These turned out beautifully! You can also use regular alcohol inks so you don't have to do the whole Sharpie part. You can also use cheap nail polish. Matt, next time introduce your guest presenter!😊

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

She didn't want to be introduced, lol

@ImaWildMango

2 жыл бұрын

I have plenty of nail polish. A lot of it is old though. I suppose I could thin it.

Yay for Taylor... she did an awesome job explaining the process on this video! I've never done it before... but it seems very do-able. ThankQ! 😊

I like to heat my glass beads in a dry heavy bottomed pot on the stove on high, for a minute or 2, then drop them into ice water. They crackle nicely, then I color the back of the cabochon with nail polish, sharpies, etc. The color shows up well in the microscopic crack lines. They are beautiful!

@naomiellenberg-dukas2701

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this.

@staceyvickery8103

4 жыл бұрын

Bake colored stones in 400° oven for 20 min then throw unto bowl of ice water. You can hear them crack when they first get into the water.

@staceyvickery8103

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry but she is making it harder than it has to be.

@twistedknotz5485

4 жыл бұрын

@@staceyvickery8103 she's making something the way she wants to make it. You can make whatever you like, but there are many who like the effect the foil and ink gives. I don't see how it's too hard or too complicated. The process is pretty straightforward.

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that make the glass piece dangerous like it could crack in pieces and cut someone at some point?

That's a great idea, I also do my own coloring bids except that, I paint directly on the back of the glass bids, I use nail polish, regular acrylic paint and, afterwards, I use clear paint to keep the colors vibrant. It is a slow process though because one has to wait until the paint dries to apply another color. I even use them as cabochons wrapped in wire for necklaces, Just thought that maybe someone will like to try my system as well.

I used to just drop my dried up used Sharpies in a bottle of alcohol for a few days. It WORKS!

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

Oh...and how many I've thrown away or just stuck into water: Thanks for the alcohol idea!

@mazsroy9

3 жыл бұрын

Totally my idea as well. Much easier and faster.

great project! However, it would likely be easier to get Alcohol inks by Ranger and just use a few drops out of the bottle than using sharpies and this process. You will also get a wider range of colours as well. Great ideas here! Thanks for sharing, Kim

Thank you Taylor for this wonderful instructional video. It was so interesting and I can't wait to make some cabochons.

Thanks Matt and Taylor. Good ideas and lots of fun 👍🏻

Thank you.....very interesting what the different type of glues did to the alc inks. Stay safe and be well you guys.😷🌹

Really neat project! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️

I used to cut Eye balls out of magazines and just use clear nail polish I even found big gorilla eyeballs. Then apply the nail polish it would stay ...let it dry add a magnet then put on fridge. My diet worked well cause all the eyes were watching me...lmfao

@Willow3HeartsXOX

4 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious! lol

@peacenlove3faith302

4 жыл бұрын

@@Willow3HeartsXOX I love that you are showing ideas that are affordable and can be to each individual taste.

@scrimshawrose3236

4 жыл бұрын

I need to make a bunch of those LOL

@peacenlove3faith302

4 жыл бұрын

@@scrimshawrose3236 they turned out Awesome. You can do anything magazine type material

@undertoe3730

4 жыл бұрын

That's SO cool! And what an idea...I think I'm going to have to do that...only I need a couple sets of HUGE eyeballs because my son and I BOTH are going to get busy with the HCG Diet...Lordy, he looks like he's about to "deliver"! He'd kill me if he knew I'm saying this too!! Wish us luck...we've been threatening to diet for a couple of years now, but with me developing MRSA two years (!!) in a row in my left leg/foot, it's been kinda hard, especially with having to just sit, growing roots on my butt for 2 years!! groan...

They are very lovely thank you for sharing! x

I love ❤ this tutorial easy and right direct to the point!!! Thank you 😊 💓

Wow i cant believe how easy this is to do! Thanks Matt! 😊

Great job Taylor! Thank You for sharing Matt! 😃😄

Fantastic ideas. Love it! Thank you. 💖👏🤗

NICE!!! Love this idea....beautiful

Wow, Great idea! Love your tutorial video, informative, short & sweet and right to the point! Thanks for that! This vid was recommended by youtube, glad I watched it! ThAnks again! 👏👏💜Pam😜

Love this, Matt! Thank you!

