Colour Mixing Summer Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Another colour mixing day for me again!  I've been working on these Summer ocean blue hues and this soft pastel mix.

Colour Mixing Soft Pastels at Lottie Of London

And if we're going to have blue then we got to have some Pinks, well it would be rude not too

Colour Mixing Pink Hues at Lottie Of London

Keep your eyes peeled for some new jewellery coming soon featuring these gorgeous colours!

Playing with Polymer Clay Today

Well its been a while since I've had chance to do some colour mixing and I fancied something warming for this cold weather so I went with these deep reds to create a chunky statement necklace with a filigree design.

Burgundy red chunky statement necklace by Lottie Of London Jewellery

Burgundy red chunky statement necklace by Lottie Of London Jewellery

New Purple Washer Bead Statement Necklace

We're embracing everything purple today, with our Washer Statement Necklace in purple hues new to our Autumn collection.

New Purple Beaded Necklace at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Weekend Catch Up with Polymer Clay

Well I had planned to do a post on Faux Jade with polymer clay, but life always has other plans, well actually it was my hubby as he arranged a much needed night out the good old fashioned way of a meal and a film, which was wonderful.  He had bought tickets to see Les Miserable but the geek in me persuaded him that we should see the Hobbit as it won't be showing much longer, very enjoyable and 3D is highly recommended and enchanced by a good half bottle of wine.

Still I do have some polymer clay makes that I had have been creating over the last week, following my Polymer Clay Millefiori Rose Canes.

Millefiori Rose Cane Creations from Polymer Clay

Here are some pendants created from my red rose cane and I've incorporated a Zipper Cane as an edging.  The largest will be a brooch, but I'm still undecided on what I will do with the other pieces.

Millefiori Rose Cane Beads from Polymer Clay

This is a collection of beads I've created with the burgundy rose cane, I have plans for these to be teamed with some deep red Swarovski crystals I have in my bead box to create a bracelet.








I've also been working some colour mixing for the new Pantone Spring/Summer 2013 colour predictions, if you haven't seen the colours yet here they are.

Pantone Spring/Summer 2013 Colours

Source: pantone.co.uk via Clare on Pinterest

Below are my colour samples, not a bad match I think although you may notice Greyed Jade is missing, I must of got distracted.

Colouring Mixing Pantone Spring/Summer 2013 Colours from Polymer Clay

So what do you think of the colour predictions?  Emerald has been named as Pantones colour of the year for 2013, so expect to see a lot of it.  I don't have a lot of green in my wardrobe but I might just find a way to incorporate it into my accessories.  Do you love Emerald?

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Colouring Mixing Polymer Clay Pantone Fall 2012

So I finally got round to a day of colour mixing for Pantone's colour predictions for Fall 2012.

As clayer's already know polymer clay does come in a vast range of colours, but I've learnt a lot about mixing my own colours using a fantstic book called Polymer Clay Colour Inspirations by Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio.

If you are a clayer but haven't come across this book I can highly recommended it as it takes you on a journey of discovering colour with polymer clay, with some great worksheets and beautiful tutorials to boot.

Personally I work with the primary colours of polymer clay being Blue/Ultramarine, Magenta/Red and Yellow, colour mixing to create my own palettes and also working on Pantone's colour predictions for the latest trends in colour.

Colour Mixing with Polymer Clay

To help with my colour mixing I use my sample colour strings created from my chosen primary colours to help me determine the right mix of colour to achieve my new Pantone colours, again you can learn how to do your own colour strings with the book Polymer Clay Colour Inspirations.

My Pantone Fall 2012 Colours in Polymer Clay

Here are my mixed colours for Fall 2012, I'm delighted with the results.  The bottom three colours Tangerine Tango, Pink Flame and Ultramarine Green do need adjusting with a little more white, as with clay the colours can come out darker once cooked.

Source: pantone.co.uk via Clare on Pinterest

Now its time to start incorporating my new colour palette into my designs.

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Pantone Colours Fall 2012

Have you heard of Pantone?

I discovered Pantone last year, its a great resource for information on the latest colour trend predictions ranging from fashion, home, graphics and more.

Pantone predict the colours they think will be trending for upcoming seasons, now personally for me as a jewellery designer and a polymer clay artist this is a great resource of information to incorporate the upcoming seasons colours into my work and is perfect for colour mixing the wide range of colours available in polymer clay.


So here are Pantones colour predictions for fall 2012

Source: pantone.co.uk via Clare on Pinterest

With a passion for both fashion and colour I enjoy watching the seasons styles come into play throughout the coming months.

So what do you think of this Falls 2012 colour predictions?