This is so cool. I love blending science and art, but I have no facility for science, so I'm glad you're here to take care of that part. I am looking forward to trying this and adding my own color and texture experiments to it. Best of all, I have an old bottle of Future under the sink to fiddle with. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
observationsblog.com Mr Ken, the anti static dryer sheet sieve is brilliant and you are a fabulous addition to the stamping/printing community! Thank You Sir for your scientific analysis and contributions. Sincerely, Jenny Edmiston of North Carolina. 🔬
Thank you so much for sharing your know-how ! I'm sure all of us who watched your video are glad there are generous people like you around ... (very rare these days :) ) Thank you once again ! Wishing you the very best ... you certainly deserve it !
I loved your videos so much! Thank you for taking the time to share this. I will be trying it this weekend, get my kitchen chemistry on. My Mom uses that polish and has some next door. Excited to give it a try. Thank you again.
Wow, just found this and as I am finding my way thru a maze of trial & errors as I discover my own crafting place of happiness this economically freindly demo is priceless. Thank you so very much.
Very cool idea and experiment, Ken! It may help to mix in a bit of glycerin to your pigment ink pad to make to stamped image sticky. The more adhesion to the ink, the more embossing powder will stick to it. Also, I suggest being a bit more liberal with your embossing powder when you sprinkle it over your stamped image. As far as adding a color, have you thought about pigment powders? The two that pop into my mind are both a metallic/mica powder---Perfect Pearls and Pearl Ex. I mix Pearl Ex into my clear embossing powder (Ranger) all the time for a beautiful shine. Thanks for adding some science into the arts/crafts world!
I just made a little of this tonight .. It was very easy to do.. I say it because sometimes things don't work out that way.. There were large pieces and getting it like the pros was the goal.. I notice yours was a little larger grains... What I just tried was.. I use stainless steel ball bearings 4mm size that I put into my one ounce paint bottles for Airbrush paints ..to keep the paint mixed... Well I put 8 balls into a little plastic container holding the Mixture.. In just a few shakes my mixture is now like a baby powder, it's dust.. I use a magnet on the bottom of the container...to hold the bearings while I dump the powder to it's new home... You might be able to tumble larger amounts I am sure .. this was an easy fun Project...Thank you.. I hope this tip...is a help to some..
@@candacekieper4354 , maybe...if you don't mind despoiling your coffee grinder. Ball bearings would be cheaper and more accessible (Ace Hdwr here I come!)
Coffe grinders can usually be found at thrift stores. I have a couple that I use strictly for my crafting projects. They were cheap, like less than five dollars each.
Nice try! I love when people are so innovative. I love my embossing powders, Ranger amongst them. I will probably not ever change but golly this could be fantastic for someplace with a super low budget that needs lots such as a school. Good work!
Hi Ken, Just found you on you tube today, then went to your webpage, and let me just say wow! You're so smart and creative with your low cost, make at home projects! Then I saw your light box, again, wow! I planned on doing some sewing today, but I can't stop watching and learning! :) I'm going to Walmart tomorrow to pick up the Pledge floor cleaner and can't wait to start making my own embossing powder! Thank you, thank you! Please keep them coming :) P.S. For some reason I couldn't post to your webpage..? HI, I just made my first batch using Pledge Floor Gloss Original, 27 ounces and so far it looks great! It's drying now, can't wait to try it! thanks again!! :)
I just went and looked at the video...well done but the price i pay for it...while expensive ....is worth it now...im not a chemist nor does ut appeal to me tO do ALL that...i admire YOUR WORK THO...AND APPRECIATE IT A LOT...WELL DONE....BTW FOLKS...I MAY USE EMBOSSING STUFF ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS...SO...U CAN SEE WHY I AM NOT INTERESTED IN DOING IT...
Thank you very much for sharing this. I spend a lot of money on supplies for my art and I am grateful to you for showing how to make this embossing product. I was wondering if could use this to melt onto metal items. I use this stuff by the pound and they have discontinued making the pound size.
Anne Vanderlaan Absolutely! The polymer has a relatively low melting point and has good adhesive qualities. In fact, I am working on dyeing the material and doing some faux enameling. The only aspect that I am unsure of is the economics of using my method of extraction. I suspect that it depends on what you have been paying for bulk polymer. Good luck and thanks for the comment, Ken.
The second video and a complete writeup can be found at: www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home an open source, free, community website.
Thanks for your work, Ken! This is so interesting! Did you have any success with coloring the extracted material? I'm interested in metallic colors and can't wait to try this!
Hi Kathya, So far I have found alcohol inks are the best coloring possibilities. As far as metallic, I have no information that would be helpful. But, if you discover a way to provide metallic color to the process please let us know. I appreciate your interest and kind words, Ken.
Thanks, Ken! I bet the Pearl-Ex mica powders might be the ticket. I'll experiment and keep you posted. Also, in your second video, you give amounts for all 3 liquids but I noticed you didn't use all the vinegar. Can you provide a recipe using cups so those of us who don't have beakers can try this technique? I'm so excited to try this! Thank you again for sharing all this knowledge!