I've made lots and lots of these. It really makes those colors pop if you paint black as the final coat. 😊

Hi Matt- I've made these cans using finger nail polish..once dried completely glue on nail and then use mod podge to coat the back..check it out on the web..PS - The foil cabs are very cool..soooo many ideas! ♡

I used your technique and it works wonderful. Thank you!!💖

Very pretty. Thank you for showing us how to do this. Just a thought but the coloured tin foil would look lovely on a mixed media project. 👍

This is so cool so the foil become your base. You can also put them in a place bags and pour some of your ink it well come because these will be pretty wrapped some stone around thank you for sharing this was just fantastic

Taylor, thanks for the clear explanation ! I have a million of these gems (Sharpies too, for that matter), so I'm eager to see what kind of mess I can make. So fun! 🖐😷

Loved this tutorial! Thanks so much

what great ideas with the foil - have to try it out now!! Thx so much for sharing!!

Very nice idea. Thank you so much sharing. Will have to try that. 💖💖💖💖💖💖

When I make these sort of items with paint skins, I adhere the cabochons right to the paint swatch, wait a few hours, then cut them all out.

Glitter than any color fingernail polish. Simple and just as pretty. My granddaughter and I did magnets for her locker. This year we used glow in the dark polish. I have mine on my fridge Stott.

OMG! Found about 50 old Markers Today purchased a set from QVC some time ago they all seem dry I will soak a few ASAP need ink for Resin project. Thank you so very much for the Vlog.

Great tutorial, but if you glue the Cabochons directly onto the coloured foil and then use a soft nail file to remove the excess, it would make it so much easier than having to cut a circle out of the foil

@MattsCrazyArt

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I've used the same stones and used clear glitter nail polish then after that dries I use a darker nail polish, some metallic and they turned out so awesome. I'm considering using a bit of a powder glitter and maybe mix it with clear nail polish so it would adhere. It's fun to experiment. Nice video

Great Idea! Thanks for Sharing!

Fun idea! Thanks Taylor, thanks Matt

Great Idea! Thanks for sharing!

Nice video, the pieces look awesome

Cool idea. I'm working on something similar using my own photos printed on regular white paper using mod podge to apply the photo to the glass piece and then painted with nail polish so there's a background color after I get bunch of these done going to figure out how to get them to stay into an old bowling ball. We'll see how it turns out. I have also wire wrapped the ones I've done with my photos onto gears with ridges they look very nice.

@kellyfredericks2326

4 жыл бұрын

I use magazine photos - flowers , animals, textures. It makes great jewelry and push pins and magnets!

@mrsem4374

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great idea but doesn’t the ink run.?

I made something much like this a couple years ago but I used nail polish colors instead of sharpies And painted on the back of the glass then put it on the foil which sticks very well.. That’s skips the whole glue process but you do have to wait a while for it to dry.Then I covered it with clearcoat spray on the back just to give it extra strength and used heavy duty tinfoil. These ones in your video very pretty and I’ll have to try the foil crinkle method next time I make some.

Love it! A project that Ive never seen this b 4 ! tfs!

Such an AWESOME idea!! Great presenter girl!!

Wow, I'm so glad to learn different things that r different and cool.Since I started doing jewelry , I've added it to my artistic know how.😍Thanks to Everyone..The tutorials r Great.

So very Cool!😻 Can't wait to try this, but have to get some more markers!😪

Great Idea and clearly explained :) I only have one green sharpie at home but i will try with that and leave some in silver wanna make NOOOW so no time to wait for sharpies to arrive

Awesome!! Just a side note for you... You can pull the nib of the marker off too for less waste and more color!! 😁

Those are super fun ♥

Super cool!!!!

I never seen a tutorial this amazing!!!

I have watched you wrap beautiful stones. But these stones with foil would be cute on personal photo frames and items similar like that. Nice video.

Wonderful! I can’t wait to try this when I can find isopropyl alcohol again!

These would be great for bead embroidery!

