DIY Homemade India Ink Spray

Fast and Simple way to make Homemade India Ink Spray using Bombay India Ink, tap water, and a pray bottle!
Hope this helps!
Thanks for Watching!
Jennifer
xoxo
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[@lakegrammy294]

This is a tip I learned a long time ago when using sprays. 2 or 3 copper bb's in the bottle. You can buy a big plastic jar of them at WalMart. They mix the spray like the cans of spray paint to keep from clogging or mixture from separating and settling to the bottom.

[@qtmarg144]

I never would have thought to mix some sephia in with the purple...its sooo pretty

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

If you can find a lime green with a warm under colour then it can be used to darken down purples. Greens are a red spectrum subtraction, so different dyes can add notches to the spectrum which will be most visible as a colour removal on a saturated complimentary. A lab grade spectrometer can be useful for paint mixing.

[@sylviafletcher2862]

I'm so excited!! I went to hobby lobby and got my supplies and now I'm ready to play!

[@lionpaw55]

Your sprays are so pretty! Time to shop! Thanks for the tip!

[@jenofevedesigns]

lionpaw55 Thank you so much!!! Jennifer xoxo

[@michellejenkins3902]

I love the colors! Thanks for sharing Jen!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Me too! Thank you Michelle! Jennifer

[@vixenlarue1998]

Love the colour combinations!!! Gorgeous!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Anita George Thank You Anita! The combinations are endless!! Jennifer xoxo

[@CLVLOG2]

I think they're supercool too! Gotta get some of those inks! Thanks

[@jenofevedesigns]

wolfwoman09 Thank you so much! LOL! Have fun playing! Jennifer xoxo

[@candycarter2795]

I cant wait to get some and try. I have to say I love your videos even though I am just now getting to watch them but you have awesome ideas and helping me with a place to start. You are blessing to me.

[@blubonnettx]

Fabulous! I've always wanted to try mixing my own colors but since I'm not the exceptional artist you are, I was lost concerning the type of materials needed and very intimidated; until I watched your tutorial. After seeing the beautiful colors you made; I'm off to the craft store to find the Bombay inks and give it a try! TFS!

[@jenofevedesigns]

blubonnettx Thank you so much! You will love all the versatility these inks will give you! Jennifer xoxo

[@tamathamavraides5532]

Really enjoy your videos. They are easy to watch, full of inspiration and I like your accent. Thank you for sharing all this good stuff.

[@pdh8447]

You inspired me to make my own spray bottle India inks. I got my bottles at Micheals, and some more on Amazon (I bought out Micheals and they haven't gotten any more yet). I got my India Inks on Amazon, too. I didn't put as much ink in mine and they work for me so I'm good there but I may try to add more and see what effect I get. Thank you!! I love 'em.

[@jenofevedesigns]

+pdh8447 I have to say that the india ink spray is one of my most favorite things to use in my art journal! Glad you gave it a try! Jennifer

[@lorrainelamb6889]

sooo cool!! I was just wondering about how you do that! Thanks for the tutorial! Have a blessed day!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Lorraine Lamb Thank You Lorraine! Its so simple but so cool! Thank you for your support! Jennifer xoxo

[@cynthiarichter8608]

Wonderful demo! Thanks for sharing.

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Cynthia Richter Thank you Cynthia! Jennifer

[@cherylcoyote]

Thank-you! I've been wanting to know how to do this. Love the things you do with the spray India inks,

[@jenofevedesigns]

Alexis Wiseman Thank you so much Alexis! I love love love them! Jennifer xoxo

[@SouthernAngelsStamping]

I made a bunch of my own sprays.. using alcohol and shimmer to make shimmer mist. I also have some of these. Love making my own stuff to save money! God bless, Hugs :)

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Southern Angels Btq. (Tammy) Me TOO!!! Jennifer

[@OhSoOlivia]

I love this. Fantastic idea!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Thank you so much!

