How to Make Faux Marble Gelli Prints

[@melaniehead2144]

Some of them could have been used as a weathered leather print or faux leather and also one of the black prints reminded me of granite and marble stones. Great job!!

[@JasonIsAnArgonaut]

Those were phenomenal prints! Great idea!

[@MsAliemm]

Theresa, as a relatively new subbie, I want to thank you for explaining why you do what you do. One thing I'm lost on though is choosing which colours to use for pulls, and why. Like what did you hope to achieve by using a particular colour. Apologies if you have already covered this topic, I am still working my way through your catalogue of videos lol. Thanks again for all you do! Alison ❤

[@linda17171]

Amazing work

[@ondria]

Amazing. *runs to the craftroom to start playing*

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

🤍🩶🖤

[@ellenb9268]

Thanks, Therese! You are such a good teacher!

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Hi Ellen! Thank you so much for your kind comment and super thanks! 😊 I appreciate you! 💕

[@TwoOldCrowsMixedMedia]

Very well done video! Nice pulls from the press. Your faux marbling worked quite well, great technique with different weights of paper!

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Thank you for your kind comment, Pegge! 💖

[@janetcurtis701]

Very pretty

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Thank you. 😊

[@tutushale]

Aloha Theresa what a great idea! came out looking like marble. 🤙❤

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Thank you Tammy! I certainly had fun playing around with this technique!

[@DarcysMixedMedia]

Very cool and I really like how you rolled them for photos as well. ❤

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Thanks Darci! ❤️

[@alituttle-easton8857]

I'm going to have to try this with inference paints with a black background.

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

That would look so cool!

[@whiteherondesigns]

These are lovely! 👏👏

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

🖤🩶🤍

[@kerrybell3859]

I really love these. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try this 😊

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Have fun making!!! 💗😊

[@JayCeeKay]

Fabulous prints ❤

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Hi! Thanks Jocelyn! Hope you’re having a great day! Are you getting any projects done?

[@JayCeeKay]

@@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana Hi Therese I hope you are well? I have made some large ornate steam punk style tags from some of the prints I made on watercolour card and have made several backgrounds on smooth card which I’ve learned a lot from doing. These will be used in journals i intend to to make as well as future cards and other paper craft objects. I have a few ideas for artworks going around in my head which I’d like to try out at some point. Winter evenings onboard will be perfect for gelli plate printing. Once the stove is lit it gives a dry heat in the air so paint will dry a little quicker in between layers. I’m currently in the process of planning my cruising route to a new mooring across country. Also working out how to shoe horn my giant wolf dog, arts and crafts equipment and consumables into her once she reaches her destination 😱 😂 I am going to have to be ruthless going through my stash and send a lot to charity shops. I’ve just ordered a large Gelli plate so already making a mockery of downsizing! 😂 I think it will take me until September to be settled sufficiently to be crafting on board. Meantime I will check in whenever I can to watch your demos. Take good care and thanks again for sharing your work 🙏❣️

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

I did chuckle at your down sizing with a large Gelli plate! I like your priorities! I love hearing your updates about boat life! That is something I know nothing about! 💗

[@JayCeeKay]