I use nail polish that I use to buy at Garage sales for 25-50 cent's.

I have been using glitter nail polish (clear with glitter) and various sparkly nail polishes that I get from the Dollar Tree (the cashier gives us funny looks when my wife and I go to check out, cause I will seperate my craft stuff to be bagged seperately - "Please bag this stuff seperately, it's mine" - and it has bunches of nail polish in it hehehe)

@woonpinglee7501

4 жыл бұрын

Same here except that I literally paint them. A snowman name Peppermint (snowman wearing sparkling blue tuxedo) on one glass cabachon (the ones Taylor demonstrated) & a snowwoman named Candy Cane (snowwoman wearing pink sparkling top & sparkling green skirt) on the other glass cabachon. Used them as fridge magnets.

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

Tim, to further freak out the cashier, say, "You know how to use these..." and motion painting your eyebrows

These are very beautiful ❤ and can be made with acrylic paint “skins” also .

I did this with beach glass and watercolor and it turned out great

Great idea thanks for sharing

Good job on the video. Just wondering: before making all those vats of alcohol ink, did you try scribbling the markers onto the foil and then spritz/mist it with some alcohol? Just a thought. I haven't tried it yet, but I bet it would work and be less time consuming and messy. Of course, there's always alcohol ink pad refill bottles too for this. I enjoy bead weaving bezels for my gemstone cabs. I think that would be a great option for these fun glass cabs. Thanks for sharing. You've gotten my creative wheels spinning on how to use some glass pebbles have.

Pretty cool thanks for sharing

Hello Friend, I like this! Gonna have to make some. Thanks for sharing the idea. Stay safe and well. ❤️💜💚

I made some of these,,, they're quite amusing!!!

I glue leather on the back of these and sew seed beads around them. So much you can do with these glass stones. Now I want to try the alcohol and sharpie. They are pretty.

@dawn8542

3 жыл бұрын

Somebody died so you can play arts and crafts.

Hi Taylor, great tutorial xox

Hmmmm, very cool idea, you could save up those old sharpies and use a 91% alcohol in bottles to recycle the remains just keep adding and it gets darker.

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

Dollar stores have their own brands of permanent markers...no need to wait for used-up Sharpies!

Silver tape from the hardware store on the back . Then go around them with silver or copper tape strips. I made something similar and then glued on a bail. They came out nice as jewelry.

I don't know why, but there are SO many talented people out there! And I for one sure do appreciate it, especially THESE days!! Thanks for sharing!!

Sharpies...Hmmmmmmmmmmm!! I need to research. my background as an RN, and strong interest in environmental health is coming into play! But Matt, You are still the Bomb!!

@abbynormal4740

4 жыл бұрын

Karne McKillip, Agreed! Great projects, but Sharpies + isopropanol = a very bad day with my severe asthma :-b I need to work out a respiratory-friendly alternative means to achieve the same look :-)

Love it

The word is rolling-pin:) Very nice presentation.

@mazsroy9

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. I had the same thought.

Could you just draw or scribble on the crinkled aluminum foil with the sharpies and then drip the alcohol on top to blend the colors together? It might be simpler that way? Either way, it’s a fun and colorful idea!

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

That would be cheating

@aromaofhope

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattsCrazyArt Haha.

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

Especially since they title it EASY....yes, I expected it to be a more streamlined process!

Very cool, thanks for the post. I want to wire wrap the cabochon, what should I put on the back so the foil doesn't tear? I also feel pretty smart being able to say cabochon.

@MattsCrazyArt

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a layer of super glue gel or epoxy resin

