Monday, October 5, 2009

Playing with Alcohol Inks and Dominoes

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!

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