Friday, October 3, 2008

My new addiction.....~~~Mini Skittles ~~~



These things are called by many names: dew drops, rain drops, skittles etc. They are a little piece of acrylic or plastic that can be dyed to match whatever you are working on. They can be used in the centers of flowers, in place of brads, etc. I've been dying clear ones with Adironack Alcohol Inks by Tim Holtz (love his stuff). I found my clear ones at Ben Franklin for $11.99 for a 16 oz bag. They were made by Darice and are called Lustre Gems. Beware....they are very addicting. Every work space in my craft room was covered with the wet colors a couple days ago. I'm still waiting for new Michael's coupons so I can go buy more inks !!!! Back to my school days of mixing colors together and keeping a chart of what they produce.....I've come up with some really pretty colors this way.
Sherry

3 comments:

  1. You have such talent! Glad you are blogging your cool creation. I want to know where you find 4 hours to make a card!! Can I have 4 hours, please?? Keep it up!

    Theresa 8-)

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  2. Hey girl !!! You need to steal away some time and come scrap with me. I always have something in progress. I have to steal time away here and there. You know how that goes. The life of a home school mom is always busy!!! Did you guys move yet? Have you been to Hallowscream yet? We may go Sunday after I get done working day shift. Days, eve's, nights....I don't know whether I'm coming or going most of the time =) Oh...I'm having a Canyon Creek party on Oct. 12th....2p-4p....wanna come?
    Sherry

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  3. very cool! I had heard about this from some others but I still can't seem to find the little gems to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!

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