Hey Kathya, I am glad that you are excited to try this and I certainly can put the amounts in cups for you. The measurements are actually in volumes so the water is two times the Pledge. So, for example, if you use 1 cup of Pledge you would add 2 cups of water. Or 3 fluid ounces of Pledge would get 6 fluid ounces of water and so forth. The amount of vinegar needed depends on the variability of the Pledge and the water and has no specific volume. So, in the cups scenario, you would start with one cup of vinegar and add it slowly while stirring. You will see it turning white and feel it getting thicker. You can stop adding vinegar when it feels slightly harder to stir. Then, rinse once with at least 1 cup of water. Dry and let it get hard and grind it of make the particles smaller. If I can be of more help you can always email me at ken.quast@gmail as I get emails faster than from UA-cam. Peace, Ken.
observationsblog.com What is Pledge? And do you know if there's an Australian version of the product? Also, I'm not able to find video 2 anywhere .. I'm so disappointed. Would it be possible to please put a link to it above? It would be amaaaaazing to be able to make my own embossing powder!! It's easy to see your finished examples on camera here ... and they're quite perfect!! Thanks for sharing and I hope that you are able to answer. Kindest regards from Australia!
I was trying to find out if embossing powder is PMMA because nail acrylic powder is and if theyre both the same, you could substitute nail acrylic for embossing powder as its much cheaper. I knew about extracting acrylic polymer from acrylic floor wax with an acid but wondered if these two were the same thing. As I'm not a chemist, its not apparent what the differences between acrylic polymers are and if they all act similarly when heat is applied.
Just found your video and would like to try it, however here in Canada it seems that there is no floor finish around . I tried Home Depot and Walmart and they dont carry it anymore. Any ideas where I could try and get it.
No I really have not had the opportunity to experiment with color yet but according to the many comments on the website there are a lot of people working on this aspect of the project. And, it seems that there have been some really interesting and good results as well as some failures. I hope to join the party as time permits. Thanks, Ken.
This is fascinating. I like your mind. Watching how you organize your order of operations in particular. How did you choose the product you used to derive your embossing powder? What aspects caused you to choose it? I do wonder about the longevity of your creation vs. professional. My curiosity is caused as much by my aggravation at the black box that the ingredients of many craft products are locked up in. Not every project stampers/scrapbookers do is meant to last 1000 years regardless of what our egos tell us, but some of these products say they have been tested for light fastness, paper degradation etc. As you say, they probably use a lot of the same resins and polymers. What will happen to the projects that are really important to me?
Thank you for the comments and questions. I was aware that some floor polishes had an acrylic as the polymer and if it was true, then the polish would have to be pH alkaline and that an acid would precipitate the polymer. But, I also like to play with ideas. So I looked at patents and msds product information. Then it was playtime! Several failures and then success. As far as longevity, it is a thermoplastic and can be re-heated but will be stable unless it is really hot! Many of my projects lack the test of archival aspects but life is to short to do so. So I do my best to test and let time prove or disprove. Trust your own judgement and rational when creating and let's check back in 100 years! Your'e the best!
Must have missed something, there was no instructions on how you made it in this video and I checked you previous videos and couldn't find it. I know I'm blonde but seriously I can't find the instructions?
Second video is listed below in comment as I mentioned in the video. Thanks, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I've been looking for it, I watched the second video, but in my country we don't have that product, we have another 2 products of the same brand with yellow color, I've tried them both but they didn't work,is there any other products that I can use, or what should I be looking for in the product that I buy.?
The product has to be clear with no color as the color indicates wax which won't work. It also has to be a floor shine product. If you are unable to find a floor polish with these attributes it may be cheaper to just buy the real embossing powder. Best of luck, Ken.
Sweettom100 Sticky powder is a different product that you can use with old eyeshadow to get a metallic shiny colors to your craftprojects. The powder gets sticky after heating and the eyeshadow sticks to it. (Or other powder based colors) To finish the surface, you can rub it with a dustcloth. There are many tutorials in youtube how to use sticky powder, but is there a way how to make your own powder sticky?
Hi Francine,, The link is in the first comment but here it is for you. Thanks, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
I can't find video 2 anywhere!! Please help?? EDIT: I FOUND IT!! THAT'S JUST FREAKIN' AWWWWWWSOME!! YOU ARE A GENIOUS. I loved your5demo, your explanations for absolutely everything are perfect, volumes are fine, process is fine, in fact .. I got IT ALL!! Except for what kind of floor product I'm looking for?? I can't find that product in Australia, so what is it that you're extracting from the floor product in order to create your fabulous 'material' ??? I'm soooo excited to try this!! I really do hope that you're able to answer. THANK YOU!
Second video is at the following location that is mentioned in the video and posted in the comments many times. Sorry, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
observationsblog.com Don't be sorry, Ken .. as I said, I did find it, and I'm very grateful - it's such a great video! I'm very excited to try, but .... All I need to know now is what material it is that needs to be extracted from the floor product. I live in Australia and so I'm not familiar with Pledge. If you could please tell me what material needs to be extracted, perhaps I could find a similar product in my own shopping aisle and experiment with extracting it from a floor finish made of the same material. Thank you for kindly taking the time to answer.
