Giving in to Alcohol Waterfall/Rain Technique and Fourth of July Tumbler... Happy Independence Day!
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- All the times I had seen this alcohol waterfall or rain technique, I hadn't been all that impressed by it and didn't really want to try it. Until, that is, I saw this video by Rae's Turquoise Turtle: • Perfectly Purple Water... ... I thought the results she got were stunning, and I decided I would try it after all, but with a slight twist -- I decided that in spite of the myriad 4th of July cups already being made on UA-cam right now, I'd reluctantly join that fray as well. This video is the result. My only regret is that the brass and silver metallics that were so beautiful in the creation portion of the video disappeared when I sealed the cup with clear spray before resining. Next time I use this method -- and there will be a next time -- I'll go straight to resin once the alcohol inks are dry.
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I love it STOP MESSING WITH IT
Very cool cup, I love it!! And I adored Chico and the Man!
😁 Thank you!
Lucinda! Lol! I love your videos. I just realized I'm learning what not to.do.
Before your stickers I was thinking.a aged looking We.the.People.waterslide over this.
Turned out nice!
Thanks so much!😊
The red/white/blue is pretty. I like the first cup without the heart :)
Thanks!
I love the red white and blue one 😊
Thanks!
The cup you are questioning, if you could take the heart off. I think it would turn out beautiful but I don't think that would work. Love the red, white and blue cup! Thank you again for sharing 🙂
Thank you!
This Texan would’ve adored one big ol’ Lonestar on this cup. I love it anyway! That touch of sparkle is perfecto! I hate that you have to apologize and tell anyone not to freak out about “waste” of your OWN products, but I’m just a little tired of entitlement attitude altogether. There’s a country song called “Mind Your Own Business” that comes to mind all of the time, nearly hourly these days! Anyhoobastank, great design! I love it!!!💜
Thank you!! I think some folks just can’t resist pointing out what they object to, and mostly I try not to let it bother me. But sometimes… 🤷♀️😁
I agree with you 3 tumblers have to strip, that tumbler is cute w/o heart, I enjoy your videos so much keep on keeping on🌻🌻🌻
Thank you!!
@@Luxinda thank everyone
@@Scarred87 I try to thank everyone who comments 😁 and I’m very thankful for all the viewers who watch my videos!
@@Luxinda I’m so sorry, I have no idea who commented this 😂 I think it may have been baby sparkles 😂😂😂 it doesn’t even make any sense and I’ve found you to be very interactive and informative so it’s not something I’ve ever thought to comment 🤦🏻♀️ I’m so sorry
@@Scarred87 , no worries! Thank you!!
Very nice
Thanks!
It still turned out Beautiful!!
Thank you!
I like all the tecnic the you use. Always see yours beautiful jobs. I got cancer and this moment i can't buy any supplies. All i do is watching yours nice tumblers thanks special lady
I always love your tutorials, thanks for them...warts and all! I like the tack-it one but not the heart part (sorry). And I'm with you on the wasted material on this method, it's why I haven't tried it..lol. but it did turn out beautifully! Now you make me want to try one of them 🙃 p.s. I just watched a show about Freddie Prince! I am 'that age too. 🤣
Thanks! Yeah, the heart part of that cup is just awful... no denying it! I definitely want to try the alcohol waterfall method some more.
Nice. Too bad the metallic veins disappeared that really made the cup.
Thanks! Agreed, but it motivates me to try again 😊
Rub that heart down with some chrome dust!
I think if you subbed in some blending solution with the alcohol the metallic may have stayed better I have one I did all in blues on deck that I think I used it with because I used an alloy.... but I currently have vacation brain and can't remember lol also all that mixed in the bottom of your cookie sheet probably would have made a kick ass purple version! But if you are like me you aren't always ready with another prepped cup! It looked great it the end you maintained a way better separation than I probably would have! I can't wait to do more of these!
Thanks! You’re absolutely right that I was not ready in the moment with a second painted cup to switch to! Lesson learned (well, sort of - I’m sure it’ll happen again anyway 🤣) Never thought of trying blending solution! Thanks!
