“Pool” your resources and come up with your dream Vintaj Patina from Ranger palatte and name each color and/or give us your inspiration (example below) to enter our Dragonfly Pool – Round Rabbit and Vintaj Giveaway!
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Here’s an example:
“My ultimate palatte is based on an old historic building, with layers of history revealed. It would contain Eroded Brick (Brick red), Decayed Plaster (Gray-blue) and Moss-grown Stucco (Moss Green). I would use this palate to complement a Vintaj Art Deco Dragonfly for a beautiful bracelet!”
Check out the Design Seeds blog for ideas! The contest is open from today Tuesday August 7 until midnight CT on Thursday August 9! Leave your Vintaj Patina palatte ideas here in the comments of this post!
My color palatte would be a little different. I love the bold colors of the tropics, and would base it off the brilliant colors you see there. Living Green (the color of banana plant leaves), Paradise Yellow (think bananas), Clear Blue (the color of the sky on a clear summer day) – these bright shades would contrast wonderfully with Vintaj Brass findings. Imagine dragonflies darting around bright flowers on a warm summer evening and you would be envisioning the cluster drop earrings I would make. Mix a handful of these beads, Vintaj Brass chain, and the larger dragonfly wrapped around a large focal bead. You would have the perfect necklace inspired by paradise.
My ultimate color palette is all about the beach and water. It’s my go to place when I need to unwind and recharge. There is Pebble (the color of sand), Cerulean Blue (the color of the sky), Creamy Foam (the waves washing to shore), Sea Glass Green and of course Ocean Blue (the water).
The dangling charm bracelet with complementary necklace made using these brass Vintaj beads is going to be so pretty with the beach color palette!
I love the vintage look, but the colors are limited. I would like to see a more colonial mix from the 1920′s and 30′s. More colors started to appear in our home decor, rather than the simple white walls and wood floors. Everything from kitchen stoves to tile carpet started a new trend. What comes to my mind are some colors I have seen in old photos of my grandparents homes. Dusty pink (how the edges look on a pink rose when it is about to die), grey-green (think of a baby pine tree), and blue which can be quite bold, but with a hint of rusty brown it tones down perfectly.
My design pallet right now is fading to Autumn colors. Burnt oranges and golds. I would use sunflowers, and various Vintaj findings and chain. Mix in some leaves, and squirrel with acorns. I love Fall and all the crisp scents and colors.
My color palette would be called ‘Tis the Season, and would include the colors of Christmas: Shimmer (Silver), Evergreen (Deep Green), & Winter Berry (Dark Red). I would use them to create hand stamped Christmas tags for friends and family using Vintaj Altered Blanks topped off with fun Vintaj filigree, charms, and embellishments!
The palette I’d create would be based on colors near a pond in the gorgeous Texas hill country. There would be bluebonnet (a gorgeous blue), Indian paintbrush (a vivid, summery orange), winecup (a stunning magenta), dandelion (yellow), leaves (green), and cottontail (the white of a bunny’s tail). Patina’d Vintaj flowers would dangle from a necklace with a beautiful, big patina’d Vintaj dragonfly as a centerpiece, and some porcelain circles from Round Rabbit would also be incorporated (like the ones in periwinkle earrings). Fun contest!
Fall in the mountains would be my color palette where everywhere you look is a burst of color : All shades of orange and gold mingled with ever greens and sunflower yellows and acorn browns sprinkled in and out and about will be christmas reds , silver and blue grays . Such a breathtaking collection of colors on gods earth to make the heart sing a joyous song.
My color palette would would be based on a garden tea party. Bone China (Creamy, milky white), rose bush (blush pink), One lump or two? (pale yellow), Early Grey (laverander) and tea leaves (mossy green). A charm bracelet with patina’d vintaj leaves and glass bead flowers will dangle with a tea pot and cup nestled inbetween. I would then use one of the dragonflies as a toggle because even dragonflies can’t ignore tea. Oh I want to work on this right now!
My ultimate palatte would be slightly iridescent and would be based on the beautiful Sonoran Desert. My first color would be called Patty Cactus. It would be an iridescent green with a light purple shimmer. The next color would be called Desert Sunset. It would be a rich iridescent red with a yellow shimmer. My last color would be called Sand Dune. It would be iridescent golden browns with a blue shimmer. I like colors that change in the light and as the piece of jewelry moves on your body. I think these colors would compliment the all natural Vintaj metals. I would like to make earrings and a necklace using some of the new embossing folders and these iridescent patinas to achieve a desert landscape design on the brass.
