How To Make Alcohol Ink Pendants - Brand New!
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2017
- A completely new video on how to use my crushed tin foil method to make alcohol ink pendants that have the look of dichroic glass pendants that you could sell at craft fairs.
Last year I made my first How To Make Alcohol Ink Pendants video and it has been extremely popular - but a few people asked if I could show some steps I left out and some also found the sound levels a bit extreme. I don't want to make anyone jump while listening :-) - so I made this new film with more info and new colors.
Thanks for watching. People also asked about supplies so I have made to lists of links on my blog, one for US and one for UK. There is a link to the post on the end screen of the film. Thanks for watching. www.funcraftstodoathome.com - Jak na to + styl
That has to be some of the most beautiful pendants that I've ever seen. I just started using alcohol inks and can't wait to try this. Perfect for someone like me that LOVES color! Thanks so much.
Hello Debbie, thank you for watching and for your lovely comment. Alcohol inks are definitely very colorful - have you seen any of the videos by people using them to create art on Yupo paper? If you do a search on CZcams you’ll see quite a few. Have fun making pendants and thanks again for watching.😍
Thank you for being so clear and concise! I love this process!
Thank you for watching and taking time to comment, glad you liked it.
Loved watching this tutorial - a great improvement on your first one - you explain things so well : )
That’s good to know - thank you so much for watching Lesley.🌷
So Beautiful! Just love em!! Thank you for the step by step tutorial.
You are welcome Theresa - thanks for watching.😍
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make this video! I also like that you share what color combinations you like as I'm trying not to buy them all - at once, lol! This would be great to do with young girls as well!!
You are welcome - glad you like the video and thanks for watching!
Just beautiful
Thank you Norine - I appreciate that.
"I like that! Her's funny! Her's your friend?? In a video??" PP was mesmerized by the process, as well as the result, and amazed that I know someone in a video! To her, you're a TV star! Another home run, Gilly!
Thanks Melinda - that made me smile! Lovely to hear from you - I have lost touch with so many people - illness and bereavement in the family but this ain’t the place to go into it. I will be back! Thanks so much and give PP a hug from me xox.
Oh no, Gilly! So sorry to hear you've had a death in the family. My sympathies, and prayers.
Thanks Melinda - it's my dad - it's hard to even write that down. We are saying goodbye to him tomorrow and then we have to get used to a different life. My mum is 90 and he died 11 days short of their 70th wedding anniversary. He was 92 but it's still hard to deal with. Will be back in the blogosphere before long - I haven't forgotten you. xox
Oh, Gilly, that is really rough. I will pray for Jesus' comfort to surround your family. Your poor mum!! 70 years is an amazingly long time to be married. I know you haven't. But you have been handling the most important thing ever- your family. I'll be here!
Your video is perfect! Your technique is 100 times better than the way I was planning. Thank you for you wonderful guidance.
+Linda Sinish You are most welcome and thank you for your comment. We all learn from each other which is what is so lovely about CZcams. Would love to see what you make when it's done.
You've done a beautiful job on these! I have been making poured pendants for a while but they are not selling well at the craft fairs. Maybe these will help. Gorgeous pendants!
Thank you very much - I appreciate you watching and commenting. You may be right - all you can do is try and see what happens. These are reasonably quick to make if you create a large piece of inked foil from which to cut lots of circles from one inking session. Anything that is quick to make while still managing to look really pretty is a very good thing to make for craft fairs. Nothing worse than a product that costs you hours and hours in time that you cannot reflect in the price people are willing to pay. Let me know how you get on and good luck with your sales.
You are very talented and informative on your tutorials. I know I will be doing this protect in the future to create some beautiful pendants.
Thank you very much - your visits here and your comments are much appreciated - enjoy making the pendants!
This is amazing I can hardly wait to make some of these. Great gifts and things to sell at arts and craft shows. You are a good teacher ♥ Looking forward to many more of your videos.
Hi Louise - yes, lots of these things are brilliant for arts and crafts shows. The things that I found sold the best were handmade albums closely followed by these alcohol ink pendants. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and for your lovely compliment😍. Happy crafting!
Can you post the link for handmade albums? Ty :)
There is one here: czcams.com/video/SsXrIXMKSuU/video.html
I will look and see what else I may have. There is a brilliant video on YT on how to do the coptic binding, by someone called SeaLemon. I am pretty sure I put the link with that video but will check. Will come back to you shortly...
