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#21,781
Cordeliere said:
That green must have magical powers. Last night I dreamed we bought a brand new RV that was sort of like an areo-dynamic school bus with an interior like an open plan house. It had a very dark green exterior and the interior was your shade of green. And I really liked the interior color. We named the RV "the turtle". What is surprising is we own absolutely nothing that is green. Like I said your paint has magical powers. It took over my mind and dreams. And the dream put me in a good mood. I was not in a good mood when I went to bed, but boy was I cheerful this am.
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What a wonderful, vivid dream, so fun! So glad the green made you happy! I definitely crave certain colors, mostly light to medium shades of blues and greens. Both are said to be calming and soothing. :smile:
 
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#21,782
etoile de mer said:
Hi prepster,

Oh, that's so fun, I love Retro Metro, so gorgeous! I was reading the wonderful description in the ad and saying to myself, life affirming, yes, uplifting, yes, etc... :smile: I love the pale shades you mention for interior colors, plus a buttery yellow. They create a really nice feeling of refinement and yet coziness.

Regarding Retro Metro, I think it looks to be very much in the family of our tweaked green, but ours is more pale/less saturated, and a bit warmer. I think Emmett Fiore at Fine Paints of Europe (whose fun description they used in the pic you posted) could tell you how this compares to the Martha Porcelain Green. He's worked at Fine Paints for a long time! I just spoke to him this AM to ask a few questions regarding some upcoming projects, and he's helped me a number of times in the past. He's a wealth of information, and very helpful!

I get so excited by companies like this, producing gorgeous, really high quality products. Plus they are located in one of my favorite villages in (appropriately) The Green Mountain State (Vermont)! :smile:
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Thanks very much! I've met Emmett. Lol! That man knows paint. I will give him a call. You have such a good eye, with all of your mixing and experimenting, maybe you should develop some paint in their designer series!

Cordeliere said:
That green must have magical powers. Last night I dreamed we bought a brand new RV that was sort of like an areo-dynamic school bus with an interior like an open plan house. It had a very dark green exterior and the interior was your shade of green. And I really liked the interior color. We named the RV "the turtle". What is surprising is we own absolutely nothing that is green. Like I said your paint has magical powers. It took over my mind and dreams. And the dream put me in a good mood. I was not in a good mood when I went to bed, but boy was I cheerful this am.
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Wow. Interesting. I wonder what that dream meant? Color is fascinating in that way!
 
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#21,783
Sometimes you have a bad H day, right? (First World Problems) The petit H bracelet I ordered just arrived but is the worst possible color (you take your chances with petit H), a scarf I won on eBay finally arrived but it was a 45 and not a 70 (my fault entirely; this design DOES come in 70), and another scarf arrived which I thought would be perfect for the dipdye event, but is probably too dark. Sigh. LOLOL. I'm going to go wash my new scarves anyway.
 
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momasaurus said:
Sometimes you have a bad H day, right? (First World Problems) The petit H bracelet I ordered just arrived but is the worst possible color (you take your chances with petit H), a scarf I won on eBay finally arrived but it was a 45 and not a 70 (my fault entirely; this design DOES come in 70), and another scarf arrived which I thought would be perfect for the dipdye event, but is probably too dark. Sigh. LOLOL. I'm going to go wash my new scarves anyway.
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Oh bother, sending my sympathies! Sounds like you need the calming and soothing effects of green right now (see above)!
 
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prepster said:
Thanks very much! I've met Emmett. Lol! That man knows paint. I will give him a call. You have such a good eye, with all of your mixing and experimenting, maybe you should develop some paint in their designer series!
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How fun, and yes, he's the go-to guy for paint questions! That's sweet of you, now picturing myself in a spic and span, lab-like setting mixing, and remixing paints all day, creating beautiful colors...sounds like a dream job! :smile:
 
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momasaurus said:
Sometimes you have a bad H day, right? (First World Problems) The petit H bracelet I ordered just arrived but is the worst possible color (you take your chances with petit H), a scarf I won on eBay finally arrived but it was a 45 and not a 70 (my fault entirely; this design DOES come in 70), and another scarf arrived which I thought would be perfect for the dipdye event, but is probably too dark. Sigh. LOLOL. I'm going to go wash my new scarves anyway.
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I got an HS today in the mail that was in fact brand new as claimed but a costume jewelry impressive design bracelet arrived broken!!!!!!! Seller knew it too, she carefully packed the little pieces of the broken link together. She's a top seller on ebay. That's really rotten to knowingly send someone an item that the seller knows is broken (and not disclosed on the listing). Oh, and the package had "thank you" written all over the multiple wrappings. The bracelet was not cheap, either.
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
So sorry momasaurus. These things are so annoying. You will have to show us the before and after of your dip dye scarf when you decide which one to use. What recommendations did they give you as to which scarf to choose?
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No recommendations, I was just reading Pegase's comments and looking at pix. The color effects have been very unexpected! I will definitely take before and after pix, but I'm not going until the last day (June 18)
 
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#21,790
eagle1002us said:
I got an HS today in the mail that was in fact brand new as claimed but a costume jewelry impressive design bracelet arrived broken!!!!!!! Seller knew it too, she carefully packed the little pieces of the broken link together. She's a top seller on ebay. That's really rotten to knowingly send someone an item that the seller knows is broken (and not disclosed on the listing). Oh, and the package had "thank you" written all over the multiple wrappings. The bracelet was not cheap, either.
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Drat! Is she going to give you a hard time returning it? Or can you repair it and get some refund?
 
#21,795
prepster said:
Thank you very much! It is such a perfect green. I love how you tweaked the original color

Speaking of green.... another green I adore is that amazing Laduree Green. I've always thought they should sell paint along with macarons. :smile: Or Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore should license their green, blue and pink. Fine Paints of Europe is doing a terrific green that may be very similar to the Martha Green, called "Retro Metro." Does this look anything close to your green?

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This does remind me of the Paris metro signs at the top of the underground stops.
Very elegant.
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