{"id":17937,"date":"2013-10-28T03:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=17937"},"modified":"2013-10-23T18:51:35","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T01:51:35","slug":"elderberry-palette-premo-color-recipes-vol-066-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/elderberry-palette-premo-color-recipes-vol-066-b\/17937\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderberry Palette | Premo Color Recipes Vol-066-B"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elderberry<\/a><\/a>1<\/span>-B<\/span>: Idaho Skies<\/span>
\n2-<\/span>B<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> Blue Elderberry<\/span>
\n3-<\/span>B<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> Berry Dust
\n<\/span>4<\/span>–<\/span>B<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> Putty<\/span>
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Some time ago I saw a poll on Facebook (I think)<\/em>, asking people what their favorite color was. The majority voted for Blue… and it didn’t surprise me. People always say blue. Of course when you ask me, I would never say just one color. I love so many colors my answer would probably change 20 times in the course of a minute, but most people just say Blue.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have actually thought about this phenomenon often. Why do people love blue so much? Is it because the planet is filled with so many beautiful and important things that are blue? Water, air, the distant landscape… all are varying shades and hues of blue. And then there are blue birds, flowers, fruits and berries which enrich our lives with both beauty and sustenance. Blue is definitely an important color in nature… maybe that’s why humans love it so much?<\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s blue color inspiration comes from the beautiful wild fruits of the Elderberry. This particular cluster was photographed by Doug along the side of the road on our 2013 PcT Roadtrip through Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Although neither of us could remember the exact location of this shot, we do believe it was taken on one of the back roads through Idaho on our way to Coeur d’Alene.<\/span><\/p>\n

In any case, these beautiful blue elderberries caught the eye of Doug (whose favorite color is also blue) as a potential polymer clay color recipe palette. Hence the choice of this photo as the inspiration for the upcoming Vol-066 B-Series color palette for the month of November 2013!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Elderberry<\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone who is subscribed to our Polymer Clay Guest List<\/a> will be able to download the following recipes free, one per week on Friday mornings during the month of November 2013:<\/span><\/p>\n