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Turning Junk into a Tool for Gelli Printing®

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Old paint lids become an upcycled tool for making patterns for Gelli printing®! Lots of info in the video!

This is a technological marvel that involved intense engineering to create a pattern making tool for the Gelli Plate®.  Okay…no engineering…just gluing.  It might not be fancy technology but it is just as much fun when it comes time to make a pattern! I repurposed old paint lids and cardboard then let myself build up layers on my papers.

Old paint lids become an upcycled tool for making patterns for Gelli printing®! Lots of info in the video!

What color did I want?  I couldn’t decide so I grabbed the rainbow.  Turns out I didn’t use it all…but it’s nice to have the option.

In the video, I share how I built the very advanced tool and how the layers of color build up.  The tongue was tied as I talked, but that was just an Oops, an opportunity for you to see how my mind and mouth communicate some days…which isn’t very well!

Watch Turning Junk in a Tool for Gelli Printing® on YouTube.

If you’re new to the Gelli Plate®, I have a getting started page with all sorts of information for you here.

Here’s all I needed to upcycle and repurpose the old paint lids destined for the trash…cardboard, glue of some kind, and a way to spread the glue.

Old paint lids become an upcycled tool for making patterns for Gelli printing®! Lots of info in the video!

Here are the supplies I used. Some of these links are affiliate links which means I get a small percentage. It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you are helping me keep this blog and my videos ad free! Thank you- I don’t like ads any more than you do!

Here are the papers you saw me create by building up layers in the video. These will make great papers for collaging!  Or maybe I will rubber stamp on them! Or maybe I will use them for an art journal background!Old paint lids become an upcycled tool for making patterns for Gelli printing®! Lots of info in the video!

 

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I Saved the Life of a Pen

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Washi tape art journaling and I even managed to save the life of a pen!

I am sharing all the heroic details of how I saved the life of a pen in my guest post at CreateMixedMedia.com  Okay…it wasn’t heroic at all.  But I did prevent a pen from being ruined.  Video waiting over there for you too! Check it out!

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Art Journaling My Picnic Table

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I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencils

Art journaling doesn’t have to just happen in an art journal.  It can happen on say…a picnic table.  It’s the same type of play, just on a bigger scale and I still consider it art journaling.

I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencils

It all started with the yellow picnic table.  Notice the spray paint over spray on there?  That was an Oops – an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly.  It went from being all pretty yellow to having a dirty looking top.

 

I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencils

I like to paint and art journal while sitting at the table.  While stuck on a canvas, I began to fixate on that spray paint stain on the table.  One thing led to another, and then I was just messing around on the table with paint.

 

I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencilsCircles covered the top in no time at all!  But I wanted more layers. This really is just like art journaling just not in an art journal.

What paints am I using?  A combination of little tubs of sample paints from Home Depot and my regular acrylics.  When I was all finished, I sealed it all with a UV sealer and protector from the hardware store.

 

I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencils

 

If you’ve seen much of my play, you probably knew there would be some scribble writing.  I went around the circles with high flow paint in a fine liner.  I am very impressed with how it has help up to the outdoors!

The seats needed some color too.  Can’t leave them out!  I stenciled my Jumbo Vintage Alphabets A-P and Q to Z  randomly around.

Thanks to the Oops that marred my yellow table, I ended up with a far more colorful table to enjoy the outdoors.  I love a good Oops!

I just couldn't help but paint my picnic table with paint and stencils
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