Swiss Chard Color Palette-125 (Premo)
Includes 4 Premo Sculpey Color Recipes: — Rhubarb Chard — Flamingo Chard — Oriole Chard — Swiss Chard.
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** This post is an introduction to one of our paid color palettes.
Well since it won’t be too long now before the vegetable gardens start springing to life, I thought it would be wonderful to feature this gorgeous selection of Rainbow Swiss Chard, given to us by my neighbor and best friend Diane… her husband Paul loves to grow all kinds of delicious veggies… including Swiss Chard. And as most of you know by now, my husband loves to photograph stuff!
Aren’t the colors just magical? There is hardly a more vibrantly hued vegetable out there! Sautéed in a pan with a little butter… it just melts in your mouth. The kids even love this beautiful green.
They have such cool names too… I didn’t even have to make them up this time. In this collection of Rainbow Swiss Chard, there were seeds of Rhubarb Chard, Flamingo Chard, Oriole Chard and White Swiss Chard.
Also known as Silverbeet, perpetual spinach, spinach beet, crab beet, bright lights, seakale beet and mangold… but I’ve always known it as Swiss Chard. It is of the same species as Beetroot, but it doesn’t really develop much of a root, so the leaves and stalks are what you eat. They are incredibly nutritious (as all darkly colored fruits and vegetables are), and can be eaten raw or cooked, much like spinach.
Apparently, according to Wikipedia, “The word “Swiss” was used to distinguish chard from French spinach varieties by 19th century seed catalog publishers. Chard is very popular among Mediterranean cooks. The first varieties have been traced back to Sicily.”
Anyway… I always look forward to receiving this beautiful fresh produce in the Summer whenever it comes my way. I don’t have time to grow a vegetable garden anymore, and there is nothing better than homegrown fruits and veggies. Hopefully this year they get another bumper crop and ‘beg’ me to take some off their hands again ;)
Rhubarb Chard is a rhubarb red that is fresh and vibrant, perfect for Summer. Flamingo Chard is a hot pink color with a pinch of violet, lively and tropical. Oriole Chard is a golden orange color that compliments the hot red and pink of the Rhubarb and Flamingo. And Swiss Chard is a crispy fresh green that brings the whole palette together.
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I am very new to polymer clay and one of the scariest things to me was mixing my own colors. Your recipes have really spelled it out for me… and makes me less intimidated to try it. Now I have the gusto to give it a go and I am really enthused about it. My husband wants to know if you give cooking lessons too… since I am so excited about clay recipes now, he wants me to be this excited about being in the kitchen. Hugs.
Lisa G
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Thanks for posting some recipes for all of us to share. For those of use who really don’t have an easy time figuring out how to arrive at just the right color yet, these recipes are a real helper!
Cynister
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Not surprising… you so often post palettes of what I am doing currently!! Love that… the colors are perfect.
Patt W
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hy Cindy
what strong colors, love it, they merge so well together…..
hummm it’s summer calling us!!!
Next week will be the pink…..oh got to be patience!!!
thank you!
Cindy, I agree with all, those are some snapping bright summer shots – then the green cools. Intermixed with layers of black and translucent….wow. Any type of cane works with that combo, but I would go back to mokume gane, in a very structured and repetitive pattern. Why? Dunno. LOL!
I am still totally addicted and obsessed with your wonderful beach scene tute, but, have moved to all sorts of locations….mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, both desert and lush. THE BOMB!
Best were the arctic landscapes, with oceans and icebergs. If I could figure out how to add the aurora and some penguins, I would.
Hope all is well with you and yours, and that you are now without crutches and really on the mend.
I wish you had a working camera Jocelyn, cuz I’d love to see your landscapes! I wonder if you could rub a little Pearl’Ex on them to get the Aurora look? That might look cool!
Thank you for your kind words! Hope you are well too. My calf is healing quite well. Off the crutches now (which is good because we are going to Willow’s Grad on Friday and I had crutches at my own Grad… don’t need them at Willow’s too!) Still swollen and limping around, but if I stand still you can’t really tell. ;)
Would love to see photos. I was trying to think how to get the look of ‘trees’
I find that after I run the first mix through enough to flatten it, I can then add on more little sprinkles to convey trees, a river, etc. Roll it in with a brayer, then continue through the pasta machine to the thinnest or design you wish. This new method is the best way to use up scrap clay ever. Next (ahaha) trying for volcanoes and auroras. Wish me luck, lol.
Thanks for the tips! I,too, want to change the scenes. So many ideas – so little time……………
Yum, delicious hot colors. So unbelieveably close to the mosaic yarn I am crocheting doilies with right now. I am thinking maybe a huge covered bowl to sit on the 18″ doily or some picture frames in this color palette. You certainly bring out the imagination and thinking cap teacher when you present these wonderful receipes.
Thank you Dixie Ann! I’d love to see the bowl and frames you make with this palette!
Delicious eye colors, Cindy!
Thank you Maria! Can’t wait to see what you make with these yummy colors!
This is a great summery palette!
Thank you Jill! Glad you like it!