Paint sample tip - final!

You all know I am psychotic when it comes to beige or white paints.   I chose a white for the rest of the first floor trim that goes nicely with my custom White Dove.  Since those neutrals have very little tint in their bases, one drop can change it.  I thought it was my phobia making me see yellow or pink in my projects when the sample seemed perfect.  I now know why.

Do you see the difference in the two drops?  The one on the right is from the gallon I just purchased.  The one on the left is from the sample I tested.  Those sample jars from Behr are 1/16th of a gallon.  If I multiplied that sample formula x 16, it should match the gallon.  It doesn't.  Because they can't break down the tint (for samples) into small enough increments, the gallon could be off and it is.  The LL tint (raw umber) is 58 and to match the sample it should be 56, hence the yellowish white that I did not want and a major color change. 

So if you find a white or very light sample of paint,  DO NOT have them mix it from the formula in the computer.  Work out the tint numbers from your sample label depending on the ounces (or have the store do it) for a manual mix and it will be exactly what you expected.  No returns since the formula is for the color I requested.  No choice but to purchase another gallon with a reduction in the umber, and then mix the two gallons together.  That makes it easy for me to decide that this white will be all of the trim, even second story, I certainly have enough of it!  No more looking at samples and seeing pink or yellow, no more little jars everywhere.  I throw them all into a container, mix, and use as first coats since the whites are similar.  This discrepancy probably doesn't matter in colors as much, but one or two drops of tint in white certainly does.  If you can see a difference in just a dab of the paint, imagine the effect on a wall. 

 

Have a great Sunday!! I should be home from the birthday party in time for the sale.

 

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Box sale Sunday 7/7

I hope these photos are good enough!  Shipping is US only.  Prices include $5 shipping cost.   Remember that all lids have additional cardboard padding to raise them, otherwise the square labels would need to be much smaller in order to not be covered.  Make sense?  LOL!!

These are the two 5" boxes, each has the same labels.  Not four boxes, this is one box showing all four sides! 
BOX ONE IS SOLD - THANK YOU
BOX ONE $18.00    (plus 50 cents if Paypal) 
BOX TWO IS GONE
BOX TWO $18.00   (plus 50 cents if Paypal)

This is one of the two 4" boxes, each a little different.
SOLD - THANK YOU
BOX THREE $16.00 (plus 50 cents if Paypal)

The second 4" box.
SOLD - THANK YOU!
BOX FOUR $16.00 (plus 50 cents if Paypal)

And the cutest damn 3", both the same.. showing all four sides on two boxes.
BOTH SOLD - THANK YOU!
BOX FIVE $13.00 (plus 50 cents if Paypal)
BOX SIX  $13.00  (plus 50 cents if Paypal)

 

Sale starts at 8pm ET Sunday 7/7.  Check is fine, Paypal invoices will have an additional 50 cents for fees. Sorry about that but even though the boxes are not top quality, the work and ink involved was more than my others and fees add up when you try to keep prices low.

 

Questions please email!  Since some have purchased multiples (boxes and linens and charts) and offered them on Ebay, I am limiting sales to one each unless requested by someone I know.  If there are a lot of requests, I can order or purchase more box sets in the future but don't really want to!  Cutting/fitting lid fillers and all the other fuss is really not worth the price for me!  I did one for myself with two sides samplers and two sides houses.  

 

Have a good day!!

samplersandsantas@gmail.com

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One set of three x 4

Geez.  That's a lot of ink!

 

 

I'm not going to photo each side of each box, but I'll come up with something that will show which labels are used.  Each lid has a thick padding inside to raise it but there is still about 1/4" of a lip to keep them on.  Sizes are 5", 4" and 3".  I just love that tiny 3".

 

Will list and give information about the sale on Saturday.

Sun's out and in and out and in and HOT!!!

 

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Linen regret

Did everyone have a nice 4th?  I've been working on boxes today and now that it's dark, it sounds like a war zone.  I keep looking to the sky for colors and sparkles, but nothing, just sonic booms.

 

My Sally Fiske is hung with hemmed boning, unframed, and for her size she should be an eye catcher.  She's not.  Why?  Because of the unbleached linen that doesn't show the beautiful colors of thread.  From across the room, it's a dark blob.  The roof stands out first, then the house, only because the areas are concentrated color.  I am so sorry I didn't realize this and use a lighter linen.  I started stitching with Scarlet Letter kits on her 25 count unbleached which shows the thread much better than other counts from other sources.  95% of my samplers are on unbleached, raw, natural.  This is with a flash so you can imagine how much darker it is.

 

When I was photographing Sally for a label, something bothered me.  Looking closer, I realized the door is not stitched, nor is area surrounding it.  I had to go back to the chart to see if I forgot to stitch it!!  Nope.  That is the reproduction.  I'm glad she isn't framed because this week, Sally's house will get a door.  I used Paint to fill it in for the label with the only color I could paste into the space and I outlined the frame with white.  Since I am not one to be concerned about exact repros, adding this will not bother me at all.  Not sure of color.

 

Doesn't it seem like Saturday?  We're having Chris's birthday at Carole's Sunday and I am making calico beans, kugel, and the cake.   I stopped at DD today which was crazy busy, and walked off with someone else's large iced coffee.  They weren't at the pick up counter and the next drink that looked like mine, I took!  It wasn't.  Neither was the bag they handed me with chocolate munchkins.  My fault,  I should have checked both before leaving.

 

Box sale will probably be Sunday, will let you know when the day before.

 

Happy Friday!!

 

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Quadruplicate

I could not figure out why I ran out of ink and was printing for what seemed to be way too long, for only a few boxes.  Duh!!!  There are four labels for one box so it was like making 24 boxes.  Mark cut thick cardboard for inside the lids so they sit up high, I added a thin cardboard layer to the inside of one and that made it really sturdy and fixed the defect.  So I think the sale will be for six boxes, two 5", two 4", and two 3".

 

 

I hope everyone has a very safe and fun celebration of the 4th.  Fireworks are now legal in PA and it will be nights of terror for the critters.

My red white and blue will be spaghetti, elderberry pie, vanilla ice cream.  We found a good batch of berries and are hoping to pick them before the birds do.  There are plenty of bushes for them that are inaccessible to old people.  Most people don't bother, in fact, my friends never heard of elderberry pie which is my favorite.   

 

Feel like stitching something patriotic?  (1776 chart is under the FREE tab).  Once again, I searched for a finished piece only to realize it was offered in a giveaway.  I should have added labels to my posts so I can quickly look up projects no longer in my possession, would save me a chunk of time and frustration.  Too late!!

 

Happy 4th!!

 

 

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Limited

There will only be a few boxes offered.  Purchasing a set is taking a chance that the ones inside are not usable.  That's what happened.  If not broken....

 

 

the flimsy kraft layer holding them together was not glued well and once painted, the paper lifts.   For what I charge for boxes, not worth all the work and effort to correct defects. 

 

Rather than open the sets and check each one, I will return the others.  The first two sets of three should have yielded six boxes, I can use four and two require fixes.   And that's the box report!   So glad I did not discard the old sturdy large ovals still in my closet.

 

Have a good day.

 

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