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Home Decor Rescue Mission Accomplished!

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These old, dingy mini lampshades needed to be replaced or rescued. So I grabbed my Gel Press plate and rescued them!

The first thing that had to go was the yellowing from age color. Adding two colors of blue with a gel plate quickly covered up that drab old color.

To get the pattern on there, the gel plate can make that fast and easy too! Using a thick white paint and my Scribble Scratch stencil from StencilGirl the pattern was randomly added as the lampshades were rolled around the plate.

For the inside, it was gold leaf to the rescue. Not real gold leaf but very inexpensive imitation leafing. In the supplies at the end of this post you can see where I got the super inexpensive stuff.

Start by adding a layer of glue that stays sticky after it’s dry, like Tack it Over and Over. Once it is fully dry, then add bits of the leafing. Then burnish the gold leafing to remove any loose bits and smooth it all out.

Now they’re ready to go back on the lamp!

If you ever have something old and ugly around your home that you’re thinking of replacing anyway, give it a bit of color using your gel plate. You’ve got nothing to lose and whole of fun to gain!

PS- taking a photo of lamp is far more challenging than expected. Hat’s off to all those who can get a good photo with the lamp actually on lol!

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A Silly Idea in My Head

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When silly ideas, like realism, pop into my head while art journaling, I follow them! I have no idea where my fixation on realism came from today, but there was one thing that I was obsessed with during the play. Yes, there is realism involved in these wonky circles.

Using up little bits of paper from another project, just couldn’t let that color and pattern go to waste, I made circles. Yes, these started out as circles – I’m not that precise.

That is until I decide to create a cairn. I love seeing those carefully stacked rocks sculptures so suddenly my paper one had to follow the same rules of physics that real life ones do.

So that meant I fiddled with the rock placement, constantly adjusting to be sure it would hold up. Thinking about how forces like gravity would be pulling on it was so important for some reason today.

I think it’s rather silly how it had to be this way, but I’ve learned over the years, when the silly ideas hit to just follow them. So if you get a way out there idea when you’re playing, give it a go and see where it takes you!

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3 Colors on an Impressable Gel Press Plate

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Have you seen the Impressable Gel Press plates? They’re a gel plate that has a pattern on it. It’s all made from the same gel as their gel plates so it’s got that magical squish!

In the video above that I made for Gel Press, you’ll see three stages or ways to take the print to get different looks with an Impressable.

If you’re new to gel printing or a seasoned pro who is looking for more ideas and ways to use a gel plate, check out this page of gel printing resources.

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