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more on Premo cobalt blue and zinc yellow

Chris — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:04:06 +0000

Polyform Products has announced that cobalt blue and zinc yellow will continue to be available through Polymer Clay Express, Munro Crafts and Creative Wholesale.

While it’s wonderful that these colors will still be available, I get the uneasy feeling that it may not last. Why? This is the way that Polymer Clay Express announced it on their blog, “We will be carrying Zinc Yellow and Cobalt Blue Premo throughout 2011!!”. The throughout 2011 part is what concerns me. My guess is that Polyform Products will reevaluate 2011 sales of cobalt blue and zinc yellow and may or may not continue them beyond 2011.

Unfortunately the sales will probably not end up being enough to support continuing these colors. The main reason being the limited availability. While the die hard professional artists will order the colors to be able to continue their color palettes, hobbyists will probably not bother. Pörrö, brought up another issue in her comment to this post, mainly that these colors won’t be available wholesale to non-US businesses.

What does this mean for my Premo polymer clay color recipe ebooks? Well, for now they still include cobalt blue and zinc yellow in the mixes, including the most recent spring/summer 2011 version. Sometime after the first of the year when I get my hands on the new colors I will do some mixing, but I just don’t think that you’re going to be able to match the colors without cobalt and zinc yellow. I do have plans to add color recipe ebooks for FIMO, Kato and possibly Pardo Art Clay.

the next generation of flower beads

Chris — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:57:42 +0000

For those of you who have asked for dainty flower beads that will hold up in bracelets….the next generation of flower beads are coming. I’ve been experimenting to get just the right colors and feel, with the right amount of strength and flexibility. I’ve found the right mix of Pardo Art Clay, Pardo Jewellery Clay and PREMO! They will be a little bit more expensive as the Pardo clay is more expensive, but just look at this….

….they pass the squish and bend test

I do have some comments about the Pardo Art Clay, but will talk about that in another post. Maybe by then I will have had a little time to experiment with the translucent.

clearest of them all

Chris — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:04:24 +0000

Did a little experimenting with the Pardo Art Clay yesterday. While it is firmer than the Pardo Jewellery Clay, it is still softer than I like. However, I have to say that the translucent is by far the clearest translucent polymer clay out there. My mind is humming with ideas…

I’m off to get a few things done this morning, then I have to get some stuff together for a yard sale. My mom had one earlier, but the weather was yucky and they live outside of town. So, I said we would have one at our house as we have a better location. Of course it’s supposed to be around 90 degrees this weekend. *sigh*

if one is good, more is better, right?

Chris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:58:32 +0000

I ordered some of the new Pardo Art Clay recently for a project. I need the strength and flexibility of the Pardo Jewellery Clay for thin pieces, but find it’s softness hard to work with. Of course I can’t buy just one or two…..I MUST have all the colors. Is there a 12-step program for this? I hope to try it out today or tomorrow and will let you know what I think.

Next on the agenda is a requested tutorial for my earthstone pottery beads, which I hope to have ready soon. I’m also supposed to be getting ready for a yard sale with my mom this weekend….And the fabric store just called to tell me my special order fabric is in. What’s a girl to do?