Alcohol ink works on many different non-porous surfaces. Grab a simple plastic switch plate for the hardware store that costs practically nothing and turn it into a unique work of art with this plastic wrap technique.
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To begin, place a large area of plastic wrap on your work surface. The switch plate will come with two screws. I used washi tape on the back to hold them in place. This allows the screws to be colored to match the switch plate.
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For this project, I used alcohol Inks from Marabu.
After applying a generous amount of different colors of alcohol ink on the switch plate, cover it with the plastic wrap and smoosh the plastic to gain your desired design.
It is ready to unwrap after letting the piece dry for a day. Notice how different the design and colors look after drying. Then all that needs to be done is a simple coat of UV protection and then the switch plate is ready to use.
For a final coating, I use Krylon Clear Coat or Krylon Kamar Varnish.
Here is a close-up look at the surface and a screw that is also colored. If you don’t like the results you can continue to add alcohol ink to change the design, or clean it off with rubbing alcohol and start over.
