{"id":2791,"date":"2009-02-28T03:22:23","date_gmt":"2009-02-28T11:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2013-07-07T19:04:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T02:04:13","slug":"polymer-clay-color-recipes-arbutus-tree-palette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-color-recipes-arbutus-tree-palette\/2791\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Color Recipes | The Magnificent Arbutus Tree Palette"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Arbutus<\/p>\n

1B – Coastal Skies
\n2B – Silver Trunk
\n3B – Arbutus Tree
\n4B – Shadow<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As a kid growing up on Vancouver Island (West Coast of Canada), I had the wonderful pleasure of experiencing the Arbutus<\/span> Tree<\/span>. It’s silvery bark constantly<\/span> shedding to expose a glistening coppery orange skin, underneath. Branches all gnarled and twisted from exposure to coastal storms, which it seems to relish. This magnificent tree captured my heart at a very young age.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last summer we were able to get away for a few days to go camping out where the Arbutus’ grow. We had a wonderful time together as a family. And seeing my kids playing amongst the silvery orange trees, brought back some fond childhood memories. If you are interested, I wrote a bit about our summer camping fun in this article: Green Beads<\/a> and Emerald Colored Mountains<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The picture above is of one of the beautiful Arbutus trees my husband photographed on that trip. It is also the inspiration for my next polymer clay palette which will include the following colors:<\/span><\/p>\n