I decided I would make these little altered dominoes for my contribution to the Christmas ornament exchange this year. I have had so much fun with different techniques and designs, I don't know if I will be able to settle on ONE for the exchange--they will likely all be different!
These were the first ones I did. First I dropped the ink onto the domino, then used a stippling brush to move it around. Adding the thinning solution made them lighter. I love the marbled look.
The snowman and Joy stamps went onto un-inked surfaces. I colored with Sharpie markers to add color other than the Stazon ink I used for the stamps. The snowman is really cute in person, but I had a few issues with the wire.
Here is my work surface covered with all the different designs I have come up with so far. I think these are really easy to make and other than the cost of the ink, cheap as well--not that I was looking for a "cheap" ornament to make, but just sayin' you can make a lot of these for a little bit of money. The display of these I saw at Silver Dollar City at the Crafter's Market were selling for $7.95 or more. I don't remember how much the dominoes cost for a set, but I'm pretty sure that is a substantial mark-up!
This journal makes me happy to look at, and that was the objective--if it looks good, I'll be more inclined to use it, or that is the theory anyway.
Here are the finished ornaments so far. I have made several bases for embellishments with some awesome new colors, but haven't taken the time to embellish them yet. This weekend I begin on a two week craft marathon, so I should be posting often.
The ones on the top are all embellished but still need the bead/wire/ribbon hangers to be added. The last step is actually the most time consuming. I certainly have a whole new appreciation for the crafters who work with beads now!
Here is one of the dominoes used as a package decoration. I used curling ribbon to attach it to the bag.