And another one here czcams.com/video/PxZstrJipRo/video.html
I will try to post another video soon about how I make these but really, the secret to a well made album is in the binding and you can find SeaLemon's video here czcams.com/video/S2FRKbQI2kY/video.html Her video is brilliant and is how I learned how to do Coptic Binding. So I have never bothered to make my own video on binding as she explains it perfectly. Good luck!
You sell these at arts and craft shows? I really appreciate you reading my comments and replying to my request. Awesome ♥
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you Yolanda and thanks for watching🙏.
Beautiful!
Thank you Beverly - it's very kind of you to leave a comment. Glad you like them.
Gorgeous! I love all the color combinations, but my favorite is the one that looks like amber, like you said!
Thank you Susan - glad you like them that amber coloured one really seems to glow. Thanks for watching. 🙏💕
Those are so beautiful!
Thank you Bobirae - your comment is much appreciated.
Gorgeous!
+s rolyat Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thanks a lot for your tutorial... i'm gonna try this for sure! you made marvelous jewels 😍 simple yet greeeeat
Lots of other youtubers made it so hard to reproduce, you made it so neat
You are welcome - hope you have fun with it and make some nice jewels! :-)
This is such a wonderful video! Thank you for taking the time to make it!! ^__^
You are welcome and thanks for taking time to watch!😍
Those are amazing!
Thank you Andrea - much appreciated.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!
You are very welcome and thank you for watching🙏
Thank you for the re-do. 😍😍😍
+Kari Coleman you're welcome - it did need it. 😘
Interesting and well produced tutorial.
Thanks
Thank you - that's really kind of you.
So pretty!
Thank you - glad you like it.
Thanks so much. A very precise vid which was easy to follow. Loved it. Tfs
+Sue Robinson thanks Sue, you are welcome and I appreciate your comments.
Great detailed video. Thank you.
+Brandi Mathis you are welcome - and thank you for watching/commenting.🤗
Love these 😍❤️
Thank you Kimberly - your comment is appreciated.
This is amazing. Your tutorial is wonderful and done so very well. Thank you for allowing us into your creative corner.
I appreciate your time in watching and commenting and thank you for visiting my creative corner - viewers make it all worthwhile.
Very pretty!
Thank you - pleased that you like them. Thanks for watching!
These are so COOL! I am going to try making them tomorrow with my girl friends! Fingers crossed they turn out as sweet as yours
+Tina C Thanks - I hope yours turned out well!
Hi! Great tutorial, love your Pendants, thank you for the tutorial. Best wishes from România! 🥰🥰
Hello Melinda in România! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Glad you enjoyed the tutorial.😍
Excellent video and beautiful end product my favourite is the recycled materials being given a new life! :)
Thank you for watching and taking time to comment.😍
Brilliant Tutorial!! Thank you so much for sharing! 💜💕
Glad you liked it - thanks for watching and reaching out. 🙏💕
Awesome tutorial and very helpful Thank you for sharing this 👍👍👍❤️
Thank you so much Mayra. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. 🙏💕
Beautiful work
Thank you Maria - much appreciated. Thank you for watching🙏💕
Outstanding! I love them all..just beautiful. Ty for sharing.
Thank you so much - glad you like them. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. 🙏💕
Very,very cool!! Has inspired me to try this! Thank you ❤️.
Hi Mindy - thank you! Hope you have fun trying this out and you make some pretty pendants. Thank you for watching.🙏💕
Very nice project, TFS.
+kmcorby Thank you for watching and for your comment.
this is brilliant!
+Lupe Catts Thank you - glad you like it!
Beautiful pendants 👍🔝
Hi Dragica, thank you! And thanks for watching - much appreciated. 💕
Awesome!!! I really love them!!!!!
Thank you for watching. Happy holidays to you too.😍
Hi, theses are gorgeous, thank you for sharing
Hi Marie - many thanks, glad you like them. Thank you for watching. 🙏💕
So Great :)
Thanks
+Sandra Adonis Thanks for watching and commenting.
GREAT!
Many thanks for watching.
Enjoy your video great idea, pendants look beautiful! Thank you for Sharing!!! Just Subscribed to your channel...