What we need to extract is either an acrylic or acrylic co-polymer. The solution has to be clear and not cloudy as it is then a wax based product. Check the safety data sheet (SDS) that all manufacturers have to publish although they don't always show the ingredients honestly. Holloway brand may be available for you. Ken.
observationsblog.com Thank you so very much, Ken .. I can't express my sincere gratitude!! You are so kind to share such a fabulous piece of science that every crafter in the world would love to know how to make!! : ) It's very isolated where I live, but I'll go into town to look for that product tomorrow, but I don't recall having seen it before .. TBH, I don't remember the last time I saw a CS Johnson product anywhere!! So I sincerely hope I'm not pushing you too much further to ask if you might mention what names they might list these acrylic or acrylic co-polymers under on the bottles as? I'm so sorry to bother you again, but I would be eternally thankful to get this right : ) I live 120kms from the nearest town, in Queensland, Australia, but there isn't a craft store within 500kms and it's a further 1500kms to our nearest Capital City!! So it's imperative to have some DIY knowledge out here in the bush .. and I'm ten times as grateful to you for sharing yours. Kindest & most sincere regards, Johnell.
Unfortunately there are so many co-polymers that a list would be difficult to generate. It may be easier and cheaper because of your isolation to order commercial material from Ebay and have it delivered by post. I have always wanted to live in the bush but it must be difficult. It is too busy here in New Hampshire USA. Just a thought. BTW, if you have more thoughts and comments perhaps it would be easier to send to my email and not add too many comments here. I am happy to do anything to help you succeed, Ken: ken.quast@gmail.com.
HI Ken, Great video I say. : ) Some hints; see that the granules of each powder are of equal size, That the stamp colour is applied with the same texture, and set your heat gun at a fixed point height and applied to each test sample for the same amount of time. I do believe you did not give your creation a fair shake. It seems good, and I cannot wait to try making my own per your instructions. (If I offend, it is not my intention.... i am an engineer, and so please forgive.) pierre from New Mexico
Pierre, I am never offended by constructive comments and since that video was posted I have come to the same conclusions as you. I now make the particle size uniform and continue to learn stamping techniques. Thanks for the comment, Ken.
Hi, I'm from Brazil and hope that you can help me. Please, how can i find this product here? From what I understand the product you use seems to be a cleaning material. It would be a kind of wax? Or would be a resin type like epoxy resin? How do I search by product here in my country? I loved the idea and would love to be able to do as well. Sorry for so many questions and thank you for sharing knowledge. (I'm using google translator, sorry for this too.)
Pledge is a floor finish that will make the floor shine. It is an acrylic polymer and not a wax. It should be available in super markets, hardware stores, and any place that sells floor finishes. I believe that it is available in Brazil from some of the comments on my website. The product is a clear liquid and not cloudy and should indicate "acrylic" in the ingredients. A Google search should show some places that sell this product or something similar. Good luck, Ken.
Thank you so much... but would you please tell me the ingredients of the floor care as I can't find this pledge in my country and I will look for an alternative.
Look for a floor finish with acrylic and no wax. It should be water white, clear, with no color. Go to my website observationsblog.com and search for "embossing" and read some of the comments that have alternatives. Thanks for the question, Ken.
Before posting a question, look around a bit more. Another video from a woman who adopted Ken's method uses PLEDGE "Revive it" floor gloss (not truly a wax). Ken's 2nd video (and her replica of Ken's work) speaks about using vinegar (a mild acid) to cause the plastic polymer material to clump out of suspension liquid.
@@dessyedeeclark1144 ...I'm 69...and more than a bit short on patience some days...Still into that "Instant Gratification Thing". Time to go take my B100 Complex, & chill, I guess. Thanks for the info recap, by the way.
OK so you only got 4oz out of that whole bottle? In your second video, what is all of that draining? That looks like a lot more than 4oz. I'm not questioning your knowledge what so ever just very curious because I'm going to try this defiantly!!
The vinegar completely removes all available polymer and the water rinse is to remove other water soluble ingredients that are unnecessary. The water rinse swells the polymer making it look larger than it is but as it drys it becomes smaller and harder as a polymer should. That explains the apparent discrepancy that you mention., Ken.
4oz = approx. 112g ... and just a 15g jar of manufactured product costs me around $8.50 plus $6.95 p & p (I live in a remote area with no craft store within hundreds of kms!) So if the bottle of floor cleaner costs, say, $7 then that works out to almost 8 times as much product for less money, and in my case just the postage costs for the purchased product would pay for the floor cleaner! I think this is the most amazing piece of home-science and it's brilliant value for such a simple process and I can barely wait to get my hands on a bottle of the floor cleaner : )
Hi Kym, Left click on my colorful icon at the top of the comments and the subscribe box will show. I am working on getting the subscribe button on the videos but I want it to be unobtrusive. Thanks for the kind comment and question, Ken.
