Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Colored Playdough

1 cup flour
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
Food coloring

Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly until ball forms. Knead until smooth.

Bookbinding or Leather Glue

1 packet (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin
3 tablespoon boiling water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon glycerin


1. In a pan, add gelatin to boiling water. Stir until gelatin is
completely dissolved.


2. Add vinegar and glycerin. Stir until well mixed.
Makes about 1/3 cup. For larger projects, double the recipe.


How to use it: While the glue is still warm, apply a thin layer with
a brush. This waterproof glue is excellent for binding leather to
leather.


It also makes a good flexible glue for use on paper, or for gluing
cloth to cardboard for making notebook binders or scrapbooks. Store in a tightly capped plastic or glass jar, this glue will keep for several months. It will gel in the bottle after a few days. Warm bottle in hot water to reuse glue.

Big Bubbles

2 c Joy or Dawn dishwashing liquid
6 c Water
3/4 c Light corn syrup


Mix ingredients in bucket. Let settle 3-4 hours. Makes super bigbubbles.

Bath Paint

Shaving cream
Food coloring


In a muffin tin, place a quantity of shaving cream. Mix in foodcoloring.

Baker's Clay

4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tsp. powdered alum
1 1/2 cups waterFood coloring


Mix all ingredients in bowl. If too dry work in extra water withhands. Color by dividing and adding food coloring to each portion.Roll or mold as desired. Once molded or rolled bake on ungreasedcookie sheet for 30 minutes in 250 degree oven. Turn and bakeanother 1 1/2 hours. Remove and cool. When done, sand lightly ifdesired and paint.

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