Many thanks for watching and subscribing and glad you like the pendants!
Great job. Love these.
Thank you Lucy. Glad you like them and many thanks for watching. 🙏❤️
Nice!
Thank you!
That's pretty.
Hi Jude - thanks for watching and commenting. I’m glad you like this.
These really are amazing looking. =D
Thank you - I’m pleased that you like them and I appreciate your comment.
Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!🙏❤️
Thanx for the video❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻
+Q8 Otaku Baker you are welcome.
Very pretty!!!
Thank you Pam, glad you like them. Thanks so much for watching. 🙏💕
Thank you for sharing this great idea in this video, I was wondering are you using thick foil?
Hi Melody, you can use either. And thanks for watching!
Where do find the peel & stck resin discs? Those are awesome!!! These pendants were just beautiful 💕💕💕💕✌🏻
You can get them online. What country do you live in? Thank you for watching and taking time to comment.
What a clever way to use bottle caps! The pendants turned out very nice. I've been seeing a lot of stuff on alcohol inks and many foil projects lately and am wondering, what makes them different from other paints &/or Sharpies? I would have thought the foil is what lends the crinkle & shiny effect, therefore the source of color would be irrelevant, but I do not have first-hand ink experience yet. And I am also curiou is alcohol inks can be used to paint glass, have you ever used them on glass? Just a curious newbie here, any info you share is greatly appreciated, and,, THANKS for the lovely video.
Hi Andrea - many thanks for watching and engaging. The question of what mediums could be used on foil is a good one. For me, the magic of using alcohol inks is the addition of the blending agent which makes your chosen ink colors do unpredictable things and I love watching what happens when I spray alcohol onto the colors. But you could experiment with any medium that would stick to foil really. And no, I haven’t used them on glass (as far as I can remember!) but as the alcohol inks are made for non-porous surfaces such as ceramics, then glass should be perfect. When I did used to paint on glass, I used special glass paints but maybe they were alcohol based and I didn’t realise. I’ll have to look that up because they were cheaper than alcohol inks! Thanks again and I hope that helps - feel free to ask any further questions - I’m always here.
Thank you for replying. I'm definitely interested in checking them out. You are a big help.
Nice I like these. Will give them a try!
Thanks Andrew - hope you enjoyed trying them. Thanks for watching.🙏😍
Amaaaazing 😭😫👌👌👌👌👌😍
+Q8 Otaku Baker Thanks.
Thank you!
You are welcome - thanks for watching! 🙏💕
Wow that is so awesome and looks so easy. tfs! Hugs
Thank you Bambi - it really is easy. Try it! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
My pleasure
Amazing great Desing beautiful art
Thank you Jaime and thanks for watching. 🙏
What size circle punch do you use please? Great tutorial thank you x
It's a 1 inch punch.
Do you have any of these that are a few years old? I've found resin domes like you're using tend to yellow. Obviously this is simple to replace jewelry, but just wondering if any yellowing is visible, or would be. Great video, watched both, thank you for the idea :)
+Aeryn Kelly I have some that are about 3 or maybe 4 years old and I haven't noticed any yellowing but then I haven't really looked. I will have to dig some old ones out and look! It might depend what you are sticking them to, photo based images could easily go yellow and maybe any substrate that isn't acid free? Thanks for your comment and the tip about yellowing - maybe others will see it and tell us if it's happened to them.
@@RainbowLane All Resin eventually begins to Yellow over time, as it is exposed to UV Light. Depends on the Brand of Resin it was made out of, will determine how much UV Resistance that it has, before it will start to Yellow.
lovely video,,so refreshing not to have music,,I was totally absorbed,very informative ,,thank you so much,looking forward to watching more videos,,could you tell me the size of split ring to order please and the size of hole puncher?
+Angela Hyde Thanks Angela - yes, music can be a tricky one so I don't use it very much. The split rings I use are 9mm and the hole punch is 1 inch. Enjoy making your pendants and thanks for watching.
