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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:41 PM
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3. just thought of something
My mom made "snow" out of whipped Ivory Flakes and a bit of water every Christmas. She spread this out (with a spatula) over plastic "trees" and right before it dried she sprinkled sequins on it. These creations went on our piano every year. It did look amazingly like snow.

Unfortunately, Ivory Flakes aren't sold any more. But I found this recipe

Original: With an egg beater, whip together Ivory Flakes and water. Use this mixture to "paint" any kind of snow scenes: snowman, wintery pictures, etc. Dries overnight. Smells good and has a raised texture!

Now: I finally came up with a combination for whipped snow without Ivory or Lux Flakes that are not available anymore..... Any complexion bar soap, (Camay, Ivory, Dove, etc). Grate or peel bar soap in a large bowl with potato peeler into 2 cups boiling water, (about a half cup of peelings). Add about a quarter cup of liquid laundry starch, whip on high with electric mixer. Add more soap peelings if not stiff enough.....And create! It dries hard and looks like fresh fallen snow on my Christmas tree and the whole house smells divine.

So there is our winter scene for a photo if we live in the south or some snowless area.
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