How To Make DIY Chalk Ink and Fix Loose Ink-Pads!

How To Make DIY Chalk Ink and Fix Loose Ink-Pads!
To fix the inkpad you will need: Gorilla Glue and a spray bottle of water.
Directions:
1. add a couple drops of glue to the plastic inpad bace and spread it with the tip of the glue spout.
2. spritz with water.
3. Replace the foam inkpad, tape gently into place and let dry 30 minutes and you are all se to use the inkpad.
To make chalk you will need colored chalk pastels, a like and the spray bottle again.
Directions:
1. Spay a puddle of water onto the tile (1 squirt)
2. Rub the pastel/chalk into the water until you have made a nice thick puddle of ink.
3. Soak up the ink with the inkpad.
How To Make DIY Chalk Ink and Fix Loose Ink-Pads!
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[@migglymax]

My crafty hero strikes again! Million thumbs up!!!!!!!! Ladies put your thumbs to use and thumb this gal!! 2 + Thumbs up!!!

[@starshinesoldier]

YAY! I love it when you show us to how to make DIY refills! Be it for ink pads or markers! Always great to get more uses out of dried up or used up products! Thanks a bunch for making this video!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

And I did not forget! Thanks for requesting it:)

[@hoofnmouf9973]

OH, the possibilities of the chalk pastels, round foam makeup pads (from WM :/) & the little round lidded containers from $Tree. Let the playing begin & thx so much for being you & sharing your knowledge. (Felicia, Texas)

[@lisamr40]

Great idea! I don't have any chalk pads so I'll make my own!

[@rhondita95]

Very helpful tips! More DIY art supplies all the time!

[@NancyLynn]

Excellent tips Lindsay...I had no idea we could make our own chalk inks! Love your product pick too! TFS

[@Aiylish]

Ah! What an awesome tip! I haven't had any of my inkpads do that yet but I'm glad to hear there's an easy way to fix them. And I love your easy little DIY for chalk ink; I'm pretty sure I have some cheap chalk pastels floating around. I just wanted to say I love watching your video's and I always look forward to them. I may sit and be quiet but i enjoy whenever you have new content. Thanks so much for sharing everything with us!

[@theresavelazquez1315]

More of these kind of videos please .

[@annsheppard406]

yet another great tip AGAIN lindsay

[@dinahsoar6982]

In a pinch Glossy Accents works too. Nice that we can make chalk ink. Thanks.

[@pampirtle6348]

I love all of your hints, tricks, and how to use different product videos. You're so helpful when you do these videos. I do crafting with seniors and kids so always need to know ways to create products that are inexpensive and go along way. Thank you so much.

[@erandisilva7501]

I love your DIY art products.Because its so hard to find supplies in Sri Lanka and when we get it down from US it costs a lot. Thanks for making life easy for us across the oceans!!

[@designfordeen]

Same here! I love what you do, Lindsay. I am in Bangladesh. We don't have a lot of drool-worthy art materials here and getting them from abroad is costly. I like that with your ideas I can make my own cool craft things. Alhamdulillah! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@ChristinaFurnerWebber]

thank you Lindsay!! I needed these tips! never would have thought of the chalk reinker:-)

[@LoveHappyAli]

So clever!

[@ednam7]

Great ideas. Thanks. Edna

[@DianaTrout]

you're the best, Lindsay. Ranger told me to use superglue to mend my ink pads so I'll give that a try but if it doesn't work : Gorilla Glue!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I've used it for years. Works with all pads:)

[@cheryl7476]

Thanks for this tip! My inks had dried out so much, using glycerin, as you have suggested for juicing them up a bit, wouldn't work here, however this will! you are so clever in finding ways to get the most from our investments!

[@LaynieFingers]

This reminds me of the rainbow watercolor ink pads I made. I wanted to make business cards that reflected my personality, so I carved a rubber stamp from an eraser. I looked into buying a gradient ink pad, but they were both expensive and not quite what I wanted. I decided to experiment. I bought a set of children's watercolor paints, some felt, a 7-day pill organizer, and some small sealable storage containers. I chose my colors and popped each one out of the paint set and into one of the sections of the pill container with a bit of water and some rubbing alcohol. While those were soaking, I cut my felt to fit the stamp I'd carved, and once the paints were liquid I poured them over the felt, and squished them a bit to make a gradient. Then I let the whole thing dry, because I didn't want to deal with mildew or mold. To use the pad, I spritz it with water a few minutes before I'm ready to use it, then press down a few times with the stamp to get the paint activated. Surprisingly enough, this worked beautifully, and I made lots of cards I was proud to give out!