[@jaxgonsalves]

great idea! Thanks for sharing

[@charlenebyington7405]

Gorgeous egg plant color. . Love it. . 😎 😎 😎

[@CoolCraftyCreations]

Thanks for sharing this, will definitely be looking into these inks!

[@ivymarino1]

It's easy and simple, TFS

[@jenofevedesigns]

Ivy Marino and awesome!! LOL! Thank you so much! Jennifer xoxo

[@mikuenjoyerXD]

I love how you get so excited about purples!! Me too haha

[@nokiot9]

I use my spent printer cartridges and squeeze them out into a sprayer but use 70% alcohol with a drop of soap in it. Usually there’s tons of ink left in ink jet cartridges cus all the modern ones use microchips that count the number of prints instead of the level of ink. Even if not, you can get a set of old CMYK ones on amazon for like a dollar each.

[@jenofevedesigns]

Thanks for sharing.

[@tundralaksamana584]

its can spray to the wood?

[@HISGraceredeemeds]

Great video as always Jen-thanks for sharing

[@LynneWilliams101]

Jennifer, thank you so much!!!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Lynne Williams My Pleasure Lynne and Thank you for your support!! Jennifer xoxo

[@TerriKash-NEO]

Very helpful tip. Thanks!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Thank you ! Jennifer

[@Susanna79.]

There is always ALWAYS room for more purple! 😀😉

[@dlee2352]

i used to mix dyes for color photo re touching, see if a bit of cool red will help eggplant has a bit of red in it.of course a small amount of red. but eggplant has a plumy cast to it. thanks for the vid.

[@jenofevedesigns]

D Lee Thank you so much! I will give it a try! Jennifer

[@oliviamurphy2631]

This is so cool!

[@anniegotakindlee]

I love your videos. This. Was a great one. I am interested in playing with some art/mixed media journals. I'm going to check out hobby lobby tomorrow for India ink.. I am also a great fan of Amazon.com. Thank you so much for sharing. Your purples are lovely.

[@jenofevedesigns]

dianne vescovo Thank you Dianne! I have a hard time not using purple!!!LOL! My Favorite!!! Jennifer XOXO

[@cindybledsoe6550]

Very creative! You have an excellent eye for range of color. Thank you!!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Barbie NoKen Thank you so much!!! Jennifer XOXO

[@vickihollander6527]

Thank you so much! Can you make the india ink spray with rubbing alcohol vs water?

[@LorriCarnevale]

I have tried to make alcohol inks using permanent markers and found that they really are vibrant as the real inks any suggestions?

[@emsjas]

Why do you mix the white in it ? I would have lighten the colors and have you made your ink spray with alcohol vs water?

[@caroleanncolca8088]

Thank you, I think I'll do this too since I don't have any spray inks!! Love them, xoxo

[@jenofevedesigns]

Carole Ann Colca Let me know how you like them! Jennifer XOXO

[@stephaniedodge6670]

Can you use this on fabric?

[@annemariebeltzer8294]

Do you know where we can buy the dropper lids?

[@LorriCarnevale]

Can you use the ink to create alcohol inks

[@carolblue9945]

Thank you Jen for sharing this. I love your diy tutorials and i hope there will be more of it. Especially for the diy paper.

[@3MsGrandma]

India ink has a resin binder in it so I'm wondering if any of your spray bottle nozzles have clogged?

[@jenofevedesigns]

Rosie P Hi Rosie, The only one I have had clogged is the white. I have found if I clean the sprayer off before I store it away I dont have that problem! Jennifer XOXO

[@3MsGrandma]

jen of eve designs thank you for getting back to me on this, I'll be picking up some india ink now!

[@CrazyGreeneyedCraftylady]

Making them right now! Thanks!

