This is always one of my favorite projects! I don't seal them and I have trivets more than two years old (used frequently) and they don't have any worn areas.
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 GMT Views: 2000
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Registered: February 12, 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 235
Wed, Aug 10, 2005 @ 4:42 PM
WOW _ so colorful! This is great. I do my tiles on tumbled tiles but have seen these. Have you tried the other and like these better or any info you can share?
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 161
Wed, Aug 10, 2005 @ 7:05 PM
You are correct, these are made from tumbled tiles. I mentioned "Botticchino" (sp?) because that is what I have to ask for or what the box says. Where I live, you can get them at a home improvement store for around $5 for 12 tiles or an outlet place that sells tiles may sell them one at a time. If you go there, you can often get the 6x6 tiles instead of the 4x4 ones (like the one stamped here).
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 161
Thu, Aug 11, 2005 @ 5:41 AM
I live in a VERY humid climate. I was amazed when I moved here and cold glasses would instantly leave a huge puddle of water. The StazOn doesn't run and neither do the Journaling markers. My thoughts on that is the tumbled tiles are porous, which gives the inks more places to soak in, unlike glazed tiles which can be very smooth.The SU! Journaling markers (or Fabrico) do require heat setting. To be clear, this particular project does not use Journaling Markers. I just wanted to mention that I use them on tiles as well and do not have trouble with bleeding or fading.
Off topic: I have stamped dominoes with StazOn and if you don't seal them and they go through the washing machine, you have a nice clean domino to restamp and a heartbroken child wanting her necklace back.
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