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| One Dollar Store Puzzle. We got a 60 piece to allow for errors. Spread outside on drop-cloth, picture/glossy side up. |
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| We used Rust-Oleum Plastic paint in BLUE. |
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| Nice shiny finish. Let dry completely (20-30 minutes per manufacturer) Apply 2nd coat if needed. |
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| Sort through pieces, and clean up edges. Remove glass from frame, or if using a mirror, cover with wax paper. |
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| Arrange pieces around frame, gluing as you go. Clamp as necessary. |
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| Let dry completely. |
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These are our vegetable seeds! |
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This is after we cracked open the clay pots. |
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This is one week later, The cucumber sprouted, and the peas that we added had sprouted. |
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Cucumber! |
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Cucumber still growing, Peas divided into 2 pots and a Tomato sprout! |
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Tomato! |
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Cucumber! |
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Peas! |
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| Supplies needed are jars, glue, and food coloring, and water |
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| We added 2 teaspoons glue and 1 teaspoon of water |
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| add 3-4 drops of food coloring, and mix to a uniform consistency |
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| Swish liquid around jar to coat (lids are helpful at this point) |
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| Keep flipping and swishing until several "coats" are applied. |
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| We let our jars sit overnight upside down on a rack in the sink to drain the liquid, and this is what they looked like in the morning |
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| We added blue marbles and a flame free candle. LIGHT IT UP! |
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| Tear 2 or 3 colors if tissue paper into about 1 inch pieces |
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| Glue to inside of jar, slightly overlapping pieces |
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| let glue completely dry |
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| Add marbles and flame free candle. LIGHT IT UP! |
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| First, trace large puzzle piece onto wax paper |
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| I decided to make 2 suncatchers |
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| grate candles or crayons in whatever colors you like to use |
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| We are using blue and white |
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| Place large piece of wax paper on ironing board. (you may want to protect the surface with an old towel first) Then space out the piles of wax to fit your template. You do not need very much wax! |
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| Place template on top. |
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| Iron on low setting. |
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| Cut out puzzle pieces. |
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| If edges are separated, or damaged from cutting, just repress lightly with iron to seal |
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| Glue ribbon on back |
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| Hang outside |
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| or hang inside. I had to extend the ribbon so they hang low enough to catch the sun. |
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| Danny is ready to paint! |
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| Paint with watercolors, and swirl with glue |
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| add swirls or globs or write your name with glue. whatever design you like will work |
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| sprinkle salt on your picture while paint and glue are still wet. a little? a lot? whatever you like |
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| the salt will cause little starbursts of color,and when dry will sparkle! |