[@jenofevedesigns]

Have fun with them! They are addictive! Jennifer

[@charlottebeseke5087]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[@veronicaariascraftinglove3227]

Jen u are a genius :-) so cool and creative tfs

[@jenofevedesigns]

Veronica Arias Thank You Veronica! You are so sweet! Jennifer XOXO

[@seriouslyscrapping]

HI that is awesome can you apply this for any ink colours? so does it last longer with rubbing alcohol? just using water is ok? tfs irene xx

[@jenofevedesigns]

+seriouslyscrapping I just use water and I havent had any problems at all so far. Yes you can use any ink colors! Jennifer XOXO

[@jccreatives9619]

Hi dear ty for helpful video. Is this same as splash inks

[@CoxJoxSox]

Try a dab of black in that eggplant mixture

[@MMGARC]

Hi Jen - what size dropper do you use for your little Bombay bottles? And what size bottles do you use? I've watched your video's many, many times and I love them! You're fun and make it sound so easy! thanks for sharing your great idea's :):):)

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Maeve Garcia Thank you so much Maeve! I bought those dropper and bottles about 10 years ago so I have no idea what size. They just happened to fit the Bombay bottles lol! Jennifer XOXO

[@blancajhernandez7519]

Gracias por compartir los colores son muy lindos

[@jenofevedesigns]

Blancaj Hernández Thank you so very much! The colors are stunning in real life! Jennifer xoxo

[@sdesai-venyagifts4217]

have you used alcohol to make alcohol inks

[@jenofevedesigns]

No I have not tried that! Maybe I will one day!

[@yvonneleehelendowell4215]

Thank you very much.

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Yvonne Leehelen Dowell You are welcome very much!!! Jennifer XOXO

[@joanbrantome46]

I love your art....I have a question. I have acrylic ink sprays I purchased at Hobby Lobby. Will they behave the same? I love the results you get with india ink. Thank you for sharing. I am new to this medium.

[@jenofevedesigns]

Joan Brantome Thank You Joan! I think Acrylic would be extremely similar to the ink spray. They of course are not the same but I say use what you have! Jennifer XOXO

[@shelleyc5930]

Are these waterproof/resistant when dry? Can you go over them with other wet mediums without the color smearing?

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Shelley Cromwell Once dry they are permanent!

[@renewalof48]

TFS

[@CoxJoxSox]

Tim Holz's site has this notice about ink sprays - what do you think about this? Is this safe? Note: Ranger does not recommend using Adirondack Alcohol Inks, Metallic Mixatives, Snow Cap Mixative or Alcohol Ink Blending Solution in spray bottles as these contents contain alcohol and should not be airborne.

[@jenofevedesigns]

Nick Doe I really think anything that is sprayed should be used with care. You should use your own judgment based on which product you are using to make spray inks. Let me know if you find any more info on it! Jennifer

[@55miimii]

doesn't look so scary when you did it. so I will have to try it. lol. I've had those inls like forever.

[@CoxJoxSox]

Have you tried the DR Martin with alcohol?

[@1karolj]

can you use these with alcohol too beside water? to make alcohol inks?

[@jenofevedesigns]

I don't see why not.

[@openarms169]

Hi Jen, Hi how u doing? Good i hope . I have a question ur eye droppers that u have for the little inda ink bottle what size r they an where did u find them at . Awesome tutorials keep them coming.

[@jenofevedesigns]

Thank you Monique! I have had those droppers for over 10 years now. I purchased them on the Internet but I cant remember where or what size they are, I'm sorry! Jennifer xoxo

[@danine56]

thats a really nice egg plant purple, the colours are so good mixed. ty for a great video can u ever add anything to the bottles to do a sparkly mix ????.Pauline x

[@vixenlarue1998]

You can add some gold or silver mica powder (loose eyeshadow from the discount stores) to make glimmer mists.

[@danine56]

really , i will have to try it out, wont it get clogged in the spray mist ???

[@jenofevedesigns]

danine56 It is so beautiful in person! You can use anything sparkly as long as it is super super fine so that it does not clog the sprayer. I have used perfect pearls before and it worked great! Jennifer xoxo

[@jenofevedesigns]

danine56 No it will work great!

