Help!! Coloring Issues..

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idoweddingcookies Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 8:20pm
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I need help... I have a couple of brides ordering cookies, and i need to make the following colors:

Plum
Clover (says it's almost like a sagey green)

Any help would be great!! icon_biggrin.gif

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Michele25 Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 9:08pm
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Have you tried Americolor icing colors yet? Once I tried them I never bought another Wilton color again! They are fabulous and have a huge variety of colors. They sell them in the store on this site and the price is really good. Even though you didn't mention it, you've got to try their super red and super black!!!!! No more pinkish or grayish frostings again!!! Here is also the link to their site: http://www.americolorcorp.com/

Michele

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idoweddingcookies Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 9:35pm
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thanks.. yes I use Americolor... but they don't have a plum color
and I'm not sure what colors I can mix to try and get it.

Anyone?? icon_sad.gif

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Michele25 Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 10:30pm
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I found these color mixing guides online. Hopefully that helps.

Michele

http://www.mts.net/~evelyns1/colicing.htm

http://www.candylandcrafts.com/colorchart.htm

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idoweddingcookies Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 10:58pm
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Michele 25

Thank you so much... hope I can help you out one day!! thumbs_up.gif

Kim icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

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Kazoot Posted 26 Apr 2007 , 11:18pm
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GREAT CHARTS!!!!!!!!!!!! thumbs_up.gif

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leily Posted 27 Apr 2007 , 5:26pm
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If they are asking for different colors like that I tend to require a color swatch.. I have learned over the years that one persons idea of plum is different from the next. So a color swatch is the best way to match I think.

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crystalina1977 Posted 27 Apr 2007 , 10:06pm
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totally agree with leily...especially for the clover, I was thinking ok shamrock kind of green, and then she said kind of sagey and I'm thinking wow that's not what I would have compared it to!

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markbolin Posted 27 Apr 2007 , 10:13pm
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mix viloet with a touch of christmas red. = plum

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idoweddingcookies Posted 28 Apr 2007 , 5:21am
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Thanks everyone.
I had to give the brides samples cookies today, so I did my best and told them they would have to give me a swatch so I could match it as close as i could.

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Michele25 Posted 28 Apr 2007 , 1:42pm
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Good luck!!! Let us know how it works out!! I'm especially curious to hear what shade of green "clover" ended up being. I was also thinking a shamrockish (?) color.

Michele

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playingwithsugar Posted 28 Apr 2007 , 1:51pm
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There are also great color mixing charts in the book, The Whimsical Bake House.

They even have a chart for mixing candy melts to make custom colors.

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