Best of the Blog: 2019


It's that time of the year again--time to reflect on last year's awesomeness before we move on to this year's awesomeness! So, let's look back on last year's most popular posts on Sarah Jane's Craft Blog:


The #1 Most Popular Post of 2019: Flamed Alcohol Ink Washers. I have inked steel washers a few different times on the blog. Most of the time, though, I stamp the washers. Their small size makes other application methods a bit tricky, but I tried out a drip and flame method that had successful results!


If you think this post looks similar to the last project, you are totally correct. The second most popular post of 2019 was Glazed Alcohol Ink Washers which was posted the following week and used the washers I created from the last project, but this time I tested different types of non-resin glazes on the washers.


Since the finished result looks pretty similar to the previous project, I thought I'd throw in a process photo from testing the three different glazes.


Next up was my first attempt at using a heat gun to apply alcohol ink to ceramic tiles. The #3 Most Popular Post from 2019: Heat Gun Blown Alcohol Ink Ceramic Tiles. I had a ton of fun playing around with this technique and hope to use the heat gun some more (but probably when it warms up again and I can craft outside, because it gets a bit alcohol vapor-y).


#4 on the Most Popular Posts list is Alcohol Ink Splashed Mugs. This was my first time dripping ink onto coffee mugs like this and I think they turned out fantastic. This one is definitely one of my favorite projects of the year!


Coming in at #5 is my experiment pairing stamped and blown alcohol ink: Alcohol Ink on Tile: Blown vs. Stamped.


If you were wondering if any non-alcohol ink projects would make the list, have no fear! The #6 most popular on the blog was my Mod Podge and Tissue Paper Photo Transfer. It may take a couple attempts at printing, but if you get a good clean print of your photo on the tissue paper, this project is super easy!


Alcohol ink lovers need not worry. There are more projects for you, too! The #7 Most Popular Post on the Blog this year was Alcohol Ink Shrinky Dink Pendants where I tested whether you could ink before you shrink!

Coming in at #8 was a fun project that I did with my Hubby. It's not the first time I have made Spray Paint Marbled Paper, but it is the first time I've done it with an assistant (truthfully, I was his assistant through most of it). It remains one of my favorite craft activities, so it was a ton of fun to share it with him.


An Honorable Mention on this year's top of the blog list comes in officially at #11, but I thought I'd share it with you since it was a project using the paper from my Spray Paint Marbling session: Spray Paint Marbled Bookmarks.


#9 on the list this year was a revisit to a recycling project: Duct Tape Mini Trash Cans. These make great little storage containers for bits or trash containers for your car, etc... 


And last but not least in this list, is #10: Alcohol Ink Galaxy Tile. It was the first time I tried to create a galaxy/space pattern with alcohol ink. The colors came out very iridescent and were difficult to capture with the camera. I was really happy with how vibrant the colors were when the sun shined on the tile! I can't wait to try it again.

Thanks for crafting with me this past year! I can't wait to craft with you in 2020!

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