Thursday, December 15, 2011

Get Ready for 2012 Colors!

Here at iKandies we LOVE color!  So we've consulted the Pantone color website to see what colors are in store for 2012.  We found that the color of the year is Tangerine Tango. 

This color is described on Pantone's website as a " a spirited reddish orange" which provides "the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward."

Orange has become a more popular color in fashion over the past few years, not only in clothing but also in cosmetics.  Tangerine Tango can be used as a complementary color for blue or green eyes. 

Pantone's color report for Spring 2012 includes Tangerine Tango, Solar Power, Cabaret, Bellflower, and Sodalite Blue.  These neon colors mix with the soft pastel shades of Cockatoo, Sweet Lilac, Starfish, Driftwood and Margarita.  You can see all of these colors on Pantone's website.

Pantone is known as the originator of a color system that identifies, matches and communicates colors to solve problems that often occur when producing accurate color matches.  Pantone is known world wide for their color matching system not only in the fashion industry but also in digital technology.

iKandies has been inspired by it's investigation of Pantone's color system.  While browsing a bead supplier's website recently, we found a Czech glass and seed bead mix that includes colors similar to Tangerine Tango.  The order has been placed with Auntie's Beads and we're anxiously awaiting delivery so we can begin creating our first design for spring!  


Tell us what you think of this bead mix!


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Button, Button Who Has the Button?

Acrylic Peach Button Bracelet
 One of iKandies more recent sales was a unique button bracelet.

 At the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show early in 2011, I came across a vendor selling all the pieces needed to make a button bracelet. 

This included a base metal bracelet blank base, mother of pearl buttons in creams and greys and metal buttons. 

The pearl and metal buttons were layered in different ways on the bracelet base and these designs made quite a statement. I was inspired by the idea but wanted to brighten it up a bit. So as I was designing my take on a button bracelet, I remembered the acrylic flowers I had used in a necklace design and decided to incorporate them into my bracelet.

The finishing touch was to add some beadwork the middle of each flower or button component.  And Viola!  My Acrylic Peach Button Bracelet and Acrylic Burgundy Button Bracelet were born!
Acrylic Burgundy Button Bracelet

 For my next button project, I thought I'd try to create a design using these gorgeous Czech glass buttons...
Glass buttons from vintage molds