Showing posts with label Alcohol Ink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alcohol Ink. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

coasters

Back to alcohol ink!  Creating more coasters to take to Stella's on Main.  I love playing with all the different color combinations. 



I've combined the alcohol ink vases with my stained glass flowers and have come up with a couple of wonderfull displays of happiness! 
Our first camping trip starts soon and I've got alot of Pinterest projects lined up to give a try!  I've got to get our supplies in order.
TTFN!

Keep creating,
just another,
Craft Fanatic!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Alcohol Ink

Another Pintrest project!

I saw this alcohol ink project and just had to try it!  I hope this will inspire you to try it for yourself.

The basic supplies are:
alcohol ink (Hobby Lobby)
blending solution
alcohol
felt pad (which I made by attaching a felt rectangle to an old rubber stamp)
Any non-porous surface.  I've used glazed tiles from Lowes and miscelaneous glass vases that I had filling up my kitchen cupboards.
Clean the surface with alcohol and then put a drop of the alcohol ink onto the surface and watch the magic begin!  Use a drop or two of the blending solution and watch the colors move and mix.
That's all there is to it!
You can then glaze it with a water based sealer.  I've used a product called Triple Thick and Modge Podge and they worked well.
I started with making coasters, but how could I stop there?



I soon moved on to refridgerator magnets.

I found a sheet of glazed tile at Lowes to make my grandkids magnets with their names so they can hang up their own artwork.

I then went on to make a candle holder and vase....

And again I didn't stop there either!  I had some washers left over from a metal stamping project so I applied alcohol ink to them as well.  Someday I'll put them into a bracelet or maybe a necklace...not sure yet.  I'll keep you posted.


Well, I better go and see what else I can apply this wonderful application to.

Enjoy and get inspired!
and feel free to share your ideas and creations... I'd love to hear and see them!

just another,
Craft-Fanatic