I would be inspired by heat patina’d rust and create a platte consisting of Rustalgia (medium rusty brown with a discreet metallic hint), Paeony Poppy (medium-to-dark warm purple) and Wilting Petals (dark rose). Mixed with the rusty brown, both the purple and rose would get a brownish tint, thus better mimicking an actual rust heat patina. If the palettte didn’t have to be a package of three I’d also add a ligther, more orange/ochre rust colour. The name of the palette would probably be less poetic, a simple Rust Heat Patina.
The colurs would be perfect on Natural Brass and Artisan Copper where the brown brass or autumnal warm copper hures would enhance the rusty colours in two different ways. I could especially see it on a textured surface (hammer it with sandpaper in between e.g.) on an altered canvas blank for an interesting background or on embossed surfaces like the cobblestone tag, brass decorivets or frames. The Copper prairie leaf would be another good candidate.
(Footnote: Rustalgia is a portmanteau of rust and nostalgia — works a bit better in swedish: rostalgi from rost and nostalgi.)
My color palette would be named “Redwood Forest”. I was inspired by a trip to see the California Redwood Park. As you walk through the forest, you see the massive red brown tree trunks (color – redwood), beautiful leaves (color – fern), glimpses of sunshine flitering through the treetops (color – dappled sun), and cool earthen paths (color – driftwood). You can feel a gentle warm breeze and hear the rustling of leaves. A dragonfly flys by, hurrying to its destination, temporarily breaking the dreamlike quality of the ancient forest…
My comment was published before it was complete. I would use the beautiful dragonfly and leaf Vintaj components to create a necklace and bracelet set that enbodies the feeling of the Redwood Forest.
I’m thinking practical & would like to get a set called Tattered Jeans. The set could have 2 blues and a white. Denim, Wash & Tee!
As I write this I am in Chicago on a much needed vacation.The first day we took a wonderful shorline cruise which inspired my color palette. Lake Michigan is the most beautiful aqua color which always goes well with Vintaj brass. Out on the lake was a lovely lighthouse with lovely tan and bright red colors. Turning towards the city we saw the mix of old and new buildings, and I think a smidge of black from the more modern buildings would be just the thing to set everything off.
Oops, I forgot to add the name of my palette–which would be ‘Chicago Shoreline’
My ultimate color palatte is called “Stormy Skies”. It includes “Purple Haze”, which is a muted purple-gray you see before a hurricane or severe thunderstorm; “Mystic”, which is that eery green color that shows itself before tornadoes; “Sunlight”, which resembles the rays of sun that come out after a good rain storm; and “Smoke”, which is a dark, smoky gray that is like big thunder clouds. These colors would blend together perfectly to show some of the many colors of nature. I would make a bib necklace using many different sized altered blanks, run through the Big Kick with various dies, and then patina the blanks with the Stormy Skies colors. Beautiful!
My palette would be called “Folkloric” – vibrant rich colours: think Dala horse, Russian peasant scarf or Frieda Kahlo’s flower crown.
Vintage Pink – seen in old, opaque glass beads
Rose Red – deep and rich
Marigold – cadmium yellow toned down with a touch of ochre
Bottle Green – like iris leaves
Bluebird – feather blue with a pinch of iridescent shimmer
Amethyst – like an antique doorknob
I would decorate Vintaj bead caps to look like flowers and add a bit of blue and green to dragonfly charms and mix with chain and crystals for a magical necklace.
