Making Jellies 🪼
I made homemade Gelli plates, and they have held up all year. What you will need is
Materials
Large mixing bowl
rubber spatula
measuring cup
Any shape approx 9x13 tray or dish that you want to use as long as you end up with at least 1-inch thickness of gelatin
level surface
newspaper strips or paper towels to remove surface bubbles
Recipe
375 ml Glycerin (I used a 16 oz bottle from LorAnn from Michaels)
1/2 cup cold water
115 gm powdered gelatin (I used Knox brand -4 1oz boxes)
1 and 1/2 cups boiling water
Directions
Be prepared before you start because mixing the gelatin reacts quickly. Make sure your tray is ready on a level surface. Have your paper strips beside it prepared for the mixture.
Place 1/2 cold water into the bowl
Pour half of the glycerin liquid into the water
Using the spatula, stir and mix thoroughly, BUT MIX SLOWLY. This step is crucial because you DO NOT want to add bubbles.
Once mixed well, sprinkle all the gelatin powder into the mixture
Using the spatula, mix and squish the mixture to remove all lumps and clumps of gelatin. MAINTAINING A SLOW MIXING MOTION to reduce the addition of bubbles.
Once all lumps are mixed, add the rapidly boiling water and continue to stir SLOWLY until gelatin is dissolved.
Once dissolved, add the remaining glycerin.
SLOWLY stir until blended. DON’T ADD EXTRA BUBBLES
Pour mixture into the mold SLOWLY
You will see bubbles on the surface
You can use the newspaper strips to skim the bubbles off the surface of the mixture. Slowly drag a strip of newspaper across the surface of the gelatin mixture.
Leave the tray mold set (DO NOT MOVE) until the mixture has set. Within 1-2 hours.
Once set, you will be able to move it to the fridge. I leave it overnight or for 3-4 hours so the plate shrinks some in the mold, making it easier to remove.
Then, you are ready to remove the plate from the mold.
Ready to USE.
When not using, place the plate between 2 sheets of acetate or stiff hard plastic ( I use two sheets of disposable pallet paper)
