Soft Lilac And Spring

Sometimes a color strikes me, but I don’t always have that color in my paint collection.

Lately I have been enjoying touches of purple.

It must be that spring is soon approaching.

I found this clock several years ago, it’s non-working, but still very pretty.

I had an idea, to paint this lovely old clock a soft pretty purple.

So I pulled out my Heirloom Traditions paint in Nickle and added a touch of Blushing.

I was hoping for a soft lilac purple.

Instead I got more grey than a soft lilac purple.

Because I am not afraid to experiment, I then pulled out a bottle of Purple acrylic paint that I had.

I added a little to my paint, and it still was too grey.

I keep adding squirts of paint and mixing it up until I got the color that I was looking for.

I love this color!

And I wish I could say that I could duplicate it, but I can’t.

That’s why I am not sharing what color purple acrylic paint I used or how much.

But make sure you always have a good selection of acrylic paints on hand.
I have purple, blue , yellow , orange , red , black , white , grey.

You can always add a little of this to change a paint color, and customize it.

You can also mix your chalk type paint as I did.

One thing to remember, and I was taught this back in the days when I worked as a hairstylist.

Yes I was a hairstylist.

**The darker color always dominates**

When you are mixing colors if you use too much of a dark color, no matter how much of a lighter color you use, that dark color will dominate.

The point is to play around with paint, don’t be afraid to use a little acrylic paint with your chalk type paint.

I have even been known to add a little milk paint in my chalk type paint.

Have fun and experiment.

Isn’t this pretty!

I distressed this piece using my vinegar and water distressing technique.

Then I added a coat of Heirloom Traditions clear wax.

As I said this is a non-working clock, but it’s still a lovely piece of art.

I recently added a few new treasures into the shop, including this lovely clock.

I have some exciting news to share soon about pastel colors and paint!

Are you ready for spring?

You can purchase this lovely clock HERE.

To purchase Heirloom Traditions paint click on the link on my sidebar.