My ultimate color palette is inspired by Monet’s garden, I have visited his house in Giverny, the garden is there, in the same spirit as when the painter was alive, being a constant reminder of the artist’s inspiration. So I would use “pond green” (a mossy green shade), “tulip purple” (a magenta purple shade), “lilac purple” (a soft, lavender and white mix) and “bridge green” (an Kelly green shade) and “mist pink” (a shade of “dirty pink”, that reminds me of that magical mist I saw over the bridge, at the pond). I would combine this palette with the amazing Vintaj Nouveau Leaves, Tapestry Bead Caps, 50x39mm Ornate Dragonfly as toggle, chain and amazing porcelain elements by Round Rabbit, for an amazing necklace
Inspired by the photo of the giveaway, my palette is called “Oriental Bath” and I would go with “minty shores” (light mint-blue), “silver cloud” (light grey) and “hamam blue” (deep, lapis shade of blue), that remind me of the old, ornate fountains and the decorations of Turkish baths. I would combine them with Vintaj orient-looking elements, such as the 26x55mm Etruscan Drop Filigree, Canopy Bead Caps, Deco Vines Border as well as with the Nouveau Woman Cameo and the 13x12mm Princess Dragonfly, for a necklace that would be called: “Women’s Hamam”.
The colors of water and everything that could grow from water. Everything that that is drawn to water.
I would love to work with the colors of sunset. My pallet would include pale inky grape (a dusty purple color), orange fire, glowing amber, hot ember (a glowing pink color), and pale peach
I recently returned to my childhood home in western South Dakota, and I am constantly in awe of the beautiful landscape. My collection would be called “Prairie Seasons”. It would include Sacred Sage (gray- green), Spring Grass (muted medium green), Evening Mist (iridescent purple), Autumn Grass (antique iridescent gold), and River Blues (iridescent blue). I can see awesome necklaces made with the porcelain sunflower or dragonfly in the giveaway collection, accented with Vintaj leaves, bead caps, and findings.
My palette is based on the song, “America the Beautiful”. Some of the metals, glass, and ceramics would be amber for waves of grain. Different shades of purple for mountain majesties would grace each design. Above the fruited plain would include peach, apple red, yellow, and shades of green, orange, plum and grape; not too bold, but alive enough to draw attention. Aquas and greens would define from sea to shining sea and blues and whites used for our spacious skies.. Gold and hammered silver would combine with coppers for may God thy gold refine. Tear dropped shaped alabaster would gleam, possibly as a focal point. I love the country where I live. It is amazingly beautiful.
My favorite color palette would be an earthy mix inspired by a hike into the Cherokee National Forest by the outcrops of abandoned mines in the hills of North Carolina. The shiny flakes of fools gold (weathered brass), moss (aqua blue and green mix), shards of quartz (light translucent white) and natural coal (shiny black). Combined with the brass dragonfly, leaves and above elements would make a stunning necklace reminiscent of the flowing streams that travel down the mountain side. (thanks!)
My palette would be based on the outdoors in spring. Start with “muddy ground” (med to dark brown), “mossy trees” (darker green with gray undertone), and “wet leaves” (another brown, but with more rusty tones included) to show the colors of the woods. Then add “emerging life” (bright, lighter green), “sunny day” (bright yellow), “blushing rose” (dusty rose) and “hazy days” (lighter yellow with gray tones) to mimic new plant shoots emerging from the ground, the beautiful colors of new blossoms and the sun filtering through the trees. Finally I would add “the great above” (a dusty, light/med blue), “dragonfly” (darker blues with sparkling tones), “ruby” (med to bright red) and “promise” (greenish-white) which would represent the sky, the dragonflies and birds, the emergence of wild berries and the overall beauty of the forest in the springtime. Imagine sitting on a log on a beautiful clear spring day – just look around you and soak in all the emerging colors and sights and sounds – nothing more peaceful than that!
I would use the flower, leaves and dragonflies to make a beautiful necklace and earring set, incorporating all the colors to bring the feel of new life to everyday life.
My inspiration is “Koi Legends”. It would involve the beautiful hues of the koi: orange, yellow, black, blue, red, and silver gemstones. The Yellow River that they struggled to conquer: deep greens, and crystal blue.The earthtones of the peddles in the river: opal and pearl. The steep rock waterfall the koi’s struggled to climb: slate, goldstone, and silvery marble. The white irridescent of the spray of water. And finally the deep jewel tones of the dragon the lone koi achieved as a reward for his struggle. The leaves would float around the watercolors and dragons flitter amongst the piece as they heartend and encouraged the quest for strength and freedom.
I would look out in the backyard and check out the colors in my vegetable garden. All the leaves and herbs in lovely greens, then my purple eggplant, golden butternut squash and all the colors of tomatoes. I’d call my palette “the farmer’s special”!
