Angela

You learn something new every day!

That is great the the scraping didn't take too long. I have a tendancy to lose interest in projects that don't have some type of (relatively) instant gratification. If I can't see some progress after a while I get frustrated. That is why I have a big cross stitch project that has been sitting dormant for about 20 years. (Suddenly I feel really old!)



After you carved the symbols, how did you colour them without messing everything else up?

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Angela ~ Mom to two great girls (18 & 13) ~ Novice at many different crafts ~Master of none
~ But I have fun trying!!! ~

I'm also blogging about my crafting. I'd love to see you there. Please visit Crafty Distractions and say hello.

My daily project was completed on January 25, 2012, but you can still visit my blog The Daily Turtle if you would like to see my adventures making or photographing a turtle every day for a year.

Trud

Interesting idea! Maybe you could make a matching bracelet or pendant too. I bet we could give you just about any random object that would be considered "useless" and you could turn it into something awesome!

pinokeeo

That's the kind of challenge that keeps me going. I love making things from "useless" items.

I am working on the matching pendants.

As for the color, I wax the piece before I carve it. Then I apply the ink. Then I remove the wax and it takes any unwanted residue with it and leaves a decent finish on the ivory. It's really an easy process except for the actual carving. It's a slow process to get it right. I messed up a couple of pieces before I got anything that I could live with.

Oh, and I use a brush that has only three bristles in it.

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I cannot master those things which I have not tried.

Angela

That would make for slow work!

They look great Pinokeeo!

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Angela ~ Mom to two great girls (18 & 13) ~ Novice at many different crafts ~Master of none
~ But I have fun trying!!! ~

I'm also blogging about my crafting. I'd love to see you there. Please visit Crafty Distractions and say hello.

My daily project was completed on January 25, 2012, but you can still visit my blog The Daily Turtle if you would like to see my adventures making or photographing a turtle every day for a year.