+Angela Hyde or do you mean the punch I used to make the hole in the bottle cap? That punch is 1.8mm.
simplemente preciosas
Thank you! 🙏💕
I know this was 6 years ago but it just showed up in my feed....your bottle cap pendants are beautiful 😍. Do you think i could just put the foil in already made trays? I hope so because I'm sure going to give this a try.... thank you so much for sharing 😊
Ho Lori, I don't see why not, hope it worked out well - let me know how you got on. Thank you so much for watching and taking time to reach out. 🙏❤️
Loved this bottle cap idea & the video explained everything perfectly. I do have a question, what size hole punch are you using? Thank you!
Hi Leah, thank you 🙏Do you mean the size of the punch that cuts the foil for the pendants or the punch that I use to make holes in the bottle cap? Thanks for watching by the way. 💕
@@RainbowLane Sorry, should have been clearer...the punch for the bottle caps
That’s ok, I wasn’t sure if you meant the punch I use to make holes in the bottle caps. The punch I use to cut out the designs is a one inch circular craft punch. You can find them on Amazon. If you beed any help finding them let me know. 💕
Cool Lovett
Thanks for watching 😍
Very nice
Thank you Parisa and thanks for watching 🙏💕
Great video! What size is the punch tool you’re using?
Hi Jen - the tool I use to punch the foil is 1inch. But if you mean the tool I use to
punch the tiny hole in the bottle cap, I think it’s 1/8th inch and it’s called a Europunch. Thank you for watching🙏💕
I have not tried the diamond glaze yet but I use mod podge as well as jewelry glue and it made the alcohol ink lift off the foil under the glass and it warped the coverage of the ink and mixed some of the colors to look muddy a little. Do you possibly know why that happened? Is it something that I should be able to avoid using the diamond glaze do you think? I really love these pendants and a lot of people are really wanting to buy some from me, I just don’t want to sell them if they are going to turn out funny. Lol thanks!
Hi Sarah, you definitely need something like Diamond glaze, Glossy Accents or Anita's Clear Gloss. All I can say is, I have a few of these pendants that I made years and years ago - and I've worn them a lot! They are still going strong with no problems. You should be fine selling them - I mean, nothing lasts forever does it? If people want jewellery that is going to last for decades then they need to buy diamonds! 😎 Not sure where you live but here in the UK, I found some teeny little bottles of Diamond Glaze - 10ml - that were around £3.50. Maybe you could get one of those to just try it out. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Rainbow Lane thank you so very much I will definitely try that! I can order diamond glaze off of Amazon. I am eager to give that a go. Thank you for the reply! ☺️☺️
You're welcome any time Sarah - my viewers are very dear to me, without you I'm talking to the wall! ❤️ And I'm also enjoying seeing your work over on your channel.😍
Well done it was hard doing it
+Joshyboy 999 Thank you James and Joshua - lovely seeing you today! xx
Do you spray with an adhesive varnish or uv protectant? For normal AI paintings you are supposed to do that.
No Judy , I just use the adhesive that attaches the domes. My oldest necklaces done this way are really ancient now and have been worn loads but they still look vibrant. Thanks for watching and commenting by the way, much appreciated.
Thanks. That is good to know.
I know this video is an old one, but just seeing it for the first time, I really love this!. I would like to try this but have one question. Can I use Acrylic Ink instead of Alcohol ink? I read that I would need a respirator with the Alcohol inks. Thank you for any feedback and thank you for sharing!
Hi Brenda, thank you and I’m glad you liked it. Yes, alcohol ink does require health and safety measures taken. I’m not sure if acrylic ink would work because I haven’t tried it. I have got acrylic inks so I’ll test a bit of foil later and let you know what happens. Thanks so much for watching and reaching out. 🙏💕
Where did you get the resin tops? I know this is an old video but I would like to now where these products come from? Thanks so much for making a great video.
Hello Ellie, thanks for watching and your lovely comment. Obviously I don’t know where you live but as long as you have access to the internet you can get resin or glass domes online. Just Google 1 inch round glass cabochons or 1 inch round resin stickers. If you get stuck, go to my craft website (there is usually a link to it at the very end of all my film so) and look for the links to my Amazon shops (.com or .co.uk) and have a browse though. You will find the glass domes and resin stickers there. But just Googling using the terms I said above will get you to lots of people selling them. Good luck and thanks again.😍
@@RainbowLane Thank you. I live in Ontario Canada and now the glass domes/cabochons are extremely expensive. I did make one of these glass jewels and I used acrylic, glitter nail polish with alcohol. I'm really happy with this. Problem is where do I sell these? But i will do my best to get them out. Don't know what to charge. Have a great day. Oct. 13/19.
