Nipissing District WI, Ideas Book, p. 9

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SALT BEADS 1o ” Materials: «oo 1/2 cups salt Food colouring or water colour 1/4 cup cornstarch paint 1/4 cup cold water Perfume ~ add at kneading stage. Mix above thoroughly in a sauce pan, stiring constantly until dough is so thick you can"t stir anymore. Remove, and when cool enough to handle, knead like bread, add perfume if desired. To make beads pinch off a piece of dough the size of a small pea. Put in palm of hand, then form bead with first finger. Make hole in centre with hat pin adding each bead to pin until pin is full then stick pin into solid pin cushion. Let dry 24 hours then string with tiny gold or silver beads. ittach fastener. Sell for 75¢ up. MORE SALT BBLDS (40" strand) Double recipe above but use boiling water instead of cold water. Before removing from stove add perfume or cologne. When cool form into beads as above. String on regular bead thread and tie ends securely together or tie to bead clasp. . Beads that are tinted have sold for $2.00. . ' Spray with gold or copper lacquer or copper lacquer and sell . for $2.50. SiLT_SCULPTURES Materials: 2 cups salt 1 cup cornstarch 2/3 cup cold water 1/2 cup cold water Mix first two ingredients (salt and water) in a saucepan, place over low heat, stir constantly until thoroughly heated (3 to 4 min.) Remove saucepan from heat. Mix cornstarch and water together and add to first mixture. Stir quickly, should thicken to a stiff dough. If not thick enough place over low heat again and stir until it starts to thicken approx. 1 mA Turn onto wooden board and knead to form a smooth, pliable mass. Use immediately or store indefinitely in a tightly closed container, or wrap in plastic. Makes 1 3/4 lbs. Vegetable colours can be kneaded into pliable base, or modeled objects may be painted with water colours when dry. Shape simple forms with hands â€" details may be made using toothpicks. Roll out and cut with cookie cutters or around n cardboard shapes for decorating and mobiles. For larger shapes, make frames of wire coat hangers or rolled up newspapers. This . material may be used for relief maps. Surfaces may be smoothed when dry by using medium sandpaper then finishing with fine sandpaper.

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