It looks as if the product from Ranger was better but I know that Ranger items are high dollar. If you can make a product that is close I think I will give it a try. Going to 2nd video. Thanks
Hi Crafty Lady, Actually, when the particle size is smaller than what was in the video by using a coffee grinder and equal to Ranger, the result is better than Ranger. It melts more uniformly and at a slightly lower temperature. Try it and I hope that you agree and it is fun and easy to do. Thanks, Ken.
I am very confused... What did I miss? I still do not know what your using? So I watched this for almost 10 minutes and I still do not understand what you used. Please Help Me.
Judi, please go to my website and the write up explains every thing and video 2 shows the complete and easy process. Hope that this helps, Ken www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
+Lubaba Alim, It would be difficult to color the powder but one way to do this would be to mix silver or gold glitter to the embossing powder and melt them together. If the powder tries to blow away just heat it from the bottom. Hope this helps, Ken.
+Julie Anderson Sorry the link to my website is missing but go to my open source free website here for video 2. Thanks, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
It's literally in the pinned post - why won't anyone read? 🙄 Also, did you leave your please and thankyous at the door or something? Rude and clueless - what a combination...
The link to video 2 is clearly signposted in the pinned post. Not even a thanks for his expertise - what a time to be alive... Also, the gentleman who kindly made these videos died in 2021.
It occurred to me that there is a convenient way to research some basic information on what’s in the materials we use, such as commercially available embossing powder. I just selected a random Ranger embossing powder, but here is more information than you could ever want to know thanks to the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) You are correct that it is a polyamide resin. www.dick-blick.com/msds/DBH_02296XXXX.pdf
Yes the SDS is a good place to start but many companies consider their products propriety and don't have to list ingredients unless they are hazardous. But it can be a good start.
Have anybody a Product can be bought now (2019 ) in Europe? Kennt jemand von euch ein Produkt das wir in Europa bestellen können. Ich konnt es nicht auftreiben
A has a little more gloss. You should go back and do a more assessment in the ingredient that would make that happen. Otherwise side by side comparison. I can tell.
OK, Folks ... This is the link (I THINK!) to his blog for "the rest of the story" ... www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Second video is at: www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
This is so cool. I love blending science and art, but I have no facility for science, so I'm glad you're here to take care of that part. I am looking forward to trying this and adding my own color and texture experiments to it. Best of all, I have an old bottle of Future under the sink to fiddle with. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
Thank you for the kind words and I will continue to try and provide useful and hopefully, projects that are also fun. Ken.
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observationsblog.com Mr Ken, the anti static dryer sheet sieve is brilliant and you are a fabulous addition to the stamping/printing community! Thank You Sir for your scientific analysis and contributions. Sincerely, Jenny Edmiston of North Carolina. 🔬
Another great video from the wonderful, late Ken.
Thank you so much for sharing your know-how ! I'm sure all of us who watched your video are glad there are generous people like you around ... (very rare these days :) )
Thank you once again ! Wishing you the very best ... you certainly deserve it !
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Peace, Ken.
I loved your videos so much! Thank you for taking the time to share this. I will be trying it this weekend, get my kitchen chemistry on. My Mom uses that polish and has some next door. Excited to give it a try. Thank you again.
Wow, just found this and as I am finding my way thru a maze of trial & errors as I discover my own crafting place of happiness this economically freindly demo is priceless.
Thank you so very much.
My pleasure and good luck with the process, Ken.
Thank you!! Had a look at the second video and wanted to thank you for doing this.
Very cool idea and experiment, Ken! It may help to mix in a bit of glycerin to your pigment ink pad to make to stamped image sticky. The more adhesion to the ink, the more embossing powder will stick to it. Also, I suggest being a bit more liberal with your embossing powder when you sprinkle it over your stamped image. As far as adding a color, have you thought about pigment powders? The two that pop into my mind are both a metallic/mica powder---Perfect Pearls and Pearl Ex. I mix Pearl Ex into my clear embossing powder (Ranger) all the time for a beautiful shine. Thanks for adding some science into the arts/crafts world!
Mary,
Thanks for your very helpful comments and it is always great to share our ideas, Ken.
You sir a genius! Thank you so much for sharing this as well as video #2. I'm off to buy some Pledge floor care 😃
I just made a little of this tonight .. It was very easy to do..
I say it because sometimes things don't work out that way..
There were large pieces and getting it like the pros was the goal..
I notice yours was a little larger grains... What I just tried was..
I use stainless steel ball bearings 4mm size that I put into my one ounce paint bottles for Airbrush paints ..to keep the paint mixed... Well I put 8 balls into a little plastic container holding the Mixture..
In just a few shakes my mixture is now like a baby powder, it's dust..
I use a magnet on the bottom of the container...to hold the bearings while I dump the powder to it's new home... You might be able to tumble larger amounts I am sure .. this was an easy fun Project...Thank you.. I hope this tip...is a help to some..
