Lottie Of London's Polymer Clay Blog

Colour Mixing Purple Hues for Spring at Lottie Of London Jewellery

2021-06-14T15:20:00.001+01:00

I grabbed a few hours this week to work on my next colour mixing project for Spring, ultra violet is 2018's Pantone colour of the year and as I haven't had the opportunity to work many purples into my creations this was the perfect time.

So here's the first of my colour mixing venture with purple hues, I wanted to keep these light for the upcoming spring and summer season.

I think this makes the perfect combination for a new addition to our long statement necklace collection.

I also tried another purple colour mix as seen below with two additional colours, a soft peach and yellow hue. I love this combination its reminds me perfectly of spring especially crocuses.

I've yet to create something with this colour combination but I am thinking a Klimt design would be perfect to capture all the colours.

In the meantime our new Purple Long Bead Necklace will be available for purchase from the 22nd March so keep your eyes peeled for our latest addition.

Read more about out statement necklaces here

This Blog post was orignally published on18/3/2018 at LottieOfLondon.co.uk/blogs

Free Polymer Clay Tutorial Spring Greens for Colour Mixing Recipe

2021-03-13T12:42:00.003+00:00

Well I was hoping this weekend to get in the garden but its wet and windy outside. Luckily for you its given me the opportunity to prepare and write this update for my new free polymer clay colour mixing recipe.

So here it is as promised in my previous Spring Colour Recipe Blog post where I introduced my new clay tutorials for Spring. Pop on over to my website for the original blog post and links.

And if you've not used my tutorial for colour mixing before you can download my short guide here.

You can find more of my polymer clay tutorials here to purchase.

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New Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Tutorials for Spring

2021-03-09T15:27:00.006+00:00

As I write its lovely and sunny outside, with a storm forecast for tomorrow! Well that Spring for you.

However its the perfect time to introduce our latest Polymer clay colour mixing tutorials with a Spring theme of course.

ALLIUM BLOOMS

Alliums have to be one of my favourite spring time flowers and I couldn't resist these soft purple shades.

SPRING FLORALS

A fresh spring mixture is the focus of this polymer clay tutorial, mixing a deep purple and green with softer colours.

PASTEL HUES

Pastels are for me always a reminder of Spring and Easter and this colour mix is perfect.

Keep your eyes peeled for this tutorial coming soon which will be available free, i'm still working on the finishing touches but I'll add a link soon.

UPDATE 22/03/2021 Here's the link to our Spring Green polymer clay colour mixing tutorial

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Pink floral charm bracelet with a touch of navy - Commissions at Lottie Of London

2021-02-26T15:09:00.003+00:00

I was sent a request from a client recently who had fallen in love with my pink floral charm bracelet.

She mentioned it was perfect for an upcoming wedding she was due to attend but needed some navy beads added to the bracelet to co-ordinate with her wedding outfit.

I crafted the navy beads using polymer clay and interspersed them throughout the charm bracelet.

Here’s the final piece with a touch of navy blue.

If your interested in having something designed for yourself in colours to match a special outfit or even a mixture of bead designs? Please feel free to contact me at info@lottieoflondon.co.uk and I can discuss your ideas and requirements to create your perfect accessories for your outfit.

Read more blog posts about our commissions here

Red Long Statement Necklace Commission

This post was originally published on Lottie of London Blog on 11/11/2017

New Pastel Hues PDF Colour Mixing Tutorial for Spring

2021-02-01T15:31:00.001+00:00

In preparation for Spring I've created a new PDF tutorial to get you in the mood.

The soft pastel hues of this beach scene make for a gorgeous and soft colour mix.

Available now to download at Lottie Of London

Get 10% off your first download with Discount Code

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(limited to 1 time use per customer)

Check out more of my PDF Tutorials Here

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New Winter Themed Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Tutorial

2021-01-24T13:38:00.001+00:00

Ooo its snowing outside and what better time to introduce our winter themed polymer clay colour recipe.

Cold and frosty January mornings are captured within our Morning Frost Polymer Clay Colour Recipe.

And when you need warming up from those frosty morning we have our Winter Berry Colour Mixing Tutorial.

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Autumn Polymer Clay Colour Recipes | PDF Colour Palette Tutorials from Lottie Of London

2020-11-12T11:19:00.001+00:00

Here's our latest PDF colour recipe tutorials with an Autumn theme.

