Alcohol Ink Four-Leaf Clover Craft
These are perfect for St. Patrick's Day crafts or for any time you want to add a little luck to your day! Kids can do them, too! Just make sure they're supervised and wearing their 'get messy' craft clothes.
Servings: 1 tile
Equipment
- Fine Tip Paint Brush
Ingredients
- 5 bottle alcohol ink in a variety of colors
- 1 bottle alcohol ink blending solution
- 1 ceramic tile any size
- 2 Sharpie permanent marker in preferred thickness and color
- 4 felt stickers
Instructions
- With the tile face down, apply felt stickers to each corner.4 felt stickers, 1 ceramic tile
- Make sure the front of the tile is clean and dry.
- Use the Sharpie permanent marker to draw minimalistic clover designs--the simpler, the better. Go over your lines to make sure they're about 3-5 mm thick.2 Sharpie permanent marker
- Apply the blending solution with a fine tip brush to the inside of your image--or wherever you want to add color. Be sure to stay at least 1 mm away from your marker line, or it will bleed, and the alcohol ink will run through it. (Sometimes this is awesome and creates something unexpected and neat!)1 bottle alcohol ink blending solution
- Add droplets of alcohol ink to the areas with blending solution. Be mindful of your color choices because they will mix. (Too many colors will create a dark mess.)5 bottle alcohol ink
- If areas are not getting colored, try using a toothpick to drag the ink to those blank spots.
- Once the inside of your image is colored, apply blending solution to your background and repeat steps 4 and 5.
- When you're satisfied with your creation, allow it to dry on a flat surface.
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Notes
If you make any mistakes, use a cotton swab with a few drops of blending solution as an eraser. If you prefer to do a full reset, you can apply several drops of blending solution directly to the tile and wipe it clean.