Open the two plastic bags and place half of the polystyrene beads in each bag. Use one bag for each color. Pour half the Borax mixture in each bag. Next add half the colored glue mix to each bag. Add more beads or water if the final product is not the desired consistency. Step 4 ...
You need three different forces here: adhesive forces to hold A to C, adhesive forces to stick C to B, and cohesive forces to hold C together as well. The first two are pretty obvious: the glue has to stick to each of the materials you want to hold together. But the glue also has...
I went to 3 different craft stores to purchase polystyrene beads that most use for this recipe. They were no where to be found. Then I searched on line and they were expensive. So, I tried to figure out what could I use instead of the beads. Voila! How aboutStyrofoam cups??? Styrofo...
Note: You will need 2×8″ 2×9″ polystyrene cake dummies for two more tiers. Satin ribbon, enough for both cake boards and the also for the cake dummies; Thick paper; Glue stick or double-sided tape; Craft glue; Strong double-sided carpet tape; Metal pins; A pair of scissors; A ...
Slime cleans up easily. Remove dried slime after soaking with water. If you used food coloring, you may need bleach to remove the color. Feel free to jazz up the basic slime recipe. The cross-linking that holds the polymer together also helps slime hold mix-ins. Add tiny polystyrene beads...
Styrofoam (Polystyrene) is very bad for the environment, and yet it can’t be recycled in most places (including a large part of the US). Therefore, reusing it is a great way to be eco-friendly and sustainable. But, how the heck can you reuse styrofoam into useful things that you wou...
To recycle at home, you may be able to disassemble your helmet and recycle the individual components, like the plastic shell, the interior expanded polystyrene foam and the nylon straps. See this recycling guide from Bern Helmets on how to safely take apart your helmet. Otherwise, you could ...
polystyrene board– polystyrene board with reinforced resin facing (Kerdi-Board, ProPanel) Comparison of Common Tile Backer Boards HardiBacker Use For Both Shower And Bathroom Walls We used HardieBacker fiber cement backer board for this shower build. I chose this product over fiberglass reinforced ...
Large polystyrene base Silver sequins and pins Superglue How to make a model of the solar system: 1. The Sun Take the 150mm polystyrene ball and stick on shreds of red, orange and yellow tissue paper using polystyrene glue (the sizes and shapes don’t matter so much on this layer) ...
Cut out the cave outline. Use clumps of paper mache to create rocks and other structures on the cave floor. Spray the cardboard with paint and cover the wet paint with polystyrene foam crystals. Use the glue gun to glue the cardboard to the base of the cave. Paint the exterior of the...