Roger D ?coffee bean grinder? Finer dust?
@@candacekieper4354 , maybe...if you don't mind despoiling your coffee grinder. Ball bearings would be cheaper and more accessible (Ace Hdwr here I come!)
Coffe grinders can usually be found at thrift stores. I have a couple that I use strictly for my crafting projects. They were cheap, like less than five dollars each.
Where's part 2, how do you make it.
This is amazing. Thanks so much Ken!
Nice try! I love when people are so innovative. I love my embossing powders,
Ranger amongst them. I will probably not ever change but golly this could be fantastic for someplace with a super low budget that needs lots such as a school. Good work!
This is sooooo cool! thanks for the video!!!
Hi Ken, Just found you on you tube today, then went to your webpage, and let me just say wow! You're so smart and creative with your low cost, make at home projects! Then I saw your light box, again, wow! I planned on doing some sewing today, but I can't stop watching and learning! :) I'm going to Walmart tomorrow to pick up the Pledge floor cleaner and can't wait to start making my own embossing powder! Thank you, thank you! Please keep them coming :) P.S. For some reason I couldn't post to your webpage..?
HI, I just made my first batch using Pledge Floor Gloss Original, 27 ounces and so far it looks great! It's drying now, can't wait to try it! thanks again!! :)
I am happy that you "found me" and are excited about the projects. Good luck and thanks for the comments, Ken.
@@observationsblogcom Hi Ken, Just wanted to let you know your embossing recipe I used was a SUCCESS!!! Works great!!
Glad to hear of your success, Ken.
WOW! great discover for me, thank you so much!
I just went and looked at the video...well done but the price i pay for it...while expensive ....is worth it now...im not a chemist nor does ut appeal to me tO do ALL that...i admire YOUR WORK THO...AND APPRECIATE IT A LOT...WELL DONE....BTW FOLKS...I MAY USE EMBOSSING STUFF ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS...SO...U CAN SEE WHY I AM NOT INTERESTED IN DOING IT...
Fab this is awesome just watched 2nd video! Thankyou
i think it came out good you did a good job
I find your technique very fascinating. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for your kind words. Ken.
this z really osm art thx .salam from India.👌👏👍👑
Thanks I’m going to try this , would love to see the colouring video
Thank you very much for sharing this. I spend a lot of money on supplies for my art and I am grateful to you for showing how to make this embossing product. I was wondering if could use this to
melt onto metal items. I use this stuff by the pound and they have discontinued making the pound size.
Anne Vanderlaan
Absolutely! The polymer has a relatively low melting point and has good
adhesive qualities. In fact, I am working on dyeing the material and
doing some faux enameling. The only aspect that I am unsure of is the
economics of using my method of extraction. I suspect that it depends on
what you have been paying for bulk polymer. Good luck and thanks for
the comment, Ken.
The second video and a complete writeup can be found at: www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home an open source, free, community website.
Viewed the 2nd part and I think that even I can do this! I want to try the embossing, but am too cheap to invest just to experiment! ha. Thanks!
Where is part 2
Thanks for your work, Ken! This is so interesting! Did you have any success with coloring the extracted material? I'm interested in metallic colors and can't wait to try this!
Hi Kathya,
So far I have found alcohol inks are the best coloring possibilities. As far as metallic, I have no information that would be helpful. But, if you discover a way to provide metallic color to the process please let us know. I appreciate your interest and kind words, Ken.
Thanks, Ken! I bet the Pearl-Ex mica powders might be the ticket. I'll experiment and keep you posted. Also, in your second video, you give amounts for all 3 liquids but I noticed you didn't use all the vinegar. Can you provide a recipe using cups so those of us who don't have beakers can try this technique? I'm so excited to try this! Thank you again for sharing all this knowledge!
Hey Kathya,
I am glad that you are excited to try this and I certainly can put the amounts in cups for you. The measurements are actually in volumes so the water is two times the Pledge. So, for example, if you use 1 cup of Pledge you would add 2 cups of water. Or 3 fluid ounces of Pledge would get 6 fluid ounces of water and so forth. The amount of vinegar needed depends on the variability of the Pledge and the water and has no specific volume. So, in the cups scenario, you would start with one cup of vinegar and add it slowly while stirring. You will see it turning white and feel it getting thicker. You can stop adding vinegar when it feels slightly harder to stir. Then, rinse once with at least 1 cup of water. Dry and let it get hard and grind it of make the particles smaller. If I can be of more help you can always email me at ken.quast@gmail as I get emails faster than from UA-cam. Peace, Ken.
You're the best, Ken! Thank you so much!
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What is Pledge? And do you know if there's an Australian version of the product? Also, I'm not able to find video 2 anywhere .. I'm so disappointed. Would it be possible to please put a link to it above? It would be amaaaaazing to be able to make my own embossing powder!! It's easy to see your finished examples on camera here ... and they're quite perfect!! Thanks for sharing and I hope that you are able to answer. Kindest regards from Australia!