Pumpkin Spice Colour Recipe

Pumpkin Spice Polymer Clay Colour Recipes at Lottie Of London

Autumn is a time of changing colours from the last green hues of the summer to the changing of leaves in rich oranges and browns, not forgetting the rich warming tones of harvest.

Pumpkin Spice Polymer Clay Colour Recipes at Lottie Of London

Woodlland Stroll Colour Recipe

Woodland Stroll Polymer Clay Colour Recipes at Lottie Of London

A woodland stroll is the perfect time to experience the changing of the season and take in the wonderful hues of nature that surround us.

Woodland Stroll Polymer Clay Colour Recipes at Lottie Of London

Mandala Ring Dishes! But what are mandalas?

2020-11-05T09:05:00.005+00:00

Mandala Ring Dishes at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Our latest collection of mandala ring dishes are proving very popular this season. With their beautifully intricate designs they make for quite an eye catching centre piece for your home. But what are mandalas?

Pronounced mon-dah-lah, mandalas represent wholeness, a diagram reminding us of our relation to infinity. They are often circular designs to symbolise the notion that life is never ending.

Many mandalas have a spiritual significance in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The Hindus where the first to use mandalas, but many are more familiar with the ones created by Buddhism.

Vajravarahi Mandala, Tibet, 19th century

In some spiritual traditions mandalas may be used for focusing attention and would be used as a spiritual guidance tool to establish a sacred space and aid meditation.

In modern day life mandalas are now more commonly know a a generic symbol for a diagram or geometric pattern often seen within mindfulness colouring books.

Free mandala colouring pages

Pop on over to Lottie of London to see our latest collection of mandala ring dishes and pendant necklaces.

You can read more blog posts on our ring dishes here

Our Decorative Turquoise Trinket Bowl is Back at Lottie Of London

Sources

http://spiritualawakening.weebly.com/mandalas-what-are-they.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vajravarahi_Mandala.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/free-mandala-coloring-pages.html

This post was originally published on Lottie of London Blog on 14/10/2017

Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Recipes and New Statement Jewellery

2020-10-07T15:34:00.004+01:00

With the looming cold weather upon us it's time for a colour explosion.

Introducing my latest Limited Edtion collection created with my new Candy Mix colour tutorial, its the perfect pop of colour for the upcoming seasons.

Candy Mix PDF Colour Mix Tutorial

My first is a new Tube Statement Necklace, a first for me at Lottie of London which I enjoyed crafting. With bold and bright colours in an abstract design my tube necklace has been strung onto a simple silver plated chain so as not to detract from the design.

Two new designs of my Half Moon Statement Earrings, a firm favourite of mine so I couldn't resit making more.

To finish something a little different, a new style of stud earrings in an abstract shape.

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Polymer Clay Colour Palette Tutorials

2020-09-15T12:06:00.002+01:00

Commissions for jewellery aren't the only thing I get requests for here at Lottie Of London. I often get requests for the colour recipes that I create especially for my designs.

I love colour mixing for both my customers to create something special for a unique commission or playing with colour mixes for inspiration on new designs.

So it made sense that as I have my recipes written down to turn these nuggets of infomation into PDF Tutorials for the polymer clay community. My PDF tutorials are now available to purchase both from my website here but also in my Etsy store.

So whats so different about my colour palettes? Polymer clay is available in a wide variety of colours but rather than have stacks of little or even large blocks of all these colours I decided a long time ago to learn how to make my own from only the Fimo True Professional Colours.

6 colours plus black and white are all that's needed to create my recipes and its a great way of learning colour theory.

You can of course use any brand of polymer clay to create these recipes, your colours will turn out different but that's the fun in colour mixing!

I'll be adding more of my personal recipes over the coming months but also create some new yummy recipes for your to try like our Candy Palette Tutorial.

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Autumn Statement Jewellery Collection

2020-09-11T10:04:00.004+01:00

Colour mixing Autumn statement necklaces at Lottie Of London

With autumn settling in and the days starting to get grey and drizzly, here at Lottie of London Jewellery we believe that's even more reason to add a flash of colour to your wardrobe.

Autumn colour mixing at Lottie of London.

So we're excited to introduce our latest collection of statement necklaces and stud earrings handmade and designed with unique colour mixes from polymer clay.

