Did you know you can create your own tartan using the IOD Pretty in Plaid stamps on furniture? We’ve partnered with our friend Lel at Made by Marley and she’s used the new them to create a modern take of a vintage shortbread tin on a dresser. She always inspires us when she layers her paint and IOD products to create one-of-a-kind pieces.
Lel made a YouTube video for Purple Monkey Manor:
Here are the key things we learned from her video:
1. Create your own plaid / tartan by layering pieces of the Pretty In Plaid IOD Stamp.
2. Design on the fly as your project takes form.
3. Add your own painted elements to paint inlays to incorporate your project colors into the inlay pattern.
Plaid Stamps On Furniture Supplies:
Color Matching:
Although Lel uses different kinds of paints, we’ve listed matching colors in order of appearance below that you can find on the purple monkey website: www.PurpleMonkeyManor.com. Here are some ideas to recreate the colors Lel used in her project:
To get Lel’s Raspberry:
Mix a bit of DIY Paint’s Kissing Booth and Carnival Red
Mulberry Sweet Pickins Milk Paint lightened a touch with your favorite white
Lel’s Greenish Blue:
Or, Providence Sweet Pickins Milk Paint
Lel’s Turquoise:
Old ’57 DIY Paint softened with a bit of white
Or, Bleu Bohemia Sweet Pickins Milk Paint softened with a bit of white
Lel’s Lacquer:
Crystal Clear Chandelier Liquid Patina by DIY Paint
Lel’s Mustard:
Queen Bee DIY Paint softened with a bit of white
Or, Curry Sweet Pickins Milk Paint
Lel’s Soft Pink:
Or, First Crush Sweet Pickins Milk Paint
How to find the artist:
Find Made by Marley @Made by Marley
