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from: ROSEANNE BROWN
date: 1997-06-22 12:01:00
subject: Kids crafts

These I snagged a year or so ago and am re-posting.
Title: Marbleizing (Non-Edible)   8 pack Unflavored
Gelatin (2 oz pk) 1 pt Boiling water  Shallow baking pan
5 pt Cold water  Oil paints  Turpentine  Brown
wrapping paper -Or paper bags   DIRECTIONS:  1. Dissolve gelatin
in boiling water.  2. Pour mixture into shallow pan and add cold
water.  3. Mix oil paints with a bit of turpentine to the
consistency of thick cream.  4. Drop a few drops of color into
solution in shallow pan. If the color sinks, it is too thick. If
it spreads too much, it is too thin. When just right, drop large
spots of color, one at a time, into the solution.  5. With a
spoon or stick, swirl into patterns.  TO USE: Cut a piece of
brown paper to the size of the pan. Hold the paper by opposite
corners and lower onto the solution. Lift paper carefully and
lay right side up on a stack of newspaper to dry. USES:
Marbleized paper can be used for covering scrapbooks, notebooks,
lamp shades, wastebaskets, and many other objects.  CLEAN the pan
with turpentine.
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Title: Flower Preservative with Cornmeal   1 pt
Powdered Borax  2 pt Cornmeal  Covered cardboard box (shoe
or stationery box)  Fresh flowers   DIRECTIONS:  1. Thoroughly
mix borax and cornmeal.  2. Cover the bottom of the box with 3/4
of an inch of this mixture.  3. Cut flower stems about 1 inch
long. Lay the flowers face down in this mixture. Spread the
petals and leaves so that they lie as flat as possible. Do not
place flowers too close together.  4. Cover the flowers with 3/4
of an inch of the mixture.  5. Place the lid on the box and keep
at room temperature for 3 to 4 weeks.  USES:  This is an
excellent way to preserve corsages or flowers from someone
special.  TO USE:  Try daisies, pansies, apple blossoms, asters,
violets, and other flowers with this method. They will stay
summer fresh indefinitely.
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