Gelatin Printing: Using preserved botanicals

Well, I finally got around to using those preserved botanicals – the ferns – the other day with my Gelli Arts Gel printing plate. And the jury is in – the ferns worked perfect, and I was able to put them back in the box for another session later. However, I did find that the…

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Gelli Plate Printing: The Ghost Image

I’ve been gelli plate printing for awhile now and have found I really like the second or the ghost image better than the original. I thought it would be fun to put together a short video for those of you who haven’t tried printing with these plates. I’m using textile paints on fabric, but this…

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Gelli Plate Printing: More kitchen tools

I’ve been busy playing with my gelli printing and guest blogging over at And Then We Set It On Fire. Check out my two posts through the links below. Here are the two completed projects from those two blog posts. This is a small wall hanging that I attached to a canvas painted gold. Check…

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Gelli Plate Printing: My guest post

I am so honored to be asked to guest post this week about gelli plate printing using kitchen tools on … And Then We Set It On Fire. Here is a sneak peak of my finished project. To see my post, check it out here. Hope you are having a great weekend and fitting in…

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Love Thrift Shop Bargains

I had lunch the other day with a good friend and her sweet daughter and on the way home I just had to stop by one of the local thrift stores. In fact, it’s one of my favorites, but I rarely go there since it’s a ways away from home. I could not believe the…

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Gelli printing with potato mashers/wisk

On my way to the grocery yesterday, I just had to stop by Traderbakers, a permanent flea market. I haven’t been in there for a while, so I was looking forward to seeing if they had anything I might use in my art processes. I will be taking a batik class in April at Making…

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Inbox: Gelatin Printing

I love receiving email from my readers. It’s always fun for me to hear what you are doing and if my posts have inspired you to create something. Just recently I received an email from Jean Kranz. She had read my blog post on gelatin printing and said her local group – QBs (Quilting and…

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Gelli Plate and wood fabric stamps

I purchased this Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate this past summer and have just got around to playing with it. If you’re not familiar with them, instead of making your gelatin plate as I did in this post, this plate is always ready for you to play. Here is what it looks like. I’m holding…

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