That's a shame - can you get them from the US or is the postage high? Your combination sounds lovely - charge whatever it cost you to make them and then a realistic profit on top. People will either pay or not, you can never tell! 😍
Excellent. I am a new sub
Thank you Wendy - pleased to have you here. 😍
What does PVA stand for? I wonder if it's like Elmer's Glue or Mod Podge in the States?
Hi Ginny, it's Polyvinyl Acetate - and yes, it's like Elmers (or maybe School Glue?). And yes Mod Podge too but I think Mod Podge has different qualities depending on which type you use - there are so many different sorts of Mod Podge but it is basically the same as PVA - just higher quality and more expensive. (The Mod Podge is more expensive is what I meant!) 😍Thanks for watching and for your question. 🙏❤️
Hello in 2023... :) I'm curious to ask what the difference between this super fun technique and actual dichroic glass?
Hi Kelley, this fun way of getting a dichroic like effect is totally different to the actual dichroic process. The dichroic process requires much more skill, equipment and knowledge. You would be using metal oxides and glass which would need to be fired in a kiln to fuse them. So it's a much more expensive hobby than the effect you can get with what I've done here. I have never tried it - I don't have a kiln. Hope that answers your question. Many thanks for watching!🙏❤️
I dont have clear gloss and my diamond glaze wont stick to my glass domes. What else can i use to get the tin foil to adhere to my glass domes?
Sorry for late reply! Did you solve your problem? What other products have you got? I've never known Diamond Glaze to not stick - are you in a very cold or a very hot climate? Sometimes extreme temperatures will affect glues and glazes. Hope you've found a solution.🙏
Can you use the regular Tim Holtz alcohol ink, not the botanical
Yes, I have used regular Tim Holtz inks this way but I have also used some less expensive alcohol inks too. Many thanks for watching. 🙏💕
Hello and good morning! I would be grateful for your help please. Great video, very precise! I followed your instructions and thought that everything looked fine. But sadly, the ink in my pendants seems to have gone blotchy and in most cases I am left with the silver foil showing and the ink in clumps around the edges. Help please! Where have I gone wrong?
Oh dear that's not good! You must be very disappointed. What brand of inks did you use and in particular, what colors? Based on an experience I had the other day, it seems that some colors take ages to dry and don't blend nicely like the colors I used in my videos. I use the Tim Holtz inks by ranger and they have never let me down - however, cheaper inks in certain colors seem to not work so well.
Hi Gilly, Thank you for responding to my call for help! The inks I used were Adirondack Raspberry and Purple Twilight. I also wondered if the Diamond Glaze wasn't the ideal glue. Would you say that ideally the colours you used would be worth a try?
+Joyce Smart-Gill So those are the Tim Holtz Ranger inks then. I have recently had issues with the Raspberry taking ages to dry for some reason. Did you make sure that the inks were 100% dry before you put the Diamond Glaze on? A good way to gauge that is to have a scrap piece of tin foil that you can use as a tester to touch and see if it's dry. The other thing that can affect the successful gluing of the glass domes is possibly oil from our fingers. I found that out the other day when I made some pendants using images cut from photographs. I had tiny patches where the glass wasn't keeping contact and light patches were appearing. The only thing I could think of was oil on the glass or the image. So now I clean both with a soft cloth and lighter fluid before I stick the glass down. My next batch were fine. But of course, if you try that with scrunched tinfoil and inks, do a test piece first to make sure the lighter fluid won't damage the ink. Also, when you scrunch the foil, maybe wear clean thin rubber gloves to avoid finger oil from getting on there. Try not to touch the flat surface of the glass after you clean it. Make sure your tin foil is good quality and put the ink on the shiniest side. I also think the temperature can affect the action and drying of the inks. Don't know where you live - is it humid at the moment? And about the Diamond Glaze, I don't think that is the problem, I swear by it and have never had any issues. You only need a tiny blob, too much could cause problems. And by all means try the colours I used. Success probably depends on so many different factors like drying time in your climate and room temperature. Hope that helps and good luck!
