Comments on: Using Alcohol Ink With Polymer Clay And Other Craft Supplies

By: Cindy Lietz@Katiedids Bezel with Faux Opals Tutorial

Cindy Lietz@Katiedids Bezel with Faux Opals Tutorial — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:33:58 +0000

@Lisa Potter: Hi Lisa, You are exactly right! Just wait about 5 minutes and most of the alcohol will have dissipated and you can mix it in without any problem. Hope you are having fun with your clay projects. If you have any trouble with your opals, the newer version in the Katiedids video is a little easier to do. If you are not sure which video that is, I have linked to it by my name.

By: Lisa Potter

Lisa Potter — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:45:55 +0000

@Cindy Lietz from Bubble Free Polymer Clay:

Hi Cindy. I started looking to buy the ink after viewing your video on making Opals. Explain how to dry the ink….. Do you squirt it on and just let it sit?
How long would that take? Getting ready to place an ink order.

By: Cindy Lietz@Faux Jade Technique

Cindy Lietz@Faux Jade Technique — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:49:36 +0000

NEW PHOTOS JUST ADDED: Hello to Everyone, Some new Spotlight project pictures that relate to the topic of this page (Alcohol Ink Projects), have just been added in another post. They were submitted by Cindy-G. The link by my name will take you to where you can see them, along with a bit of a write up. Hopefully they will inspire you to achieve great things with your own polymer clay projects.

By: Cindy Lietz@Inked Polymer Clay Butterflies

Cindy Lietz@Inked Polymer Clay Butterflies — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:11:08 +0000

I have not used the Metallic Mixatives with clay yet, but since they are compatible with the alcohol inks, I assume that they should work with polymer clay. Test it out on a small sample to be sure. Just like using alcohol ink, make sure to let the ink dry so that the alcohol evaporates, before mixing into your clay. Let us know how your experiments go.

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:08:42 +0000

Has anyone used Adirondack Alcohol Ink “Metallic Mixatives? I posted this question on another page here: beadsandbeading.com/blog/alcohol-ink-polymer-clay-bead-making-projects/5388/#comment-29719. I’m wondering if they work well with polymer clay. For instance, can they be mixed into translucent clay like the regular colored inks? If so, is the clay still kinda translucent, or does the metallic ink make it really opaque? Thanks for any help you can give me on this!

By: Cindy Lietz@Translucent Polymer Clay Comparison

Cindy Lietz@Translucent Polymer Clay Comparison — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:41:55 +0000

Thank you Diana for sharing your wonderful tips! There really are so many beautiful things you can do with polymer clay isn’t there?!

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:02:15 +0000

I love the alcohol inks and have all of the sets. I have made all different looking stone beads by mixing the alcohol inks into the clay and well as the pearl x powders. I have also used the inks and powders in acrylic floor finish such as Pledge or Future and it makes any plain looking bead pop. I also use the inks for coloring transluscent clay to form new colors.

By: Cindy Lietz@Bubble Free Polymer Clay

Cindy Lietz@Bubble Free Polymer Clay — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:13:48 +0000

They look great KB! I am loving the alcohol inks too!

One tip is to make sure to let the ink dry before you mix it into the clay, so the alcohol gets a chance to dissipate and just leave the dye behind.

That way you won’t run into any problems of getting bubbles in your piece when it bakes! It doesn’t look like this happened to you though, just thought I’d mention it since it probably has happened to others.

Thanks for sharing your pictures!

By: KB

KB — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:26:02 +0000

I LOVE Alcohol Inks! I got that same set about 4 months ago, and then went and got all the other sets a few weeks later. I only had time to make one set of beads with them before I moved and I LOVED the way they turned out. I really did not use a certain technique, I just used drops of color on some Premo Peral and gently blended the clay. Here is a link to a picture of them [follow name link above]. The pictures doesn’t do them much justice, as they look much better in person.

By: Cindy Lietz@Mod Canes | Clay Extruder

Cindy Lietz@Mod Canes | Clay Extruder — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:18:35 +0000

@Cindy E.: I’m glad! The thing to remember when you use alcohol inks on raw polymer clay is to let the ink dry before you mix it in or bake it. You don’t want to trap the alcohol inside the clay, just the dye.

@Michelle: That must have felt good, seeing everyone fight over your ornament! I’ve been experimenting with the inks and loving how the beads are turning out. It’s a fun thing to use to! Thanks for coming by and leaving your comment!