I was trying to find out if embossing powder is PMMA because nail acrylic powder is and if theyre both the same, you could substitute nail acrylic for embossing powder as its much cheaper. I knew about extracting acrylic polymer from acrylic floor wax with an acid but wondered if these two were the same thing. As I'm not a chemist, its not apparent what the differences between acrylic polymers are and if they all act similarly when heat is applied.
Just found your video and would like to try it, however here in Canada it seems that there is no floor finish around . I tried Home Depot and Walmart and they dont carry it anymore. Any ideas where I could try and get it.
Ken, thanks for such a interesting video! I just found this today, will have to try,have you done anything else with the color?
No I really have not had the opportunity to experiment with color yet but according to the many comments on the website there are a lot of people working on this aspect of the project. And, it seems that there have been some really interesting and good results as well as some failures. I hope to join the party as time permits. Thanks, Ken.
Fantastic video,did you have any success with coloring the extracted material? Greetings from Croatia! :)
check out part 2 , he made it with all colors ! :)
This is fascinating. I like your mind. Watching how you organize your order of operations in particular. How did you choose the product you used to derive your embossing powder? What aspects caused you to choose it?
I do wonder about the longevity of your creation vs. professional. My curiosity is caused as much by my aggravation at the black box that the ingredients of many craft products are locked up in. Not every project stampers/scrapbookers do is meant to last 1000 years regardless of what our egos tell us, but some of these products say they have been tested for light fastness, paper degradation etc. As you say, they probably use a lot of the same resins and polymers. What will happen to the projects that are really important to me?
Thank you for the comments and questions. I was aware that some floor polishes had an acrylic as the polymer and if it was true, then the polish would have to be pH alkaline and that an acid would precipitate the polymer. But, I also like to play with ideas. So I looked at patents and msds product information. Then it was playtime! Several failures and then success. As far as longevity, it is a thermoplastic and can be re-heated but will be stable unless it is really hot! Many of my projects lack the test of archival aspects but life is to short to do so. So I do my best to test and let time prove or disprove. Trust your own judgement and rational when creating and let's check back in 100 years! Your'e the best!
Nice info! Thanks. Question. When your powder is fully cured it becomes flexible or hard. Is it easy to chip away? Regards
It becomes hard but does not chip easily, Ken.
Must have missed something, there was no instructions on how you made it in this video and I checked you previous videos and couldn't find it. I know I'm blonde but seriously I can't find the instructions?
Second video is listed below in comment as I mentioned in the video. Thanks, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
I bet ground polymorph beads would work great
Awesome thank you
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I've been looking for it, I watched the second video, but in my country we don't have that product, we have another 2 products of the same brand with yellow color, I've tried them both but they didn't work,is there any other products that I can use, or what should I be looking for in the product that I buy.?
The product has to be clear with no color as the color indicates wax which won't work. It also has to be a floor shine product. If you are unable to find a floor polish with these attributes it may be cheaper to just buy the real embossing powder. Best of luck, Ken.
@@observationsblogcom thank you so much
Is there a way to color the clear embossing powder so I can make my own or do i have to invest in pigment inks and only use clear embossing powder?
Alcohol inks work well and in the comments section of my website there are more ideas, Ken.
How would you make heat and stick powder?
The embossing powder sticks to the moist stamp ink and a heat gun used by crafters is used to melt it.
Sweettom100 Sticky powder is a different product that you can use with old eyeshadow to get a metallic shiny colors to your craftprojects. The powder gets sticky after heating and the eyeshadow sticks to it. (Or other powder based colors) To finish the surface, you can rub it with a dustcloth. There are many tutorials in youtube how to use sticky powder, but is there a way how to make your own powder sticky?
This is fantastic ! Thank you very much!!!! Would you mind to direct me how do I go to the second part?
The wesite which is open source and free and is shown in the first comment.
Thank you so much got it and much appreciated.
Just watched your video #2 on how it's made. Reminds me much of separating curd from whey to make cheese.
chemically similar to, when making cheese one adds a mild acid like lemon juice.
Get a small mortar and pestle at www.tkbtrading.com and finely grind your product. Then yours will probably beat ranger.
Thank you for great video, how about using ACRYLIC NAIL POWDER?
Given the cost of monomer, you might as well buy embossing powder!
please tell me exactly what powder you are using..... not the ranger but the other one. thanks
It is the polymer from the floor finish as shown in the video. Please go to the website and read the write up. Link in next comment. Ken.
I can't find your 2nd vidio on embossing powder how to made. please can you send the link thankyou for your time
Hi Francine,,
The link is in the first comment but here it is for you. Thanks, Ken.
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
I can't find video 2 anywhere!! Please help??
EDIT: I FOUND IT!! THAT'S JUST FREAKIN' AWWWWWWSOME!! YOU ARE A GENIOUS. I loved your5demo, your explanations for absolutely everything are perfect, volumes are fine, process is fine, in fact .. I got IT ALL!! Except for what kind of floor product I'm looking for?? I can't find that product in Australia, so what is it that you're extracting from the floor product in order to create your fabulous 'material' ??? I'm soooo excited to try this!! I really do hope that you're able to answer. THANK YOU!