Chunky statement necklace for women

Our new navy statement necklace is super chunky, handmade in navy blue hues, touches of grey and splashes of bold yellow.

Colour mixing autumn hues | Stud earrings for women

Red Long Statement Necklace Commission | Polymer Clay at Lottie Of London

2020-08-11T10:52:00.000+01:00

Colour mixing red polymer clay beads | Commissions at Lottie Of London

Blog post taken from Lottie Of London Jewellery Blog 06/10/2017

I love to colour mix at Lottie Of London Jewellery and my recent commission request was no exception.

I was asked to create my popular long statement necklace with red hues to coordinate with a clients coat.

When mixing primary colours such as green and blue you can shift the colour to lighter or darker resulting in a pale blue or navy blue for example. Working with red is a little different although adding black will darken a red into burgundy, adding white will quickly start to turn the colour pink and yellow will shift the red into a coral hue before becoming orange.

So it was decided to stick with the obvious bold red and shift into burgundy.

So after some colour mixing and testing I created a selection of seven red hues for my client to make her final selection, as seen below.

Once the final colours had been decided I set about creating the necklace and matching drop earrings.

Commissions at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Lottie Of London Polymer Clay Blog Update

2020-08-09T07:52:00.003+01:00

Lottie Of London Polymer Clay Blog Update

Its been a long time since I've updated my polymer clay blog, but I know polymer clay blogs are a great resource to other clayers and for that reason I haven't taken the blog down.

My jewellery work took over and once I opened my shopify store it made sense to start a new blog over there that would be linked to my website.

Although predominantly my posts are related to my store, you can find posts on my commissions and new work ideas. if your interested in taking a peek here's the link.

I'll be going through my posts to update and reload the photos that have been missing, surprisingly I have quite a few but you may find some are missing photos.

Cat Trinket Ring Holder at Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-05-19T12:59:00.002+01:00

We've added a new white on black addition to our cat ring holder, the perfect gift for you crazy cat ladies out there!

Cat Ring Holder at Lottie Of London Jewellery

New Pink Beaded Bracelet by Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-05-10T11:33:00.002+01:00

Sharing our love for everything pink today with our New Pink Beaded Bracelet handmade from polymer clay in a range of pink hues.

Colour Mixing Pink Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

New Turquoise Blue Long Statement Necklace at Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-04-28T15:22:00.002+01:00

I'm dreaming of the Ocean today with our new turquoise long statement necklace, adjustable in length and handmade from polymer clay, pop your colour at Lottie Of London.

Colour Mixing Summer Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-04-18T10:17:00.002+01:00

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!

Teal Blue Cotton Cord Bracelet at Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-04-10T15:54:00.002+01:00

Following in the footsteps of our popular Teal Statement Necklace here is our latest Teal Cord Bracelet inspired buy these Ocean hues.

Handmade from polymer clay beads with a Klimt design and strung onto a natural cotton cord, the perfect addition for your Spring and Summer wardrobe.

Teal Blue Necklace & Bracelet by Lottie Of London Jewellery

Trip to The Tate Modern

2017-04-02T19:11:00.002+01:00

We had a family trip to the Tate Modern today to see an exhibition for Occupation for spaces on education and why they look the way they do.

The exhibit was created by new teachers studying at university who worked with number of schools. My daughter and her friends work was featured as part of the exhibit

Their art project within school was to create masks for the exhibition.

Amelie | Occupation, Philippa Bloomfield, Tate Exchange

We also took some time out to have a look around the Tate Modern, a first for me! I know being a Londoner its a shocker.

Tate Modern, London

Southbank, London

Chunky Cotton Cord Bracelet | Lottie Of London Jewellery

2017-03-24T11:48:00.002+00:00

New to Lottie Of London this Spring is our chunky bead cord bracelet, our long statement necklace colours have been wonderfully popular so I decided it was time to expand on these colours this this new collection.

Beaded Cotton Cord Bracelet at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Long Chunky Necklace | Statement Jewellery by Lottie Of London

2017-03-09T09:53:00.002+00:00

Perfect for Spring our latest addition to our long statement necklace collection is handmade from polymer clay in muted green hues.

Soft Green Long Statement Necklace by Lottie Of London

Rose Topiary Handmade from Polymer Clay

2017-03-07T12:59:00.002+00:00

I crafted this rose topiary as a gift, it was a first for me as I have never created something like this before.

It was quite tricky getting the roses to stay put and in shape but I think the results are wonderful.