This is a fantastic response and I thank you very, very much. I will take note of your recommendations as I am determined to succeed! I really love your pendants. So I will work through everything you have mentioned and see how I get on. Your video is brilliant, by the way! Thanks again for your time and thoughts, to try to get me on the right track. xx
+Joyce Smart-Gill you are most welcome Joyce - let me know how you get on and remember that having the silver ridges showing is fine, the inks will pool in the 'craters' - just let them dry really well.xx
to flatten the caps use a vise or a press.
Thank you for that - much appreciated. You can also buy the bottle caps pre-flattened now. Many thanks for watching and contributing - much appreciated. 🙏💕
The battery operated nail file would do great to sand out the center of your bottle cap . This would save your nails and cuticles.
Hi Retha, you are teaching me new things! First that lovely saying you left in another a comment and now the battery operated nail file. I have never heard of them before but will check it out! Many thanks🙏😍
Beautiful! Can you use acrylic paints?
Hi Lorraine - the effect come from the way the ink runs and blends into the crevices created by the scrunching of the foil. And also from the reaction of the alcohol blending solution. So I’m not sure that you could get the same effect - but maybe a different one! 🤗Thanks for watching. 💕
Hello 👋 Thank for that information, the acrylic paint didn’t dry, so I took the sheet of foil and put the paint on cardboard light weight
Yeah - foil is funny stuff to work with but at least we figure out what doesn't work when we try these things. We never stop learning and it's all good fun! 💕
Where u buy all these materials and tools
Hi, I get most of the things I use online from Amazon. I get some things in my local craft shop too. Where in the world do you live? Thank you for watching. 🙏😂
I would definitely sell these as "Magic Pendants", because they are.
😆Glad you like them. Thanks for watching. 🙏
Bonjour, où avez-vous acheté les cabochons ?
Merci
Bonjour - Je reçois mes cabochons de divers endroits mais principalement d'Amazon maintenant. Si vous avez accès à Amazon, vous pouvez mettre des cabochons en verre de 1 pouce et de nombreux lots apparaissent sur le site Web britannique. J'espère que vous en trouverez.🙏💕
@@RainbowLane merci très gentil 🤗💖
Where can I find the bottle cap bezel?
Never mind 😳that was such a dumb question, I apologize...they are likely actual bottle caps from a wine or beer hobby shop...my head was thinking ‘specialized bezel’🙄😬
No no no - not such a dumb question! The beer bottle caps you buy in the beer brewing supplies stores have plastic liners that you really don't want. You can burn or melt them out but it's such a hassle. If you go online and Google 1 inch bottle caps for crafts, you will get loads of options come up. Some have the glass domes with them as well. I do have them in my Amazon shops if you get stuck but really, if you just Google it you should find them really easily. You can get black, silver, gold and lots of pastel coloured ones too. So not a dumb question at all and no need to apologize! I appreciate you watching and taking time to comment. 😍
That's a smarter question than you think Harmony - See my reply to your second comment. Thanks for contacting me.😍
Rainbow Lane hey 👋🏼 thank you very much for your kind reply! And I love your work, thanks for sharing your skills...I appreciate that!♥️
And in turn I appreciate you lovely crafters who watch my videos - thank you.😍
What is pva glue?
Hi Jackie - I think it stands for polyvinyl acetate - it's a water soluble glue also called white glue or school glue I believe.
@@RainbowLane thank you
what with nannas place,,rainbow lane and anne-marie ,,you are all so good and so relaxing,,better than tv any day
Very sorry I missed this so long ago, only just found how you check on missed comments! I do apologise and thank you!
🎵Don't forget to wear your dust mask.🎵
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You need to increase your volume, really hard to understand if not impossible
Thank you for watching and taking time to comment 😊
This looks like tiedye.
Ooh tie dye - I love that! Thanks for watching - much appreciated. 🙏💕
You definitely should have told each viewer early on gloves. That is wrong you did not. I am a mess with one try and no solution for my stained hands
Hello Debra - I recommend using gloves and a mask right at the start of the film (0.58 seconds into the film - check it out) - this is clearly shown and I also tell you that if you don’t use gloves, you will end up with stained fingers. The recommendation to wear gloves comes before I begin using the inks. I also commend using a face mask because of the fumes. If you didn’t see my warning, then you must have only watched the video for 32 seconds. Thank you for watching.