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Lizzie Mayne

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Homemade Walnut ink

10 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by lijesm in Calligraphy, Crafting, Homemade

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Hi Everyone.
Over the past couple of days I have been making walnut ink. Why? I hear you ask (or not). I have taken up interest in Calligraphy again and whilst searching the web for online courses I came across a recipe for homemade walnut ink. Since I have an abundance of walnuts, courtesy of the neighbours tree over hanging our garden, I thought I’d give it a go. The recipe didn’t look too hard to follow. Just a bit long winded in making the stuff. My walnuts are English walnuts and not black walnuts as the recipe calls for. Here is the link for the recipe. http://www.marktablerart.com/5.html and here are my results.

IMG_7277A large jam making pan for the walnuts.
it didn’t stain it when finished and scrubbed up clean.

IMG_7278From this large pan of liquid I acquired just over a litre of ink.
After several hours of boiling I did reduce the strained liquid in my cast iron pan so that the ink darkened further. I didn’t take a photo of that.

IMG_7279I added to the ink 5% of cheap vodka as a preservative.
That was 5% of 1100ml ink = 55ml of vodka.

IMG_7283

The writing results, not bad (still need a lot of practice on my calligraphy).
This stuff costs £8.36 for a 2.6oz bottle on Amazon UK and $7.99 in the USA. Why is it that you guys get cheaper stuff than we do. Huff! not fair.

Beadwork images finally uploaded(well some)

09 Wednesday Nov 2011

Posted by lijesm in line weaving

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arty-crafty link, beadwork, line weaving

Today I’ve been spring!! cleaning my study in anticipation with an arrival of a new cutting machine the Silhouette Cameo. It’s about time I did something with my paper stash rather than just looking at it and stroking it from time to time. (Mad me – Nooo)

I’ve also been busy taking photos of my beadwork some of which can been seen on the Beadwork page. Unfortunately my camera ran out of battery so the rest of the beadwork photos will have to wait.

I’ve uploaded my Tangle patterns onto a new website run by Cindy Angiel. Called Line Weaving, it’s a community forum for repeat pattern art enthusiasts.
Check it out. http://lineweaving.com/forums/
She also has another website called The Rainbow Elephant where you can find lots of arty-crafty stuff. http://rainbowelephant.com/.

My blooming car failed it’s MOT today, so I’m off to commiserate with a G&T. Plus my Cameo still hasn’t arrived:(

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