Ha ha yes it’s funny… when i had gardens i became addicted and couldn’t pass a garden centre…same has applied forever with crafts but i can think of much worse addictions - At least these pastimes are productive and life enhancing 😂 I haven’t met an artist or crafter yet who doesn’t have probably more than we will ever ‘need’ and still continue to find new things to covet… not to mention everything in the home being viewed in some way as a crafting possibility 😂. A little insight - Narrowboats on the waterways were long, flat bottomed boats originally made to transport goods around. Eventually rail took over then road haulage. Some of our canals (all man made channels) fell into disrepair and out of use. Most have been brought back to life over the years largely by volunteers too. Unlike rivers there is no current and most are only around 4feet deep! They have a towpath one side - still called a towpath today but was originally designed for working horses harnessed up to haul the boats along in the days before engines. Towpaths now are a big source for leisure as footpaths and cycle paths as well as the general use needed by boaters. People go walking to look at the boats and often look right into them 😂 this has become known as “gongoozling” (great word so you can actually be called a gongoizler😂). Many original boats still exist and are lovingly cared for by true historians and enthusiasts. They are wirjs if art. The traditiknal artwork us known az Castle & Roses. It was a terribly tough life but whole families lived and worked and children were born aboard. I find it hard to imagine the conditions back then as the majority of the boat carried goods and the boater’s cabin was tiny! There are wide beams (dutch style barges) up to 12ft wide which are largely river boats as the locks that boats pass through to go up or down a level on canals are mainly only about 7-8ft wide. Narrowboats have a max width always of 6ft 10ins externally but may be any length from (less commonly) 20ft end to end up to 70ft. As the canal network declined and was reborn some boats became homes to a few and then a whole leisure industry was born. This produced more boats and more were drawn to a life afloat. Now there is a thriving live aboard population Some see it as a romantic way of life with rose tinted glasses and don’t prepare for a huge change in lifestyle. Some take it up and its all they expected and more. Generally those who give up early have least looked into it and are very ill prepares, they are the ones who sell up and cant return to land fast enough. Narrowboat holidays are a huge thing in the UK and it can be quite expensive to hire one but you do hire a whole experience and many who love it do it year in year out These days new boats are well insulated often being double glazed and have full central heating as well as a multi fuel burning stove, modern bathrooms etc. Galleys can be made to the standard of any house kitchen plus utility rooms (just scaled down). Boats are now built to be eco friendly. Many being built today are being fitted with electric engines as opposed to the marine diesel engine. Some are incredibly luxurious inside. Years ago it was considered a very inexpensive, Basic and bohemian way to live and folk who lived aboard then did live with the very basics - some still do even today. But you no longer have to. Most would probably challenge that assumption about it being an inexpensive existence nowadays - I certainly would. You have a little floating home plus engine to maintain and there are safety certificates to uphold, the boat has to have its hull blacked every 3/4 years to protect it which means hiring people and a place to get it out of the water. It is also a good time to carry out routine and other maintenance that would be difficult or impossible to do whilst she is on water. All of that comes with price tags. . For me it was the idea of only being tied in any one place for any length of time by a rope and having that freedom to move and leisurely explore the country from over 2,000 miles of connected waterways without having to pack a bag or consider car parking. And know my car was safe to be kext in the marina. . I can’t take for granted gas and electricity supplies - the latter I have to generate myself unless I am in the marina where I can hook up to a free flowing supply. When off grid i have solar power and running my engine on the move generates electricity and gives me hot water. The energy is stored in batteries and converted for use by an inverter it is nit finite and requires planning. I can run anything from kettles to printers as long axis i manage it and too up wisely. I cant take for granted fresh water coming out of my taps - I have to regularly fill my water tank at special fresh water points. Gas is bottled … there is a gas locker - in my case in the tip of the bow. I have 2 connected and as one empties i switch to the other and replace the empty asap. My central heating runs on gas or electricity. If i use logs or smokeless fuel in the stove in winter, they come in 25kg bags which have to be lifted, carried and stored in the cratch at the bow. For propulsion there is a large diesel tank under the stern deck and again these can be filled at gas station type places along the way. Canal & River maps indicate all the locations of these services including refuse and waste. If you moor at a marina the services are generally excellent. There are thousands of boaters who chose to continually cruise saving the cost of mooring fees (hich are expensive) but you do have to move on all the while, even in winter. As a single handler I personally would find this too dangerous in slippery, icy conditions. I prefer my creature comforts in winter so I opted for keeping a residential mooring which i can come and go from at any time knowing I do have a safe place to return to. Cruising speed on canals Is max 4mph so you get nowhere quickly. Passing moored or moving boats you drop to 2mph and as that is frequent, the average speed of most journeys is around 3mph or walking speed 😂. The whole experience is one of really slowing life right down to a leisurely pace. The peace and quiet and being immersed in nature is beautiful. It is not surprising that many creative and artistic folk turn to this lifestyle. Authors, artisans of all types, craftsmen and women. Musicians, artists. People who chose to bring families up on boats do. It’s a colourful, vibrant life with an amazing community who help and support one another in a way you rarely find on land. There is a very rich history and heritage both industrial and social goes with these waterways. I offloaded over 40 years of accumulated ‘stuff’ and my only nod to excess is my crafting equipment. When i downsized it was drastic action i almost felt ashamed at what i had that never saw the light of day, was stashed away unseen and used in drawers and cupboards for years! It taught me to live with basically what I needed and it wa really cathartic (with the exception of my crafting stash 😂). Even now i am still finding things I’ve not used which ideally can go and give me more room for my …. crafting…😂😂. The rule of thumb on boats goes… if you’ve not used in 6 months to a year you probably don’t need it so get rid. That applies to everything including clothing. It has made me far more aware these days of my impact on the world in terms of sustainability. My carbon footprint is 95% less than it was running a big house for one person to rattle around in. Another rule of thumb is if you bring something new in you must take something else out. I shall get weeding out my craft stash in rhe next few weeks in readiness. i know that once i get started it will get easier and all will fall into place ❣️

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Wow, you explained that so well! I felt like I could imagine what this boating life is like! I learned a lot that I don’t think I could have even found on Google with your excellent history lesson. I’m sure the first downsizing was the most difficult, but it seems you now know how to maintain minimal needs! I commend you for sticking to your boat rules! It sounds so relaxing to have to slow life to 3mph! ❤

[@SerendipityWyrd]

Love these! I got a really cool marbly print once randomly while going a bunch of printing and haven't quite figured out replicating it. You've laid out such a well- explained process. Gonna have to try out these techniques next time I'm feeling marbly!

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Thanks for your kind words! I do find myself looking back on a print sometimes thinking, how did I do that? Lol! 😂

[@bentesolbjrg5055]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianeolson3777]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MsAliemm]

Hi Theresa, I found your channel a little while ago and subbed immediately. You explain things really well and take a lot of the 'fear of the unknown' that a lot of us newbies feel when starting out. One thing though, I often find myself asking you, ( don't all of us talk to the person on screen like they are in the same room as we are?? 😂😂) "why did you choose that colour now?" It would help soo much to know the theory (or reason) behind each choice you make...and the thoughts behind when to pull a print right away and then when to let it dry and then pull. Apologies if you have already explained this before...I am still working my way through your back catalogue of videos. Love how these all turn out. Thankyou Theresa.

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Hi Alison, thank you for your great questions! I will give this some thought and get back to you. For the question about pulling prints, I have this video explaining that. 💖 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmjLi3aIp56Ab9U

[@luannhammer8166]

Those are all beautiful. Your favorite one looks the most like marble, the others more like granite. I wonder if plastic wrap would give you more lines like marble, I know it works great with water colors

[@Thereses-Crafty-Cabana]

Oh I like that idea to use plastic wrap! I will have to try that! Thank you! ☺️