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HELP!!! with floam

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snowball2
snowball2 Posts: 204 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker Uniform Washer
in Old style MoneySaving
please can someone help me.....

I have promised to make floam for the school fun day on Saturday, had a recipe off the net and bought required ingreidience (sp) which have set me back £30 but it doesent want to work :cry: the gloop is just too weak.

its an us recipe and asks for 26oz of beads, weight wise i havent used anything near this amount, 2oz i weighed it to - ??? i dont know where im going wrong but its gonna be a expensive mistake :(

Does anyone have a recipe that is tried and tested?
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  • livinginhope
    livinginhope Posts: 1,897 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Don't want to sound dim,but what's floam? :confused:
    Debt at highest £102k :eek:
    Lightbulb moment march 2006
    Debt free october2017 :j
    Finally sleeping easy in my bed :A
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    You can make it?? Wow!! The kids keep trying to talk me into buying it but for £20 a shot it's not really worth it.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    what is it???
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • aurora_borealis_2
    aurora_borealis_2 Posts: 13,477 Forumite
    http://www.beyondsatire.us/?q=node/82

    There are some recipes here for you.
    de do-do-do, de dar-dar-dar ;)
  • davesgirl_2
    davesgirl_2 Posts: 103 Forumite
    moggins wrote:
    You can make it?? Wow!! The kids keep trying to talk me into buying it but for £20 a shot it's not really worth it.

    :rotfl: my kids keep begging too - but i am too tight these days
    debt in june 06:£6290:rolleyes:
    july 1st 06 : £5247.70
    july 20th 06 £4867:T
    hope to be debt free by : july 2007at the latest:D

    dfw grocery challenge 20/07-20/08 £240
    spent so far - £75.57_____£164.43 left
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    Snowball from what I can see it may be that the glue you are using is too weak, have you tried the PVA you can buy from builders merchants? I think it cost us £5 for a gallon.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    Where did you get the microbeads from though? I have everything else in the house.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
  • snowball2
    snowball2 Posts: 204 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker Uniform Washer
    I bought the pvc glue from the builders as I happened to be in there getting something else!

    I'm using bean bag beads, they are slightly bigger than i would have prefered but theres not much choice.

    I'll have a look at the link at tother recipes to see if they gleen any light.

    edit had a look think i'm adding too much of the borax mix. let youknow how i get on!

    thx all!
  • patchwork_cat
    patchwork_cat Posts: 5,874 Forumite
    Hi
    Try adding more bean bag beads.
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    For future reference I've found a supplier of micro beads here

    http://www.advancedcrafts.co.uk/acatalog/LiquidBeadz.html
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

    F U Fund currently at £250
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