@@Luxinda like I said I think I used it on my second one to help set the metallic I know I do on coasters etc.... like you tell me though there's almost always something that goes a little sideways! How we learn and grow right?!?!
@@RaesTurquoiseTurtle exactly! 😁
Just a thought regarding the alcohol and inks falling below, maybe put some tiles for coasters underneath and switch them out as they get full of color. Again just a thought. Then you can have something that possibly matches the cup.
Great idea - thank you!
I like it better without the metallics!
Thanks! It’s definitely a truer 4th of July tumbler that way 😊 🇺🇸
I'll be your friend. I'll save you. Don't bother. If your heart isn't in it, don't do it. 😁❤️
LOL! Thanks!
yes that patriotic Tumblr is gorgeous love the metallics and the sparkle in it
Thank you!
I think a Redo for the first cup might be in order? Maybe you could heat up the heart and remove it? Cup number 2 is cool!
I don't think it's fixable in that way since the E6000 glue that I bond the 3D pieces on with is pretty permanent. Thanks!!
I love this technique. I hadn't seen it until I saw Rae use it. You did a great job with it. I, too, wish the metallics had stayed, but knowing you, you'll do another round of epoxy and string some mica on. 😊.
Thanks! It's pretty easy and fun, so right up my alley - LOL! Courtney's Customs also did a tumbler with this method not too long ago. ua-cam.com/video/zpiSdBm7o3U/v-deo.html
Put rhinestones around the heart or beads
Ooh, great idea! Thank you!!
Will 91 dry to quick
Well, it depends on what is too quick. This video isn’t a very good example of the Waterfall or Rain method. (I get much better at it later on
ua-cam.com/video/WTYMkX6NlkE/v-deo.html) But in general you want the alcohol to dry quickly while you’re heating it with a heat gun, so 91% isopropyl alcohol works really well.
Heya 👋. That waterfall is a beauty!!! I wonder if you had done alcohol in the center & drops of blanco/white with 1 or 2 silver rings how that would be.
I don’t dilute the metal colors, the spot I put it on I’ll drop 3, 4 or 5 drops so it makes it all the way around & touches itself. When the heat/dryer is on BARELY move it from far back and it’ll make the lines like a painted desert. Also lol I do the alcohol from the needle tip for the whole thing bc it still gets the cup wet without too much wasted & use a pipette to suck up the alcohols from the tray to redistribute as possible. I’m sure glad alcohol is back in the stores too!
That heart cup is such a bummer 😭 Heat was the answer but days later it’s not gonna help. Chuck it in the f*ck it bucket .. 😂😂😂. make sure it has an inch of pure acetone in there & put the lid on and come back tomorrow. The cup will be bubbly & all peel off. Just the bottom has to be in sitting in the acetone bath for the chemical reaction. Any spray paint left on take a green scrubbie & work it a bit over the bucket. Put the lid tightly on for next time. You probably know how to strip 💃 but for anyone reading this - you don’t need paper towels, foil sheets and a baggy. Just an inch of acetone & however many cups that can fit. Skim the junk and reuse. When there’s no more uses, leave the lid off to evaporate. Clean the bucket and start again 👌
Ok I remember Chico and the Man 😯.. I was pretty young but I sat in front of our black & white tv 📺 glued to it.. seems like Rockford Files was right after. We had to go to bed but we’d crawl to our doorways and watch it until we’d get caught 😁
Loved Rockford Files! Thanks!!!!
Maybe on the first cup you could heat up the heart like another person said to remold it to the cup? And then paint the whole thing white. Or just tape everything off and paint the heart or tape the heart and paint the cup. I think it’s the two glitters together that’s making it not so nice. Either one on it’s own would be pretty!
Yes, that Orange-y glitter is just ugly (only my opinion - I don’t much like that color anyway). Painting the whole thing is interesting, hadn’t thought about that. 🤔 Thank you!
