hmm I never thought of bright reds and oranges. Thanks for the good ideas....Looking at my coffee cup which happens to have Christmas designs on it and umm would you believe there are cool blues and red and greens and it does look nice. Red is a nice idea...

wondering if by chance there are colors one could add to the blue paint to change the colors to something more desirable?

I really made a mess of things. I am so irked with me... I know better or so I thought.