HI DID YOU EVER KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR AIR FRESHNER THAT IS JUST SITTING THERE AND IT LOOKS UGLY SMELLS NICE BUT YOU NEED TO DO MORE WITH IT WILL HERE IS ONE IDEA AND I WILL BE POSTING MORE AS THE SEASONS COME AROUND. HOPE YOU LIKE THIS ONE.
BUTTERFLY KISSES
MATERIALS NEEDED:
The Dial Corporation Renuzit® LongLast® Adjustable Air Freshener*
Forster® Woodsies™*: 30 small Circles (3/8")
Acrylic paint *: Bright Yellow, Bright Orange, Bright Green, Royal Fuchsia
Multi-purpose sealer* (optional)
2 1/2" diameter hard-pressed foam ball
Fun foam sheet: 5" x 6 1/2" piece of lime
Paper edgers*: Scallop
Dimensional fabric paint*: Berry Red
Wire*: 8" length, 22 gauge, Fuchsia
Wiggle eyes: Two, 12mm
1/2" pompoms: 2 lime green; 1 fuchsia
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
Craft glue*; glue gun & glue sticks*; paintbrush*; serrated knife; fine sandpaper; ruler; tracing paper; pencil; scissors*; craft snip*; needle-nose pliers; permanent fine tip black marker*; heavy-weight plastic bag
Optional: cardboard; Con-Tact® paper; stapler
*RECOMMENDED MATERIALS MANUFACTURERS:
*The Dial Corporation Renuzit® LongLast® Adjustable Air Freshener; Forster® Woodsies™; DecoArt™ Americana® Acrylic Paint and Multi-Purpose Sealer; Fiskars® Paper Edgers, Scissors and Craft Snip; Tulip® Slick® Fabric Paint; Artistic Wire Permanent Colored Wire; Aleene's® Quick Dry Tacky Glue™; Adhesive Tech™ Ultimate Glue Gun and Professional Quality Glue Sticks; Loew-Cornell® White Nylon, Series 797-F, Size 6 Flat Stain Brush and Series 796, Size 6 Shader Brush; and Zig® Memory System® Millennium™ Markers are recommended products.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) PREPARE SURFACE: Use serrated knife to cut a 1" diameter slice off the bottom of foam ball. Lightly sand seam of foam ball to make smooth. Use glue gun to glue cut edge of ball to top of Renuzit® topper. For best paint adhesion, cover Renuzit® topper, base and foam ball with Multi-Purpose Sealer, or lightly sand topper and base to rough surfaces. Let dry.
2) PAINT BODY AND HEAD: Paint Renuzit® and foam ball Bright Yellow. Let dry.
3) PAINT WOODSIES™: (Optional, for ease in painting Woodsies™, use stapler to attach Con-Tact® paper, sticky-side-up, to cardboard. Remove the release paper and position all Woodsies™ Circles onto the adhesive side of Con-Tact® paper with approximately 1/4" between each piece.) Paint one side and edges as follows and let dry.
4) PAINT MOUTH: Place plastic bag over mouth pattern and trace using Berry Red dimensional paint. Let dry.
5) MAKE WING UNIT: Trace pattern for wing unit onto fun foam. Use Scallop paper edger to cut around pattern. Referring to photo, hot glue center of wing unit to back of topper. Position and glue orange and yellow dots to wings.
6) FACIAL FEATURES: Carefully remove mouth from plastic bag. Refer to photo for placement and use craft glue to glue mouth to face. Glue fuchsia pompom nose and eyes to face. Use black marker to draw eyebrows above eyes.
7) ASSEMBLE ANTENNA: Cut two 4" lengths of wire. Coil one 4" length around small end of paintbrush handle leaving a 1/2" tail on each end. Use needle-nose pliers to turn a loop in one end of wire. Hot glue one lime green pompom to looped end of wire. Repeat for other antenna. Press straight ends of each antenna into top of head and glue in place.
8) EMBELLISH BODY: Refer to photo and glue fuchsia and green Circles to front of Renuzit®.
Somewhere, I read that you can make your own air freshners from oils/potpourri oil and unflavored gelatin. Do you know where I can find this recipe? These would be fun to put in jars that I paint.
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'cyn'cerely,
If I wait to be happy, I'll wait forever.
If I am happy now, I'll be happy forever!" Sally Hess
Hi Cyn,
I hope this is what you wanted please let me know.
How To Mke Air Freshners
You can buy gel air fresheners, but if you make your own you can choose your own scent, color, and decorations. It's easy and fun! For holiday appeal, consider layering different colored gels or using seasonal fragrances (e.g., pine or cinnamon for Christmas).
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: less than an hour
Here's How:
1. Heat 1 cup of distilled water to boiling.
2. Stir in 4 packages of unflavored gelatin (e.g., Knox) until dissolved.
3. Remove the mixture from heat and stir in the other 1 cup water.
4. Add 10-20 drops of essential oil or other concentrated fragrance. If desired, add food coloring to tint your gel. You may also wish to add a mold inhibitor, such as 1-2 T salt OR a small amount of potassium sorbate OR a splash of vodka.
5. Pour the gel into clean baby food jars or other small, decorative containers.
6. The gel will set at room temperature, although you can place the air fresheners in the refrigerator for a quick set (and scented fridge).
7. Decorate your jars as desired and enjoy!
Tips:
This project requires heat, so adult supervision is required.
Feel free to scale the recipe up or down to make the amount of gel you need (e.g., 1 cup water to 2 pkg gelatin).
If you wish, you can (carefully) dissolve gelatin in concentrated liquid potpourri (no other ingredients needed) to make your air fresheners. Use a ratio of 1 cup liquid to 2 packages gelatin.
You can make multicolored gels by pouring a new color over one which has already set up (like making a layered gelatin dessert).
What You Need:
2 c distilled water
essential oil/fragrance
4 pkg unflavored gelatin
empty jar
food coloring (optional)
mold inhibitor (optional)
You can make your own great smelling gel air fresheners, using liquid potpourri, or from scratch. They make great gifts!
You will need:
2 cups of distilled water
Essential oil/fragrance of your choice.
4 packages of knox gelatin
Food coloring (optional)
Heat 1 cup of water almost to a boil. Add the gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat add another cup of distilled water, 10-20 drops of oil/fragrance, and food coloring if desired.
You can replace food coloring and oil/fragrance with premade liquid potpourri (available at most craft stores, candle shops, etc.). Just make sure it's the concentrated kind or it won't retain its smell. The procedure would be the same. Heat 1 cup of the liquid potpourri, almost to a boil. Stir in 4 packets of Knox gelatin, until dissolved. Then stir in 1 cup cool liquid potpourri.
Pour the mixture into clean baby food jars and set at room temperature overnight until "set". You can place the jars in the refrigerator if you need them to set more quickly, but be aware that the smell will permeate the fridge.
For gift giving, you can decorate the baby food jars by wrapping with material, or glueing on wallpaper, stickers, wrapping paper, etc.
To use, place the jar on the stovetop (not directly on the burner!) while cooking, heat in a potpourri burner, or simply set out on a table and enjoy the aroma.
Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love the idea of slowly melting the gelatin in with the liquid potpourri and then setting up layers! Thanks for sending this out!
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'cyn'cerely,
If I wait to be happy, I'll wait forever.
If I am happy now, I'll be happy forever!" Sally Hess
