As featured in another post, I treated myself to 4 packages of Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks. There are three bottles per package, so 12 different colours total. A very nice mix. I've been dying to try some of the crafts I've seen on Pinterest, like alcohol ink on glass bottles. I don't really have a link to offer because working with this stuff is fairly self explanatory.
It's very easy to work with....a little bit goes a very long way. I simply dropped a little bit on the bottle and then blew on it to spread it out a bit. It dried very quickly.
Then I broke out the shrink plastic, both regular clear and the 'ruff and ready' kind that is cloudy/textured on one side. I cut my squares/rectangles, and punched a hole at the top, then added the ink. I did it on both sides of the ruff & ready to see how it would come out.
There they are, shrinking in the oven.
And the final results. I like the way the ruff and ready looks when the ink is used on that side and viewed through the clear side. Using it on the clear side is OK, but it can't be seen well through the ruff side.
One more bottle for the day. OMG so PRETTY!!!!!!!
Next, I grabbed the only two unused white candles I have in the house and dripped the ink on them. Then I used cotton balls to dab and gently spread the ink. That rainbow one originally started out as just different coloured stripes dripped down the sides in a spoke type pattern but it just didn't look good so I kept dabbing and adding ink as needed till it blended.
Oh the possibilities are endless now!!!
What happens if you wash the bottles? They are pretty I agree. I like those candles and especially the last bottle.
ReplyDeleteThe bottles are for decoration so there wouldn't be a need to wash them. Dusting would probably be ok, or running a damp paper towel on them. I'm still trying to figure out how to seal them It's been too cold to use the clear sealant spray. I gave that last bottle, the blue one, to a friend.
DeleteI really love them, nice to hang from a window to start houseplants , neat idea to use them for candles as well, the colors are so awesome, Phyllis
ReplyDeleteI have one clear glass ball ornament left and I am going to try the ink inside it. If it comes out nice maybe they will sell better than the ones w/ glitter inside. The Dollar Store was sold out of good candle cups so i still need to get some. I want to try large clear bottles, maybe with lights inside.
DeleteI've never heard of these inks before but the result is so good. These would sell so easily and the candles too.
ReplyDeleteI hope so. I didn't have much like with the ornaments I tried to sell at the craft shows this winter. Despite the glitter being on the inside of the balls, people are anti-glitter. I'll try getting some clear ornaments and using the ink on them.
DeleteYou make it sound so easy! Everything came out looking beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cat! It really is easy to work with.
DeleteThis is so neat! It's making me think happy thoughts of art-colony-type places I used to visit in the northeast, with beautiful things and lots of shrubbery.
ReplyDeleteAlso... I'm thinking this is how to do modernist, abstract dollhouse-sized "stained glass" (or art glass, pick an appropriate term). *Pins frantically*
Thank you for visiting my blog! Well I live in the northeast...I guess I'm an art colony of one. Which is actually OK.
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