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.

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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.

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Plaid Stamps On Furniture Supplies:

Pretty In Plaid Stamp

Rose Chintz Paint Inlay

Paradise Paint Inlay

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:

Bohemian Blue DIY Paint

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:

Petticoat Pink DIY Paint

Or, First Crush Sweet Pickins Milk Paint

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How to find the artist:

Find Made by Marley @Made by Marley