[@dcottrell01]

I love your tips and tricks!!

[@mawmawvee]

It's good to know about Gorilla Glue repairs for ink pads that have come loose. I hate when that happens.Also, when you were saying you could probably have made more ink for that dry ink pad, I thought about using a soup bowl which is one of the ones that are shallow and have flat bottoms so you could get depth to work with.

[@Elizabeth45840]

I love this kind of video. Thank you for showing us how to keep are supplies going. I don't have a lot of supplies so this helps. I get stuff from the thrift stores and sometimes they are new and sometimes they need a little help. Thanks so much!!!

[@s231966]

soooooooooooo clever. TFS!!

[@rhondamagee7459]

WOW!!! What a great helper tip Lindsay! Thank you sooo much!!

[@TheTinybubbles1]

thank you I just bought chalk inks now i know what to do would love to see how to use them thank you

[@sarahlongshore2605]

brilliant! !! oh my gosh!!! I love your diy for budget challenged people such as I !!! thank you so much!!!

[@tc247]

You ARE the best. I am so glad I found you and your channel!

[@lbchristensen8732]

Love watching all the things you do.

[@margarethouse9128]

2 great ideas Lindsay, thank-you.

[@StylHarmony]

more Diy art supplies please ! Great great tips that came just on time to refill mine good old chalk pads. Thanks you !

[@peggyjohnson2055]

good idea!! good money savers

[@anitaholmes9713]

Great tips....I really love your DIY tips. TFS

[@jeanieferretti4203]

Love your ideas! I will have to try. Thanks for sharing Lindsay.

[@tieniedearham6723]

Done that, thank you and works.

[@jesseb5112]

Love this!!!!! I love these tutorials. Thank you

[@hirizarry5355]

I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@nickynicole3876]

Merci pour ces 2 astuces, car ces petits tampons ne durent jamais longtemps. Bonne idée que de recharger avec de la craie. je vais tester ! (vidéo plus agréable avec ce plan de travail lol ;) ! bonne journée Lindsay

[@tiltedasylum]

Great tip!

[@skajude1]

Thanks for the repair tip!! I have a white one that needs to be re-glued!!

[@meerasoress1772]

Brilliant .. Like you always are.. :)

[@carolnichols2885]

thank you for letting us know how to fix a ink pad that has come loose.

[@vickie391]

Love it!!!

[@lisamr40]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

[@elle8473]

Cool thanks

[@aclark30121]

what a great idea--thanks so much for sharing--

[@michelegourd5742]

Thanks for an awesome tip. I have some tht are dry so now I can still use them. :)

[@pjkd80]

That is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@christierella]

Loved the video!

[@mooseballet]

Thanks for the great tips!

[@theoamy1]

This is a very cool idea! Do you think you could use this "ink" on an old pigment ink pad?

[@miekemiddelhuis3782]

Thanks, that's very helpful!

[@rdecook651]

thanks for the tip on the Gorilla Glue. I've bought a "bottle" and it dried up before I could use it up.

[@muralistl]

I love all your videos and hope tomorrow you are doing a live cast?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes at 12:30 et!

[@Susanna79.]

Wow awesome tip, would you need any glycerin at all?

[@kimberlyhoward7896]

Awesome 🤗

[@beawilderment]

i got one on supersale and it's dry, but looking at the formula of your refill maybe i can just wet it with water? will it loosen the pigment? thank you for this awesome video!

[@rgrdesigns]

Wow. I thought you'd have to add a little glycerine to the mix. Have you tried that?

[@ikapika4958]

Hello.wich is your favorite watercolor?

[@RoseJ143]

Awesome tips tfs sweety : )

[@terrilea5146]

will a CTMH or Distress Reinker work the same with white chalk? And again, thanks for the tip. I was saving up for the chalk inks with reinkers. Maybe I can just use what have...

[@pamyclark1263]

Can you use glycerine instead of water?

[@paty_78]

So how does the pad stay wet if it is just water and chalk? Doesn't the water dry out quickly?

[@innatelyartsy]

Def love ur diy art supply vids!also will this rejuicing last more then once if i dont use that color but every few months lets say?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It should last as long as your pad does when you reink it with reinker. It depends how often you use it;)

[@livingmytruth90]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thanks for taking the time 2 respond! i loved the artist group ask a crafter vid a lot btw

[@taniasmith9135]

Hi there i was wondering if you could help me. i'm wanting to buy some water based markers and not sure between zig brush pens and spectrum noir aqua pens. what do you think is the better marker?or would you suggest another brand

[@natalee1036]

where can you get a tile

[@JustOneMoreStamp]

When the DIY chalk ink dries will it smear. does it need a binder. or do you have to spray type of fixative or hairspray

[@limerent72]

I read from the ColorBox website that heat setting chalk ink makes it permanent. Not sure how applicable that is to DIY chalk ink, tho.

