For some I just substituted the nearest Premo colour instead – the mixed colours weren’t exactly the same as Cindy’s version but I liked them anyway and they worked as a palette so that was fine with me.

For some other colours my substitution recipe made colours that either I didn’t like, or were very different to Cindy’s. For these I experimented and ended up creating my own recipe for the colour and I got pretty close to Cindy’s, as far as I can tell comparing against the colours on my screen anyway. Either way I like the colours and my Premo-ified palettes work so I’m happy.

I appreciate your time and concise answers.

I bought some Kato for a particular project for a workshop, as that is what the instructor uses for strength in her projects, and find it difficult to condition.

A member of our guild uses Fimo almost exclusively, for the same reason (strength), and I also have difficulty with conditioning it. So, to see your article on the mixing of Premo and Fimo Quick Mix was interesting. For now, I think I will stay with Premo, as I can condition it better than the others.

As far as mixing colors, if you mean, can you swap out Premo colors for Fimo or Kato colors in a recipe, the answer is no. Although you can mix brands together (see article linked by my name), the color pigments and strengths are not the same. For example, 1 part of Black Premo would not mix the same as 1 part Kato or 1 part Fimo.

With those older recipes, just stick to the brand it suggests. Somewhere along the road, I decided to stick with Premo for my color recipes to avoid that very issue as well as keep things consistent. It will likely stay that way for the foreseeable future.

I’m going through my recipe cards in preparation for mixing up the colors.

When I have baked my sample for each card, what would you recommend that I use to glue it to the card? I suspect Weldbond, from your use of it in many of your projects.

Also, I tend to use only Premo and I notice that some of your colors are in Fimo or Kato clays. If I decided to mix those colors, how compatible are the clays to one another?

Nettonya

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You are the best!!! Thank you for these recipes :) Thanks for sharing all that you do! I want your video series so much, and will get it when I can find a way to afford them…in the meantime, thank you so much for sharing what you do! Keep on smiling, Girl! Your goodness is catchy!

Sincerely, Cindy