Second video is at the following location that is mentioned in the video and posted in the comments many times. Sorry, Ken.
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
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Don't be sorry, Ken .. as I said, I did find it, and I'm very grateful - it's such a great video! I'm very excited to try, but ....
All I need to know now is what material it is that needs to be extracted from the floor product. I live in Australia and so I'm not familiar with Pledge. If you could please tell me what material needs to be extracted, perhaps I could find a similar product in my own shopping aisle and experiment with extracting it from a floor finish made of the same material. Thank you for kindly taking the time to answer.
What we need to extract is either an acrylic or acrylic co-polymer. The solution has to be clear and not cloudy as it is then a wax based product. Check the safety data sheet (SDS) that all manufacturers have to publish although they don't always show the ingredients honestly. Holloway brand may be available for you. Ken.
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Thank you so very much, Ken .. I can't express my sincere gratitude!! You are so kind to share such a fabulous piece of science that every crafter in the world would love to know how to make!! : ) It's very isolated where I live, but I'll go into town to look for that product tomorrow, but I don't recall having seen it before .. TBH, I don't remember the last time I saw a CS Johnson product anywhere!! So I sincerely hope I'm not pushing you too much further to ask if you might mention what names they might list these acrylic or acrylic co-polymers under on the bottles as? I'm so sorry to bother you again, but I would be eternally thankful to get this right : ) I live 120kms from the nearest town, in Queensland, Australia, but there isn't a craft store within 500kms and it's a further 1500kms to our nearest Capital City!! So it's imperative to have some DIY knowledge out here in the bush .. and I'm ten times as grateful to you for sharing yours. Kindest & most sincere regards, Johnell.
Unfortunately there are so many co-polymers that a list would be difficult to generate. It may be easier and cheaper because of your isolation to order commercial material from Ebay and have it delivered by post. I have always wanted to live in the bush but it must be difficult. It is too busy here in New Hampshire USA. Just a thought. BTW, if you have more thoughts and comments perhaps it would be easier to send to my email and not add too many comments here. I am happy to do anything to help you succeed, Ken: ken.quast@gmail.com.
HI Ken,
Great video I say. : )
Some hints; see that the granules of each powder are of equal size, That the stamp colour is applied with the same texture, and set your heat gun at a fixed point height and applied to each test sample for the same amount of time. I do believe you did not give your creation a fair shake. It seems good, and I cannot wait to try making my own per your instructions. (If I offend, it is not my intention.... i am an engineer, and so please forgive.) pierre from New Mexico
Pierre,
I am never offended by constructive comments and since that video was posted I have come to the same conclusions as you. I now make the particle size uniform and continue to learn stamping techniques. Thanks for the comment, Ken.
Thank you good Sir for your kind reply, I have investigated your channel and find that I must subscribe. Blessings, pierre
Do you have a link to video 2? It would be great f you could place one here. 👍
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
I have see your videos on embossing powders before, can you help, I can't find your second video, I been trying to make your type of powders
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Hi, I'm from Brazil and hope that you can help me.
Please, how can i find this product here? From what I understand the product you use seems to be a cleaning material. It would be a kind of wax? Or would be a resin type like epoxy resin? How do I search by product here in my country?
I loved the idea and would love to be able to do as well.
Sorry for so many questions and thank you for sharing knowledge.
(I'm using google translator, sorry for this too.)
Pledge is a floor finish that will make the floor shine. It is an acrylic polymer and not a wax. It should be available in super markets, hardware stores, and any place that sells floor finishes. I believe that it is available in Brazil from some of the comments on my website. The product is a clear liquid and not cloudy and should indicate "acrylic" in the ingredients. A Google search should show some places that sell this product or something similar. Good luck, Ken.
Can you say please how you made it?How you extracted it from floor polish?If i heard well you said.Please...
+Relax CreatorM
Please go above to the second post and go to the website for the second video which shows the extraction details. Ken.
Thanks!!! :)
Hello ken im from india could u plz tell me what material u used instead of embossing powder..i cant hrar coz sound is not clear.plZ tell me
Go to my website for the ingredients at:www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Thank you so much... but would you please tell me the ingredients of the floor care as I can't find this pledge in my country and I will look for an alternative.
Look for a floor finish with acrylic and no wax. It should be water white, clear, with no color. Go to my website observationsblog.com and search for "embossing" and read some of the comments that have alternatives. Thanks for the question, Ken.
Make embossing powder at home and have some fun!
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Where's video 2
I'm with the rest of the folks below...What "floor finish" did you use? HOW did you "extract" the component you turned into embossing powder???
Before posting a question, look around a bit more. Another video from a woman who adopted Ken's method uses PLEDGE "Revive it" floor gloss (not truly a wax). Ken's 2nd video (and her replica of Ken's work) speaks about using vinegar (a mild acid) to cause the plastic polymer material to clump out of suspension liquid.
