Soap Flakes Snow for Christmas Trees

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Permalink Reply by msodist on October 14, 2008 at 9:25pm

Here is another version of the recipe...looks like a double batch but the instructions are slightly different...

Note: There are about 4.5 cups of Soap Flakes in 1 lb. of Soap Flakes.

http://scrapbuddy2.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-make-artificial-snow...

HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL SNOW

You will need:

2/3 cup liquid starch
2 cups soap flakes
2-4 tbsp water
Blue food coloring

Mix together the liquid starch and soap flakes in a bowl. Add the water and beat with a rotary egg beater until the mixture becomes thick and stiff. Add the food coloring a drop at a time while beating, until the snow becomes an icy-white color.

Paint on your Christmas tree branches. If you want, you can sprinkle some glitter on the "snow" while it's still wet.

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Permalink Reply by msodist on December 5, 2008 at 2:42pm

Making Snow with Soap Flakes using wax and water

Here is a recipe from a lady in Wisconsin. It was her mother’s recipe for Christmas tree snow or flocking.

Note: We don’t know the actual sizes of the units used. Back then people knew what a “small package” was versus a “large package”. Or what a “square” was. Anyway the recipe follows...

Ingredients:

1 small package of (LUX) soap flakes
1 square of canning wax (used to come 4 squares in a box) cut one square into small pieces
1 quart of water

Instructions:

Bring water to a boil
Add wax
When wax has melted, stir in the soap flakes

Let stand a little while--NOT until cool.
Then beat with a hand or electric mixer until mixture stands in stiff peaks.

To Use:

Apply with hands and decorate as you like.

The lady thought they used to make a triple batch for a Christmas tree that fit in their 9 foot ceiling home. She said the soap snow peaks held well using this recipe when she was a child. She’s now trying DP Soap Flakes and will report back with her results.

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