Nice. Dollar stores sell glass stones like these made in China. Instead of using plain white glue Xyron makes a variety of Sticker Makers for different sized projects and objects. That applies their adhesive evenly to the entire surface of the glass stone. I personally would be afraid of the fragile Aluminum (not tin) foil ripping off the stone with a magnet glued to it. As for cutting them to size one thing you could try is using a Brother Scan 'N Cut which allows you to scan in the whole sheet of indentations that you drew (or however you've marked the project or any shape really) so that it can be cut out automatically by the machine. This frees up time for you to make more crinkled and colored metallic sheets. Then once those cuts are done just glue them to your glass stones. As for art you could also try highly detailed fractals whereby one 8.5x11 inch page could yield beautiful backgrounds over the entire page. Or using the aforementioned Brother personal scanner & cutter pull up saved scans to have it cut out those shapes. A cool way to remain creative and streamline your activities for something like 20,000 sales on Etsy or Patreon or Square. Have you tried gluing two glass stones back-to-back perhaps using the same or two different sheets of foil? You'd need only a tiny amount of sealant to protect the edge. It could be a cool oddly rolling cat toy or something to drop in the swimming pool to see who can find the most which are gonna be plenty hard to find once they almost look invisible underwater.

Cool!!! I would use them to make jewelry!!!

Wow it’s beautiful 🥰🥰🥰❤️🇱🇧🙏🏻

wish in England we had a £1 store that is as great as the dollar store in America

You should put some alcohol into a little mister bottle or spray bottle. It makes alcohol ink blend in interesting ways!

The bigger cabochons are fun to work with too. I get mine from Dollar Tree.

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to know they sell bigger ones there! What do you do with your finished creations? Are there small-enough but strong-magnets readily available?

Nice!

Nice video

I like them

beautiful

Well I certainly learned something, kinda messy though.

Just get colored stones Bake at 400° for 20 min When finished pour stones into bowl of ice water.

Maybe try lacquer to seal them. And have you tried using glass stones like those but a bit bigger ones and shaped like hearts or stars? I a little curious now to see if they would work out. I believe they are a bit thicker as well. Thanks for the videos that are inspiring.

@pamelanay2195

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea

I thinkt he red going pink is because the alcohol is diltuing it into pink. if you put two (or even three) sharpies in the same container you'd get a more red, red (or you use less alcohol of course) you should also be able to just colour onto the foil with the sharpie then use the alcohol on the q-tip (or drip/spray) to blend/move it oh and two pair plier (or a vice and 1 pair plier) will possibly get those sharpies to come apart easier ;)

Fab! First time for me, Sara G

Also... it sharpens ur scissors to cut the foil

Gonna try this..do you think clear pva would work..I have a really big container of it 🙄

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

Try one and let us know!

Great project for the homeschoolers. Thanks Matt.

FYI, You can buy alcohol inks thru nails supply stores. Google it and save yourself the hassle of deal eagling with the pens.

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

It's a cheap way to make your own if you don't want to buy the regular ones

I would have 1 and 2 the other way around, but that's just me :P haha

Do they have to be sharpies? Can normal texta’s be used?

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

You want permanent ink...or just buy a few colors of bottled alcohol ink...faster to get down to business...and they make lovely designs, dripped onto photo paper, tile, and other non-porous surfaces.

MATT!! Who is your friend? You didn't even introduce her to us! Very cool project btw :D

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

My studio assistant Taylor

@earthmombooks

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattsCrazyArt THANK YOU _ you should have been a gentleman and introduced her at the start! :D

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

Linda, she already didn't want to be on video at all, even her hands.

i know what im making tomorrow thank you

If selling them for pendents how much would you sell them for?

ThinkYou

I use clear nail polish to seal the backs of mine. Use a heavy coat..

@janetznyski4941

3 жыл бұрын

I like the dimension and paterns you get. I used nail polish, then glue to seal it. Then s..glue them to a tile and hang them up with comm...hooks. i also use to replace bathroom tiles. Kids noodle cigar boxes,princess lace themes or mermaids with seashells. all fun!

"Cut into cigarette-butt size". Got it!

@kellyfredericks2326

4 жыл бұрын

A "little smaller than cigarette butt size"! Get those cigarettes out and measure!! Lol

Would be cool to try with resin.

Use a cutter from a caulking gun too cut the markers?

Hi Matt and Taylor. Thank you both for such a great idea. I can’t wait to try this. Does it have to be sharpies or can we use any markers? 💝🥰

@MattsCrazyArt

4 жыл бұрын

I dunno

@joyceyou3972

4 жыл бұрын

You want permanent markers; can even get a cheaper brand at dollar stores.