Can a hair dryer heat it up enough to push it down and lay something heavy
Maybe, but the heart piece was soooo ugly that I had no interest in trying to save it. Using all of the glitters together was just a huge mistake 😅😅😅 But if the heart had been really beautiful, I might have tried heating it up then wrapping it tightly to encourage it to bend more and form to the tumbler.
I love it! Is it going to be available to buy?
The 4th of July cup? Probably not, but maybe. I haven’t announced this yet, but I’m coming up on 5k subscribers (🥳🥳🥳) and plan to celebrate with a big multi-cup giveaway, so that may be where the red, white, and blue cup ends up.
@@Luxinda Yay! Great thanks. 😊
What is the base cup glitter color
Gold - it’s a Rustoleum Gold Glitter spray paint.
It still came out great, though! Yes, I would love to see how you redo the cup you don't like, I have one that is utter garbage and I'd like to see how you handle it. Thanks!
Thanks! The easiest answer for the heart cup is to strip it and not use that orange glitter next time, but I’m not at all sure that acetone would effectively strip off the heart. That’s a lot of extra resin stuck on there…
Don’t finish that ugly tumbler. I say that as a person who almost always loves “fails”. I can say I love the all over glitter, that heart just destroys the entire thing.
I do love the Fourth of July cup. It is amazing. This weekend I discovered that a shiny top coat doesn’t necessarily make matte shiny. I sealed something with matte Mod Podge. When I put may put my shiny poly on top (I don’t use resin) it was not shiny again. I had to do the same thing you did, and add some glitter to my poly to get some shine back. I had read that glossy poly may not stick to matte poly because of the mattifiers they use. One would think it would be the other way around.
That’s really interesting - thank you! And I finally did scrap the ugly cup. 👍
@@Luxinda the upside to the matte shiny thing is that if I want something to stay kind of matte under the poly then I know i have that option.
I had the same problem with the metallics and clear coat! How long do i have to wait for the alcohol inks to dry before epoxy.
Actually, I don’t think you have to wait very long. According to Rae over at Raes Turquoise Turtle, who never seals her alcohol inks before applying resin, really just an hour or so. I’ve stopped sealing mine, but I admit that I tend to let my ink cups sit overnight before I apply resin - probably not necessary, but I’m still overly cautious.
It didn’t turn out as beautiful as your other cups and I don’t like Mr.Nola’s epoxy it hardens to fast and it’s hard to work with try and take the heart off
Agreed - won’t use their epoxy again for this type of project (at least I learned something - LOL!). I don’t know if I can pry the heart off after sticking it on with E6000 glue. It may just be stuck, but I can try the acetone bucket method of stripping described by DebraJo here in the comments. That might succeed.
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Fix it
I don’t think fixing it is possible. You know that expression, “you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear”? That cup is way uglier than a sow’s ear 😁 But I can finish it…we’ll see. Thanks!
Without the big bulky heart on it I think it would be a nice Tumblr but that thing just ruins it
Yep, it sure does! 😁
"Looookin Gooood" I remember it well. Metallics are heavier, so that may have been part of the sinking. I love your transparency, always! ** the other cup...have you tried putting a little heat around the molded heart? It looks thin enough to heat and bend a little more. Just my 2 cents. 🙂
Thanks!! Yes, I did try heat to no avail, but I may try it again (nothin’ to lose at this point - LOL).
I love the red, white, and blue tumbler! On the other one, do you think rubbing the heart with some complimentary colors of mica powder would cover, or at least tone down, the colors that aren’t playing nicely? Also, I’ve been addicted to putting Marabu Rainbow on everything since the 1st time I saw you using it. That stuff is awesome!
Thanks!! I’m not sure mica would be strong or vibrant enough to over power that glitter mess.
Cool cup, too bad the metallics went bye bye but at least now you know lol don't do that!
Thanks! I know! Thing is, I just tried it again with no clear spray sealer, just straight to resin, and it sort of happened again. 🤔 So now I’m wondering if it’s the diluted metallic alcohol inks, maybe they’re just not strong enough… not sure. Anyway, thank you, and that’ll be an upcoming video. 😁