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Posted by Catherine Nielsen on February 23, 2000 at 21:35:01:

In Reply to: Transfers (again!) posted by NaturGirl on February 23, 2000 at 19:43:09:

OOOh! Clever idea! Do let us know how it goes.

: I appreciate all the suggestions I got the first time I posted it
: really helped me find a direction. I tried something this morning
: out of desperation/inspiration (I'm too cheap to spend $20 on a
: medical skin pen) I tried drawing a line in ballpoint pen on paper
: and touching it to my skin that I had applied alcohol to (still wet)
: Guess what! It worked! I got a definite line that was not too dark
: but that stayed put, so I am going to try making a transfer with
: ballpoint ink and applying it to my skin to see how well it works
for
: applying a design, and will let you folks know how that works! If
it
: works well, I will have found a good, cheap, easy way to make
: transfers. I wouldn't think the trace amount of ink that rubs off
: would cause much of a problem, although if anyone has heard
: differently let me know, Wish me luck! I'll post when I know more!

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: OOOh! Clever idea! Do let us know how it goes. : : : I appreciate all the suggestions I got the first time I posted it : : really helped me find a direction. I tried something this morning : : out of desperation/inspiration (I'm too cheap to spend $20 on a : : medical skin pen) I tried drawing a line in ballpoint pen on paper : : and touching it to my skin that I had applied alcohol to (still wet) : : Guess what! It worked! I got a definite line that was not too dark : : but that stayed put, so I am going to try making a transfer with : : ballpoint ink and applying it to my skin to see how well it works : for : : applying a design, and will let you folks know how that works! If : it : : works well, I will have found a good, cheap, easy way to make : : transfers. I wouldn't think the trace amount of ink that rubs off : : would cause much of a problem, although if anyone has heard : : differently let me know, Wish me luck! I'll post when I know more!

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