[@P3Nails]

Aww. Wish I would have known, I just threw away like 3 of these a couple weeks ago 😞 oh well, good to know for next time.

[@daneekaplan4284]

+Michelle King (Chel's Creative Corner) Oh the irony of life.....and you probably had them for years before you finally decided to part with them...or at least that is how it goes in my life.

[@P3Nails]

+Danee Kaplan yup! You know that's how it works, Murphy's law lol

[@kimberlyfox5175]

DIY double sided glue dots.

[@cindymatthewsarrowdalearts6449]

So, Lindsay, did you come up with all of these SO SIMPLE recipes through trial and error or is there a book of Artful Common Sense somewhere? ;-) Good tips! Thanks. :)

[@violetverhoog9350]

My favourite brown chalk ink pad has dried out and luckily I saved it. I'll give this a try but I'm surprised it is just water and plain chalk and no binder.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Violet Verhoog chalk pastels do contain a binder. I tested the ink and it did not smudge after it dried, You can add a drp of glycerin to it if you are concerned but don't overdo it of it will be more like a pigment ink.

[@violetverhoog9350]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich -stupid question coming. Is there a difference between chalk such as the Stampin' Up chalk sets and chalk pastels? Will these sets of chalk work for making chalk ink?

[@LulaBillBoutique]

Where's the best place to buy stamps? I have been looking for small stamps for my planner.

[@sandyparker7874]

+rhdreams Try Rubber Stamp Tapestry for small stamps, like the one Lindsay used in her video about creating a scene.

[@creativecrewmates9776]

Want a video on how to make stamp

[@gpopsgirl2]

I see that this video was posted 5 years ago... but I'm just now seeing it because I did a search for rejuvenating dry chalk ink pads. I just literally glued a white chalk ink pad in its container last night... but I just used a little bit of glossy accents. It's adhered nicely this morning, but we'll see how it lasts in the long run... If you see this message, I have a question about the ink properties of the chalk pads. When adding just regular chalk and water to the ink pad, does the chalk ink act like "chalk" once it's dried? i.e. With a chalk ink pad, once the stamped image is dry, the ink doesn't smear/smudge. With direct to paper application of chalk, I can run my finger over it and smear it several days later... because it's "chalk," no binders in it. I'd like to reink a white chalk ink pad, but don't want to change the "properties" of the chalk ink if a bottle of reinker would be better... does that make sense? :) Thank you for your help!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You can add a bit of glycein to the ink to kelp set it but I haven't noticed any smearing with just wet chalk stamping (but I didnt try and rub it off either)

[@gpopsgirl2]

@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you so much for the speedy reply! I appreciate your time, your advice, tips, tricks, and all your videos!!! :)

[@alyciawieler2800]

What is the stuff called I know you had a video but don't remember. That you use to make the ink pad itself. I have no chalk inks but I have chalk so I could make some if I had ink pads

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Cut and Dry foam by Ranger. It is about $6 for a 8x11 sheet.

[@peggiescraftcafe7117]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Alycia Ranger also has a second type of Cut and Dry felt to make dye ink pads. I found a box of Stampin Up ink pads and reinkers ( including a box of 12 brand new reinkers but no matching pads) at a rummage sale. There were about 15 ink pads, reinkers & the new box all for $12.00. So I was able to make my own. However I could never figure out what to use for glue so they are just in a little plastic box(1" x 1"). Now I have a way to glue them! Thanks. Marguerite

[@kavitha6256]

what happened to live video

[@thefrugalcrafter]

+Kavitha Baradiya It happened:) We just finished. You can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3W1XoOEhNR8aKc

[@kavitha6256]

Ya I saw it but actually it just vanished i was not able to see it for the starting 15 min

[@foxstarx8321]

when you're "grinding" ink sticks you dont actually grind them into the water, you gently rub it or mix it, it shouldn't be very abrasive at all. When doing this it's supposed to be a medatative time to think about what you are about to paint. I realize that you may actually have to grind these pastels in order to make these stamps, but please don't do this to your ink sticks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks. That is how this is too. I have never used the ink sticks so I did not know. Thanks for teaching me:)

[@foxstarx8321]

+thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich 😄😄😄

[@rhondita95]

Very helpful tips! More DIY art supplies all the time!