We're having so much fun with them--but they can be expensive for a tiny bottle.
Leave it to savvy crafters on a budget to find a way to make your own. It’s messy but you can make a lot of ink—really really cheaply https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksVCq1d ... re=related
Our new favorite thing—alcohol inks—meant for non-porous surfaces--we have been playing with them for weeks now—and they dry really fast
Here’s a glass ball technique with these inks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfzO91AJ ... AAAAAAAACw and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIJOsDxL ... re=related
A video that shows you assorted tips—we believe that these inks might be useful for reproducing the effects on hacienda houses—we’ll keep experimenting and let you know http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgKrZDX4 ... =endscreen
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