My palette would be called “Itasca Autumn Dream” To view the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi with the trees proclaiming their glorious colors. What an amazing sight, as the tamarack trees turn that amazing yellow ochre/orange, a color I have never seen duplicated. And the oaks and pines blaze in the background, then the beautiful blue of the water as it reflects the blue of an Autumn Minnesota sky. The necklace would have many embossed copper circles different sizes, embossed with acorns and oak leaves, each circle a different fall color, cascading down the chains. Then there would be the ovals that would be embossed with ferns and colored with fern green. And Vintaj leaves cascading around the embossed pieces. So the colors I will need: tamarack orange, oak red/orange, Minnesota sky blue, a gold so gold, a pine green and a fall fern green. How soon can I get them….I think I will go to Itasca State Park to get a breath of fresh air. Would you join me?
My perfect palatte would be a vintage movie theature
The rich dark red fabrics (dark cinnamon) the older gold tie back tassles that held the dark red curtains back (antique gold) and the old dark patina’d brass lamp fixtures on the walls (chocolate carmel brown) the dark black tiled floor (mystic black). after taking your seat, you look upwards at the old
Crystal chandelier with the long crystal drops (crystal AB) . Above the movie screen you see a large brass figurals of dragonflies flying and dancing in the moon light. wrapping up all the colors and thinking of pieces, i see a lovely three tiered necklace with dark patina chain held together by a three hole dragonfly connector, as the chains come down toward the center, small jump rings attach three small dragon flies on each chain thread in a tiered position. mixing brass darkened chain with 1/4 inch dark cinnamon and black necklace ribbon. Earrings made with level back earrings in ( antiqued gold brass) with one small (brass dragonfly) the end of his body has a ring to connect a 4mm dark red bicone bead
The curved dragonfly i would use as a toggle for the bracelet richly wrapped with three chains and black and red dark ribbon just like the necklace.
that would be my ultimate palatee. I love the look of victorian decor :
Cyndi
I have a photo of a lovely Victorian stained-glass window detail depicting a potted plant in a corner, edged with architectural elements. The colors are Marine, Jade, Verdigris, Quartz and Victorian Gold. I would make a necklace inspired by the window using the Vintaj leaf pieces along with filigree and the Round Rabbit architectural elements.
My ultimate palette is inspired by the subtle tones of old tree trunks with missing bark. Colors would be: “drowned light” (a very pale yellow), “dirty ghost” (ecru), “old mushroom” (beige), “dawn lichen” (bisque– several shades darker than beige), “burl” (burlywood–a medium brown) and finally, “barnboard” (a medium grey). I would use these beads to weave a picture of a dragonfly, suspended from Vintaj’s brass 50 x 12 branch, attached to a Vintaj brass chain.
My palette would be themed around Key West, specifically Hemingway’s home. Before buying it, it stood abandoned for years, and his wife (at the time) Pauline Pfeifer, called it “that haunted house on the corner”. So when I think of it, I think half tropical key west (vibrant greens and lush yellows), half haunted colonial mansion (mossy greys and deep moldly burgundies). Plus, he had all those 6 toes cats, over 40 of them, so of course I would try to incorporate some feline-y stripes (mustards?). They had the first pool ever built in Key West, so of course I would need to incorporate a blue in there, for good measure
Autumn (Fall) Sunset. Ivory for clouds, light blue and deep sky blue with deep salmon and coral for the suns reflection in the clouds. Brings back memories of long peaceful evenings outside with good company and good wine.
My idea is for a set of two patinas that can be blended with other colors to enhance and lighten their appearance. The set would be titled “Night Dreams” and contain Moon Glow, a lovely shimmery iridescent ivory color and Starlight, a dreamy opalescent white.
Another set that I would enjoy would be called “By Any Other Name” , a collection of romantic rose colors to include Romeo’s Rose, a deep maroon, Juliet, a lovely mauve and Blushing Petals, a delicate pink. I can’t think of anything better to pair them with than Vintaj filigree and flourish petal bead caps. swopemelmel@aol.com
I love the colors of the houses in a small Mexico or central America town. The bright blues, greens, oranges, yellows, rusts. Anything that brings life and entertainment into an already happy life. And dragonflies are the best. I could set and watch them and photograph them all day. What a wonderful idea.
I would call my palette “Color of Paradise”!