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Our Donation Pledge From the safe and dry office of Third Coast Rubber Stamps, I feel deeply for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. For those that aren't already in the know, "third coast" refers to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Our operations reside in Houston, Texas, just a relatively short distance west of the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coastal cities that have been so devastated by this natural disaster. Times likes these always make me feel incredibly helpless. I feel compelled to do something, therefore, this Labor Day, and all month long, I'll be laboring to raise money for the hurricane victims. Third Coast Rubber Stamps pledges to donate 25% of our profits during the month of September to the American Red Cross and 25% to the Humane Society of the United States Disaster Relief Fund. If you place an order this month, know that a good chunk is going to help those in need. If you don't want or need any stamps right now, please consider making a cash donation to the charity of your choice. I received a message from Joan Wear, of Joan Wear's 'Scenic' Rubber Stamp World, with the following message: "We ALL need to dig as deeply as we possibly can, plus another 10%. After all, we are all continuing on with our comfortable lives. Please help if you can. Even a dollar will help." I echo her sentiment.
Save 10% on any order over $10! This is your chance to save a little on Third Coast stamps, AND help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, our neighbors here on the Third Coast. Sale ends September 30, 2005. Your order must be postmarked or time-stamped by midnight. Click for a printable order form. Click to e-mail your order and say: "Invoice me!" Third Coast pledges to donate 50% of our profits during the month of September to hurricane relief charities.
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Click to print instructions as a
Microsoft Word document. Batik (pronounced bah-TEEK) is an ancient method of dyeing fabric, popular today in Indonesia and Malaysia. During the dyeing process, some areas of the material are covered with wax or pastes made of glues or starches, the purpose being to create designs by preventing dyes from penetrating in patterned areas. Multicolored and blended effects are obtained by repeating the dyeing process several times, with the initial pattern of wax boiled off and another design applied before dyeing again in a new color. While traveling in Malaysia several years ago, I witnessed a demonstration of batik on fabric where they used large, carved wooden designs, similar to giant rubber stamps. The "stamp" was dipped into wax, then stamped onto fabric to create a resist area, before the dye was applied. Here's a fun way to create rubber stamped batik using clear embossing powder, dye re-inkers and some of our great Third Coast Images!
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Instructions:
1. Emboss on
mulberry paper using solid stamp, clear embossing pad or 2. Place on one side of newsprint and spritz with water until soaked but not drippy.
3. Drop one
color of re-inker in several places. Using brush, dribble 4. Fold newsprint over, press onto your paper and leave for few seconds. 5. Now carefully unfold and transfer to a couple of clean sheets of newsprint in a flip flop method. (Don't throw out your first newsprint. Allow it to dry, it makes great wrapping paper or backgrounds). 6. Fold this newsprint over, and with a medium to hot iron, press about one minute. Carefully begin to lift off the newsprint. If it sticks, put the newsprint down and heat that area until it releases when you lift it up. (The paper sticks because you are removing the embossing powder from the mulberry paper as you heat it. That's why it's important not to move the paper just keep heating until it comes off the newsprint.) 7. That's your Batik paper! You will find that it will show up best when placed on a sheet of white cardstock. I do this by “Xyroning” my card stock then placing the paper over it and smoothing out with a bone folder. Click here to view more batik samples by Arlene.
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