@@dessyedeeclark1144 ...I'm 69...and more than a bit short on patience some days...Still into that "Instant Gratification Thing". Time to go take my B100 Complex, & chill, I guess. Thanks for the info recap, by the way.
wait so you made your own embossing powder? And if so how?
Please check the post below this one for the link to video two and the complete write up that explains the process completely. Thanks Ken.
OK so you only got 4oz out of that whole bottle? In your second video, what is all of that draining? That looks like a lot more than 4oz. I'm not questioning your knowledge what so ever just very curious because I'm going to try this defiantly!!
The vinegar completely removes all available polymer and the water rinse is to remove other water soluble ingredients that are unnecessary. The water rinse swells the polymer making it look larger than it is but as it drys it becomes smaller and harder as a polymer should. That explains the apparent discrepancy that you mention., Ken.
Sweettom100 oh ok I see. Thank you for the response!
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4oz = approx. 112g ... and just a 15g jar of manufactured product costs me around $8.50 plus $6.95 p & p (I live in a remote area with no craft store within hundreds of kms!) So if the bottle of floor cleaner costs, say, $7 then that works out to almost 8 times as much product for less money, and in my case just the postage costs for the purchased product would pay for the floor cleaner! I think this is the most amazing piece of home-science and it's brilliant value for such a simple process and I can barely wait to get my hands on a bottle of the floor cleaner : )
What do you do dry it then grind it?
Yes and a small coffee grinder works well, Ken.
Hi Ken, I've just seen your video and am fascinated. Thanks for the information. I want to subscribe to your blog but can find no place to do so.
Hi Kym,
Left click on my colorful icon at the top of the comments and the subscribe box will show. I am working on getting the subscribe button on the videos but I want it to be unobtrusive. Thanks for the kind comment and question, Ken.
Brilliant! Thanks for that, Ken. I look forward to getting your blog. Cheers, Kym
It looks as if the product from Ranger was better but I know that Ranger items are high dollar. If you can make a product that is close I think I will give it a try. Going to 2nd video. Thanks
Hi Crafty Lady,
Actually, when the particle size is smaller than what was in the video by using a coffee grinder and equal to Ranger, the result is better than Ranger. It melts more uniformly and at a slightly lower temperature. Try it and I hope that you agree and it is fun and easy to do. Thanks, Ken.
I am very confused...
What did I miss?
I still do not know what your using?
So I watched this for almost 10 minutes
and I still do not understand what you used.
Please Help Me.
Judi, please go to my website and the write up explains every thing and video 2 shows the complete and easy process. Hope that this helps, Ken
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Thank you!!!
ground alittle finer they would be very close
how do I make silver and golden embossing powder?
+Lubaba Alim,
It would be difficult to color the powder but one way to do this would be to mix silver or gold glitter to the embossing powder and melt them together. If the powder tries to blow away just heat it from the bottom. Hope this helps, Ken.
@@observationsblogcom try using shimmering eye shadow.
Where is the 2nd video
+Julie Anderson Sorry the link to my website is missing but go to my open source free website here for video 2. Thanks, Ken. www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
what happened to second vid?
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Where is the second video? Noticed several people asked the same question and it is not answered. Its not on the play list. Why won't anyone reply?
See next post. I have shown it at least 20 times and don't know why it failed to get on the play list. Ken.
It's literally in the pinned post - why won't anyone read? 🙄
Also, did you leave your please and thankyous at the door or something? Rude and clueless - what a combination...
dear sir how do I find video 2
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
hey, where’s video 2?
The link to video 2 is clearly signposted in the pinned post. Not even a thanks for his expertise - what a time to be alive...
Also, the gentleman who kindly made these videos died in 2021.
It occurred to me that there is a convenient way to research some basic information on what’s in the materials we use, such as commercially available embossing powder. I just selected a random Ranger embossing powder, but here is more information than you could ever want to know thanks to the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) You are correct that it is a polyamide resin.
www.dick-blick.com/msds/DBH_02296XXXX.pdf
Yes the SDS is a good place to start but many companies consider their products propriety and don't have to list ingredients unless they are hazardous. But it can be a good start.
cannot find video 2
Second video is at: (as comment below):
www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Have anybody a Product can be bought now (2019 ) in Europe? Kennt jemand von euch ein Produkt das wir in Europa bestellen können. Ich konnt es nicht auftreiben
Pledge FloorCare Multi Surface Finish - if it's available I don't know.
A has a little more gloss. You should go back and do a more assessment in the ingredient that would make that happen. Otherwise side by side comparison. I can tell.
OK, Folks ... This is the link (I THINK!) to his blog for "the rest of the story" ... www.observationsblog.com/sciencetechnologyexperiments/embossing-powder-made-at-home
Looks like they are discontinuing the floor finish. What would be a good replacement?
From his website "Pledge® FloorCare Multi Surface Finish. The material has to be water clear. If it is not, it is a wax. Hope that this helps, Ken.
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When you do the Heat Gun
PLEASE MUTE IT... it is so LOUD!!!!