[@vixenlarue1998]

Yep perfect pears or pearl ex is great! We have a brand of makeup called BYS here in Australia and they make a super fine shimmer powder that I use, but is limited in colours. So I use the pearl ex as well. Have fun and experiment!!!!

[@TheTarotGirl]

Can you spray this on an envelope and address it with fountain pen ink after the spray ink dries?

[@jenofevedesigns]

+TheTarotGirl I am not super sure! If you try it let me know how it works out! Jennifer

[@maxinelundbek2814]

it works as long as the spray is dry

[@marmaz57]

thank you so much!

[@ljstorey1]

I make my own glitter spray with alchol & dollar store eyeshadow. It works great. Found some eye shadow that was loose it a little pot, so I can make it with a lot of glimmer or a little. FUN!! Hugs, Linda :

[@jenofevedesigns]

Great idea!! Will give it a try! Jennifer

[@smedina146]

where did you get your eye droppers?

[@jenofevedesigns]

I purchased them over 10 years ago! I don't really remember! I bet you can just google it and will find all kinds of places to get them! Jennifer

[@lalitatiny]

Where can i by these main inks to make my own spray inks????

[@DeboriahGreeson]

I bought mine on Amazon. If you have a hobby lobby near you using their coupon you can save money.

[@lalitatiny]

I am so thankful to you.................God bless.... ould post a video , to learn how to use these inks ?

[@DeboriahGreeson]

Lalita Solomon I have not used them much yet. I myself am watching videos on them. There are a few videos on them. They can be used like water colors. Used with dip pens because of course they are ink. And one lady I believe Cathand is her KZbin, shows how to use them with alcohol for special effect.

[@borntobewild6134]

do you think i could try food coloring

[@jenofevedesigns]

I don't know! I haven't tried that!

[@laurahyatt5390]

Good info

[@jenofevedesigns]

Thank you Laura! Jennifer

[@sadiejosiemom]

Thanks for sharing your recipe!!

[@jenofevedesigns]

sadiejosiemom It is my pleasure! Jennifer xoxo

[@floppychicken68]

Thumbs up, Subscribe? Dang, you get those just for that "ridiculously adorable Accent"! Seriously though, Nice Tutorial and good product information (although I think it may be hard to find that 'pray' bottle :P). Oddly it appears to me that the inks are beautifully opaque and also bright at the same time and I'm certainly digging that... I'll definitely be making one set with distilled H20 and another with Rubbing Alcohol for some mixed media projects in the near future (finding your video was good timing on my part!) Warm Regards,

[@jenofevedesigns]

Wonderful!! I am glad you liked it! Let me know how yours turns out! Jennifer

[@luxurycardstore]

Crap! You Tube showed this kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJSmm3dun7eDpLM video suggestion next to yours so I watched it. Now I think I need to consider this method too. When she said it was cake decorating food coloring gel, it made me think of you using the cake decorating tips with the modeling paste...

[@jenofevedesigns]

luxurycardstore I havent tried that method with the food coloring but maybe one day I will! Jennifer xoxo

[@thefuzzypenguin778]

I make my own too

[@luxurycardstore]

Love your tutorials! I want some of those India Inks, but after watching this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3-cmIGcepyKi7c I also want the Marion Smith Designs Color Lab Paint Kit. I guess now I need to decide which one or if I should get both...

[@jenofevedesigns]

luxurycardstore Thank you so much! I love Marion Smiths stuff but I have to confess I have not tried her Color Lab yet! Jennifer xoxo

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Ha ha! Your description said "pray bottles". Oh, dear! Religion is being discussed?! ;-)

[@Fayy16Chat]

Hello , it is the acrylic ink ? Thank you , i'm french :)

[@jenofevedesigns]

+Fayy16Chat No it is India Ink, mostly used for calligraphy. Jennifer