to use for my interchangeable snaps or as earrings.

Of course I do not keep all my clay color recipes in these boxes as that would require hundreds! But they are great when I mix up large batches of my favorite colors and such.  And if you do not have shelf space to keep them, you can always use the storage case that they come in as well.

So I will be sharing the Pantone Fall Fashion Colors with you in the next day or so.  If you want a head start, here is a clue:  Check out the labels on the cases that show the 10 colors in the photo above.  Two of the colors are close matches to colors used in previous Pantone palettes.  Just do a search in the bar of this blog to find them.

New Items in our Serveware Collection

Most everyone that knows me first connects me to making jewelry and second to making buttons.  While I do make those the most, I also enjoy creating in a different dimension and with larger items and so also have, what I call, my "Serveware Collection".  I haven't been able to list any of these in our online store as of yet since they seem to sell before I get the chance.  Hopefully I will be able to have some listed in time for Christmas this year.

Art Deco Serveware

I collect an assortment of stainless steel serving items that would work really well with the clay such as cheese knives, pizza cutters and other utensils.  Here are a few new items I recently created and are now for sale at the Shuswap Artisan Market in Sorrento, BC, Canada.

Cheese Knives - Blue

Cheese Knives - Citrus

Pizza Servers

Pizza Servers

There are quite a few more designs at the market, however I just wanted to share a few samples for now.  These take quite a bit more work and time to create than the smaller jewelry items but the finished product in the end is very satisfying!

New Buttons & Bags for Fibre Expressions

Fibre Expressions is a quilt shop on the Sunshine Coast of BC in the town of Sechelt.  They sell a wide range of our handcrafted buttons but what is unique is how they create bag designs in which our buttons are incorporated.  They are put into kits which makes it more efficient when purchasing the correct amount of each fabric for the project.

They will be selling these kits, along with other goodies at the Quilt Canada show which happens to be coming up already next week in Vancouver.  Of course if you cannot make it to the show and looking to order some of their items, they can be purchased in their online store.

Here are a few samples of the bags they created and a close-up sample of the buttons used:

Gigantic Blooms

Leaves with Lady Bug

Celtic Heart

Brocade

Color Wheel

Exotica

And finally, I created these special Surfboards as an accent button for a beach bag design of theirs.

Surfboards

We also have our handcrafted buttons listed in our own online store here.  We have everything from real tiny that are suitable for children's wear or knit/crochet projects to very large as shown above.

Mini Blooms

Some of our buttons might not be listed in our store if we are out of stock so you can contact us (through our website) with your request or any questions.

 

Lace Earrings

Here are some new feminine lace-style earrings created in the latest Pantone Spring fashion colors, Very Peri, Innuendo, Skydiver and Harbor Blue.  They are in 3 different teardrop styles/sizes and are ready to add to any of our interchangeable ear wires to create your own style.

These four colors are now available in our online store.  You can find our various jewelry pieces by shopping the different categories such as "Earrings" or "shop by color" such as our "Pantone Spring Color Collection".

Very Peri

Innuendo

Skydiver

Harbor Blue

We only make a limited amount of each piece in the latest fashion colors.

Pantone Color Samples in Very Peri, Innuendo and Harbor Blue

I just wanted to share some pieces that I created with some of the new Pantone Spring colors.  These have all been screen printed using various patterns.  The smaller pieces shown are post/stud earrings and the other items are all mounted on a snap so they are interchangeable.  Some items are already available in the Shuswap Artisan Market, in Sorrento, as well as our online store.  We have a category set up to make shopping the latest Pantone colors easy and you can see them here.

Very Peri
Crystals used are Purple & White Opal

Innuendo
Crystals used are Magenta-Orchid AB

Harbor Blue
Crystals used are Blue-Green AB

The crystal rhinestones used in the pieces shown above are available in our online store.  We have them in 3 sizes with a special if you purchase all 3 sizes (buy 2 packages and receive the 3rd free).