Grilling tins....

[Auntielauri]

http://bitze.wordpress.com/2008/04/2...tins-tutorial/

I stumbled across this last night and it really caught my eye. I am always impressed with people who actually think of something like this - my mind just does not work that way!! I'm going to try and squeeze this into my busy day today. I like the way it neutralzies the entire surface if any tin making it so much more versatile!! Have any of you had any experience with this??
Lauri

[lauraos]

What a great idea! Thanks for pointing this out.

[RubberLady603]

ROTFL! What a great idea but, What in the world would make you think to try this?.....Still laughing.........

[RubberLady603]

Anyone else have any zany but good ideas born of pure frustration?

[53queenbee]

I did something like this in a mixed media class. We burnt copper flashing to give it a cool patina and then ran it thru the cuttlebug embossing folders. After it is burnt (metals) they hold paint (acrylic) and inks (alcohol) and glue much better.

[Paper Kissy]

So the last picture in her post is the "look" she's going for? Black/brown/copper dirty looking metal? Can someone enlighten me as what you do with these after they're all black?

Thanks

Erin

[53queenbee]

You can wipe them with--I forgot-- and then do what ever you want. They paint really well and the patina is really nice but hard to show in a picture. Wish I could remember what the instructor said but that class was 10 hours with no break. We did a lot of arty stuff and the detail escape me.

[Auntielauri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paper Kissy

So the last picture in her post is the "look" she's going for? Black/brown/copper dirty looking metal? Can someone enlighten me as what you do with these after they're all black?

Thanks

Erin

I have no experience with this, but something tells me that the pictures don't do the final result justice. I don't think that they are as black as they look in the picture. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that patina (am I spelling this correctly??) is more of a multi colored finish. Can anybody shed more detail?? I'm going to give it a whirl with just one tin as soon as I find the time to sit in the backyard and grill a tin!!
Lauri

[Phantom]

I think they look really cool and if they take different media better it makes lots of sense!

I could see making them vintage and leaving some of the patina exposed - very cool. What *will* my husband say when I tell him I want to grill tins LOL!!