Green Long Beaded Necklace | Statement Jewellery at Lottie Of London

2017-03-01T10:44:00.002+00:00

Welcoming in March with our latest addition to our long statement necklace collection! Perfect for bright Spring hues.

Green Long Statement Necklace by Lottie Of London Jewellery

Colour Mixing at Lottie of London Jewellery

2017-02-22T13:49:00.002+00:00

Here's a sneak peak at our latest fresh spring colour mix, all ready for some Statement Necklaces! Coming Soon

Green Fern Trinket Ring Dish | Jewellery Storage

2017-02-21T11:50:00.002+00:00

We're feeling fresh today with our new botanical fern ring dish, perfectly on trend for this years Pantone colour of the year Greenery.

Green Fern Ring Dish at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Lottie Of London's Polymer Clay Blog

Colour Mixing Purple Hues for Spring at Lottie Of London Jewellery

I grabbed a few hours this week to work on my next colour mixing project for Spring, ultra violet is 2018's Pantone colour of the year and as I haven't had the opportunity to work many purples into my creations this was the perfect time.

Free Polymer Clay Tutorial Spring Greens for Colour Mixing Recipe

New Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Tutorials for Spring

Pink floral charm bracelet with a touch of navy - Commissions at Lottie Of London

New Pastel Hues PDF Colour Mixing Tutorial for Spring

Get 10% off your first download with Discount Code

LOVECOLOUR

New Winter Themed Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Tutorial

Autumn Polymer Clay Colour Recipes | PDF Colour Palette Tutorials from Lottie Of London

Pumpkin Spice Colour Recipe

Woodlland Stroll Colour Recipe

Mandala Ring Dishes! But what are mandalas?

Polymer Clay Colour Mixing Recipes and New Statement Jewellery

Polymer Clay Colour Palette Tutorials

Autumn Statement Jewellery Collection

Colour Mixing Summer Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Colour Fun Jewellery at Lottie Of London

Exploring New Colour Themes with Polymer Clay

Red Long Statement Necklace Commission | Polymer Clay at Lottie Of London

Colour Mixing Summer Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Colour Fun Jewellery at Lottie Of London

Exploring New Colour Themes with Polymer Clay

Lottie Of London Polymer Clay Blog Update

Lottie Of London Polymer Clay Blog Update

Cat Trinket Ring Holder at Lottie Of London Jewellery

We've added a new white on black addition to our cat ring holder, the perfect gift for you crazy cat ladies out there!

New Pink Beaded Bracelet by Lottie Of London Jewellery

Sharing our love for everything pink today with our New Pink Beaded Bracelet handmade from polymer clay in a range of pink hues.

New Turquoise Blue Long Statement Necklace at Lottie Of London Jewellery

I'm dreaming of the Ocean today with our new turquoise long statement necklace, adjustable in length and handmade from polymer clay, pop your colour at Lottie Of London.

Colour Mixing Summer Hues at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Teal Blue Cotton Cord Bracelet at Lottie Of London Jewellery

Following in the footsteps of our popular Teal Statement Necklace here is our latest Teal Cord Bracelet inspired buy these Ocean hues.

Handmade from polymer clay beads with a Klimt design and strung onto a natural cotton cord, the perfect addition for your Spring and Summer wardrobe.

Trip to The Tate Modern

Chunky Cotton Cord Bracelet | Lottie Of London Jewellery

New to Lottie Of London this Spring is our chunky bead cord bracelet, our long statement necklace colours have been wonderfully popular so I decided it was time to expand on these colours this this new collection.

Long Chunky Necklace | Statement Jewellery by Lottie Of London

Perfect for Spring our latest addition to our long statement necklace collection is handmade from polymer clay in muted green hues.

Rose Topiary Handmade from Polymer Clay

I crafted this rose topiary as a gift, it was a first for me as I have never created something like this before.

It was quite tricky getting the roses to stay put and in shape but I think the results are wonderful.

Green Long Beaded Necklace | Statement Jewellery at Lottie Of London

Welcoming in March with our latest addition to our long statement necklace collection! Perfect for bright Spring hues.

Colour Mixing at Lottie of London Jewellery

Here's a sneak peak at our latest fresh spring colour mix, all ready for some Statement Necklaces! Coming Soon

Green Fern Trinket Ring Dish | Jewellery Storage