To begin - prepare dominoes:
Either bleach overnight in strong bleach (careful not to get spinner immersed or it will tarnish) – wash well in clear water afterwards OR Use Gesso artists medium (gives a good base on which to colour). OR Use a nail sanding block (available from good Chemists).
You can stamp direct to domino with Pigment or Solvent Ink Pad.
Stamping on Dominoes
I think the best Ink Pads to use are Brilliance (you must heat set first and allow to cool) or Stazon, but you can also use Memories, Ancient Page, Colorbox Chalks
Take domino to stamp rather than stamp to domino – heat in well-ventilated room.
Colouring Mediums:
Lumieres, Drawing Inks, Watercolours or Watercolour Pencils/Crayons, Pencil Crayons, Gel Pens, OHP Markers, Adirondack Pens, ,Chalk Ink Pads, Dye inkpads. Always heat set between each stage.
Seal (takes 10-15 mins to dry) with:
Anita’s 3-D Clear Gloss Finish, Glossy Accents, Mod Podge, Diamond Glaze, Crystal Lacquer, Humbrol Acrylic Varnish
Before varnishing you can seal with a Fixative Spray (especially for inks/felt tips etc) but the only one that I found works does not seem to be available in the UK – Krylon Fixatif – available in America
Finish off with a border and edge the domino using Edding paint markers or Krylon Pens.
Make into:
Pins, Pendants, Bracelets, Fridge Magnets, Keyrings, Use as embellishments for cards and boxes, Use as spotlights for cards, Make a picture using several dominoes placed together and the masking technique or as large stamp. Cover a flat clock face or old tray .....
If you are going to drill use a low speed drill or Dremel (cheaper versions are available) or the domino will shatter – wear eye protection and put a piece of masking tape on first to stop the drill bit slipping when you start off.
Also use:
Trionimoes, Poker Chips, Check Its, Majhong tiles …….. most of these are available in America
(some people leave the back showing the domino, some paint the pips, some paint the whole back and some cover in felt/velvet. I like to leave the back to show it is a domino, nice gift for a special birthday if the pips reflect an age.)
The above are notes I used to issue at my workshops (way back in 2003/4). Sid asked me why I stopped doing dominoes - well, I guess I got so many I did not know what to do with them. Towards the end I bought a tray from somewhere and lined the base of it with lots of my dominoes.
If you look on my post of the 20th April you can see the domino (tiled) picture on my cutlery box which I did.
I hope you enjoyed my nostalgic look back on my dominoes. Now what can I think of to make with them next?
The above are notes I used to issue at my workshops (way back in 2003/4). Sid asked me why I stopped doing dominoes - well, I guess I got so many I did not know what to do with them. Towards the end I bought a tray from somewhere and lined the base of it with lots of my dominoes.
Can you see Elvis?
and there's Marilyn top right
I once did an article for Craft Stamper on dominoes, here are a couple of the things I included in that particular article
A couple of Coasters
Wine charms to go with them
and a cuff for the bottle of wine
There were also some Christmas tree decorations but they are away with all the other Christmas stuff so not easy to get to for the blog at the moment.
I hope you enjoyed my nostalgic look back on my dominoes. Now what can I think of to make with them next?
